<p>Hi! I'm looking at a few colleges with good psychology programs - one of which I found to be U. of Notre Dame. I'd like to visit the university but it's 10 hours away from where I live so I thought I should make sure it's worth the trip. Could anyone tell me about the campus life or anything in general? Thanks in advance :)</p>
<p>I would absolutely recommend visiting ND–the campus is absolutely pristine. From the Golden Dome to the Basilica to dining halls, the campus is full of neat aspects to check out. For an especially great view of the Notre Dame Family, try to visit during a football weekend during September or October, the experience is incredible. </p>
<p>Best of luck in the future, and Go Irish!</p>
<p>A unique aspect of ND is its Residential Life. It is the only Top 20 school that offers only single-sex dorms. While other schools have experimented with some version of a “freshman campus” idea, ND emphasizes freshmen living alongside upperclassmen.</p>
<p>Officially, ND does not have any fraternities or sororities. However, some have described their housing program as effectively being 100% participation in fraternities/sororities due to the close knit nature of their dorms.</p>
<p>I would also agree with spencer that ND’s campus is beautiful and worth visiting, although football weekends might be intimidating for an initial visit.</p>
<p>While football Saturdays are great at ND, I’d suggest another weekend as hotels are expensive and hard to find on a football weekend. I’d also try to visit when school is in session (I’d make this suggestion for any school, not just ND). ND is a unique and wonderful school and is definitely worth visiting if you are interested.</p>
<p>You should not make a 20-hour round trip without doing extensive research first. No point in visiting a school and falling in love with it if your admission is an extreme long shot or if your family simply cannot afford it. So compare your credentials with those listed on one of the admitted students threads, and ask your parents to take a look at the financial picture BEFORE you start booking hotel rooms. And forget about a football weekend, unless you want to pay a lot for a hotel or be forced to stay 35 miles away. There are only 6 or 7 home football weekends a year, so that experience isn’t a good barometer of what the school is really like the rest of the time.</p>
<p>ND is a beautiful campus, and the residential life atmosphere is unique, but it’s also very cold in the winter, and South Bend is NOT a typical college town. If those would be a turnoff for you, you can save yourself a trip.</p>