why I chose notre dame + pros and cons
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- Hi everyone! Since it's college application season, I thought I would film a video explaining why I chose Notre Dame. These reasons are very specific to me, so it please take that into consideration! I also included some pros and cons of that school that I felt were important to note. Good luck to all you high school seniors out there!!!
00:00 intro
01:15 background
01:51 reason 1
02:16 reason 2
02:46 reason 3
03:15 reason 4
03:32 reason 5
04:16 reason 6
06:03 CONS
06:09 con 1
07:27 con 2
08:29 con 3
09:50 con 4
11:13 PROS
11:16 pro 1
12:07 pro 2
12:43 pro 3
13:24 pro 4
13:43 9pro 5
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about me
Hi! I'm Lauren and I'm currently a senior at Notre Dame! I'm majoring in Political Science and Sociology with a minor in Korean. I'll be uploading vlogs, life advice, and more! Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned :) - Zábava
If you have any more questions about Notre Dame or college in general, please leave them in the comments!! I will do my best to answer them!
Lauren, Enjoyed your presentation and thought it to be informative. It confirmed what I thought the school would be like, based on what I have heard and read. I’m pleased that you had a good experience there, that you found the school to be a place with a strong sense of community, where you could greet people and when members of the Notre Dame community met, they warmly greeted each other and there’s a warm bond that exists between them, whether current students or alumni or faculty and staff. I was also impressed that you found the other students to be not only easy to approach but that they all had a caring and cooperative spirit, willing to help, rather than selfish and needlessly competitive. Sensing that you are in a place where you are among others who care about you, when you are planning to be there for such a considerable length of time and at such an important point of your life that can do so much to influence you and the course of your life, is a blessing and can enable you to have experiences that will be the basis for cherished and memorable times.
I know the question I have for you will seem incongruous with the preceding comments, but I would like to know if you found the academic atmosphere and classes to be tolerant of students who would challenge, respectfully, and question anything the instructor said or that a student read in assigned reading. I ask this because it is well known that there is a bias at many universities against students who hold traditional beliefs about social matters, and would be considered to be conservative and right on the political spectrum. There are multiple stories of conservative minded people who have been shouted down, protested against, or disinvited or otherwise prevented from speaking. This has happened at Yale, Portland State, Baylor. This anti conservative bias exists with both administration and faculty, and also students at many American universities. I hope that this is not so at Notre Dame. Not allowing anyone to speak to students who are willing to listen and may want to question, is at odds with what my understanding is of what a college education should be and include.
Did you meet any student from Hawaii? I believe that Notre Dame would be a place where someone from Hawaii would feel comfortable, from what I have heard and what you have said, despite the weather. While Hawaii does have cold and snow like you experienced there, those places don’t get nearly as much as what was shown in your video. They are places at the highest elevations. But the community atmosphere you spoke of would be very attractive to people from Hawaii, where there is a
Thanks a lot for the information. I am a master degree student in Austria ,and I can choose one of 4 universities to study erasmus+ in the USA .Those are Notre Dame, Appalachian State Unv, New Orleans, and Utah state unv. Which one should I choose.I am undecided. Btw ,just New Orleans we need to pay tuition fee,others are free.
I graduated from Notre Dame in 1991 and lived in Zahm. My roommate was Korean from Evansville - a really brilliant pre-med major and also in the band. After graduation, I had not seen him in years but called him around 1999 just to catch up. Then I saw him by surprise at the Las Vegas Airport in 2003. He is now a doctor. The interesting thing about his family history was the story of his parents. They were refugees of the Korean War of the early 1950s. Back in the 70s and 80s, there used to be a show called "M.A.S.H." that was a comedy/drama about the Korean War at a mobile surgical unit. Since my roommate's parents were real physicians, they complained how the show did not accurately depict the Korean War. I still remember that family discussion at dinner in their home. I was impressed with their immigrant story of survival. All their children became physicians as I recall. Writing this it seems like yesterday when it was actually over 30 years ago in the late 1980s - lol. Rejoice in your youth of the 20s. As for me, I actually went back to SMC for an MS in Data Science remotely as an online student. Then I got into a PhD program for data science while working at Medtronic. I was probably the oldest guy at the SMC graduation last month - lol. Go figure, an ND "Zahmbie" who graduated from ND in 1991 and SMC in 2023. Best wishes on your career.
I just got into ND, and this really helped me solidify my choice to commit! Thank you so much for all the info!
This video waa so helpful. I recently got accepted into ND class of 2025 REA!
I’m so glad! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!
me too 🥳🥳
Congratulations!
