On why I enrolled in IL- I am not Catholic, I am Protestant, yet I was drawn to the Jesuit dynamic of Loyola. Finding God in all things, leaving a mark on the world, a strong emphasis on a well rounded education; all of these things attracted me to Loyola. Once at Loyola, I began hearing about a class, with a Father Dziak, about the life of Ignatius Loyola. I kept hearing how interesting it was and some people told me it was the best class they'd taken at Loyola. I also heard how hard it was to get in to as it usually had a waitlist soon after enrollment began. So last semester, from my French dorm room, I enrolled on LORA as soon as I could, not even knowing if I would be able to work it into my schedule but knowing I didn't have many chances left.
On what I hope to get out of IL- So the fall of my senior year I am finally in a class I have heard about since freshman year and am determined and excited to take something valuable away from it. Someday, when people ask, why Loyola, why a Jesuit school? I want to be able to tell them about the founder of the Jesuits, and his life and his ideals, and how I found his spirit nurtured in me at Loyola. I mean really, how many universities have entire classes about that? How many universities care about forming the whole person, not just handing someone a diploma after four years. I want to know as much about Ignatius's life as I can and see how I can apply the way he lived to my own life. In addition to learning about Ignatius's life, I am looking forward to learning about my faith, myself and my university through the study of the life of an extraordinary man.
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