<p>ok, back to what we dislike about ND…well i had to wear a sweatshirt and long pants today in AUGUST, but it did warm-up throughout the day - the weather is really unpredictable. But it is sunny right now in the mid to low 70s!</p>
<p>Happymed. Notre dame hasn’t done anything about diversity because they don’t care or need to. They like being a white catholic
conservative institution. They could try diversify but why bother. They are making tons of cash anyways.</p>
<p>@ happymed: I don’t think diversity needs to be given so much emphasis. Indeed, it has its significance on a college campus, but in terms of Notre Dame, I don’t think it’s surprising to see less diversity. As you mentioned, ND has a slightly higher acceptance rate of 27%–this percentage is largely due to the fact that ND applicants are a self-selecting group. Not everyone is ready for a predominantly Catholic university. Not everyone is down for single-sex dorms or South Bend, Indiana. It takes a certain type of kid. For the reasons just mentioned, it’s not surprising that the student body isn’t too diversified by your standards, since similiar types of applicants seem to be drawn to ND. But I think you’re gauging diversity incorrectly, in all honesty (along with a lot of other colleges as well). It disappoints me that you think diversity is based only on race. In fact, there are so many other ways to define “differences” between and among individuals–it’s naive to think otherwise. It’s unfair for a self-proclaimed outsider to make such a negative and extreme assessment of the diversity of the ND campus when you neither attend nor plan to (as made clear by your posts). You can find diversity among interests, ideas, socio-economic status etc. Consider the possibility that diversity isn’t and shouldn’t be all about race.</p>
<p>p.s. I don’t think happymedstudent is totally appropriate? You don’t seem too happy to me.</p>
<p>It’s true that diversity can come in many forms such as SES background, race/ethnicity, geographic location, political affiliation, religion, and belief systems . However, it is accurate to say that Notre Dame is seriously lacking in most of the categories. This may not necessarily be a bad thing, but it is the truth nonetheless.</p>
<p>Read this article - it talks of an increase in diversity [The</a> Observer - Class of ?14 promises diversity](<a href=“http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/class-of-14-promises-diversity-1.1308414]The”>http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/class-of-14-promises-diversity-1.1308414)</p>
<p>worth considering</p>
<p>I noticed earlier in the post that someone mentioned that Stanford and some other schools participate in QuestBridge and are therefore more interested in socio-economic diversity than ND. My son applied to ND through QuestBridge and was accepted with very generous financial aid. QuestBridge has a very active chapter on campus. He also attended African-American Scholars at Notre Dame between his junior and senior years of high school and reported that it was an amazing experience. He is finishing up his first year and has worked very hard and has had a lot of fun.</p>