It's very nice, safe, and the people are friendly. Excellent school district too. Schenectady and Troy are both quaint and lively. Both filled with artisans. However, you do want to watch your step in these areas. Both are home to a lot of impoverished people. Clifton Park is nice, but it is farther away from Albany.
Best Answer: Time Magazine had an article a while back on The Catholic Ivy League. It is not a real league but merely their way of saying that the following Catholic colleges were considered the best in the nation: Notre Dame. Georgetown.
3,595 out of 18,157 applicants or 20% were admitted making Notre Dame a very competitive school to get into with a low chance of acceptance for qualifying applicants. Academically, it has exceptionally high requirements for admission test scores. Of those applicants which were admitted, 56% enrolled. With over half of admitted students enrolling, acceptance by University of Notre Dame is a prized outcome for many students.