<p>Would it be a bad idea to enter the College of Engineering if I'm admitted? I've been told that Notre Dame is more about letters and arts rather than science and engineering.</p>
<p>well the school is founded upon a liberal arts education, so the Arts and Letters from my perspective is better known. But i do have a friend who is a Aeronautical Engineering major and got a paid summer internship with Boeing this summer as a frosh. so it can't be that bad</p>
<p>Notre Dame has a very good relationship with many top engineering companies, (GE, Boeing, Lockheed to name a few). They also sponsor a separate Engineering Industry Career Fair with many companies in attendance looking for engineers. The good thing about ND with regard to engineering/liberal arts is that if you find out that you just really don't want to major in engineering, it is very easy to switch out of engineering into another major- for example- liberal arts. At tech schools and many of the top engineering schools, you would most likely have to change schools as a liberal arts program does not exist or at best, is very minimum.</p>
<p>I got into Architecture and I've been told that ND's program is pretty solid. A tour guide told me once that ND has the third ranked undergrad business program. I don't know what else.</p>
<p>I have to think that engineering will only get better with a gazillion new square feet of floor space next year in Stinson-Remick. As stated, the upside is that if you don't like engineering it's pretty easy to go in to Arts & Letters or Science. And if you feel the calling to both engineering and Arts & Letters you can generally get a Reilly (sp) scholarship for the fifth year to finish your dual degree.</p>
<p>While ND may be known for its liberal arts education, the business school here is very highly ranked (top 5 at last check). In the business school, finance and accounting were very strong. However, in the present economic climate, finance may be suffering, so that may not be a good option for the next few years.</p>
<p>In the liberal arts department, the great books program (Program of Liberal Studies), philosophy, theology, history and political science are all well regarded.</p>
<p>Well, actually, all the liberal arts departments are well regarded. There isn't much of a disparity between the best and the worst of the main departments.</p>
<p>Our Irish Studies Department is the best in the world.</p>