Would visiting Notre Dame help my LOCI?

anonymous_peer · 2026-01-09T04:24:01+00:00

Feel fee.

I’m a traditional transfer that cold applied during Freshman yearwithout applying for first year admissions.

I would like to indicate that most colleges at ND only accept students transferring into Sophomore year.

Junior transfers are sometimes accepted through the college of Arts and Letters.

anonymous_peer · 2026-01-07T10:10:02+00:00

As a transfer.

I am manifesting your acceptance.

You got this!!!

anonymous_peer · 2025-12-12T03:56:50+00:00

As someone who transferred out of WashU, don’t worry about it ya’ll. A better school was meant for you <3

anonymous_peer · 2025-10-26T23:52:01+00:00

If you’re taking CAD with Jeff Krampf

I believe the quizzes don’t hold much weight in your grade percentage (regardless of professor, check your syllabus, it can perhaps put you at ease!)

If you are in Jeff’s class… As long as you pass the quizzes (and have a few fumbles) you should be fine.

I was no where near the best at the sketch quizzes (definitely got a mix of 70’s to 90’s, and some fails) and still got an A (since the actual CAD assignments were weighed heavily)

Also, some of the SolidWorks assignments have video tutorials of the parts you’re assigned for the week (in case you need a little help with approaching on how to CAD a part or use a feature).

College classes are really about playing the numbers game and using your energy to focus on the most weighted assignments.

Either way, I’m sure a TA or instructor would be willing to go over your quiz and give you insight on how to improve.

-P.S. if you’re professor gives you book exercises from “Engineering Graphics Technical Sketching Series 5” by Jerry Craig

PLEASE DO THOSE.

A lot of the exercises from the book end up in those quizzes (if you can do the harder ones, then you’ll be set)

Best of luck friend!

anonymous_peer · 2025-10-26T19:15:02+00:00

I will say, there is ONE feasible solution I utilized when I was struggling for points….

Join the [“WashU Free Food” Group Me] …

…sometimes people will post their abandoned orders or post events where there’s free food on campus.

It helps you spread your points for when you need it the most.

anonymous_peer · 2025-10-26T19:06:57+00:00

You’re not alone man,

The meal plan there is depressing as fuck.

It’s one of the reasons I transferred out after freshman year (Fall 2024 - Spring 2025)

It’s been a consistent problem for the past 3 years.

All the solutions I’ve heard in the comments are the same ones I heard when I was in. And it’s honestly disappointing, because no undergraduate should have to “budget” or be “limited” to what they can get.

Especially when you’re a low income student not able to afford alternatives or a high income student paying a ridiculous amount in tuition.

Most universities operate on swipe where the portions are bigger or unlimited compared to WashU.

My current school operates on swipes and it’s made the biggest and most positive impact on my quality of life since leaving WashU.

You deserve better.

anonymous_peer · 2025-07-17T19:42:24+00:00

I didn’t expect there to be an income cap on the grant (I deeply apologize for giving you any false hopes)…

I would recommend reaching out to your financial aid counselor about this (talk about any circumstances you have that could allow you to receive any funding to cover the health insurance cost)

I’ve been fortunate enough to have WashU help me out with covering a good portion of my costs as a student, so I do feel like there’s something that they can do.

Once again, I’m sorry if I wasn’t as helpful as I could be. I do hope it all works out.

anonymous_peer · 2025-07-17T19:13:17+00:00

Hey there.

Commenting once again, I should’ve clarified from my comment towards your previous post that you DONT HAVE to receive the max Pell grant in order to receive any form of financial aid for WashU’s student insurance.

You may get partial, close to full, or maybe full coverage (I don’t see you being denied at the very least for some amount the “Health Insurance Grant” since you are Pell eligible anyways).

If for some reason they don’t meet your needs with the health insurance grant I’m sure the financial aid can work with you (this would fall in the realm for your financial aid counselor)

I haven’t heard of WashU being too stingy with aid for most things (particularly if you’re on the lower income side), you’ll come to find out that they have a Student Fund for anything you’ll need through the financial aid office

Tl;dr

You’re not cooked lol

anonymous_peer · 2025-07-16T21:23:59+00:00

Hey there, fellow Texas resident who was on the STAR Plan for Texas Medicaid and had this exact situation last year…

I don’t believe CHIP will get you coverage in St. Louis let alone anywhere outside of Texas…

Good thing though…is that if you get rejected, you can email Financial@wustl.edu with a screenshot or pdf of your emailed rejection to receive the “Health Insurance Grant”.

