What are you talking about? The knock on Notre Dame is always that it’s super Catholic, that you have to be a practicing Catholic to fit in, and that Jesuit colleges are sooo different. That argument has very much been made on this very thread, and so yes, I am refuting it. |
And this is why ND is better than your Jesuit undergrad.... Sunday NIGHT masses in the dorms at ND, so that you don't waste Saturday evening pre-partying time at church, and you're no longer hung over by the time mass rolls around Sunday night
And it wasn't at all unusual to see kids in pajamas at those Sunday night dorm masses. About as casual and far from hair shirts as you could get. But yeah - I have a sibling who went to BC and I went to ND. From the Catholic point of view for your average undergrad, there's really no difference that either of us could detect. |
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You can’t refute the opinion that ND is more traditional Catholic than Georgetown/BC or that lots of kids will apply to BC but not ND. |
What I CAN say is that Georgetown has for generations quite deliberately has set itself apart from other Catholic schools and is without question the least Catholic of any major Catholic university in this country. BC, on the other hand, is much more Catholic than Georgetown and is located in a very Catholic city. And you’re right - not every student who applies to BC also applies to ND. But many, many students apply to both schools, and there are many BC students who did not get into ND. Fact. |
No worries about ND. It'll continue to do great. My kid was like T20 overall T10 undergrad business, phenomenal opportunities, who cares about religion. |
I do not get what you think this "more traditional Catholic" means to the average kid attending college and studying, say chemical engineering. They all drink the same gross beer out the same kegs and pull all nighters before finals. |
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https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall I don’t see ND listed here. |
https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/rankings/best-undergraduate-business-schools-business-school-rankings/2/ |
Oh ok I thought you were serious about the rankings. |
US News ranks ND #6 in Accountancy. The rank for business overall is locked, so maybe someone with a subscription can share. My guess is that it is at least top 20 in USN, but I don't know. Here are all the rankings for ND in US News.
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Oh seems like you don't know much about the field. |
It only shows for premium members, but I believe ND is right after #8 there. In reality, few school can claim better than ND for undergrad business - maybe about 3-4 including schools like UPenn Wharton. ND is #10 here for finance target https://www.peakframeworks.com/post/ib-target-schools NOTE: it's not just among undergrad business program. It's among all the top schools/programs. #16 overall for consulting target, but #7 among schools with undergrad business https://www.peakframeworks.com/post/consulting-target-schools #9 overall #6 among undergrad business here https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-banking |
It really is a stunningly beautiful campus. |