<p>All I would like to know is ACT/SAT, legacy or no, and GPA.</p>
<p>ANY advice would be wonderful right now!</p>
<p>SATs: 2300 (m:790,wr:760,cr:750)
GPA: 5.135 weighted where A = 5.0 in honors/AP, A+ = 5.5 in honors/AP
Average public school in NJ
Non-Legacy, Non-Recruited Athlete,etc.</p>
<p>I didn’t look to see if there is a decision thread for this past admitted class, but if there is, browse that to get a sense for how things look. </p>
<p>From my son’s high school, the val and sal are both going to ND, neither is a legacy – val is unweighted 4.0 with a 35 ACT, and sal is a 3.95 unweighted, I don’t know that student’s testing specifically but my son tells me it is a 34 or above. Both of those students were in the most rigorous curriculum offered at the school.</p>
<p>The stats of admitted students at ND are overwhelming to me, as a parent. As tantalizing as the idea is that seeing a range of acceptance stats will verify your chances, there are just too many variables to make it that simple. Bottom line, top stats matter at ND, as with any other top 20 university. </p>
<p>Good luck, and work on identifying a true safety that you can afford and would be happy to attend if the dice don’t roll your way at ND or another school.</p>
<p>GPA:4.38/4 (5.0=A in AP and 4.8=A in honors)
Pretty average public school in NJ, 15th percentile within class (all the other kids who took AP courses were in a similar situation…context is everything with GPA)
SAT: 2280 (720 CR, 760 M, 800 W)
Non-Legacy, Non-Athlete, Non-Everything</p>
<p>And I was Early Action, by the way.</p>
<p>As a tour guide who’s done a lot of work with admissions…stats aren’t exactly everything. With ND being a Top 20 school, the above post is right on in a lot of areas. It’s almost like a high jump bar…just a matter of clearing it. Good stats are necessary, but there are not set numbers for anything. Just make sure that what you’re putting out there is the best you have to offer, and that it’s you. That’s all you can do on your end. I’ll end that broken record-esque advice there.</p>
<p>ACT: 35
GPA: 3.66 unweighted (lol)
Non-legacy</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>ABOUT ME
Caucasian middle-class female, went to all-girls private catholic high school, nothing all that notable about me. Applied EA to the College of Science with intended major in biochemistry, accepted EA.</p>
<p>TESTS
SAT: 2290 (700 CR, 800 M, 790 W with 8 essay [oops])
ACT: 34 (35 E, 34 M, 33 R, 33 S, 8 essay [oops again])
SAT IIs: 790 Bio M, 800 Chem, 800 Math II
AP: Chem, Physics B, Bio, Calc AB, Stat, English Language, English Literature, Euro, All 5s</p>
<p>COURSELOAD
English: 4 years including 2 APs
Spanish: 4 years, Spanish 2 thru 5, all Honors-level
History: 3 years, 1 AP soph year and regular level frosh and junior year
Science: Honors and AP Bio, Honors and AP Chem, AP Physics
Math: Geometry thru AP Calc (4 years) plus AP Stat
Theology: 4 years of BS Catholic school religion class
Band: 3.5 years</p>
<p>ECs
Musician: All-District Junior and Senior year, pit orchestra for school play, member of local youth orchestra, musician for mass at my church
Service: volunteer music tutor, ran school supplies drive for local urban school
Sports: field hockey (9th grade frosh, 10th grade JV, 11th and 12th varsity) and lax (9-11th JV, 12th varsity)
Nerd stuff: math league (team captain, won state awards for my team and as an individual) and science olympiad (ditto)</p>
<p>AWARDS
National Merit Scholar
AP Scholar
Rensselaer medalist
Governor’s School</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>2100 SAT (800 W 680 M 620 CR)
31 ACT
4.65 GPA
Heavy legacy</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-notre-dame/1258899-notre-dame-class-2016-ea-rd-decisions-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-notre-dame/1258899-notre-dame-class-2016-ea-rd-decisions-thread.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-notre-dame/1108845-official-notre-dame-class-2015-rd-decisions.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-notre-dame/1108845-official-notre-dame-class-2015-rd-decisions.html</a></p>
<p>talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-notre-dame/1051594-official-ea-results-thread.html</p>
<p>SAT: 2270 (750 CR 740 M 780 W)
No Legacy
4.0 GPA</p>
<p>If Notre Dame is your first choice, I would recommend applying to the Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Program (by the Early Action deadline).</p>
<p>Admitted for ND class of 2015 (applied two years ago): ACT 35, GPA 4.2 weighted, 3.9 unweighted (on 4.0 scale.) Catholic high school, four-year athlete, 400+ hours of volunteer work including leadership positions, academic and volunteer service awards, non-legacy. AP English, Calc, sciences, plus Honors in earlier grades (high school does not offer a very high number of AP classes.) Admitted EA.</p>