<p>rckpgh,</p>
<p>Sorry I can’t give you brighter news but the timeframe is very tight. S was forced by us to make a 2nd and 3rd choice (deposit) way late in the process. It was not fun on the nerves or the pocket. The one constant through it all was he never lost faith in Notre Dame and fortunately it worked out. I can tell you that he was fully prepared mentally to attend choice #2 or #3 without hesitation and try again for admission to ND as a sophomore transfer student.</p>
<p>My D is a freshman at ND studying engineering. She has informed us that she wants to change her major CS. It appears that this is based on her hatred of Physics. She has never shown any interest in programming, but I guess the level of programming during freshman year is easy and appears to be fun. We would appreicate any current engineering students or parents to comment. We would prefer for her to stay in Engineering, but don’t want to force a major on her.</p>
<p>Ptbcath,</p>
<p>D is a sophomore Engineering major. She also disliked the 2 semesters of required Physics but stuck it out and managed to do well. Does your daughter enjoy the Intro to Engineering classes she’s been taking? These classes seem to help weed out the students that will stick with engineering and those who won’t. My D said you either love the class or you hate it.
Has your daughter spoken with her advisor or anyone in the CS major/dept.? It may help her make a decision if she could discuss her reasons for changing and get some direction from people who are pursuing these programs. Classes sophomore year are all engineering specific and begin to get more difficult. D has been working hard, but enjoys the challenge and finds her classes more interesting. If you have any other questions, am happy to help!</p>
<p>Hey everyone, so i got back to school and had one one of the roughest half semesters ever…but i am on spring break and actually have some time to breath so if anyone has any unanswered questions or would like my opinion on previously asked questions, just ask again…i will definitely answer all questions before I head back on Saturday…sorry for the tight window but unfortunately when you are up til 2 on most days you don’t have time to do everything…</p>
<p>What is your major and what year are you…what made your last 8 weeks so hard? Harder than the previous semesers?</p>
<p>i am a sophomore civil engineer, but i really started to take part in a number of clubs and organizations…in particular starting to look at taking over leadership positions in clubs like Habitat for Humanity, JEC and ASCE – but i am also putting a lot more time into academics to sure up a not so great first semester. So the combination of getting more involved, continuing to be involved in my on campus job and trying to pull up my grades a little … but i think that for engineers in general the second year is very difficult…b/c there are not as many general education classes and much more engineering classes…but so far the work has been paying off…</p>
<p>Hang in there^^I remember that our student’s soph year was kind of rough as well. The spring semester which encompasses Jan and Feb was a brutal winter from what I remember when our student was there…sickness from that brutal cold weather was especially harsh! It does get better, with Jr and Sr year!</p>
<p>Do you know if the girl’s interhall sports teams are competitive to get on? When I visited my tour guide told us how awesome being on the girl’s flag football team was and how she got to play in the championship in the stadium. Ever since then I’ve really wanted to give it a try when i come next year!</p>
<p>Do you know of anyone doing premed and mechanical engineering?</p>
<p>princetongirl93 - it really depends on the dorm…i have heard some dorms that it really isn’t that competitive but then the really good dorms have tryouts (at least this is what I have heard of) … from a guys perspective, I know my dorm (Alumni) has tryouts but I remember hearing some dorms were looking for people but I don’t know if they wanted people with football experience or just needed more bodies. It depends on the dorm but I would say it is definitely do-able!</p>
<p>vanilllachai - I don’t know anyone who has even though about the two. Those two are both VERY intensive majors. I don’t think you can do both in 4 years - almost positive you would take 5 years at the least and that is if you can make it through both…that is a very tough combination. </p>
<p>That being said, just because you may have to choose one doesn’t mean you can still do things in the other. A perfect example is my Solid Mechanics professor…he is in the aerospace/mechanical engineering department but he is working with people from the college of science. They are working on blood clots and the implications and he is doing the physics behind how blood works - very interesting actually - but this is just one example of how you can be a mechanical engineer but still be heavily involved in science and premed!</p>
<p>notre dame AL - thanks for the support! I am hoping that the week off to relax/get ahead will make for a much easier second half of the semester!</p>
<p>This thread has been really helpful, thanks so much!
It seems like everyone on here has lived on-campus so I’m not sure if this is the place to ask this question, but does anyone know about off-campus housing? I’ll be coming to Notre Dame in August without a car and am looking to live within walking distance of campus. I’ve been checking out Clover Village and similar places right near the Stadium. Has anyone visited there or heard any stories (good or bad?)?
Also, is being at Notre Dame without a car going to be crippling, or is it doable?
Thanks!</p>
<p>pacgmcgill - are you a freshmen? If this is the case, then you have to live on campus unless you are living at your home (and by your location, I would take it that you aren’t)…if you are not living on campus, then Clover Village and Clover Ridge (run by the same people) are good options…The Foundry (in Eddy Street) is really nice but really expensive and you have to be 21+ to rent there…there is Irish Row and Ivy Quad - both of which are around campus…hope this helps!</p>
<p>Thanks! I am actually going into my first year as a Master’s student, but I have never been to Notre Dame (or really anywhere in the Midwest) before, so I’m not sure what to expect! I had heard some undergrads live off-campus, so I figured it was worth a shot here! I basically just want to live as close to campus as possible, but I’m not sure if I can make it out to visit before August so I’ve been reading up on off-campus housing as much as possible.</p>
<p>from what I have heard, people enjoy all the above mentioned venues and they are all rather close (I would say Clover Ridge would be the farthest) … there is also graduate housing that is close to campus but not in dorms I believe so you may want to look into that as well…</p>
<p>from what I have heard, people enjoy all the above mentioned venues and they are all rather close (I would say Clover Ridge would be the farthest) … there is also graduate housing that is close to campus but not in dorms I believe so you may want to look into that as well…</p>
<p>I know new freshmen are matched up randomly as roommates, but do incoming students get to indicate dorm preferences? Back in my day, we got to indicate our top three dorm choices (although you weren’t guaranteed to be placed in one of them). I was wondering if new students still get to do this, or is housing assignment completely up to Res Life? Thank you!</p>
<p>^ Nope – housing assignments are totally random.</p>
<p>ˆˆThat’s a bummer! Thanks for the info.</p>