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FightingIrish01 · 04-04-2006, 01:42 AM

Well, 1st off, most likely, I am attending ND. Other than football, alumni network, Catholicism, the community, and USNEWS 18th ranking, I guess where I come from- New England preppy boarding school area--- most people either tune into the Ivies, sub-ivies as in Vandy, UVA, WakeForest, or go to those LACS- Middbury, bowdoin, amherst, williams, etc...

I mean no one here goes to ND. I mean I am not Catholic yet I applied to ND based on its research programs and its environment. Personally, do you think ND is a self-selcting university as in how people tend to self-select themselves for somewhere like MIT or Uchicago...or do you think its a common university everyone sends their app? Because, even though its 18th on USNEWS, none of my friends applied there and its rarely talked about. People assume ND is just another university and they are rather impressed when you say you got into Vanderbilt even they are ranked the same.

What are your thoughts regarding ND prestige... I know its worldwide, but why is it that to I suppose the preppy, rich environment, ND is not the choice that comes up?

04-04-2006, 01:42 AM	#1
FightingIrish01 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 220	How is ND's Prestige Well, 1st off, most likely, I am attending ND. Other than football, alumni network, Catholicism, the community, and USNEWS 18th ranking, I guess where I come from- New England preppy boarding school area--- most people either tune into the Ivies, sub-ivies as in Vandy, UVA, WakeForest, or go to those LACS- Middbury, bowdoin, amherst, williams, etc... I mean no one here goes to ND. I mean I am not Catholic yet I applied to ND based on its research programs and its environment. Personally, do you think ND is a self-selcting university as in how people tend to self-select themselves for somewhere like MIT or Uchicago...or do you think its a common university everyone sends their app? Because, even though its 18th on USNEWS, none of my friends applied there and its rarely talked about. People assume ND is just another university and they are rather impressed when you say you got into Vanderbilt even they are ranked the same. What are your thoughts regarding ND prestige... I know its worldwide, but why is it that to I suppose the preppy, rich environment, ND is not the choice that comes up?