Notre Dame

[Anonymous]

Hi,
How well do our local kids do in terms of acceptance to Notre Dame? Is it popular in terms of kids from our Catholic high schools or are they ready for a non-Catholic college after high school? Does Restrictive Early Action boost chances much? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Do a search. There are a bajillion threads about Notre Dame in this forum.

[Anonymous]

It sure has fiercely loyal -- and rich -- alumni:

https://www.wndu.com/2021/11/16/university-notre-dame-receives-50-million-gift-alumnus/

[Anonymous]

ND boosters are the worst next to the UVA boosters. ND is in a dreadful town in Indiana. Good luck with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ND boosters are the worst next to the UVA boosters. ND is in a dreadful town in Indiana. Good luck with that.

I can't emphasize that enough. And the weather...

[Anonymous]

ND alum here and daughter of two ND alumni. Yes, Catholic High Schools feed into Notre Dame here and all over the country but mostly Chicago.

Go visit the school and talk to the students. It’s gotten a bit too rightwing for my kids and South Bend sucks and has always sucked. Life there is ND and Saint Mary’s and a couple dive bars.

ND does have the best year abroad options however as they’re offered sophomore year so as not to screw up your major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ND alum here and daughter of two ND alumni. Yes, Catholic High Schools feed into Notre Dame here and all over the country but mostly Chicago.

Go visit the school and talk to the students. It’s gotten a bit too rightwing for my kids and South Bend sucks and has always sucked. Life there is ND and Saint Mary’s and a couple dive bars.

ND does have the best year abroad options however as they’re offered sophomore year so as not to screw up your major.

What in particular makes it right wing?

[Anonymous]

ND alum here and a flaming liberal. ND is not "right wing." It certainly has more right wing and right of center students than most of the other top 25 universities, but its students are still overwhelmingly center left and left wing. The school went 66 to 27 for Biden in the 2020 mock election, for example. Its student body is a lot like UVA's or Vanderbilt's, but with more of a religious element. Right wing rags like the National Review routinely trash Notre Dame for not being conservative enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ND alum here and a flaming liberal. ND is not "right wing." It certainly has more right wing and right of center students than most of the other top 25 universities, but its students are still overwhelmingly center left and left wing. The school went 66 to 27 for Biden in the 2020 mock election, for example. Its student body is a lot like UVA's or Vanderbilt's, but with more of a religious element. Right wing rags like the National Review routinely trash Notre Dame for not being conservative enough.

27 percent voted for Trump? My God. I don't think that's the redeeming statistic you think it is.

[Anonymous]

whatever you do, please don't rely on ANYTHING DCUM has to say about Notre Dame.

Most here simply can't comprehend a religious school in the midwest.

[Anonymous]

bump -- not interested in whether or not people like ND but any admissions info. My kid is super interested but the stats seem higher than we expected. also not applying from catholic school (though catholic).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ND alum here and a flaming liberal. ND is not "right wing." It certainly has more right wing and right of center students than most of the other top 25 universities, but its students are still overwhelmingly center left and left wing. The school went 66 to 27 for Biden in the 2020 mock election, for example. Its student body is a lot like UVA's or Vanderbilt's, but with more of a religious element. Right wing rags like the National Review routinely trash Notre Dame for not being conservative enough.

27 percent voted for Trump? My God. I don't think that's the redeeming statistic you think it is.

+1 At W&M--similar academically serious students with a more 'moderate' vibe than many LACs --there was <1% vote for Trump in their student mock election.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ND alum here and a flaming liberal. ND is not "right wing." It certainly has more right wing and right of center students than most of the other top 25 universities, but its students are still overwhelmingly center left and left wing. The school went 66 to 27 for Biden in the 2020 mock election, for example. Its student body is a lot like UVA's or Vanderbilt's, but with more of a religious element. Right wing rags like the National Review routinely trash Notre Dame for not being conservative enough.

27 percent voted for Trump? My God. I don't think that's the redeeming statistic you think it is.

28 percent of Fairfax County voters voted for Trump. Is Fairfax County "right wing?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ND alum here and a flaming liberal. ND is not "right wing." It certainly has more right wing and right of center students than most of the other top 25 universities, but its students are still overwhelmingly center left and left wing. The school went 66 to 27 for Biden in the 2020 mock election, for example. Its student body is a lot like UVA's or Vanderbilt's, but with more of a religious element. Right wing rags like the National Review routinely trash Notre Dame for not being conservative enough.

27 percent voted for Trump? My God. I don't think that's the redeeming statistic you think it is.

+1 At W&M--similar academically serious students with a more 'moderate' vibe than many LACs --there was <1% vote for Trump in their student mock election.

William & Mary is not a top 25 university. In any event, do you have a link?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:bump -- not interested in whether or not people like ND but any admissions info. My kid is super interested but the stats seem higher than we expected. also not applying from catholic school (though catholic).

Notre Dame applicants who are not hooks are expected to have extremely high test scores and grades to be admitted. Extremely high. And it doesn't matter whether they're applying from Catholic or public schools.