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Kathryn Muchnick | Thursday, November 2, 2023
Author and policy fellow Richard Kahlenberg visited campus Wednesday evening to discuss the future of affirmative action after the Supreme Court ruling this summer. Kahlenberg served as an expert witness in the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard and SFFA v. University of North Carolina cases this summer. The rulings effectively overturned affirmative action,
Pablo Lacayo | Wednesday, April 12, 2023
As I prepare to venture into a new chapter in my life, tens of thousands of students across the world are currently preparing to enter the very life stage that I am on the cusp of leaving: college. The college admissions process can be overwhelming and stressful, especially if you do not have useful insight
Katie Dobelhoff | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
On the west side of campus — bordered by St. Mary’s Lake, Pangborn Hall and Lake Lot — lies a building with two distinct purposes. The second floor of West Lake Hall holds dynamic classroom spaces, computer labs offices and display areas for design programs in the College of Arts and Letters. Within Arts and
Spencer Kelly, Uyen Le and Lilyann Gardner | Monday, April 4, 2022
As recently reported in The Observer, Notre Dame’s class of 2026 is incredibly inclusive. The incoming cohort contains students from all 50 states and 95 countries, while 47% went to public high schools, 41% are students of color, and 20 to 22% will be Pell Grant recipients. With an understanding that Notre Dame has not
Jackie O'Brien | Monday, November 11, 2019
We have heard that Notre Dame conducts a “holistic review” of applicants, but I have always wondered what that actually looks like. How can we really try to understand an entire person based off a couple scores, a letter or two and some short essays? This past October, I requested my admissions documents through FERPA.
Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 8, 2019
Some of the stats about those admitted to Notre Dame’s Class of 2023 are quite impressive. But there’s a glaring omission. Nowhere among the mentions of diversity is there a reference to neurodiversity, a term that recognizes the value of people whose brains work a little differently. Neurodiversity includes people on the Autism spectrum, those
Max Lander | Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Notre Dame has released its regular admission decisions, and with it the profile of the class of 2023 has started to take shape. An increase of 1,825 students — about 9 percent — applied for this year’s application pool, comprising a record-breaking 22,200 applicants, Donald Bishop, the associate vice president for undergraduate enrollment, said. The
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, March 28, 2019
What was your journey to college like? Do you remember the moment you first found out you were accepted into Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s or Holy Cross? First-generation, undocumented and low-income students often face distinct challenges journeying to college. In light of the college admissions scandal, The Observer wants to highlight these students’ voices and
Gary Caruso | Friday, March 22, 2019
It is not surprising — and should have been expected given the fierce competition high school students encounter to gain entrance to prestigious universities — that dozens have been ensnarled in the recent collegiate admittance scheme. Federal indictments were issued against the alleged opportunist scam artist William “Rick” Singer, along with parents and collaborating college
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, January 25, 2019
As the anxiety of study abroad decisions set in for the sophomore class this past weekend, I was reminded of the crippling stress I experienced my senior year of high school, awaiting various packages that would determine my future. College admissions: a hell I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. Perhaps, I simply didn’t handle