<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm currently admitted to Davidson and Notre Dame, and it's been a long struggle to decide which one to go for. Personally I don't care about name recognition, but am a fan of a quality education. How strong is the department of English at ND? Its graduate ranking is only about #46 I think...? Do you find the classes too big? Do the professors truly care about students? example?
How easy is it to double major in English and Finance? I was so disappointed to find the requirement for Finance major to be 60 credits (including the Mendoza school requirements). </p>
<p>Thank you for any advice!</p>
<p>Don’t worry about graduate rankings. Notre Dame focuses on undergraduate education (though a number of its graduate programs are top-notch), as evidenced by [this</a> ranking for quality of undergraduate education.](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/undergraduate-teaching]this”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/undergraduate-teaching) Rankings in general have issues, but this at least pertains to your undergraduate education.</p>
<p>Further, you need to examine the things you’re looking for in a campus and community, as well as the environment you want to be in. I strongly suggest visiting your different options, if possible.</p>
<p>And, of course, only attend a school that you can afford. No school, no matter how good, is worth $200,000 in debt.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply! The undergrad education quality is surely impressive! haha so it Davidson’s, at #2 in liberal arts…
Indeed, I don’t come from a rich family, only paying about 15 grand a year for ND, maybe 13 grand for Davidson.
As in the community feel, I’m a conservative protestant, may I suppose most of the profs are ND would be conservative?
Both schools have great sports… it’s hard to judge you see…</p>
<p>Have you been able to visit both?</p>
<p>Not yet.
good reminder =]</p>