<p>@soccerox95, FWIW ND’s Common Data Set says that religious affiliation is “considered” in admissions.</p>
<p>I personally do research in the summers at home and not at school, and the research I do is more to my own interests in health care rather than pure science “bench” research.</p>
<p>Regardless, the the Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (call it CUSE) will soon be one of your best friends! They can help match you up with a Professor to do research, help you get your own project started, or guide you towards something that may be of interest to you. They even have a database of professors recruiting students on their website, though I would recommend going in to talk to them. The director gave us a presentation in our dorm and he loves meeting with students and helping them get started on research. </p>
<p>As a SCBUS major, you will be able to do pretty much any scientific research on campus. While you may not be doing the most advanced things until you gain more of a bio background, you certainly can start right away your Freshman year. Once CC deems you “legit” enough to send a message, feel free to DM me with any other questions haha. In the meantime, check out the CUSE website at [CUSE</a> Home](<a href=“http://cuse.nd.edu/]CUSE”>http://cuse.nd.edu/)</p>
<p>Okay, so my son got a call from his counselor this week to talk about his schedule. Apparently they want to put him in Physics instead of Chemistry since he had a 5 on his Chem AP test. They said that most engineers do that. So, I am wondering if this is true and if so, what Physics class this would be? He took Physics B in high school and got a 5 on that AP test, so is this like a Physics C type class? He was sort of hoping to take the Chem class since he was worried it would be a base for everything in Chemical Engineering. Now he is a little worried.</p>
<p>No idea what “most engineers do,” but because your son has good reasons for choosing Chemistry over Physics, and has gotten a 5 on both AP exams, it’s time to go over the head of the counselor, who has most likely never set foot in an engineering class. Have your son contact someone in the Chemical Engineering department and raise your question there.</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about the Building Bridges Mentoring Program?</p>
<p>Yes bookaddict, I am in it. Message me if you would like more information or ask on here and I’ll answer to the best of my abilities.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! Do you know how many students are chosen? I’m a bit nervous about the deadline tomorrow.</p>
<p>Great thread! My son is planning to double major in math (Science) and music theory (Arts & Letters). He had to pick one to register for classes, but indicated in the comments that he didn’t know which sciences to register for depending on how a double major between colleges works. He has a 4 for both AP Chem and Physics B, so he tests out of the A&L requirements, but maybe not the Science, if we’re reading correctly?</p>
<p>My question is - if he hasn’t heard from an adviser yet, should he call and press the issue? Will an FYS advisor be the best person to help or should we go elsewhere?</p>
<p>I hate to keep dissing the FYS advisers, but when it comes to science and math questions, your best bet is to contact faculty members in the relevant departments. Not many folks with degrees in math, science, or engineering end up as FYS advisers, and our experience with two students (plus DH’s experience as a faculty member) suggests that verifying their advice is prudent.</p>
<p>I will second what clairemarie has written. My DD was undecided on a language requirement (weighing continuing in her AP course vs a second language she is proficient in). She emailed the chair of that language and he promptly emailed her back. He reviewed her h.s. background, scores on the on line language tests and AP exam, etc, and made solid recs to her consistent with her interests (she is actually going to start a third language; linguistics may end up being her “thing”). They actually exchanged 5 emails and she found his advice so helpful. Bottom line: she ID’d herself as a member of 2017 wanting to know specifics about his course/department and he could not have been more helpful.</p>