Male/Female percentages

ajax1983
Tue, 10 May 2011 20:51:36 +0000

Well, there is a thread somewhere on this forum where 2010/2011 applicants posted their stats and their accept/wait list/reject status from Notre Dame. I spent considerable time reading through the many submissions from posters and was trying to figure out why my son was wait listed compared to other kids. I was a bit dismayed to see that there did not seem to be a whole lot of rhyme or reason to who was accepted and who was not. All accepted and wait-listed kids had exceptional stats. My son’s stats were generally equal to and in some cases better than students who had been accepted.

I did notice that legacy, female and minority applicants seemed to have been given an edge. For example, there were a number of women who had scores along the lines of 3.7 - 3.8 GPA, ACT of 30-32, many activities and accomplishments and they were accepted outright. My son with a 3.93 GPA, 34 ACT, and many activities and accomplishments was wait-listed. This is not a complaint, but an observation. My son likely would have ended up elsewhere regardless.

So in my opinion, based on observation, I do believe being a female has an advantage - even if its only minor.