University of Notre Dame Top Questions

The best thing about Notre Dame is the residence hall life. If you do not fit in or like where you live, I can see that being at Notre Dame would be an awful student experience.

the size is absolutely perfect. big enough to meet tons of new people, but small enough to recognize people and not feel like a number. i spend a lot of time in my dorm, outside as much as possible, the library adn the student center. people are usually really impressed when i tell them i go to nd, and react saying wow you must be smart, or talking to me about football. south bend isnt exactly a college town, but its getting better. eddy street commons and other things are helping making it feel more like a college town. but south bend does provide lots of opportunity for service and other ways to reach out. nd's administration seem good. i havent had alot of personal experience with many of them, but the hall staff are great. not over disciplinarian but fair and helpful. biggest recent contraversy was the delivery of the vagina monologues on the campus since its catholic. they had it followed by panel discussion. there is a ton of school pride in everything, not just sports. tradition isnt just a word, its the law at nd. nd has lots of little oddity tradition, such as not walking up the steps of the main buildings. ill always remember winning the interhall football championship inside the nd stadium. students complain about parietals- curfews in boys/girls dorms

i'd change how catholic and conservative it is

Notre Dame is all about community and athletics. I remember hearing it described as the school where all the smart varsity athletes end up, which becomes evident in interhall sporting events. Nearly everyone lives in the all-single-sex dorms on campus - there are no frats or sororities, but the dorms essentially fill the need for that type of social network. Dorms host dances, participate in tons of community service projects, host fundraising events, and, as I mentioned before, compete in a range of interhall sports from table tennis to football (flag for women, full contact/pads for men). The dorms do have a major downside in the enforcement of a policy known as 'parietals': people of the opposite sex cannot be in a dorm during specified evening hours. For example, guys cannot be in a girls dorm from 12-9 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 2-9 a.m. Friday and Saturday (and vice versa). The school is the perfect size for someone looking to move up from a small town or away from a big one - the surrounding metro area is about 150,000 but the school itself is a tight community of 10,000 or so including graduate students. Chicago is only a train-ride away, making it easy to go to big concerts and shows. People react favorably when you tell them that you go to Notre Dame, unless, of course, they don't like the football team.

The best thing about Notre Dame is the community. You have a feeling of being welcome immediately upon stepping on campus. Wherever you go, if you find Notre Dame alumni, they will buy dinner for you, assist you in finding a job, or even just ask you to watch the ND football game with them.

Notre Dame is a great size, big enough so its always interesting, but not so big that it's overwhelming. The school spirit here is always high, and the students often five their all to everything that they do. The surrounding area of South Bend is not much to talk about, but has some fun bars (once you're 21). Going to Notre Dame opens a lot of doors outside of the classroom, and nearly everyone who hears "Notre Dame" is immediately impressed. The weather in the winter is probably the most common student complaint.

There is no college town here. South Bend consists of an old studebaker factor, shit, and then the University of Notre Dame. The weather sucks for about 8 out of the 9 months school is in session. It is a great place tho.

Tons of school pride, football season is insane. There are plenty of people who drink and go out so if you wnat to do that you're golden and there's a pretty big population who doesn't so if you're not into that you're still fine. Overall great place.

The best thing about Notre Dame is the people, there are a lot of great people here. I'd add muffins in the dining hall. People are always impressed to hear I go to Notre Dame. It's got small classes, depending on your major. I spend most of my time working...

Notre Dame is a mid-sized private school that is known for being pretty prestigious when it comes to getting an education. Classes are all pretty challenging and the teachers challenge students as well. Notre Dame has a very vibrant on-campus life to its student population. School spirit is very big, and the friendships you make at ND are really special. Unforgettable experiences at ND probably range from the football games, to certain classes and professors, to a friday night spent in good company. Some things that I wouldn't mind changed about ND would be the parietals system and the Catholic shroud covering the University. Otherwise, it's pretty awesome here.