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Observer Editorial Board | Friday, March 31, 2023
You’ve opened your decision letter, and you’ve been promised a new home under the Golden Dome. Many things you associate with the school — whether it’s Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s or Holy Cross — are broad identifiers: Catholic, Midwestern, great academics. Perhaps you’ve never had the chance to walk by Saint Mary’s Lake. Maybe you’ve
Dane Sherman | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Nervous herds of students whisked by us. My friend and I sat in gorgeous leather seats staring at the illustrious carpeting, ceilings and huge windows of the ballroom. Both of us leaned on a small cocktail table with a basic white sign flashing the words “LGBTQ/PrismND.” Some of the admitted students pretended not to see
Maggie Eastland | Friday, March 24, 2023
For the last two decades, Notre Dame has enrolled 10.6% more men than women, on average. Reflecting that disparity, the University has admitted an average of 7.7% more men. Residential life housing ratios match that difference. The University has enrolled an average of 52.5% men and 47.5% women since 2002, according to Common Data Set
Isa Sheikh | Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Applicants around the world logged onto the Notre Dame application status portal at 6:42 p.m. EST last Thursday, the time serving as a nod to the University’s founding year of 1842. Notre Dame admitted a total of 3,399 students to the class of 2027 in this year’s cycle, combining 1,701 restrictive early application (REA) applicants
Isa Sheikh | Monday, February 27, 2023
The apartments at Fischer Graduate Residences have served as an residential option for transgender students, associate vice president for residential life Heather Rakoczy Russell told The Observer in an interview. Transgender students could be assigned to a dorm aligned with their assigned sex at birth, move off campus or “they have the option to live
Oluwatoni Akintola | Tuesday, February 21, 2023
“I hate to say it, but if you weren’t Black, you probably wouldn’t have gotten into those schools.” Someone at my high school said that to me a few weeks after I got all of my regular decision results back. A Black friend of mine at Yale also had a similar experience during this time.
Peter Breen | Thursday, October 27, 2022
As Holy Cross continues to see record application numbers, interim provost Michael Griffin said the College is turning toward trusted partners to foster student excellence. Griffin identified the two networks through which the College will offer more scholarships this year: dependents of Notre Dame employees and families who participate in the SAGE scholars rewards program.
Emma Duffy | Friday, September 16, 2022
On Aug. 31, Notre Dame Law School announced that they will be terminating their early decision program. This means that all prospective students will now have the ability to apply to the non-binding regular decision application. One’s interest in attending the law school will now no longer be shown through the time they apply, but
Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 2, 2022
Notre Dame Law School has ended binding early applications, the school’s office of admissions announced in a press release Wednesday. The release cited unfair wealth advantages and anxiety as main reasons for the elimination. “Early decision programs tend to advantage wealthier students and create anxiety for many students when choosing an application program,” the release
Ryan Peters and Maggie Eastland | Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Editor’s Note: The Observer spoke with associate vice president for undergraduate enrollment Don Bishop to gain insight into the increasingly competitive Notre Dame admissions process. This article is the second in a series analyzing different trends and development in admissions. Between 2004 and 2009, an average of only 78 students in the Notre Dame first-year