<p>Do we have to go over this again? Alright, we shall. ND IS NOT A GREAT RESEARCH UNIVERSITY YET. Our grad school is not that great right now, hence why we do not have as much research. This does NOT influence the quality of undergraduate education, which is what we are worrying about here. </p>
<p>Do you consider all of the LACs to be crap, because I am pretty sure they will be low on your scale. </p>
<p>Given the weak graduate school, it is actually a blessing in disguise for undergraduates. I bet that there are more research opportunities for undergrads here than there are at those other schools. Here is an example: I ran my honors thesis in a ND lab using 6 research assistants and paid for it using a ND research grant. How many people from other boards can say that? How many are given that opportunity. I am not saying this to say I am great, I am saying this to show that I am BLESSED to be here.</p>