<p>Hi all,
I was accepted to Notre Dame today and am very excited! I still have two schools to hear back from but it seems ND is now my first choice. I would like to learn more about ND from people who are more familiar with it than I.
I visited ND's website and was quite favorably impressed. However, the one thing that I am concerned about is my fitting in at ND. I'm from mainland China and I currently don't have a religious belief. ND is Catholic so I'm just a little concerned. The academic in ND is fantastic!</p>
<p>Would love to hear about this from people who know more than me.Thanks in advance! :)</p>
<p>I believe that Notre Dame is currently around 78% Catholic. I am not positive on that statistic but I believe it to be true. That leaves more than 400 of the incoming freshman as either being of another religion or no religion at all. I know that 400 seems rather small, but some of the Catholics that make up the other 1600 are either non practicing or feel no true affiliation to the Catholic church. </p>
<p>While religion is a major part of Notre Dame, it is not the only thing. Many of the functions at Notre Dame simply have Catholic overtones such as prayer at football games and masses to support the victims of Japan instead of a simple fundraiser like many other schools. </p>
<p>A student may choose to participate in these activities and grow in their Catholic faith, or the may choose to go and learn about the religion. Other students will elect to miss masses and other religious functions because they disagree with the faith or because they are of another faith. I say that some may disagree because there will be students who were baptized Catholic but no longer practice the faith. </p>
<p>Overall, I guess that I am just trying to say that religion at Notre Dame is as important as you make it. It is truly your choice.</p>
<p>@Golf308 Thanks a lot for your response:)
I did a lot of research on ND today and I’m almost sure I’ll enroll</p>
<p>That is great. I will be there in the fall as well and I cannot wait. Notre dame has been my dream school for as long as I can remember.</p>