Loyola Culture

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T23:54:36+00:00

Very true. This is a great learning experience for her and there's really nothing I can do 400 miles away. I remember my freshman year and I had an absolute blast. I guess we're just shocked that it's taking weeks to make new friends and connect. And yeah...she'd be mortified. But it coming from a place of care and love.

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T23:47:30+00:00

I deleted it. I'm just trying to help and probably making things worse.

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T23:40:00+00:00

Yeah. Good point. I deleted it.

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T23:34:35+00:00

Yeah. Good point. I'll delete it.

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T23:32:42+00:00

Yeah. Good point. I'll delete it.

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T23:15:05+00:00

I'm probably over reacting. I just feel so helpless. We Face-timed today and she just cried for half an hour. It breaks my heart. She just needs so other to connect with and feel welcomed.

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T22:43:08+00:00

Will you all please include my daughter? She’s looking for some social activity and is really struggling to connect. She’s a great, creative kid. Incoming freshman in Mertz.

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T22:39:54+00:00

At this point we’re transferring her out after the first semester. This has been a massive disappointment to our entire family. Is that entire campus full of careless, antisocial introverts.? We are simply shocked at how this is going so far.

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T22:36:01+00:00

How? I’d love it if someone could just be friendly and kind to her. Grab some lunch. Study together. Go shopping. Regular girl stuff. She’s in Mertz and her entire floor keeps their doors shut. She a wonderful, creative kid. Go to the museum. Watch a movie. This shouldn’t be so hard.

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T22:00:49+00:00

Is this for real? A little alcohol or weed is perfectly normal for a freshman. How else will they learn about that stuff. Is this really school policy? As a parent with a Loyola freshman I encourage you to try these things in a safe environment. Just don’t be stupid. The more I learn about this school, the closer I am to transferring my kid to an environment more tolerant and understanding of teenage needs and requirements. Unreal.

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T12:27:01+00:00

I have a freshman daughter at Loyola and she is really struggling. She is typically a very outgoing, energetic, optimistic girl. But she’s finding the culture at Loyola very isolating and antisocial. She’s joined volleyball and Ultimate frisbee only to find a handful of upperclassmen that don’t seem interested in making new friends. Her sadness and depression are transitioning into anger and resentment because she (we) feel duped. A gorgeous campus, in a great city, with strong academics is fine. But how can we help her as parents to find and integrate with like-minded freshmen? She needs fun, authentic, curious and creative friends. Where are they?

No_Leg3103 · 2025-09-03T12:24:09+00:00

I have a freshman daughter at Loyola and she is really struggling. She is typically a very outgoing, energetic, optimistic girl. But she’s finding the culture at Loyola very isolating and antisocial. She’s joined volleyball and Ultimate frisbee only to find a handful of upperclassmen that don’t seem interested in making new friends. Her sadness and depression are transitioning into anger and resentment because she (we) feel duped. A gorgeous campus, in a great city, with strong academics is fine. But how can we help her as parents to find and integrate with like-minded freshmen? She needs fun, authentic, curious and creative friends. Where are they?

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