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<p>I am a junior at a public school in Tennessee. I would like to know my chances of getting into Notre Dame for business, but will also complete the requirements for medical school. </p>
<p>Stats:
GPA: 3.95 unweighted
Top 10% of my class.
ACT: 26 (just recently got a 30 on practice test)</p>
<p>About 15 Honors classes and will have 4 APs by the end of my Senior year (my school only offers 6)-A's in all AP</p>
<p>ECs:
-Volunteering at Hospital in the summer
-Work part time at Chick-fil-A
-Attended National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine at UCLA
-Will Attend TN Govenor's School for International Studies and willl take class in Macroeconomics.
-International DECA Competitor for creating a business
-Lettered in Band, Bowling, Football
-Writer for School Paper
-Member of Mock Trial for 3 yrs.
-Battle of Bands charity event for INTERACT
-Member of NHS
-Member of BETA
-Member of DECA and FBLA
-Received the Billy Mitchell Award in Civil Air Patrol and was the Cadet Commander of my local squadron. (equivalent of an Eagle Scout)</p>
<p>I am sure there are others...these are the ones I can remember.</p>
<p>Please be honest and tell me what I need to work on...I know the ACT needs improvements, but anything else would help.</p>
<p>i had the same number of honors classes and ap classes as you did, but my school offers like 13, and i got in. i also had the same gpa. </p>
<p>i would recommend studying for the ACT, but maybe try your luck on the SAT if you feel comfortable with it. </p>
<p>additionally, you have a lot of ECs, especially with a job and volunteering. you also seem to have great leadership, but make sure that you try to get some leadership positions at your HS next year, like president, vp, treasure, captain, or something like that in football, bowling, band, or mock-trial. </p>
<p>finally, really pick the thing that you worked on most, the thing that you are most passionate about and write a really good essay on it. they are looking to see that drive and persistence on something that you really were interested in, and making sure that you tried to take that activity to the next level. </p>
<p>good luck and please ask any more questions.</p>
<p>Thanks Hawk… So what if my ACT only goes up like a point or two??? No chance???
I appreciate your help in advance!!!</p>
<p>if you do not get over a 30 on the ACT your chances are not likely…</p>
<p>but remember, SAT and ACT are not the only factor…if you are just not good at standardized tests (i wasn’t), but was great at a lot of other factors, then you still have a chance. </p>
<p>plus by taking the ACT again (or even another 2 times), you will be amazed how taking it once helps. On the SAT, my writing portion went up about 100 points each time I took it again.</p>
<p>I would really encourage you to take the ACT as many times as possible. It is usually true that your scores will go up a bit each time! Maybe you could take a good prep course, or work with a private tutor specific for the ACT. Seriously, I think this is the only area you need to improve~I hate to say it, but if you can’t get over that 30 mark, you may be out of luck. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Is a 30 good enough for Notre Dame, or is it really important to get a 31+?</p>
<p>hey mose2014! i just wanted to respond to ur question because i was in the same situation. i got a 30 on the ACTS and i took it three times. Because ND’s stats make a 30 seem really low, I was scared that this would really make it hard for me to get in. I’m really excited to say that I will be attending ND in the fall but I got deferred and waitlisted first. I don’t know if the 30 on the ACTS were the reason I didn’t get in early or regular, but a 30 will not prevent you from getting in. Good luck!</p>
<p>mose2014, if you can try it again, can’t hurt</p>