Chance a junior for Notre Dame, Emory, and Boston College?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm currently a junior and will be posting stats below. Notre Dame is my dream school, but I don't know if I'm a good applicant. </p>

<p>My high school is ranked top 10 in the nation by Newsweek and top 30 by U.S. News. The top 40 in my class are geniuses who have taken over 10 AP classes, which is something that I can't handle.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.71
HPA: 4.45
Rank: 63/381
AP: 10th: Human Geo (4), Physics B (dropped second semester), Calculus AB (5), US GoPo (2, retaking), Lang (2, retaking), 11th: Macro, Micro, US History, Lit, 12th: Stats, Environmental, Psychology, Calculus BC
IB: Math, English, Chemistry, Psychology, Spanish, History</p>

<p>I've gotten 2 Cs (AP Physics B and IB Spanish 3). The rest are most As and some **.</p>

<p>Haven't taken SAT yet.</p>

<p>Extra-curriculars: Tennis (6 years, not on team), Class secretary (9), SGA 2nd VP (11), Debate (9-10), Red Cross Club (9-11, President 11), MUN (11), NHS (11)</p>

<p>Volunteering: Hospital 4 hrs/week, tutoring elementary kids 6 hrs/week, going to a Chinese orphanage for 3 weeks over the summer </p>

<p>I started a project at school to put boxes in most classrooms to collect clothes for the orphans in China.</p>

<p>I am most likely going to a summer session at Notre Dame next summer.</p>

<p>No hooks.</p>

<p>I was thinking about switching schools, but quitting IB would probably make me look like a quitter who couldn't handle the college-level workload...</p>

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<p>Anyone? 10char</p>

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<p>SAT score?</p>

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<p>I posted that I haven’t taken it yet.</p>

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<p>What do you think you’ll get?</p>

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<p>I’d say definitely attend Summer Scholars. Try to keep grades in the A-range. </p>

<p>You need above a 2200 or 1400/1600 to be really competitive in the applicant pool. </p>

<p>I was just accepted with a 4.2 weighted GPA and a 2230 SAT (R-760/M-700/W-770), and tons of service-oriented extracurriculars, but your trip to the orphanage is a good hook in that aspect. Emphasize that in your supplemental essays-- ND likes service. A LOT.</p>

<p>I attended Summer Scholars and many admissions sessions in my area. Try to get to know your admissions counselor if at all possible. Show a lot of interest in the school.</p>

<p>Don’t switch schools. Stick it out and then use the challenge as an asset in supplemental essays in showing how you grew as a student and are more prepared for college because of the difficult school. ND will take into account the difficulty of the school. I think standardized testing is more important anyway.</p>

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<p>They’re all a bit of a reach unless you (a) bring your grades up, (b) kill your SAT, or (c) have some sort of hook/an amazing app, holistically. Where else are you looking? Those schools are all very, very different.</p>

<p>Why is your username Blue Devil, btw, if you aren’t looking at Duke?</p>