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Claire Reid | Wednesday, March 23, 2022
On Thursday, the University announced it admitted 1,737 students to the class of 2026 in the regular decision process. In December, 1,675 students were admitted in the restrictive early action (REA) cycle. In total, 3,412 students were admitted out of 26,506 applicants. The University set a record-low acceptance rate of 12.9% this year, replacing last
Mary Ellen Woods | Monday, January 24, 2022
With the recent batch of Notre Dame early admits, I am reminded of conversations about the Class of 2025 — the most diverse of any admitted to Our Lady’s University, until, presumably, the Class of 2026. Friends, cherished alums themselves, decried the demographics of last year’s enrolled class, suggesting that they diminished the value of
Alysa Guffey | Monday, March 29, 2021
For its second annual first-generation, low-income (FLI) student week, the Office of Student Enrichment hosted a variety of events to both highlight the experience of these students at Notre Dame and educate others. This year, the week featured mainly virtual events and touched on a variety of topics that are informational not only to first-generation
Crystal Ramirez | Friday, November 6, 2020
The First Gen Club held a celebration Thursday in recognition of First Gen[eration] Day. The event featured guest speaker Kris Arizmendi-Choinacky, a Catholic Latinx woman who is the assistant director of the Office of Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE). A University of Indianapolis alumna, Choinacky was a first-generation college student. In her speech, she acknowledged
Serena Zacharias | Friday, April 26, 2019
While the recent college admissions scandal — permeating national news and implicating many well-known celebrities — has sparked outrage among Americans, it has also highlighted unfair advantages wealthy students gained in the college admissions process, especially to highly ranked universities. In recent years, many colleges and universities have committed to enrolling more low-income students by increasing the number of Pell
Gina Twardosz | Friday, April 26, 2019
“I wasn’t surprised.” That was the typical response from many of the low-income, DACA and first-generation students at Saint Mary’s when asked their thoughts on the college admissions cheating scandal. While Saint Mary’s was not implicated, many Belles have strong opinions on the admissions process and the greater significance of the scandal. Saint Mary’s senior
Jackie Navarro | Friday, April 26, 2019
Unlike the students involved in the recent nationwide college admissions scandal, the first-generation, low-income and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students of Holy Cross said they received little to no assistance when it was time for them to begin applying to colleges and universities. The official Holy Cross website states 32% of the College’s student body
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
Kaley Gresham | Friday, March 1, 2019
Saint Mary’s hosted the First-Generation Student Panel Thursday night in the basement of the Student Center explored the difficulties that these students may face. It featured two College faculty members — associate professor of communication sciences and disorders Susan Latham and professor of social work Leonardo Sanchez. Seniors Shameka Turner and Sonia Torres also spoke at the