University of Notre Dame Top Questions

The rules.

The most frustrating thing about Notre Dame is that there are a lot of upperclass students with well-educated parents. Being of middle- class and the only one of my family to ever go to a four year university it was a difficult transition to see some students take that for granted.

THe school work- The University is tough, and is constantly challenging its students to preform.

It is very costly to go there. It is worth it but it is hard to know you will be in so much debt after graduating.

There is a lot of school work that takes a lot of time. The weather is very cold for most of the year.

The competition. When you are in a classroom full of bright students, it is easy to get frusterated with being "average." However , average at a presitigous universtiy as Notre Dame is a way above average nation wide. The competition also makes it more difficult to achieve good grades.

The teachers do not seem to understand the intensity and difficulty of the workload they put on students.

The weather.

The lack of culture in the area of the country that it is located.

Its outdated, conservative rules and regulations, especially regarding drinking and parietals (the curfew for members of the opposite gender to stay in the dorms), and the price