Another addition to my post would be that there is a "Pre-professional" major that is actually given by ND (with the caveat that the student needs another major as well to graduate), which leads to them having their own advising department with a few assistant deans, including a former physician-turned-priest who generally writes all of the cover letters for the pre-med committee packet. There are plenty of opportunities for clinical and non-clinical experience in the area (two local hospitals, lots of charity work funded by the University). They also have a shadowing program available for Juniors to work closely with Family Practice residents for 4hrs/wk during their spring semester. There's lots of resources for students at ND, but these things are definitely not exclusive to it.
One other problem is that non "pre-med" majors, such as Biology majors, have their own advising groups which leads to conflicting answers to "what should I do?". There have also been some recent tiffs about the pre-med advisors strongly discouraging students from taking our Gross Anatomy course because it's "too hard". While it is a difficult class, it also provides a really strong anatomical foundation for those matriculating, as its put on in partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine and actually have a prosected cadaver lab component.
So, sometimes there are some mixed messages among ND faculty to their students, but I do think that overall there are a lot of good opportunities to be taken advantage of at ND. I do wish I had my old paperwork that detailed how many students end up applying and matriculating in any given year, if I end up finding it sometime soon I will post about it for everyone's viewing pleasure.
