Hey guys. I’m honestly getting pretty anxious about the fact that decisions are coming out soon… so I guess to give me some things to think about in the meantime, I’m asking you guys to look at my stats and give me feedback about where you think I stack up in the ND Class of 2019 RD pool.
Notes to keep in mind:
-My brother is a current student at ND, class of 2017. Other than that, I have zero legacy or anything like that.
-I’m a unique applicant in that I’ve gotten a NROTC scholarship to Notre Dame’s Unit. For those of you who may not know what this is, it’s an officer commissioning program for the Navy; in my case, upon graduation from (hopefully) Notre Dame, I will be commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps (which is part of the Navy, as I’m specifically a Marine Option.) The Navy will pay full undergraduate tuition for me; I just have to pay room and board.
-I was deferred Early Action from Notre Dame, but my SAT at the time was a much lower 1890 (yikes!) versus my current 2130. I retook it in January and dramatically improved my score, happily submitting it to ND. I think the first time I took it, I was sick and couldn’t concentrate (not to make excuses, but I think it justifies why my score would jump so much without doing much prep).
Thanks and here we go!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 C (one sitting)
ACT (breakdown): 33 C (one sitting)
SAT II:
Weight GPA: 4.217
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/107 top 6-7%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Environmental Science (4); AP US History (5); AP English Language & Composition (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Econ, Clay & Ceramics, Band, AP Gov, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit & Comp, AP Biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President); Bio Society (Treasurer); Varsity Swim Team (Captain); Varsity Soccer (Captain on my spring club team); Reader at my Catholic church; Student Council (Head of Committee); Marching Band (Squad Leader); Volunteer Coach at my old synchronized swimming team (Coach)
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Babysitter
Volunteer/Community service: Spent 100+ hours working a summer Autism camp as a volunteer. Taught vacation bible school at my church 50+ hours.
Summer Activities: Soccer and lifeguarding, for the most part. I went to Europe for 2 weeks which was fantastic. Also, this is when Autism Camp and VBS take place.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I talked about how I fell in love with the school; I thought my other essays were creative and insightful.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: From my favorite Science teacher; I was his Bio Society Treasurer, so I’d say we have a great relationship.
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No. See above for my NROTC scholarship info
Intended Major: Science-Business
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, wealthy, public, with a private feel
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not much other than
Reflection
Strengths: They may be impressed I won the NROTC scholarship as a Marine Option, because it’s very selective to get a scholarship from USMC; not just anyone will receive them. Also, I’m a leader in my school, through academics, sports, and clubs. I hope ND can see that in my application!
Weaknesses: My test scores aren’t phenomenal, and my grades aren’t perfect; I did get a B in an AP class. So I’m a little nervous.
Other schools I’m looking at: In addition to ND, I got deferred to University of Virginia. If ND doesn’t work out, hopefully I can go there. But my ultimate fallback is Ohio State; I got in there Early Action and received a nice amount of scholarship money. But ND is my first choice and I’m really dying to go there.
Please let me know what you think! Thanks!
got my acceptance letter yesterday and couldn’t stop jumping up and down. On all the threads here I totally downplayed how much I wanted to go into ND, but it’s seriously been my dream school for so long. I saw you got in as well on the Decisions thread, congratulations! Also, I was extremely impressed with your story. It’s amazing how you were able to achieve so much academically when you faced so many challenges many of us have never had to deal with. Incredible.