Nervous Notre Dame Applicant

littlek1183
Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:22:19 +0000

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone out there could rate my chances of being accepted to the University of Notre Dame, class of 2011. I applied RA, because I didn’ feel my stats were strong enough to be even a little competitive in the EA pool…and I think it was a good choice. Here they are:

Stats:
SAT: 1350/1600…2090/2400. I took the December SAT and am awaiting the results, hoping for improvement.
SAT IIs: None taken.
ACT: Didn’t take it…
GPA: 93.5% weighted. We only see our weighted GPA, so I have no idea what it is unweighted.
Rank: I’m not sure of the exact rank, because it has changed since I initially recieved it, but I’m in the top 10% of 327 students. Not in the top 5%, unfortunately…
Other stats: AP Scholar (5’s on AP American, AP English - Lang. & Comp., and AP Psychology)…tons of extracurriculars, 6 varsity letters, team captain, student council, NHS, etc. And I have an abundance of awards, too, but I don’t have time to list them all.

Subjective:
Essays: I was proud of my essay…I worked hard on it and I’m pretty confident that it’s what they’re looking for.
Teacher Recs: Couldn’t read them, but I’m sure it’s decent, maybe not fantastic.
Counselor Rec: Again, never read it, but my counselor really likes me, so I’m guessing it was good.
Hook (if any): Legacy, my dad graduated class of '81. A few other relatives graduated from ND, but I doubt they are taken into account unless they are parents.

Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors: In total, I’ve taken 16 honors classes in my high school career and 8 of them have been APs. My GPA was really bad as a freshman…without counting my freshman grades I would have around a 96% GPA and be one of the top 10-15 students in my class. My grades show a significant upward trend, each year my GPA gets higher and higher.

All right, those are my stats. I know they are lower than Notre Dame’s average stats, but I do have the legacy status. Please rate my chances, and don’t be too nice. I’d rather hear bad news now and have time to prepare for a rejection letter than feel optimistic and then be heartbroken in April…

Thank you!