<p>I am currently a sophmore,
I take all honors and 1 AP class
4.95/5.0 gpa
ranked 1 in my class for now
play hockey and am going to do track starting this year
on the math team, in a leadership course at my school, a computer lab assistant, in Blessed Edmund Rice Guild for my school (helps kids who are in bad neighborhoods), in student council
I am applying for NHS this year and plan to run for president my senior year
I am running a shoe drive for my school and plan to do more community service
All of my cousins from 1 side of my family went to ND (i don’t know if this has any affect)</p>
<p>I hear that ND is verty hard to get into so I want to know how I stack up</p>
<p>I would say so far so good. If you continue getting good grades, growing in leadership, volunteering, athletics, etc., you will be in the hunt for admission to ND. Your ACT/SAT scores will mean a lot toward demonstrating that your academic record is based in reality. I would definitely prepare for taking those tests.</p>
<p>By the way, I don’t think that the family legacy of cousins will mean very much in admissions, but you might seek their advice on what the admissions staff looks for in successful applications for admission.</p>
<p>Honestly, you’re a sophomore. Wait another year, take your tests, before posting chance threads. It’s impossible to chance you for ND right now, because ND weighs stats more than other similar schools, so without those, it’s irrelevant. Your GPA is good, and your extra-currics are nice, but you need to be able to explain why they’re important/how they’ll help you contribute at ND. And cousins do not count as legacy.</p>
<p>Keep it up, and hopefully do well on your tests. For the ACT, at least a 32+. I had a 30, which I know is low for ND, but I was outright rejected EA, as was a friend of mine with a 32.</p>
<p>I agree with mose. I would put an ACT of 32 in the ball park, though. My son was accepted with a 32 (he ended up at another school), but as mose indicates, the better those test scores, the better the chances for admission, all other things being equal. Later on (like your senior year), two things that seem to help are meeting with an admissions rep when they are in your area and making a formal visit to the campus. My son really hit it off with the admissions rep, and that could not have been a bad thing. :)</p>