<p>^there are 24 hour spaces in each dorm where both members of each sex can stay - but obviously there is no alcohol b/c you are in the open and no really loud music. So yes, parties will tend to die down after 2 o’clock (seeing as the main parties are on Friday and Saturday when parietals end at 2:00 AM). However, after the party ends, you can still hang out with members of the opposite sex in 24 hour space or in Reckers (which is like a large open space with a 24 hour food area (pizzas, hamburgers, shakes, etc.). There is also LaFun which is like a student union that you can hang out in after a party. But, for the short answer, parities with both sexes in an on-campus room will end by 2:00 AM when parietals end (though there are ways around it)</p>
<p>and there is no mandatory mass - ND is a Catholic school and this is something that they obviously take seriously but they do not force it on other people. At the beginning of the year there is an opening of the school mass and some larger masses which are cool, but from what I remember and definitely for the vast majority of the time, masses are optional</p>
<p>I was waitlisted at Notre Dame, which was my top choice. However, now I want to get in there even more, so is there any advice you could give me that would help me get in off the waitlist?</p>
<p>Also, if I am accepted, will the financial package be a good one, or what was left over?</p>
<p>I don’t know about financial aid - I thought that ND provides all of your needs based on your EFC even for wait-list students, but i don’t really know. </p>
<p>Let it be known that there is no one way to get off the wait-list. I know people who did a lot and got off and I know people who only sent in the card and got off the wait-list. </p>
<p>But here is what I would do: </p>
<p>1) Send the card back.
2) Send a personal handwritten letter to your regional representative expressing i) you are still very, very interested in ND ii) that if you get off the wait-list you will accept their offer iii) make sure that you give all contact information in case they want to talk to you or need some more info
3) Send any new information that makes your application look better (i.e. any awards, 3rd quarter grades if they are very impressive). However, I would not send the regional representative a little award - only things that will substantially change your application (the school award for best math student is good, but an award for best gym student or another 10 hours of community service (if you have 100 or so) is not anything substantial. </p>
<p>This is what I would do, but you can do anything you feel will get you in - best of luck</p>
<p>Hawkswim- I just saw this thread so this question may have been answered already, and if so I apologize. My brother didn’t get into ND the first time around. He’s going to another school in the fall but is convinced he wants to transfer. How does the student body at ND look at transfer students and do you have any suggestions for interested transfers?</p>
<p>Transfer students are just like everyone else - i have never seen anything that would lead me to believe otherwise. I just found out someone was a transfer who I have known all year, so it is not a big thing at all. </p>
<p>Maybe this was talked about before on this thread or somewhere.<br>
Some people say so much nasty things about the weather at South Bend - makes me worried. </p>
<p>OK, so how bad it really is for someone coming from the West Coast?<br>
Is it cold, snowy & cloudy, and unpredictable throughout the year?
