| "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"
Well, that makes a bit more sense. It's not so much that you didn't realize what sort of school Notre Dame was, but rather you didn't fully understand what sort of person YOU are, and what would ultimately be the most important parts of a university experience for YOU.
But even if you had visited, you probably would have had the same impression you had during Frosh-O and the beginning of the school year -- "this is a GREAT place!" -- so it's unlikely that you would have made a different decision. Visits are essentially snapshots of a campus -- you're just not there long enough to form a real impression of the complete undergraduate experience. And, of course, most people you run into will be trying to convince you to come.
So much of the college experience depends upon your roommates and the other people you live with, which is pretty much a random draw. Maybe you would get a different perspective on the school by switching dorms or roommates for next year. |