<p>hi i was wondering if you could elaborate on the nd acceptance rescinding policy…what would be reasons for your acceptance to be rescinded besides a serious dip in grades?</p>
<p>^^ One can always request a transfer after the first year, though.</p>
<p>Could you tell me about your experience with the Introduction to Philosophy class, please? Do you recommend taking it as a seminar?</p>
<p>Hawkswim09, you definitely helped ease a lot of my concerns last year so I’ll do my best to help answer some other questions people have as well. </p>
<p>Samadams2: I have never heard of anyone’s acceptance being rescinded, but I would imagine that the same policies that other schools apply like a serious disciplinary violation, very poor second semester grades, etc…</p>
<p>AMB830: I really enjoyed my Intro to Philo. class which was fairly small, only about 25 students. A lot of what you specifically learn depends on who you have as a Professor. I didn’t know what to expect going into the class but I really enjoyed it. We learned a lot about different theories, philosophers, schools of thought/thinking and the class really helped sharpen my thinking and writing skills. I think we only had 2 very short papers and 2 five page papers along with a midterm and a final that were all managable and I got out of the class with an A. If you have any other questions about the materials of the class send me a message and I can give you a list of topics we studied. </p>
<p>As for taking it as a seminar, I guess it would depend on whether or not you are really interested in the subject manner. Seminars are classes in which you become very involved with the topic and tend to write quite a bit about the subject. I’ve heard positive things from people who have taken the seminar but it is probably a bit of writing, so it’s up to you. That being said, I believe some Intro to Philo classes are fairly large in size but the majority, at least this year, were smaller sized classes.</p>
<p>Also, if anyone has any specific questions I am currently pre-med and majoring in Science-Business.</p>
<p>Isn’t there a specific website where ND students post teacher evaluations (other than “rate my professor”)? Is it useful? Thanks.</p>
<p>So here it is the day before my S needs to send in 1st deposit and the $$$$ question is ND environmental geosciences with a huge debt/loan or University of Illinois environmental science for just the cost of room and board. Based on the scholarship money offered by U of I it would be about $10,000 per year. ND would be about $30,000 per year. Is ND worth the difference. ND is a better fit for him - he prefers the smaller school and the course offerings but U of I is in top 10 in environmental science and he has been accepted to Chancellors Honors Program which is very small group and makes the big university seem a lot smaller. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>I’ve never done sports before and I really want to try at ND. </p>
<p>I was wondering if you needed to have experience in a certain sport in order to join. </p>
<p>For example, do you have to have done fencing before to join fencing?</p>
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<p>I think you’re talking about NDtoday.com. It has student reviews of most professors, so it’s very useful when registering for classes.</p>
<p>flalaw97
ND is what it is. If S wants ND first …go for it. I can tell you that the decision to attend Notre Dame will not be in any way a step down. The 20K difference per year is tough financialy but Notre Dame will provide your (obviously over-achieving) son all the benefits he needs. This place is so special for kids who love to be at ND. Son is a freshman there…and we all knew the fit was for him.</p>
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<p>If you’re asking about joining the varsity fencing team, keep in mind that Notre Dame’s team is among the best in the country, with nationally ranked members (including Olympians in recent years). Most of the varsity teams recruit their members from high school, but some do have spots for walk-ons. If you have never played the sport, however, it’s hard to see how you could snag one of those spots. There are club and intramural teams just for fun, if that’s what you were thinking of. And the First Year of Studies PE requirement.</p>
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<p>I was definitely not talking about varsity sports lol. </p>
<p>I’m assuming then you don’t need that much experience to join the club and intramural teams. </p>
<p>Thank you for the info!</p>
<p>Could anyone please shed some light on which laptop ND students use the most? The school where my other child goes offers packets or bundles and should the laptop malfunction, the student can take it to a place on campus for repairs. We want to purchase a laptop soon but don’t know how to go about it at ND. Thanks for any suggestions!</p>
<p>What are the average SAT and ACT scores that are normally accepted into ND? </p>
<p>What do you think would happen if your grades are good but scores are not?</p>
<p>collegecarla - ND has a computer store with authorized warranty service for the main 3 brands shown on the their website:
[Computer</a> Store - Office of Information Technologies - University of Notre Dame](<a href=“http://oit.nd.edu/store/]Computer”>http://oit.nd.edu/store/)</p>
<p>They may not service all models though, so you might want to check with them before purchasing.</p>
<p>^ it is really a mix to be honest in terms of types. </p>
<p>I think most engineers have a PC or at least many of them do. There are some with MACs but I think people in the other majors than engineering have more MACs. As an engineer I can definitely see the value in a PC but in the recent years MACs have started to catch up.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for the info regarding computers, we’ll look into it right away. I have another question, it’s probably a little silly but does ND tend to communicate more via the US postal service than assigning a student ID/internet assess to account? I mean, we haven’t yet received an enrolled student online link. Will this be coming soon or did we miss something?</p>
<p>It will be coming.</p>
<p>This is a follow up to the MAC conversation. I see that at ND Comcast cable is included in dorm rooms. At my other student’s college, they get cable via ethernet on their PC and don’t need a TV in their room. I am not a tech savy parent. Would my ND student with a MAC also need a separate TV in their room with the current Comcast service configuration? If so, are there used TVs / room Refrig sales during orientation? Thanks</p>
<p>I believe that the ethernet cable just gives internet and that you do need a separate TV regardless of computer type. I know that most people here have a separate TV in their rooms. On inside.nd.edu there is a sales link that you can use and sometimes upperclassmen do sell their things to freshman, though a lot of that happens during this time of the year. </p>
<p>does this help?</p>