Do ND students often feel like SMC girls "invade their space"?

bjdkin
Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:47:54 +0000

My son is a first year at ND. He has many friends from SMC–everyone is part of the ND “family”. Like the above poster stated, there may be a small amount of perceived rivalry…but I have never heard of any actual instances. The clubs and activities he participates in include students from SMC, ND and HC and I have never heard him make a distinction when talking about his friends. I only know that some are SMC vs. ND because I have asked him–as I was curious as to how it all worked! One of his close friends originally applied to ND, did not get in (was waitlisted) and was all set to go to another school. She then realized that she really liked the ND atmosphere and decided on SMC. She loves it and has not regretted her decision one bit. My son sees her often, as, again, no real distinction among the kids–everyone is at the football games, can join clubs, etc. Congrats on attending SMC!