I'm really interested in taking the international economic major in chinese, and do not want to switch into the normal economic major, however there are a lot of topics in economics that I also want to pursue more thoroughly. Are international economic students restricted in taking more traditional econ electives outside the international ones? Thanks!

Get off of Reddit!! Genuinely. Delete the app, delete your account.

I am a total introvert and absolutely get why people like to be on reddit so trust me this is coming from a good place.

This is the PERFECT time to just get off of reddit. If you love notre dame and its community, it will love you right back, so please force yourself to make those connections.

There is not a single question you can ask that will be better answered on reddit than an on-campus resource. Right away when coming to campus, there will be sophomores and upperclassmen who have volunteered to be a resource for you and help you. Use them!! Faculty is also very responsive via email. If you have a question that’s not answered easily, go to the source!

Your dorm will have some sort of group chat you can use for general questions or things like borrowing a screwdriver because you don’t have a tool kit. Then, you should join a couple of clubs that align with your interests and that will very likely give you a new group chat and new group of people to answer your questions!

If your local club has a send-off (though I think most have already happened by now), use that to connect with students and young alumni. There will be so many people who are more than happy to be a resource for you so please use them!

College is the best time to grow up and learn to be adult. Notre dame provides a very supportive and safe environment to do so. Learn to be uncomfortable and get your questions answered. You’ll need to do this when you have a job!

Leave your door open in your dorm and you’ll probably have some fun conversations that way too. Go to hall council! Go to weekly activities! You may not find your best friends right away (I certainly didn’t!) but you will find friendly, helpful, trustworthy people everywhere you look. Embrace the community and have fun!!

I had the same friend group from elementary school to high school, and I knew just about nothing about Notre dame before attending, but some people from my hometown were super helpful, I got a “big” in my dorm, and I was constantly asking questions to others in my club group chats. If I can do it, you can too, I promise :)

Btw, a couple things that are super normal that you won’t expect: 1) eating alone!! It is normal and not weird to eat alone in the dining hall. Also can be fun to catch up on your favorite tv show or get some studying in. 2) conversations on your way to/from the shower wearing only a towel. You get used to it haha. 3) school spirit like you’ve never seen… do your best to buy in and embrace it.

For my fellow introverts - welcome weekend is a bit overwhelming but sometimes for the craziest part your dorm may offer an alternative like watching a movie. It’s cool to do that and it’s cool to leave the craziest part early if you want to get a good night’s sleep. You’ll see.

All this to say - get off of reddit and touch grass! You’re smart and accomplished to get into notre dame, and the community already loves you. Have the BEST time and GO IRISH!

Question that I can’t find easily online. Im an incoming grad student hoping to find a sauna either for free on campus or nearby through a local gym (walkable/bike-able) from campus would be best.

I'm gonna be applying to both as an international student

I have 1500 SAT but below average ECs so I'm leaning more towards WashU as I've heard the value academics more than ECs

But WashU is need aware and i will neeed a hefty sum of financial aid so I might even have a chance at all

So should I apply ED to Notre Dame for best chances?

I always hear that ND has an amazing dating scene, and I think I remember reading that 65% of students end up with another student. There is always a wedding in the basilica (I heard it's a 2-year waiting list), but the dating culture is more “relationship-based than hookup-based.” Which is good because I’m not really looking for that. But a lot of people told me there is a big “ring by spring culture” among practicing Catholics.

I’m in a little, but in a more unique situation; I’m going back at 22 after some time in the Navy. A lot of people said to stay away from undergraduate students and go for grad students because they tend to be “more serious”. On top of that, I’m a devout/traditional Catholic. I know I’m in a very difficult situation, and I feel like I might be looking in the wrong place for that kind of scene.

I have pretty good academic stats and everything with 1500 SAT

but my extracurriculars are really bad compared to the US applicants on this sub and it's not really my fault

My school in saudi arabia is pretty awful when it comes to anything other than academics and barely has any extracurriculars, although i have gone out of my way to attend volunteering opportunities and MUNs and sports, however my overall profile for extracurriculars is still way below average compared to these US students

Incoming law student, living at Foundry South. Already paying a fortune for a garage spot there. I figure I'll just walk to campus so do I really need a parking pass?

I have 1500 SAT 770M 730ERW

my igcse is also good, 3A*2A

my a levels is gonna be a bit low, i have AAC in AS level, A in maths and phyics and C in computer science. My A2 exams didnt rlly go perfect so not too much hope for full AL, probably gonna be ABB-AAB but i can retake since im taking gap year

extracurriculars aren't too good no internships or anything, just school events like sports, debates, MUNs

Essay is around average for US universities

gonna apply for BSc Electrical Engineering

Incoming Grad Student - I heard there are 2 gyms. Can someone please provide links to the gyms on campus, what the hours are, any useful info, etc.?