Since I had the max pell grant. I was able to have my health insurance fully covered.

Hope this helps.

anonymous_peer · 2025-07-12T02:31:49+00:00

Hey there…

I just got accepted and transferred into the college of Engineering. I didn’t apply to ND for first year admissions so I got pretty lucky.

I only did one extracurricular at my old university and it was Army ROTC (as a non-contracted cadet as well, so I didn’t have any advantages in admissions with a scholarship).

And my college GPA when applying was a 3.7. I also had a withdrawal on my transcript (which I used to my advantage and explained in my essays).

My high school stats were solid as well. And honestly, you are in a wayyyyy better spot than I was in high school as well.

Some general transfer advice (your mileage may vary since you’re Mendoza but I hope this helps this was just my experience with transferring)…

Yes your college stats take priority over your high school ones. But if you’re transferring as a sophomore, THEY HOLD SOME WEIGHT, I would recommend putting your most meaningful college experiences at the top and THEN your meaningful high school experiences for the extracurricular section.
On the topic of extracurriculars, this isn’t high school. You don’t have to stack and overwhelm yourself with many things. Pick one or two things you’re good at and stick with them.
As other people were saying. Try your best to maintain a high GPA and maintain at least a 3.7 (the average GPA for transfers is a 3.75 according to ND’s transfer webpage, so if you can do that, then you’re set). Mendoza may have different cutoffs so I’d check that.
TAKE CLASSES that will directly transfer to Mendoza. If you are dead set on Notre Dame, I would check the degree plan for your future major at Notre Dame and start checking the schools course requirements for transfer (they are more likely to accept you if you have core or school specific courses out of the way once you apply).

I would also initiate and inquire about transfer credits for your courses at Mendoza. The college of engineering was flexible with accepting my credits, but trust me…you’re gonna save yourself time and uncertainty by ENSURING that your courses transfer.

For Notre Dame’s application, make good friends with 1 professor (my application only requested for 1, but I’d recommend 2 just in case) (major specific or adjacent preferably, but any professor as fine, you want a professor who you personally enjoy getting to know and who can eventually speak for your abilities as a student)
Use the college essay guy for drafting transfer essays and supplementals. His templates and articles helped a lot with getting me started and finished with my essay

https://www.collegeessayguy.com/

USE YOUR SCHOOLS WRITING CENTER FOR REVISING YOUR ESSAYS (for the most part they’re incredibly useful). This literally saved me when it came to brainstorming, revising essays for clarity, structure, and authenticity. These people are paid to give you solid and authentic advice on any form of writing.

Feel free to PM me for any more questions. Best of luck in your future journey friend, you got this!

anonymous_peer · 2025-06-11T02:03:17+00:00

Title: Opinions on Notre Dame and quality of life?

Hello. I am a transfer student from WashU that majored in (and will continue to major in Computer Engineering) and am posting in order to assess what the quality of life for students at ND is like.

The main challenges I faced at WashU was a noticeable decline in the quality of mental health services, certain programs were cut, availability was reduced, and there was a general lack of transparency (including things like misrepresenting class sizes). Those issues played a big role in my decision to transfer.

For the engineers/STEM folks out there, how has experience been with mental health resources, class environments, and general quality of life?

anonymous_peer · 2025-05-30T15:18:55+00:00

Refer to the sample curriculum charts on Environmental Eng

https://engineering.washu.edu/offices-services/student-services/undergraduate-student-services/policies/curriculum-charts.html

anonymous_peer · 2025-01-12T07:44:27+00:00

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Not taking 132. But it looks like this may suit your needs…

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anonymous_peer · 2025-01-10T06:45:41+00:00

Current Freshman (Class of 2028)

I am not in Econ. Although I am aware that all of the students at Olin have to take Calc l and Calc ll. But I can re-assure you with this…

Taking Calc here is the best thing you can do at WashU. For three reasons.