Still waiting for the regular decisions, hoping for the best🤞🏻
@@dasimp_1915 good luckkkk
i can really relate to reason 6 !!!!!! i didn't even realize how much that affected my decision. great video Lauren! :) also ur brows look good!!
thank u grace
Great job with the video. I am a Notre Dame Grad (class of 76) and can relate to all of your pros and cons. Actually when I went there the food was awful, so I am jealous of how they have improved it. I loved the sense of community. I lived in St. Joseph Hall across the lake and it was not only beautiful but had a great set of people both living there and adminstering the dorm.
You are correct on college recruiters from back east not focusing on Notre Dame. I lived in New Jersey when I went there and when I got out and started looking for a job in NYC they all wanted me to have that ivy league diploma. But I found that most of the students didn't get their initial jobs through campus interviews anyway. And there is a great Alumni network that can help when the time comes. Go Irish !!
omg this video made me appreciate notre dame again :')
wait you just have 180 subscribers? you really need more, i love your simplicity thanks to youtube to show me this video (i need to improve my english because i'm french) 💖
Thank you for the amazing insight! I’m originally from southern california and highly interested in Notre Dame :D Super excited!!
Stay in Cali and save money
@@wendelswerk it depends what you want. Cali has some expensive schools too. Notre Dame’s network post university is second to none. Having a degree from ND opens doors when job hunting.
im so glad u chose ND < 3
me2 :)
Thanks for this! :)
Great video! Super helpful!!
Thank you!!
It snows so much in Northern Indiana because of the lake. It's called lake effect snow. And most of "Michiana" (oh yes, I used that term) gets snow all the time. Just like Cleveland gets snow ... ALL THE TIME.
Hi Lauren, I’m currently in my Senior year of high school and I’m planning on attending a local community college and then transferring to a four year, one of the colleges I’m interested in transferring to is Notre Dame. So I wanted to know, is it almost exclusively companies based in the Mid-West that come to recruit there? I might want to go to somewhere like Cornell but live in a state like Oregon or Washington, I just don’t know if any companies from the West would come to recruit so far away. It’s definitely really stressful not knowing what the future has in store for you, I find myself constantly wondering whether or not I’m making the right decision.
Thank you for this video! As someone who has ND as their top-choice school and got deferred I'm kinda living vicariously through these types of videos haha. I live in Indiana and have since 2015 so I'm used to the snow, but I definitely see how it would suck to someone not used to the Indiana snow hell (it's supposed to snow 7+ inches tonight T.T). Indiana in general is so stingey with snow days or even delayed starts :( I visited ND in February 2019 haha so it was coooold when I visited (actually I think it was during the polar vortex, I remember working the next week and closing early bc of the weather...), I imagine it was a lot nicer in good weather!
I want to ask how safe it is around the areas in South Bend you've been to? When we checked out South Bend the places my family went to seemed kind of sketchy :/
Notre Dame as a campus is pretty safe! I’ve walked around in the middle on and off campus many times and I’ve never felt like I was in danger (even though you probably shouldn’t be walking around alone at night).
i’m an 8 grader right now, but notre dame is my dream school; i’m a goalie so i’m hoping i would be able to play for their woman’s soccer team but i know that there’s a lot of competition that comes with that
Omg I'm in you're grade and me too! The school sounds like an outstanding option for my future plans. I really wanna be on their fencing team someday, just like my fencing hero, Lee Kiefer
My cousin Marissa went to Notre Dame to play volleyball and major in Finance she loved it there and the best part is she’s in a whole different state so we can’t fight like usual
Thanks a lot for sharing, I am also applying to ND Law.
I would like to know if Notre Dame is god for finance, business major, what´s your opinion?
I really liked this video, thank you! Just wanted to know if you know anything about the graduate housing. Does it has like the same rules than the undergrads dorms? Or does the graduate students live alongside undergrads?
Graduate housing is completely different from undergraduate housing! I can’t be certain, but I’m sure the rules do not apply to grad students.
Grad Housing was pitiful a few years ago. They built new grad dorms and renovated the older housing. You’ll be fine.
You might be my cousin, I have a cousin on my dad's side that goes to notre dame, are your parents/grandparents from gangnam?
Hi! ND had been on my mind for around 2 years, and it has been my dream college so far. I am a Filipino moving to Canada, I plan to reside in Canada; however, I want to go to ND, Indiana for college. With regards to applying, I am considered as an international student I guess, what is the process of acquiring for scholarships and where can I access the list of requirements? Currently 15, turning 16 - but I wanted to research at an early age since I know I won't have time when I move to Canada - do you have any advice on the basics of applying for scholarships in ND?
Best regards,
Alarana.
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hi! so from what i know, once you apply to the school the school decides whether you qualify for certain scholarships based on your application(at least that is how they do it for domestic students), but i definitely encourage you to apply to scholarships outside of the school! i’m not too familiar with the process, but i’m sure a lot of googling will help!