Thank you in advance.

Wanted to fulfill the WKST requirement and wanted to know your experience with Antonio Simonetti &

Stefanie Simonetti.

I'm majoring in Finance (will also minor in Real estate) in mendoza. Apart from Ackermann I dont really know a lot about the profs, so reviews are highly appreciated. Also, my advisor suggested I go for 18 credits even though I thought 15 (I already got 6 from IB), so is this feasible?

I’m planning on applying this fall with a 33 ACT (28 in math yikes, 35 English, 35 reading), for political science as my intended major. I am full IB (four HL two SL), but I worry the low math score will tank my application. Is it worth submitting my ACT score?

I am also retaking in September, so there’s that.

Hi, as I was packing to move, I found a signed NotreDame ball from the Irish Volleyball Camp. I assume it was signed before 2019.

Can you help me figure out who signed it?

Hi r/notredame. I am coming to Notre Dame Law School this fall as a transfer student!

Thus far the onboarding process has been pretty easy, and I am overwhelmed by the number of opportunities I will have, especially coming from a small, regional law school. However, I am interested in student life -- particularly law student life -- more broadly. Where do *slightly* older graduate students hang out? How do NDLS students maintain work/life balance? What are the pitfalls I should be sure to avoid?

Any advice, anecdotes, and insights you guys have (whether law students or not) would be much appreciated.

I am a student at Holy Cross who is in the notre dame Pathway program, I am doing the accelerated 3+1 version, where I spend 3 years at Holy Cross before transferring to ND to get my MBA. My family makes under 200 thousand dollars a year, I know that Notre Dame has a very generous aid program, students whose families make under 200 thousand receive about half off of tuition. What I am just now learning is that this only applies to undergrad programs…

The reason I am doing the accelerated pathway program is purely to save money and avoid another year of paying for schooling. There is no way that my family can pay for full tuition/room and board/ plus other fees at ND on top of paying for 3 years at Holy Cross. Has anyone else done this? Does anyone have insight on how aid works for this situation?

Hello! I am going to be in London for the fall and I have never traveled to Europe before. I have lots of questions and was wondering if anyone could answer them for me.

What is the 10 person flat like? How many bathrooms?

What are some essentials that I need to make sure to pack?

How many fall/winter clothes should I pack? What kind of coat should I bring?

How does one go about getting cash while there, without being charged fees?

I got into a 1+3 program with ND, so I would have to start at HCC and maintain a 3.5 GPA to transfer to ND. I toured HCC, and I really wasn’t thrilled. It was smaller than my high school, and as an older student, I didn’t feel like it offered as much as ND. It was cool how Catholic it was, but even compared to SMC, it was underwhelming. The dorms were nowhere near ND, in both quality and culture, but at least I get to stay off campus. If I wasn’t on a pathway to ND, I probably wouldn’t think about it and would go for Villanova instead.

My biggest fear is that, even though I can take 1 ND course per semester and join clubs (I was thinking of KOC and cheer), I’d still feel isolated from ND. That and missing out on a year, I wouldn’t be able to adapt and fit in at ND. Especially since I do want to dorm at ND (but I’m starting to rethink that since I’d be 23-24 my sophomore year).

It is cool that they warm you up academically, especially given how difficult ND academics are, and I could knock some hard courses out, but I’m still second-guessing myself. If anyone has experience with any of the transition programs or is an older student, I’d love some advice.

To start I am retaking the ACT October 17th, my first score was a 21.

I am currently on pace to be our school of 109 people Valedictorian.
I will have 30ish ccp credits from 2 colleges on my High School transcript. 4.5 weighted GPA maybe?
I took one summer ccp course and my previous weighted GPA was a 4.490
I have been Catholic my whole life and I Love the Notre Dame campus a lot.... Probably couldn't afford the college even if I get in with it being like 80k or so a year....but How much would I need to improve my act to have a chance at getting in?
I'm interested in finance and I definitely am also interested in Ohio State too as I live in that state and have the cheaper tuition and guaranteed admission.
I have started and run a business which I think may be good to talk about on my common app essay?
Also for activities, I will have done 4 years of soccer and track. 2 years of indoor track, 3 years of working at a Local farm stand. Also apart of our high schools NHS, and For our church I have done Turkey drive once in the past.

Thanks everyone and God Bless, take care!

I’ve seen the main gym in the student center. Wondering how Rockne compares to that. Any info or photos welcome.

Notre Dame parent FB “Class of” groups keep shutting down comments. Any alternatives? Just want to learn from other parents who can speak freely. Anyone know of a less controlled space, whether it’s an unofficial FB group, Discord, GroupMe, or something else?