@rmaxbulldog123 You have to start your own thread. You can’t hijack @JJMantaRay25’s thread.
JJ, you appear to be a competitive candidate. Your GPA is a weak spot, but if you can get that up to 3.75 it will help. Notre Dame is big on kindness and volunteering. Also, a very high percentage of their students participate in sports, if only in intramurals or friendly games between dorms. I would lump your volunteer work together (20 hours isn’t really impressive, unless you’ve done something particularly impactful in that time frame), and highlight your sports participation, even the marathons. Each activity isn’t by itself all that impressive, but if you group them together to show increasing progression and challenge, you will tell a much more powerful story.
Visit if you can. While ND doesn’t consider demonstrated interest, their info session is particularly useful in explaining exactly what they’re looking for.
Run the NPC too to make sure it is affordable. While they meet full need, their idea of what you need and your idea of what you can afford may be far apart.
Good luck to you!