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Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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<p>Hi, all. I've been reading CC forums for awhile now and finally decided to make an account today.</p>

<p>I applied to ND EA and am anxiously awaiting my decision. I would truly appreciate it if someone could give me an idea of what my chances of admission are</p>

<p>White Catholic Female from New Jersey
GPA: ~4.2/4.3 (A=4.0, A+=4.3), ~4.5/5.3 weighted (straight As, my school's scale is kinda strange)
Rank: 1/281
SAT: 1540/2220 (790m, 750cr, 680w)
ACT: 35 (36s, 34r, 34e, 34m)
SAT II: 740 Math II, 770 BioM
Course Load: Most rigorous at my school. This year - AP Chem, AP Stat, AP Spanish Lang, AP US Gov, Honors English, Honors Anatomy & Physiology, Self-study AP Calc BC
AP Scores: AP USH - 5, AP Bio - 5, AP Calc AB - 5</p>

<p>AP Scholar
National Merit Commended</p>

<p>Attended NJ Governor's School in the Sciences - 3 week program; very selective
Attended NJMS Pre-Med Honors Program
Currently taking online MIT course (edx.org)</p>

<p>4 years school volleyball; JV (9,10), Varsity (11,12)
-JV Captain (9), Varsity Assistant Captain (12)
Rescue Squad (12) - not an EMT yet but I respond to calls (~6 hours/week)
Peer Leadership Program (11,12)
-Steering Committee for leadership program (11,12)
Club Volleyball - Local team (9), Regional/National team (10,11)
-Can't play this year due to shoulder injury :(
NHS (11,12)
Spanish Honor Society (10,11,12)
-Secretary (12)
Volunteer at Hospital (~60 hours so far)
Very active in church
-CCD teacher aide (9,10,11)
-Antioch leader (11,12)
-Bible Camp Counselor (9,10,11)
Science League (9,10,11,12)</p>

<p>Essays: I've gotten some pretty good feedback. I think my supplement answers are especially strong.
Recs: My teacher one is really quite good; I think my counselor's should be pretty good as well, we have a great relationship.</p>

<p>Thanks so much for taking the time to read this and give me some insight, I really do appreciate it. Please let me know if I left anything out or if I could elaborate on anything.</p>

<p>I also have a question for current students/parents of students/anyone else who may be able to answer this: How hard is it to travel back and forth to campus? I realize that if I am accepted and do attend I won't be going home to NJ often, but I am wondering what my options are and how difficult it is.</p>

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<p>I’d be shocked if you didn’t get in. As far as getting to campus, lots of people fly to Chicago then take a CoachUSA bus directly to ND from the airport. It’s really pretty easy. Freshmen aren’t allowed to have cars, but I’m sure there are students with cars driving to various corners of the map for vacations and would welcome company (in exchange for gas money, of course).</p>

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<p>thanks so much for the very helpful reply! it looks like you have a daughter applying to colleges this year? Good luck!</p>

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<p>If you don’t get in, I don’t know who would.</p>

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<p>This school is a match for you!</p>

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<p>You look like a shoe-in :slight_smile: My son is currently a junior with many friends from the east coast, and we often give kids rides to O’Hare on our way home (we are from the Chicago suburbs) so that is an option in addition to the motor coach. Flying out of South Bend is very expensive. We have also had many of his friends, both male and female, stay with us for long weekends when they couldn’t get home but didn’t want to stay on campus when everyone else was leaving. You will make lifelong friends at ND :)</p>

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<p>thanks so much for the very helpful replies everyone! just a few more days of waiting :)</p>