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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could anyone speak to how it’s evolved for girls? When I was in HS in the late 90s, I knew a wide variety of boys who went there, but the girls who matriculated were a very specific of the Catholic girls I grew up with.

It felt like you had to fit into a specific box as a girl to make ND work or be an athlete. I would love to know if it’s evolved and/or if that’s just a feature of the school, not a bug.[/quote]

My son graduated in 23 and although most of his friends were guys, he had many girls in his friend group.

Two of his close guy friends were more serious and very religious...one was in pre-med and another ROTC. They attracted girls who were similar in terms of their approach to their Catholic faith. Very nice conservative wholesome girls and very smart.

On the other hand, DS, who is not as serious about his faith, only attended masses in his dorm and it was more of a social thing for him. He dated a couple of girls who were very pretty and smart...one for a good amount of time. They were more liberal and enjoyed going to parties more. He had many other friends who approached campus with a similar mindset as him.

There were a variety of girls in his overall friend group. Two were business majors who were not really that religious but raised Catholic. Both highly successful now with one working on Wall Street. Both originally from the midwest.

All of these girls were very social and loved participating in game day festivities. This is how we met them and got to know them. We loved going to games because we felt connected to our son and his social life at school. It gave us stuff to talk about when we talked. Game days really brought the whole group together, which my son loved.

He is still connected with his ND friends and two of them moved to the DC area. Overall, his experience was what he had hoped it would be.

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