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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ND is 80-82% Catholic, which makes me think “why would a non-Catholic want to attend there when there are 3,000+ institutions of higher learning in the U.S.?”  But, after reading this story in The Observer, I would never send a non-Catholic there. https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2024/04/a-transfer-students-thoughts-on-notre-dame-students[/quote]

Sure, a single story from an unhappy transfer (who, quite frankly, sounds immature a slightly unhinged) should definitely weigh more than all OP’s other research. . . .

I read the OP’s kid is coming form a non-Catholic school rather than the kid is non-Catholic.
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I didn’t even understand the article.  But whatever.   The kid was a transfer, meaning he wasn’t happy at his last school either.  Clearly he’s the problem. [/quote]

Amazing, actually confirming the perspective of the article.  If this response was meant to reassure people that non-Catholics will have a good experience Notre Dame, it failed, and instead indicates the opposite. [/quote]

Nah. I agree with the PP. Plenty of non Catholics happy at ND but the writer of the article had a gripe and clearly ND (and his prior school) was not a good fit. I hope he found a place where he could feel at home, but my suspicion is that would be tough given two strikes already. [/quote]

It is interesting.  When students highlight issues with other schools like Cal, Ivies, NYU, Johns Hopkins (see the thread here) people who view the school positively engage the criticisms, even admitting that some are true, but there is a defensiveness about ND, so much so that defenders personally attack the critic.

Not helping to reassure people.[/quote]

DP:  I'm sure there are a lot of two-faced people at ND. We certainly know that outwardly religious behaviors these days are no proof of moral rectitude. However, the article posted is not a serious criticism with clear examples and accusations. It is a teenage whine.

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