| It looks like I am a bit late, but hopefully I can be of help. I am the irish80122 mentioned earlier (I changed my name on some forums to Irish68178 so I have some ND in my name and some Creighton, since Creighton got me to where I am today).
When I was rejected I talked a lot to admissions about where I should go (I was accepted at Holy Cross with scholarship and honors program) and they STRONGLY urged me to go to Creighton instead. That isn't to say that you can't get in from HC, I know several people who have, but it is far more difficult! ND only likes to accept a few students from Saint Mary's and Holy Cross, so because of this it usually takes a much higher GPA to transfer in to ND. A lot of the girls from Saint Mary's have also told me about problems they have had with their old friends who turned against them when they got into ND (since many of them got rejected as a transfer due to the competition). Just something to think about.
So my advice would be to go either to a good public school or another Catholic school and really get the most out of your time there. Take the courses you need to but also get involved and see if you aren't meant to be there. If you decide you aren't meant to be there, then hopefully you will have all your ducks in a row and will be able to transfer over to ND.
I know I can't post my email but please feel free to contact me via AIM if you have any questions about transferring as I can tell you my experience and those of my transfer friends. I also was accepted as a transfer to Boston College so if you are looking at BC I may be able to help a bit as well. My AIM is NDpsych2007, feel free to get in touch with me anytime.
Lastly, I do know the transfer from Miami of Ohio, we had theology together. He is a very nice guy.
Good luck to everyone! |