| In reply to your comments claremarie, I completely understand what your trying to say. But apparently, I was pretty naive coming into Notre Dame, and I was so caught up in the hype and excitement of all that I had heard about Notre Dame that I expected nothing more but to love the place. And Frosh-O and all the dorm events at the beginning of the year only fed that glorified vision I had of ND, but as the year went on, I realized that I was just caught up in the moment, and this stuff really doesn't matter to me as much as other things do. Also, to the OP, you should definitely visit the school, and that will most likely help you a lot in getting an idea of whether or not this is a place you want to be. That's something I didn't do, and this also contributed to me being a bit naive. Not cause I didn't feel it was important to visit, my family just can't really afford to fly across the country like that. But like I said, I think I was just caught up with the hype and my expectations, a large part of which came from people like those on this board raving about all the positives and never talking about the negs. Thats why I'm trying to give you a more complete perspective from the other side of the fence, so you will know more what to expect. I'm not saying you wouldn't love it at ND. Most people do, I'm just saying there's a chance you might not, and you wanna try to figure out which side you stand on before you decide to come. And I'm glad you appreciated my candid response. I hope my comments will help you become more confident and comfortable in whatever decision you make. |