College Admission at Loyola

Summer vacation is finally here, and this blog is long overdue. Finals are over, and the week was a rough one, so I’m really happy that they’re done. I had four tests and two papers due, and thankfully, the semester didn’t end poorly. On the first day of finals I had two night finals back-to-back. [...]

Break part two! Sydney was probably number one on my list of places to visit while studying abroad in Australia. Calling it beautiful is an understatement. When I stepped out of the airport and got my first views of the city, I was instantly reminded of Chicago, which was really comforting to me. The crowds, [...]

It’s been a while since my last post, but I wanted to fill you in on my Easter break. I stayed in Chicago over our four-day weekend (one of the perks of going to a Catholic school is the long Easter break), and it was definitely a good call. Though I missed my family, I [...]

Admission decisions are in hand. Colleges and universities across the country are hosting events in the hope of helping admitted students to finalize their college decision. Do you know where you will be this fall? Which school is #1 on your list? This past weekend, we hosted our annual Loyola Weekend for admitted students and [...]

Here we are, it’s almost spring, and you’re admitted to some great schools. One of the next steps will be to submit your enrollment deposit and then sign up for housing. And, like many next steps, questions abound: Who will my roommate be? To which residence hall will I be assigned? How do I weigh [...]

I previously shared some helpful hints about the FAFSA and the financial aid process in general. Now it’s time to address the part of paying for college that so many students and parents really wonder about…SCHOLARSHIPS. Let’s talk about the money you don’t have to pay back. Let’s talk about your chance to be recognized [...]

This week I had my first day at a clinical site for my secondary education classes. This semester the School of Education requires me to have a total of 80 hours in a classroom. This is broken down between 35 hours for English Methods, 30 hours for two English as a Second Language (ESL) classes [...]

Welcome to the middle of Week Four everyone! Week Three was a good one, even with the weather changes. Though it’s cold once again, I highly enjoyed breaking out my fall jacket last Tuesday for at least a few hours. This week’s Tuesday was a chilly one, as has been the rest of the week, [...]

Yesterday night was the annual Finals Breakfast. It happens on the Tuesday night of every finals week, as a chance for students to take a break from studying and enjoy some free food since there are no exams on Wednesday. Since I have been at Loyola, I have attended every semester, each one equally as [...]

With first semester courses coming to a close, the Loyola community is gearing up for finals week and all the commotion that comes along with it. Faculty are busy grading, students are busy finishing up projects and studying, and everyone wants to de-stress! Outside of the mid-week study day and finals breakfast, I think that [...]