University of Notre Dame Top Questions

At Notre Dame, students are known by name rather than number. Introductory classes that are held in lecture halls incorporate small tutorial sessions into their curricula. Professors open their doors to students on a regular basis, whether it be to discuss an assignment, a career opportunity, or personal issues. Overall, the education that a student receives at Notre Dame occurs both within and beyond the classroom.

professors are generally pretty fair and definately very intelligent..unless its a large class and even sometimes in a large class professors will try to learn names of their students

The classes are very demanding, and taking 5 classes at one time can be extremely demanding. I often am very stressed to get all my work done, but the classes are very rewarding and I've grown immensely intellectually. The students are smart, but it's not a cuthroat atmosphere in terms of competition. In general, I've been a little dissapointed in how available the professors have been outside of class.

Love my classes for the most part. My anthro class is fabulous - Professor McKenna is a genius. Everyone here is really smart. My major, architecture, is hell! I have so little time to do anything. I wish i could bemore involved on campus, but i have virtually no free time.

I have been pleased with my professors so far, and I like feeling challenged to think about things in different ways. I like the learning and research atmosphere on a college campus. Everyone seems to have some area where their passion shows through. I'm looking forward to taking business classes to see if my passion comes through in them.

It seems the professors here are either fantastic or exceedingly lame. There really is no mediocre. The grad students as a whole a little hard to take sometimes. They either can barely even speak English or are on the biggest power trips of their lives. But when a professor is good, they are amazing. They will help you out in anything that you need, even if it has absolutely nothing at all to do with the class. They love to talk, but in a good way, and will give you advice whenever you need it, and sometimes even when you don't realize you even need it.

One of my favorite classes I've taken at Notre Dame was a Business Law Class, with Margot O'Brien. I'm an English and Spanish major, so Business Law was a class that I just elected to take and I'm so glad I did. I didn't know much about the class or anything about the professor, but I wanted to take a class through the Business School...I'm also thinking about attending Law School, so I figured this class would be perfect--and it was. The actual business majors in the class weren't too thrilled with our teacher and thought she was too demanding for a class that didn't necessarily help them in their future profession...but I thought she was INCREDIBLE! She knew the law inside and out. She would hand out notes for every chapter and she'd basically be able to recite EVERY detail on those sheets without having to look at them herself. I was blown away by how incredible she was as a teacher, but also how kind and funny and helpful she was outside of class. She really cared about her students and wanted us to do well. Business Law is a class I know I will never forget.

Its a bunch of smart people working together. Some majors (pre professional and others) are very competitive, but most of them are very supportive. alot of classes involve discussion, and more than 3/4 of my teachers know my name. academics go well beyond the classroom... meals, parties, or just chilling out are all valid places for intellectual discussion.

Notre Dame strives to be a research based university. For the most part, it seems to be true. The sciences are continually rising to the top as well as the college of engineering. The business school is one of the best you can find in this nation and the connections this campus can give students is often more valuable then the degree they receive. The professors really do care about the students and most are readily available. Notre Dame wants each of its students to suceed and the support system through professors and advisors is excellent. The students strive to suceed both in and out of the classroom and try to relate their talents and knowledge from class to all aspects of their lives.

Classes and Prof's are great - but extremely challenging!

all my profs know my name... i'm the kid who always talks in class. my favorite class was called Alexander the Great. it was a history class all about the campaigns of alexander. of couse students are competitive. everyone is. conversations outside of class tend to be about real topics, like politics or catholic theology, or poverty or something like that.

The professors are great - they really care about the students, and if you make an effort, you can get to know as few or as many as you'd like. You can't get out of taking small classes, so you'll definately get to know a few of them. There are a lot of university requirements, including theology, which was kind of a turn-off for me, but now as a junior, I really appreciated having the well-rounded education. You cant leave with only taking math and science classes or just english classes the way you can at other schools. The classes, especially once you get out of the intros, are interesting, difficult, and worthwhile.

Academics are pretty challenging, busy weeks around midterm break and finals. Students study for varying lengths depending on their major, business and arts and letters students study notably less than engineering or science students. Students aren't very competitive towards each other, but everyone expects and strives to do well.

I really like all my professors. They're great people who know what they're talking about, care that we do well in their class AND well in the real world, and who have the Catholic background that we've grown used to. It's cool to bring academics into spiritual life. I love our latest slogan, "Educating minds and hearts." I'm an engineer, and some engineers complain about having to take calsses like theology and philosophy, but I appreciate the requirement. Notre Dame wants us to be well rounded people who can hold their own in an intelectual conversation. A degree from the University of Notre Dame is not proof of a trade, but of intellect.

The academics at Notre Dame are so so amazing. The professors are always interesting and more often than not are ridiculously smart. I don't spend a ton of time with the faculty outside of class however I always feel I could contact one if I felt the need. My most interesting class is my first year of studies class for Engineering which allows an introduction to all types of engineering. There are so many opportunities at Notre Dame that I never feel that I am limited in any way. I feel that the academics are very very hard, but also lend themselves to allowing students to have a good social life. I suppose that people could often do better in many classes if they spent more time studying, but I feel that for the most part people choose to be involved in many different things.

on every class i have taken, i've had a good relationship with my professors. most do know my name. they are very approachable and the class size to professor ration is small. their accesability helps us, students, enhance our learning experience. that's one of the reasons i picked notre dame and ever since day one it's been true.

Academics at Notre Dame are very challenging. Class sizes range from very small (less than 10) to large (over 300). If, however, you make a point to talk to professors, many will try to learn your name (but this is less common in large lectures). Participation is not very common and sometimes I wish people would have more intellectual conversations outside of class, but this does happen if you initiate it. Students tend to be competitive, but not exactly cut-throat- usually people are willing to help each other learn. I do spend time with my professors outside of class. I think that I would say education at Notre Dame is geared toward becoming a person who can do what one is called to do in his/her life. Therefore, this means not only studying the subject that pertains to one's future profession, but being well-rounded so as to be able to make informed choices in all parts of one's life.

My Proffeossors know my name. however, today after class he called me by another asian girl's name... :( Students are competitive...

People here study all the time...I've never been in such an intense atmosphere. It's not really competitive, per se, because people are always willing to help...it's just more of trying to do the most that you can, to the best possible ability level, to gain the most success. I personally haven't gotten very familiar with professors, but because I'm a freshman, most of my classes are larger (though not huge) intro level courses.

-Competitive but still supportive (support and help can be found easily from teachers and from fellow students). -What you make of it (you can make your life your homework or barely get by...it's up to you) -Professors welcome contact w/ students outside of class