University of Notre Dame:
Name: Mahati Kalaparthy
Year: Freshman
Major: Economics and ACMS
Phone: +1 919 931 9426
Email: mahati.kalaparthy@gmail.com
Hello! My name is Mahati and I’m a first-year student at the University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a medium-sized private research school in South Bend, Indiana, which is about two hours east of Chicago. Besides being a highly ranked school for its academic programs, Notre Dame also has an incredibly competitive sports environment, which will contribute greatly to your experience at Notre Dame even if you don’t play a sport. Amongst our stronger academic programs are the liberal arts programs, including everything from Economics to Theology, and our business programs in the esteemed Mendoza College of Business. Other programs in science and engineering are good too, and if you’re interested in exploring two or even three majors, Notre Dame will give you ample support to easily fit your courses into your four years.
Besides the academics, an indispensable part of Notre Dame’s culture is its housing system. Every student is randomly allocated to one of 31 single-sex dorms that they are expected to stay in for three years and an optional fourth year. This means that every freshman automatically has a place that they can call home and a group of people that they can call a family as soon as they come in. Stating your dorm’s name is an essential part of introducing yourself to a fellow Notre Dame student or even an alumni because of how much it will define your community experience. But housing isn’t the only way to form community.
Another huge positive is being in Chicago’s backyard. Although I’d say Notre Dame’s campus is quite closed off in its own “Notre Dame bubble”, and that the surrounding South Bend area takes a while to fall in love with, the fact that Chicago is so accessible makes it easier to stay connected with the world that you’ll eventually graduate into. Lots of current students get internships there and our alumni community in Chicago is huge. One of Notre Dame’s biggest advantages is how strong its alumni network is, and how willing alumni are to hire Notre Dame graduates. A lot of alumni are often available on online networking platforms to provide guidance to current students, and are always fairly excited to talk to you at tailgates, of course.
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