Do you have any students leaving ND because of the weather?</p>
<p>i am from rhode island so i am used to the cold weather. however i know some people from california. at the beginning it was tough for them, but they wore layers of clothing and got through it. It makes you enjoy spring all the more. you will complain about the cold weather, even i do, but you just have to get through it. the school does a pretty good job clearing the paths and such so that is not an issue.</p>
<p>about two weeks ago it went from 30s to 60s/70s and isn’t supposed to get cold for a while. However, during the winter it is cold. I don’t know of anyone who leaves b/c of the weather.</p>
<p>maybe there is someone from california or florida or texas who can answer it better.</p>
<p>I can tell you that our student is from the south; rarely any snow! Has winter boots, still brand new in the box–graduates this May. Never been worn–maybe that says it all…</p>
<p>hah okay… so I am from Texas. I am not going to lie, the weather is tough to get used to. The walks between classes are hell. I’m a freshman now… but this winter was supposedly “mild”, so I have no idea how much worse it gets. They do do a really nice job of plowing the paths, so that’s not a problem though. What I (and most people) did is brought all of my warm coats back after Fall Break. If you are a girl-- snow boots and a long down coat are a must ( I also highly recommend UnderArmor Cold Gear leggings). Seriously though, don’t worry too much about the weather. I haven’t heard of anyone leaving due to the weather. and even with all the snow and cold, I (and everyone I know) do not regret coming to ND at ALL. It’s just something to get used to.</p>
<p>South Bend gets lake effect snow just as other cities on the southeast side of the Great Lakes. Average snowfall per season is approximately 75 inches, but I just checked and it was only 57 inches this past winter, which was a mild winter in Northern Indiana. Notre Dame and South Bend do an excellent job on snow removal. </p>
<p>My S tells me the quads were bursting with students last week when temperatures hit 80 right before Easter. A nice reward for the first day of April.</p>
<p>I know that there is a scholarship for students who are admitted to the Engineering Arts 5-year program. How much is this scholarship? Will it pay for everything if my EFC, as indicated by ND, is 0? Are there similar scholarships for other 5-years programs such as Engineering-Business and Engineering-Science? </p>
<p>Can students who double major in engineering and science graduate in four years?</p>
<p>I have never heard of the scholarships in the Engineering Arts 5 year program - The only part that I know is the 5 yr. MBA/BS in Engineering program – and unless you have serious AP credit, you probably can not finish another major in addition to engineering. </p>
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<li>I would call the financial aid office for the first question.</li>
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<p>What do ND students generally do over summer breaks (I know juniors probably get internships, but what about freshmen and sophomores? Is it easy to find funding for research or service projects? </p>
<p>I ask because I’m a senior in h.s. currently applying for summer jobs, and I really really REALLY do not want to be applying for cash register jobs again after my freshman year in college.</p>
<p>well, some freshmen certainly do apply for general jobs over the summer though the career center can help you try to land internships freshman year. ND can always find service projects for you to do and you can stay on campus and do research should you find a professor that is willing to have you work. You can really do anything you want - just start looking after Winter Break - the career center can do wonders for you as well.</p>
<p>i’m sure this question has already been answered somewhere–but i was wondering what your experience has been with your professors? i’m debating between ND and a smaller school and was wondering if the size was a disadvantage when it comes to getting to know the professors, getting help on the material or anything like that. thanks!</p>
<p>The professors at ND, for my experience, are very open to having people stop by in office hours and this is a great way to get to learn you professors more. You will have anywhere from a 200 people Intro to Chemistry class to a 14 person seminar on the history of America as is revealed by the American Saints. Obviously you will get to know the seminar class professor better just by the nature of the class. But you can get to know the chemistry teacher just as well by going to office hours and talking to him/her. It just is more difficult, but it is still do able. But yes, the size will not mean that if you go to the chemistry lecture that the professor will know how you are, you would have to put the effort forth, whereas in some of ND’s smaller classes, the professor will know you. I have only had 3-4 large classes and 6-7 smaller classes over my freshman year and as you get farther along, the class size starts to get smaller as well. </p>
<p>you can have a car if you are “in good academic standing” in the second semester. Freshman cannot have a car first semester, but after that if you are in that “good academic standing” you can have a car.</p>
<p>There is a mandatory swim test that you have to take. If you pass it then you are free to choose any PE classes but if you don’t pass it, you have to take swimming for the first 1/3 of the year as your PE class. First you swim one lap of freestyle - to tell the people who know how to swim from those who don’t. Then for those that did not amaze on that first lap, you have to swim four more, two on your stomach and two on your back. You also must keep moving. I am not sure where this tradition started - whether it was just a life skill to learn or if it is a long standing affiliation with the Navy (which is big at ND). </p>
<p>You don’t have to take any tests, not even a foreign language test - you only take these if you want to place out of a class. However, these classes don’t get you credit for the class you passed out of though, I think - not 100% sure but I am pretty confident. </p>
<p>Frosh-O will be crazy as well but that is for another time.</p>