Chance Me!

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<p>Hey,
I'm applying Early Action to Notre Dame and I'd like to know everybody's opinions about my chances...thank you for your input :)</p>

<p>Female/Bay Area, California/private high school (ranked top 25 nationally for athletics),multi-racial</p>

<p>GPA: California State GPA 3.8 (meaning PE,religion,and some honors classes aren't factored in...)
Freshman Year (at public H.S ranked top nationally for academics...)
Biology A-/A-
Spanish II C+/B-
Geography A-
Health/Driver's Ed A
English 9 A/A
Algebra I B/B+
Art 1 A/A</p>

<p>Sophomore:
English II Honors B/B+
World History A/A
Geometry B/A-
New Testament A-/A
Spanish III A-/A-
Visual Art 2 Drawing A
Visual Art 2 Painting A</p>

<p>Junior:
American Lit. A-/A
AP US History A-/A
Algebra II A/A-
Personal & Social Ethics A/A
Chemistry B/B-
Spanish IV A-/A-</p>

<p>Senior Year Classes:
Cultures in Conflict/Written Comp.
AP Government
Pre-Calculus
Philosophy/Spirituality
Environmental Science
Spanish V</p>

<p>SAT: 2160
CR:760
W:710
M:690</p>

<p>SAT IIs (not needed for Notre Dame)</p>

<p>Most Notable Activities:
Sports:Varsity Track Captain sprinting (10-12), Varsity Field Hockey (11-12), Varsity Soccer (9)</p>

<p>Religion:Life Emmaus Corps Team (12) -religious group offered to only seniors that connects the community within/outside my high school. Big time commitment</p>

<p>Volunteer work:Mexican American Community Services Agency-130+ hours served teaching life skills and a sport similar to soccer to disadvantaged children. Also, worked with elderly at Our Lady Fatima for 30 hours over the last summer. Freshman year I was president of Lions Club that collected 300 suitcases for the Emergency Housing Consortium in San Jose.</p>

<p>Awards:
Department Award for Personal & Social Ethics Junior Year
Saint Francis Service Award (125+ hours served) Sophomore Year
Sports Awards (that can be detailed if necessary...I'm getting recruited for field hockey but Notre Dame doesn't have a fh program :/ )</p>

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<p>Good enough stats for ND and you have the right type of volunteer work. Leadership or initiative within the volunteer opportunities would be preferred, if you have it and can highlight it. </p>

<p>Will you amplify other ECs as well? It does seem as if social justice volunteer work is a requirement, but a little variety in your ECs would be a plus: ND will look for more than just athletics and religious-based involvement.</p>

<p>Just the viewpoint of a parent whose legacy son was wait-listed a couple of years ago.</p>

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<p>I really would not apply EA. You would actually be putting yourself at a lower chance of getting in. When I spoke with the admissions director for my region this summer, he told me that when they look at EA apps, they usually only take those who they are SURE would get in during the regular process. This means that they are in the top 1-3% of their class, and have test scores at the top of Notre Dame’s range. </p>

<p>If you apply RD, I really think you have a good shot!</p>

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<p>It is really hard to say without a class rank and knowing how many students go from your school to ND every year. I would feel differently about your profile if you were at Strake in Houston than if you were at Brophy in AZ, and both are solid schools. It just makes a difference.</p>

<p>That being said, I don’t think I would apply EA. Your SAT is good, but your grades and classes concern me a bit. It is a good trend, but you are going up against some of the best. I think you want them to see this last semester worth of grades, I think that will help you. Yes, they will defer you if they think you are close, but I still don’t like to leave it to chance. If you want a good second opinion, however, ask admissions, they are happy to help.</p>

<p>I disagree that social justice work is a requirement, I am not sure the basis of that for archimom. It is helpful, but I know plenty of students at ND who didn’t have that. I also disagree that ND will look for more than athletics and religious-based involvement. They want to know that you were involved and didn’t just go to class and study. What you picked to be involved in isn’t as big of an issue.</p>

<p>I definitely think you have a shot RD, and I would lean toward that just because of the GPA. I think your test scores will help significantly. Also, being multiracial is something that should give a boost because it is a great asset and is one that ND needs dearly. For this reason, I still say contact admissions and ask about EA, they may disagree with me :). Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks, I really appreciate it. I switched my Early Action to Boston College after talking to counselors, friends, parents etc.</p>

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<p>Oooo, BC just got SHUT DOWN. Good choice though. You don’t want to jeopardize the chances.</p>

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<p>You don’t need to pick only one Early Action… you can do as many as you want.</p>