Not @usma87, but here is a link to info on last year’s Welcome Weekend: https://welcomeweekend.nd.edu/ (You can see schedules, etc., via links on the left side of the page.
Our daughter who is a sophomore is our first at ND. We knew nothing about Junior Parents Weekend (JPW) until we just happened to visit our daughter this weekend during her siblings winter break. The campus was very busy with events for the parents and students. According to my daughter every student who is a junior in her dorm had their parents come this weekend. She’s in a smaller dorm but I was surprised how well attended it seemed. We went to a hockey game on Saturday night and junior parents and their kids were dressed up ( suits & dresses) heading to an event. My daughter did say that it’s just for parents and not siblings. Hotels and restaurants seem to fill up very fast with groups of parents & kids. Dorms were hosting meet and greets with desserts. There is a large Mass where the school orchestra plays. Check out the link posted above. All of the visiting parents that we spoke to said how wonderful the weekend was. We book our hotel right away for next year. If your family has a history at ND than you most likely know about it.
@Tea4Two - I hope @suzy100 's link helped. Our weekend was a little chaotic, our DS is in marching band. He practice during large chunks of time. It was a great weekend to walk around campus and get a few insights into the year.
@WineLover There are also planned parent weekends in the individual dorms. And, basically, every home game day is like a parents weekend. 
As a Parent of a junior we faced the same issues Four children and Catholic Schools for all of them. Notre Dame offers a different experience that goes beyond academics. I’ve had 3 in college so far. Notre Dame is different, it just is. The others went to private and public universities and thrived and enjoyed it. But those schools aren’t Notre Dame. As Lou Holtz said, To those who know Notre Dame not explanation is necessary, to those who don’t no explanation will suffice.’ It wasn’t until I became a parent of Notre Dame that I grasped how truely special a place it iss and how truly remarkable the community of students are. My daughter shutters thinking it will be her senior year next year. I realize cost matters but never once have I regretted the loans.
The acceptance announcement for regular decision will come out March 18, at 6:42 PM.
Deferred wont hear until regular decision in mid March, Don’t fret. My daughter was deffered from REA (uber competitive) but was accepted.
@lcnova3 Do not despair. My daughter was in the same boat. She was number 1 in her class all four years at a private Catholic girls high school. NMS President and an Archdiocesan Merit Scholar . Active in athletics and volunteering. She was deferred too. She was accepted RD. She’s a junior now at Notre Dame studying abroad at Trinity College in Dublin.
Lou Holtz Quote: “Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation’s necessary. Those who don’t, no explanation will suffice.
Ndhelp Do not despair. My daughter was in the same boat. She was number 1 in her class all four years at a private Catholic girls high school. NMS President and an Archdiocesan Merit Scholar . Active in athletics and volunteering. She was deferred too. She was accepted RD. She’s a junior now at Notre Dame studying abroad at Trinity College in Dublin.
Lou Holtz Quote: “Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation’s necessary. Those who don’t, no explanation will suffice.
Reading this gives me such hope for my son…he was deferred too…ND still his top choice…we just went to Purdue last weekend and he loved it but I could feel him comparing it to ND (nothing is better in his eyes). One visit to ND and we got it!! He has autism but very high functioning…we just think ND is where he will thrive academically and socially - especially after reading so much more about the environment. He has great stats (1490 SAT - 4.14 GPA 5’s in all the AP classes he took)…a full load senior year with all A’s. NHS…football manager…baseball player…Model Congress… church handbell choir. I know that he will do well where ever he ends up…it amazes me that he wants to travel so far from home - but its also going to be another part of his amazing success story. So hopeful that ND is a part of these next chapters!!!
Has anyone heard anything about when REA financial aid will be coming out? The website said late February but it’s already march
I haven’t heard. Anxiously waiting!
I received my financial aid package through email this evening.
My son received an email last night listing his “eligibility” for financial aid numbers. It contained specific values for scholarships, employment income, and loans, but the word “eligibility” makes me wonder. Is the actual Financial Aid Notification going to show the same dollar values as his aid received? Or might the FAN letter give him something less than his “eligibility”? I guess the snail mail letter might answer this…but wondering if the ND veterans on CC know…?
@BigDaddieD you should be getting what is on the financial aid report. However, in my experience it is that we got more money as time went by. A couple weeks after the initial response from financial aid we received another email giving us more scholarships. And about a month later another scholarship was added. I didn’t apply for any scholarship these were just given to me by different entities like my local Notre Dame club
Regular Decision notifications on March 19th early evening.
According to the Admissions Webpage
@J123D123 Please include all Regular Decision related postings under the ND Regular Decision thread. Thanks!
So Sorry
So many REA applicants who were deferred to RD so I thought it was relevant.
Good Luck
Hope you had good news.
My daughter was admitted!