Saint Mary's College

Date: Jul 07 2005
Major: Social Work (This Major's Salary over time)
I attended Saint Mary's for two years before transferring to another school. While I did have some great professors and awesome classes, the negatives far outweighed these positives. First off - this is not a place that welcomes individuality or expression. If you aren't from an upper-class financial background, aren't white and aren't completely concerned with what to wear to the next frat party at Notre Dame - you may experience some problems. For example, when I was there a huge controversy took place over holding a play of the Vagina Monologues. It was banned, as the University decided that it would only promote masturbation and lesbianism. I'd also heard that if any girl went to the nurse to ask about condoms or birth control that they would be denied and that their parents would be called. But one of the biggest issues is the fact that St. Mary's only cares about preserving its supposed reputation. I can not count the number of mass e-mails I received from students who had been sexually or violently assaulted (many times by Notre Dame boys) who were attempting to make the existence of this issue known. In all cases, especially if Notre Dame students had been involved, St. Mary's only response was to shove these incidents under the rug. I'm sure there were many more incidents that St. Mary's had succeeded in covering up and that no one ever heard about. St. Mary's primary concern is to maintain a pristine image in order to make more money and the welfare of their students ranks far behind it. Unless you are very Catholic, very rich, very conservative, and only interested in St. Mary's because its across the street from Notre Dame, I would suggest thinking twice before going here.