<p>@stanford78 I think the selection process for Reilly students is kind of like the admissions process at most selective colleges. They take into account the objectives (standardized testing, GPA, etc.) as well as the subjectives (essays and recommendations from your application, etc.) and make judgement calls. I do think that the students they select are students who they consider likely to be accepted at other elite schools. In his speech at our closing banquet about why we should attend Notre Dame instead of other selective schools, the keynote speaker specifically named Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and Duke. As far as quantitatives go, I can say that I know that most of my friends from Reilly and I are presidential scholar candidates.</p>
<p>@sha1of2 Well, this is probably way more information than you want, but here you go. I went in February and had a great time. The students who organize it went to Reilly when they were seniors, and they are very intent on making the weekend as enjoyable as possible for the students. We were fed VERY well and VERY often. We were allowed to do a lot of things that really familiarized us with ND such as attending classes, hanging out in Recker’s and La Fortune, working out at the gyms, and going to dorm mass. There are some scheduled events, but there are also optional events, so there are times when students can choose not to participate in an organized activity and spend that time doing other things they would like to do on campus instead. They make it very obvious that they are trying to sell Notre Dame to you, and I think most of us were very flattered that such an elite university was “recruiting” us. Reilly really succeeds in showing students why Notre Dame is a university like no other. All in all, it was the best weekend of my year so far, and I love Notre Dame so much more now than I did before I went. I really think your daughter should take advantage of this great opportunity.</p>