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lstolte1991
University of Notre Dame '14
Majoring in International Business
Member since 7/8/2011
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Diverse Academics
The University of Notre Dame has very strong programs in very different subjects. Science and Architecture majors are typically the most difficult in terms of the amount of work, with Business and Arts and Letters majors getting the reputation for easier work loads, but all of the Colleges within the University have equally prestigious reputations for excellent academics and very accessible professors.
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Excellent
I absolutely love Notre Dame, and can't imagine having chosen anywhere better. The students are fun, friendly, athletic, and willing to help out (i.e. I got lost trying to find a classroom my first day and I asked a random girl where I was going and she was very helpful and nice, even though I was standing right in front of the building I asked about). Academics are taken very seriously, and most students see nothing wrong with being in the library on a saturday night. Football games are insane (in the best way possible) and essentially the entire student body goes. I have met only one person who didn't enjoy his time at Notre Dame and transferred, and the rest seem to be just as enthusiastic about it as I am.
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Amazing Tradition and Spirit
Football: Our team has been less than decent for about five years, and yet students have still packed the stands and cheered, screamed, danced, and dressed up at every game. The Notre Dame football program has tradition unlike any other program in the nation.
Snow: Although the weather is one of the favorite topics of complaint on campus, one of my favorite events occurs on campus after the first big snow. The entire campus meets up on south quad and there is a North vs. South quad snowball fight from midnight until whenever everyone leaves.
Single-sex dorms: Yes, we have all-girl and all-guy dorms. Most people seem to actually like this feature of campus, as do I. It's nice to be able to walk down the hall in your towel and not see that guy who lives next door, and the lack of nasty smelling hallways is a definite plus. Another common complaint about campus life is "parietals," which are hours at which you have to leave the opposite sex's dorm (midnight on weekdays and 2am Fridays and Saturdays). This can be annoying at times, but it's also really nice when your roommate has a boyfriend or girlfriend. You just say "parietals in two minutes" and they have no excuse to stay. Granted, if your roommate is nice enough or you have a single, it's easy enough to break parietals and stay over night.
Overall: Notre Dame has some unique features, but I'm a fan of all of these features, and I wouldn't change anything about this amazing university.
Jul 08, 2011
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Outstanding
Some people find things to complain about, but it's pretty tough to do that. The dining hall food is insanely good (considering it's a dining hall). I never got sick of it, and there are so many different options that it's hard not to find something you like every day. Plus there's a froyo machine in both dining halls.
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