Chance me for the B-school

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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<p>Here's my basic resume and some other facts:</p>

<p>IB Diploma Candidate </p>

<p>IB Economics SL- 6/7
IB Math Methods SL- 5/7</p>

<p>I'm also taking IB World Lit HL, IB Biology HL, and IB History of the Americas HL, and
IB French SL this year.</p>

<p>AP World History- 5
AP European History- 5 (on my own without a class)
AP English Literature- 4
AP United States History- 5 </p>

<p>I'm also taking AP Stats, AP Calc AB, and I'll probably take the AP French exam to get the AP International Diploma</p>

<p>PSAT (if it matters)</p>

<p>CR- 80
MATH- 68
WRIT- 59
Total: 207, 98th percentile</p>

<p>This got me National Merit Scholarship consideration, I don't know if I'm a finalist yet.</p>

<p>SAT </p>

<p>CR- 700
MATH- 650
WRIT- 620
Total: 1970</p>

<p>I can do a lot better than this when I retake it in a few weeks, I was really tired when I took it. I also took the ACT yesterday so I don't have the scores yet.
I'll be taking SAT 2's in Lit, Math 2, and a history (not sure which) in November, I expect to do amazing at history.</p>

<p>GPA- I don't know it yet, but I've gotten all A's thru high school except one B+ in IB Math. I figure it'll be around 4.1 weighted.</p>

<p>No class rank at my school. </p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>Varsity Masterminds (State-Wide High School Trivia Competition)
• 9th - League Championship 1st Place
• 10th - League Championship 2nd Place
• 10th - League Co-MVP
• 11th - League Championship 2nd Place
• 11th - Regional Championship 1st Place
• 11th - State Championship 1st Place
• 11th - League MVP
• 11th - Playoff All-tournament MVP</p>

<p>Varsity Math League- 11th</p>

<p>Meszaros Entrepreneurship Training Program at University at Buffalo
• Business Plan Competition, 3rd Place</p>

<p>Lifelong Fisherman
• New York State Catch and Release Angler Award: Smallmouth Bass, June 2011</p>

<p>Aspiring Adirondack 46er
• Climbed 18 out of 46 High Peaks in the Adirondack Mountains</p>

<p>Active Member of American Mensa (the High IQ society) since July 2011 </p>

<p>Sports</p>

<p>Varsity Track and Field- 9th, 10th, 11th
Varsity Cross Country- 10th, 11th
Novice Crew- 9th</p>

<p>Awards</p>

<p>National Merit Scholar- 11th
Scholar Athlete- 9th, 10th, 11th
AP Scholar with Honor- 11th</p>

<p>Work Experience</p>

<p>Successfully tutored an adult student for the College Accuplacer Exam in Mathematics, Spring 2011</p>

<p>Volunteer Docent (tour guide) at Buffalo Naval Park
• Youngest Docent in Naval Park history </p>

<p>Volunteer Floor Staff at Buffalo Museum of Science</p>

<p>Internship as eCommerce Analyst at XXX Electric (not the actual name. It's my uncle's company but I don't think I have to say that on the app)</p>

<p>Languages</p>

<p>Polish Saturday School Graduate, K-8th
Fluent in Polish- able to speak, read and write
Basic proficiency in French</p>

<p>Sorry if that was kind-of long.
So what do you think of my odds at getting into the Mendoza School of Business? </p>

<p>Thanks for your input</p>

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<p>ND does not admit to a specific college like Mendoza. Students are accepted to the university and at the end of the first year, you work with your advisor to determine your college, such as Arts and Letters or Mendoza, for studies after First Year.</p>

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<p>Thanks for that tidbit. What do you think of my chances to ND then?</p>

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<p>Gotta get the ACT/SAT scores up. 207 on PSAT will not get you NM in most states (201 has been average national cut-off for NM Semi, NM Finalist is by state. No scholarships for semi.) Mountain climbing is cool - that could make for some great essays! IB diploma is good. Hang in there.</p>

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<p>I need to correct the above post: the national cutoff for NM Commended recognition as been around 201 for the past few years. Cutoffs for Semifinalist are determined by state and can range from around 207, like you, to the 220’s in some states (I had a 214 that would have gotten me NMF in most states, but my state’s cutoff was 216 - bummer.) But there are no NM national scholarships for Semifinalists and none of the colleges I looked at offered anything for SF. Fewer colleges are offering NM money these days, too, but anything helps. There are a few schools that offer full rides for NMF’s but most are state schools and smaller private ones.</p>

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<p>And what state was that? I’m from NY (if only I could be from Missisippi!) so I think the competition is rough here.</p>

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<p>On another CC thread, New York’s cut-off for NMS is 219.</p>