<p>Conspicuously absent on the page is any info about how much she has already saved via babysitting, odd jobs, a part-time job, a summer job, tutoring etc. Absent also is any mention of being needy, of having actual financial need. I see nothing about family medical expenses, debt due to the care of grandparents. I see a smart and motivated student asking for donations(handouts) to go to an expensive school. You go girl. But I am not taking the bait. Not without a reason other than “I wanna.”</p>
<p>So does anyone know if she was accepted or not?</p>
<p>Well, it doesn’t say specifically on the page, but if you go to the blog portion she speaks to what she will do when she is at Notre Dame, so either she has been accepted, or is putting all her eggs in 1 basket. I do think that if she is accepted she should display that on the homepage.</p>
<p>When you click on the donate button you get a PayPal error message that says:</p>
<p>“This recipient is currently unable to receive money”.</p>
<p>I’m guessing she was not admitted.</p>
<p>Per Rachel’s website, she was rejected by Notre Dame. What is amazing though is that she managed to raise over $5000.00 for her tuition. I am wondering if her solicitation actually was a factor against her in the admissions process. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>i don’t know, it may have seemed arrogant of her to try to raise money before even knowing if she got in or not. the admission committee may have seen this as arrogance/ overconfidence (not that i agree).</p>
<p>Like others here have already mentioned, I thought her essays were subpar. The recommendations were nothing more than reiterations of her accomplishments (doing that makes for useless recommendation letters). Probably most telling, though, was that she did not post her ACT or SAT scores (or did I miss them?). If she didn’t post them, they must not have been very good. She posted everything else!</p>