About the University of Notre Dame....?

Question

I am considering applying to Notre Dame, but I am slightly concerned about the whole Catholic outlook. I am Indian and Hindu; while the religious importance of the school doesn't bother me personally, do you think that my being not Catholic would influence my social aspect of college life (aka would I be in an outstanding minority)?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Catholic Universities are different from other religious based universities. Someone who is not a Protestant should never go to Liberty, for example.

But Catholic Universities are open to many views -- and most of the classes are taught without a religious overtone.

I went to Villanova as an undergraduate (it is a Catholic university). With the exception of my religious studies classes, religion was rarely brought up. And even in those classes, it was not always Catholicism (one class was actually about Indian religions).

Notre Dame is a highly ranked university. While most of its students are Catholic, it gets a lot of nonCatholic students. While the majority of students are whilte Americans, you will not be alone. About 3% of undergraduates are international students and about 7% are from an Asian heritage.

You will be a minority. With any luck, you will also be outstanding.

Good luck.