University of Notre Dame Top Questions

notre dame is not a particularly diverse place. there are too few minorities represented, and as a catholic university, the environment is not super friendly to LGBT individuals or groups. however, different groups do interact, and at the very least, the school joins people from all over the country and from various socioeconomic levels (although many from the upper tier). political apathy is common, and the student body in general is much more conservative than at the majority of other universities.

LOTS OF CATHOLICS, NOT ENOUGH DIVERSITY, TOO MUCH SAME-NESS, BUT STILL COMPASSIONATE, LOVING PEOPLE

There are students at Notre Dame who drink on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights; there are students at Notre Dame who study in their dorm rooms on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. There are conservative students at Notre Dame; there are liberal students at Notre Dame. There are students from lower-class families at Notre Dame; there are students from upper-class families at Notre Dame. But, despite the diversity, every student at Notre Dame is eager to learn in an environment that is intellectually stimulating.

the student body is great but sometimes judgemental thats about it and people are like that everywhere

Very homogenous. The student body is overly Catholic, white, and upper-middle class. Fitting all of those categories, I can't say what it would be like for other students, but I imagine it would be a little disconcerting. Geographically, the student body is very diverse as there are students from all over the country.

I wish the campus was more diverse. It's weird for me, because I came from a public school that was about half white half non-white. Culture shock. It's clear that people are for the most part well off, which can kind of make me feel uncomfortable at times. However, a lot of people do have campus jobs, which makes me feel better about that issue. I would say i hear more from the left wing, but i think as a whole the campus is predominantly right. For the most part, kids hang out with people in their dorms. That's who I'm closest with.

It's hard not to get caught up in the designer labels and look past into who people really are. It's easy to stereotype students, but once I get to know people, I usually find so much more to them than the appearance. Many people here probably came from communities where they were highly esteemed, and it is different now that we are all put together. We have to re-establish ourselves in this community where no one knows all of our achievements.

It surprises me how many students feel out of place here. But at the same time, I can't help but that think that that is their own faults. There is no reason to not be able to feel comfortable at least one place on campus. There are so many different people here that its hard to imagine how people can always feel alone. Its like they want to feel that way, and so they don't put themselves out there at all. And I don't buy that they are shy or homesick. They're just resisting becoming the person they should, and it's a little said. College is about growing and changing and when you refuse to let that happen, it just becomes a mess for you and everyone who knows you.

I love that the Notre Dame student body is a group of very passionate students. We don't all necessarily support the same things, but whatever our passion is, we go at it whole-heartedly. Those who love sports often become part of the Student Managers for the sports teams--and they put in A LOT of time and are often over-looked for the amount of work that they do. But they do it because they LOVE sports! Those who love politics have the opportunity to be part of groups on campus that support the Democrats/Republicans/etc--or they can join the Student Government and be a part of things themselves. Those who have a strong religious presence in their lives are able to attend mass, sing in various choirs, play instruments for masses, or just lead prayer services within the dorm. For me, I love to bake. Notre Dame, and my dorm, Badin, in particular gave me the means to turn that love into a fund-raising program for our Relay for Life team. Like I said, it doesn't matter what we love, but the fact that Notre Dame students will put their whole heart into it.

Largely caucasian. Very little racism. It seems sometimes the minorities separate themselves from the mainstream (especially asians and hispanics). The campus is generally conservative, but the leftists on campus (though small in number), seem to raise hell about all sorts of issues just to piss other people off.