I really loved the video. One thing I was wondering was about the religious aspect of the campus. I wouldn't say I'm an Athiest but I'm also not super religious nor Catholic so would I have a hard time fitting in?
definitely not! there are a lot of religious events and whatnot, but i’m not catholic, and i never feel left out because of it. it is a large part of the school itself, but i would say it doesn’t largely affect the student body
They wont care if you are an atheist. However, if you have open opinions you’ll get blowback from other students in class discussions. But it wont be a big deal.
Being atheist is okay. Enjoy the wild sex and freedom of your own belief
If I had a daughter, I'd want her to have a friend like this young lady. She is so nice, so open and honest. I missed any discussion of academics other than it's "healthy competition". I'd be concerned that in social studies courses like poli sci and sociology, there'd be a clear bias toward leftist politics. I also would like to know if the Catholic influence is very strong - does the college attract a lot of Catholics and would non-Catholics feel out of place? The only major drawback seems to be the snow! Excellent intelligent presentation. Does she feel her education has prepared her for a career, or is she going to grad school for a higher degree?
There are only a handful of universities that skew left with poly sci , and econ. And to be fair when Prof Buttigieg was teaching Economics, he did teach beyond capitalism, and taught about socialism and communism. But the base of virtually all classes is capitalism in college (IMO much to the detriment of creating well rounded students.)
Thanks so much for your vedio. i'll go exchange in ND like next year for one sem. and your vedio made me reallllly looking forward to it. I wanna know if it's easy for a vegan to find food there in ND? or is it possible for me to cook at dorm? Thank you again!
I’m not a student but I’m a local, and tbh I’d say it’s easy to find vegan options locally
Nice！ thank you
@@averykuo3086 You can cook in the dorms-they all have communal kitchens so if you don’t like sharing cooking utensils and pots/pans, that might be the only draw back. As for accessing vegan food, you might be able to find a few options in the dining halls (tofu + vegetables + legumes) but as for things like seitan or nutritional yeast in your food, you probably won’t find that. All in all, I think you can get by with a vegan diet at ND
Can you get boba easily around ND? This is very important to me 😭😭😭
What about sports, they are giving importance towards sports field ?
Go Irish!!!
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woah I thought about the cathedral
Isn't it Yoora Jung's school? Do you know her?
Yaa I know her ,are you one of her subscribers ,me too !!
Can you make a video talking about religion there
Thankyou very much. I love this video
Well i have some questions
Do all students have to live in a dorm?
Is There any theology major in Notre Dame?
i’m not too sure because the rules changed right before covid-19 and then it kind of changed again during covid-19, but i do know that ALL freshmen must me in the dorms. there is a theology major!
@@lovelaurenyoo great thankyou very much.
Hope soon i'll take the major there
You have to live in dorms for three years. Dorm life is everything at ND. Yes there is a theology major. That was my major at ND. The theology program is either ranked #1 or #2 behind or in front of Duke theology from year to year. The theology program is no joke but you’ll be well educated when you finish.
I wish I went to ND
Same! No way I could have afforded it.
Can I ask what your stats were?
Go Irish!!!
Is it a heavy religious catholic uni?
Lyons Hall alum!!!
how about Christian community, if we are looking for it at ND? thank you so much.
If ur looking for a Catholic (Christian) community ND is a Catholic School founded by the Brothers of Holy Cross. Chapels are in every dorms and Vespers every evening.
Did you study abroad? If so, do a video on studying abroad?
Not sure if it’s just me but all the cons seemed like pros🤔
How do u say notre dame in english? Is it like No-dre?
Noter Dame
What is your major?
South Bend small?? Its our fourth largest city :(
She must not have seen the rest of the city😂
Compared to the east coast and/or larger metropolitan cities, its considered small.
I came here to see if anyone else said the same thing. I think overall, compared to other states, Indiana itself is smaller. So while SB itself isn't necessarily small compared to the rest of the state, it's small compared to the rest of the country. :) Growing up in and around SB, I don't think it's all that small. I've lived in smaller cities. But now that I live in a bigger city, I can see where it is considered smaller.
Not me having to wait 3 more years
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U in undergrad?
Yes!
@@lovelaurenyoo im thinking bout going there for law school
@@ahmada7333 law school is mediocre. Better choices out there. But its not a bad choice.
Hi Cutie
How many simps you got there 😑
It's worth mentioning that there are a bit too many white people here, so safety is definitely a concern.
Lmao
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Hello my dear. Just stopping by to say hi. Thought I'd share that my freshman year at ND - room, board, and tuition was $3,600. Yes. I'm no longer a spring chicken. I stayed in Sorin. Had a girlfriend in Walsh. A lovely time in my life. Be well.