<p>Hello everyone I am an international student who got admitted to ND through EA.However, I am not sure if ND is the right choice for me and I should apply for other schools through RD or not. I went to a Catholic all girl high school on a foreign exchange program during my junior year and I loved the friendly atmosphere. I've heard so much about the incredible community and school spirit ND has and I am definitely drawn to that. But i have a few questions to ask. I hope you would have the patience to help me!
1. What is the theology requirement like? Do we have to take it every school year? How much is the workload?
2. In America, I got along with the girls and didn't feel much like a foreigner. How is the social scene of foreign students like in ND?
3. I know this is cliche but as a non Christian, I still want to ask about the issue of religion. How present is Catholicism in ND? Because in the school I attended in US, most were Catholics but a lot people weren't really that religious. Are there students with other religions rather than Christianity in ND? I consider myself a Buddhist, but Buddhism is not a religion technically.
4.I am pretty sure I want to study economics and then go to grad school. Is ND going to prepare me fully for a good business school? If I choose a different school for grad school, is the alum connection of ND still going to work?
5.I prefer small classes and I wonder what is the usual class size in ND? Are the classes all taught by professors? How accessible are the teachers?
Thank you for your time and consideration!</p>
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<li>none, I think.</li>
<li>everbody seems to get along with everybody else very well (strong sense of family/community, if that makes sense?</li>
<li>I think they are non-imposing and super-accepting. 20% non-christian students, 47% non-christian faculty.</li>
<li>Their graduate school in business is somewhere very near the top nationally, so I think the undergrad prep would be the same.</li>
<li>At a visit, they seemed pretty small (and much smaller than most/all state schools in general)</li>
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<p>I’m accepted and enrolling, visited once, know several people there, and have read as much about it as I can… so take it all at face value (I can’t be 100% sure on any of this).</p>
<p>If anyone wants to add/change/confirm/ otherwise improve my response, feel free to :)</p>
<p>i would say that about half faculty is non-Catholic, but many within that group of non-Catholics are still Christian.</p>
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<li><p>You have to take two semesters of Theology. The workload depends on the teacher. </p></li>
<li><p>From what I’ve seen this semester, you can decide to hang out with whoever you want. If you want to hang out with all the non-Americans, it’s really easy to. If you don’t, then hang out with the Americans. It might be different for a girl, but Super Smash Bros. at least is universal.</p></li>
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<p>3.I don’t know any non-Christians, but there are pamphlets and newsletters and e-mails talking about religious outlets for everyone. No one talks about religion, outside of theology class.</p>
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<li><p>Notre Dame is a good school, and so I think you’ll be fine getting into a good grad school. As long as you went to Notre Dame, the alumni connections will bear fruit. </p></li>
<li><p>Unfortunately, every class is not small. It also depends on the subject. Intro to Microeconomics will be a 100 person lecture. They are of course, smaller than big state school classes as was said. Most classes are taught by professors more or less because Notre Dame doesn’t emphasize research as much (though that’s changing). The discussions and tutorials will be managed by TA’s.</p></li>
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