<p>I am just curious to this question because after looking at the posts on this board I am beginning to wonder how difficult it is to get into ND without uber athletic abilities.</p>
<p>So do I need sports to get in? (Or is it a tacit rule that the majority of kids who get in have athletic skills and academic skills?)</p>
<p>definitely not.</p>
<p>Absolutely not-soph son never played a sport in HS, but had high GPA/test scores. He has, however, played a club sport while at ND and is enjoying it very much--when he can participate (lots of studying!).</p>
<p>haha i thought u were both responding to his initial question "Can I still get into ND if I don't play sports but have a high GPA/test scores?" gave me a good laugh</p>
<p>yeah you're fine--I think it's more of a coincidence that mostly athletes apply to ND than the fact that admissions will only accept athletes...</p>
<p>ya, what jvon said</p>
<p>kind of similar to the fact that 85 % of the incoming class if Catholic.... but thats just relative to the applicant pool</p>
<p>I am the only athlete applying from my school.....but # 1, 2, and 4 in the class are applying. They are still better applicants than I am even though they don't play sports.</p>
<p>So dont read that much into it.</p>
<p>All but one of the kids applying from my school are varsity letterman. I don't know if that's helpful, but I think it just shows that the majority of applicants are athletes, thus a majority of students were high school athletes. It's a logical conclusion.</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about it, especially if you have other activities in which you are strong.</p>
<p>I never played a sport in high school nor do I now. Me=ubernerd.</p>
<p>hah nice PCB</p>
<p>we must be opposite</p>
<p>its kind of weird though... because Im known more for my athletics, and then when people find out that I have some levels of intelligence... it shocks them</p>
<p>stereotypes..psh</p>
<p>At my school, a good portion of our "elite" athletes are also great students. It seems that they're all just hard workers, and their hard work doesn't apply only to sports.</p>
<p>The truth about admissions is you come in during the winter and work out for the admissions office. You have to bench your own weight 20 times and run a 5 minute mile. We only take the best.</p>
<p>^^^Good thing EA decisions are back by the very end of autumn!</p>
<p>don't forget about the squats and power cleans... thank god for my strong legs and perfect clean form or i'd be at u of i right now</p>
<p>"Me=ubernerd"</p>
<p>This is true. :)</p>
<p>And I was never any good at sports either and I'm here now. You should be just fine.</p>
<p>I was hoping you wouldn't read that...</p>
<p>Hahaha, well, it's not like it was a secret. :)</p>