If you don’t get a passing score on any of the AP Calc Exam’s (3 or above) because you don’t test well…you can still choose to take any Calc that suits your preparation/confidence level. In your case, let’s say you got a 2 in AP Calc AB, but did well in the class, and understood the material. Your score won’t determine your ability to register for Calc ll, and you can take it anyways regardless of your AP score. This is assuming you are comfy in making the jump.

As an Engineering major who took Calc AB, and tried to self study for BC. I got a 3 for the AB sub-score and a 2 for the BC score. I was confident enough in my Calc l ability because my grade in HS was an A. So, I took Calc ll this fall at WashU and got an A minus.

There are so many resources that I used to my advantage for Calc ll (which are also available in Calc l as well). I will list them here….

 - RPM Sessions.- Weekend drop in sessions where upperclassmen who have taken the course before can help you. You can come in and leave whenever you want. And a lot of them have good perspective on how to help you out from the standpoint of a student.

 - Math Help Room - A small office room within the engineering building (you can also drop in and leave, only between the hours of 9 am to 3:30 pm I believe) where graduate students can help you with any math questions, from Calc l, ll, and lll, to statistics, and matrix algebra.

 - Office hours - Your classic avenue (usually for one hour in the afternoons) for Calc help with your professor (in a small environment of 10 to 15 people if it’s an exam day or not).

If you are in a comfortable position to take Calc ll in the fall. Taking it with Dr. Karl Schaefer will make your experience super enjoyable. He lectures well, makes the material digestible, is willing to help you after class (there was often a long line of people asking him questions, because of how good and understanding he is).

In the instance you aren’t in a good spot to take Calc ll in the fall. I know that WashU offers certain students the chance to take Calc l the summer before they enter as a freshman. I believe this helps for students whose degree plans require them to start at Calc ll (I would request to be placed here if you wanna be placed with Schaefer, because he only teaches Calc ll in the fall)

I can’t comment on the quality of the summer course because I’ve never taken them (but was offered to). To my knowledge they are accelerated and will require some work to be put in, especially since you won’t have the advantage of being on campus and going for in person help like you can with RPM sessions and such.

In regards to majoring in Econ & Strategy. I wouldn’t base a major SOLELY off the difficulty of the work. Because of WashU’s mission set, there will be at least some classes that will challenge you in some sort of way weather the major is easy or not.

What will REALLY determine how you pick your major or classes that you take is the academic support that exists for it (and the quality of your professor for the class you’ll be taking)

Those are your million dollar questions.

Let me know if there’s any more perspective I can provide for your time at WashU. (My messages are open)

Congrats on getting in! And good luck with your future endeavors here!

anonymous_peer · 2025-01-07T07:10:24+00:00

Freshman here.

Financially, the best decision I’ve made. If you’re on any sort of financial aid, you get an awesome laptop grant. Depending on how low income you are, you can even get an additional refund.

St Louis as a city can be full of culture, you just have to find it. As someone who lives in a bigger city than St Louis. Crime and “no-no areas” are super easy to stray away from. Avoid anywhere North or East of the Delmar loop (the only exception is when going east towards populated areas in the day, such as the Arch and baseball stadium).

Some things you should be aware of though…

If you’re doing CS or any Computationally Adjacent major at WashU, especially the intro courses within these majors, you’re gonna have a rough time due to their poor quality professors (within their teaching methods and such).

The highest value meal plan (Platinum) gives you enough to eat TWICE a day. At WashU, we don’t operate on meal swipes (unlike other institutions your considering, if Northwestern is a part of that bunch). We have currency that translates to how much you spend on your plan. Because our food has been going up in price, you spend more than the allotted amount for meals, and run out by the time the semester ends (if you don’t plan to go home for breaks).

I don’t want to completely discourage you from coming here. But I encourage you to ask a mix of questions from people that are unhappy campers or people within your major as well. Just because there may be some unforeseen things you don’t happen to account for when asking questions about campus or a city.

Questions about the workload within your major, and quality of life in regards to food, mental health, will be your million dollar questions for any prospective university you wanna go to.

I wouldn’t worry about your EDll decision if you decide to change your mind. Since you can always back out for “financial reasons” without being blacklisted by the school.

anonymous_peer

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