Chance me please ND RD, I'll chance back

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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Chance me?
GPA: 3.7
SAT: 630R 540M
Didn’t send in ACT

Classes?
Mainly AP or honors, highest orchestra for 4 years (I play violin)

Religion: Methodist
Race: white
Gender: female
Hook: Legacy

My essays were about how I want to end the stigmatization of mental illness, how I want to help the homeless, and how I am incomplete, and basically how I never will be, but I can try and fill in the spaces.
I think they all were a 10/10

Rec: teacher worked at ND and went there also loves me 10/10
Other teacher, I’m assuming it was good I didn’t get to read it. He did like me though 9/10
Counselor 10/10
I also had another one from the retired ND psychology professor. Handwritten and a little short but very kind

Extra C’s:

Founding president of Harry Potter club: 4 years
Founding member and now president of book club: 3 years
Volunteer tutor, soup kitchen, and a stay over camp: 4 years
NHS publicity committee member: 2 years
Actor: 4 years (also attended Shakespeare summer scholars last year)
Writer and actor of a play at my school: 1 year
Member of symphony orchestra: 4 years
Member of Pit orchestra and chamber orchestra club: 4 years
Soloist: (technically since I was 4): 4 years
Youth group member: 4years

Awards: student of the month for orchestra, science, and government

Leadership, service and pride award

I am also writing a book right now which I did include in an essay.

I have consistently demonstratued that ND is my top choice. Any bit of advice helps

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Do you know your class rank?

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Its like 190/789

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My school overal is huge and extremely competitive

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My concern was over your GPA and the SAT scores, everything else looks good. I was hoping your class rank would compensate for that. Even with an assumption of your school being very competitive, the class rank is not a positive.

Unfortunately all of your stats are on the low end for accepted students, which would seem that your chances of getting accepted would be rather low. Being a legacy can compensate for some of the stats being low, but I just don’t have a good feel on how much being a legacy helps. Maybe someone else has better insight.

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Unfortunately, your SAT score isn’t putting you in a competitive position. The mid 50 from last year’s class had scores of 1400-1530, and yours is currently 1170. Your EC’s do seem to show your have a passion in the creative arts (writing, acting, etc), so maybe that will help carry some weight. Obviously, legacy is a nice touch too, but your SAT and class rank (24%) might be too hurtful. There are always people who make up the top and bottom 25% though, so there’s always a chance. Don’t let my high school opinion frustrate you or anything, that’s just how I see it.

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Below is the class profile for ND. From what I see, your academic stats (SAT and class rank) make ND a huge reach.
http://admissions.nd.edu/apply/admission-statistics/