Chance me?

[college1997]

<p>Hi everyone. </p>

<p>Notre Dame is my first choice and I'm not sure whether to apply REA or RD. I contacted my admissions counselor, but I haven't received an answer yet. Please help me out and chance me!!</p>

<p>Gender: Female</p>

<p>Applying to: School of Arts and Letters (intended Psychology or Political Science major)</p>

<p>Home state: NJ</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8276 (unweighted)</p>

<p>Rank: top 7% (based upon weighted GPA)</p>

<p>ACT: 31 (Reading: 33, Math: 32, Science: 27, English: 32)</p>

<p>APs: Junior year- US History (score- 5) and English Language (score- 4)
Senior year- US Gov and Pol, Calc AB, Psychology, English Lit, and Environmental Science</p>

<p>EC's: National Honor Society, peer leadership groups such as Bottlecappers and Heroes & Cool Kids (both teach middle school students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol), varsity cheerleading, cultural groups such as Gender Equality Club and Social Justice Committee, and volunteering as a junior coach for Pop Warner and in the SPUR Program at my local horse stable (aiding disabled children to ride horses to help stimulate mental and physical growth).</p>

<p>Awards and Honors: People to People nominee, NJ Scholars nominee (based upon academic performance), HOBY Award nominee (based on peer leadership), NJ Girls State nominee (based upon academic performance and leadership), and NJ State Elks Peer Leadership Conference representative (chosen to represent my high school at a state wide, weekend conference about leadership and community growth).</p>

<p>Other schools I'm applying to (percentages based on parchment.com's predictions of my chances):
"safe schools"- Loyola Maryland (99%), Monmouth University (100%), Rider University (100%, legacy), Siena College (100%, legacy)
"likely" schools- Boston University (92%), Fordham University (96%), The College of New Jersey (95%)
"reach" schools- Lehigh University (68%), SUNY Geneseo (72%), University of Rochester (91%), and Notre Dame, </p>

<p>Please let me know what you think. Thanks :)</p>

[IliketoFence]

<p>I would definitely work on trying to bring that ACT up to around a 33, which you can definitely do if you practice the science section. I got a 27 the first time I took science, but a 36 the second time by spending 30 minutes each day on questions. Your class rank looks good, just keep a strong first semester and you’d be a pretty qualified applicant for regular admissions. I had similiar stats and was accepted last year off the wait list. If you’re serious about cheerleading, you may want to contact the coach and see if there’s any influence they can provide granted you want to keep cheering in college. Good luck! Also, something that should be said in every chance me, check out the last years results thread to see how other students from your area with similar stats did in the application process. That’s better than anything random strangers on the internet can tell you. If your school has Naviance or a similar program and has a lot of applicants to ND that can help to.</p>