<p>Hi,
I already applied EA. What do you think my chances are?
Rank: 3/168 (only B in hs in art class freshman year; would otherwise be 1st)
GPA: 4.38/4.0 weighted
5 AP classes this year; 1 last year. Most rigorous schedule.
SAT: 1440 (720 each)
ECs: National Honor Society; German Honor Society (President 12; Treasurer 11); SADD (Vice-Pres 12; homeroom rep. 9-12); Science Olympiad (medals at regional and state); HS Soccer team (Starting Varsity 10-12; Captain 12; MVP 12; 1st team all conf. 11-12; 2nd team all area 12; all area hon mention 11; academic all state 11-12; MIP 10; ISCA MVP 12); Care for my two lizards; German Club; Walk dogs at local animal shelter; volunteer tutor; club soccer team; worked at several soup kitchens; paid job of around 15 hrs/week; Church youth group 9-10.
Great recs
Good Essay on being a triplet
from private catholic hs in NW IN
Against me: white male with NO legacy. Also 3 other kids at same school and near top of class with legacy are applying EA.
Thank you very much</p>
<p>A triplet! That in itself should be worth something :)</p>
<p>Sounds like you have great credentials. Awesome in fact (especially because you play soccer :)!</p>
<p>As a parent of a legacy, rest assured that I'm as worried as you are. And a lot more worried, believe it or not, than I was 24 years ago when waiting for that same letter. As it happened, that letter did come, and I was not only accepted, but accepted as a Notre Dame Scholar. I wasn't a legacy, either. My stats were comparable to yours; my SAT was lower, in fact. </p>
<p>Everybody and their dog made me paranoid that I wouldn't get in because "no one ever gets in." Fortunately for me, I was defiant enough at that age--and oblivious enough at that age--to figure, if they didn't like me, well...how can I say this without ringing the "offensive post" button :) ?...let's just say, I wouldn't have thought very highly of them ;).</p>
<p>As it happens, I did get in and proved them wrong, thus fulfilling the Albanian middle class midwest quota, I guess. Back in those days, as part of the 8th class of women, there was a reverse quota on women (they claimed it was due to housing space, but we all knew it was because a lot of alumni weren't exactly thrilled to see us on the campus). My freshman class had 300 women, compared to 1500 men. While that was enjoyable in some respects, it also made the odds horrific for women applying back then.</p>
<p>Yet, with essentially the same stats you had, I was not only one of the few, the proud, the students who would one day corrupt the Domer culture so badly the bookstore would be stocking PINK ND sweatshirts--I was accepted as an ND Scholar. So much for the naysayers, and everybody bound and determined to make me paranoid over whether I get in or not.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I can't tell you what admissions will do with your case, any more than you can tell me what admissions will do with my son's. At this point, we all go digging around on the Internet, all looking for the same thing--an answer of some kind, validation of some kind, when the University hasn't given us anything substantive to grasp. </p>
<p>But an answer will come, and it will come soon. And I have a hunch that, in your case, the answer will be yes. And I hope and pray that, in my son's case, the answer will also be yes, but I'm far less certain about it, mainly because I, like you, am paranoid. (I guess this is God's revenge for how notably un-paranoid I was way back when.)</p>
<p>One thing I've come to learn over the years (and there have been a LOT of them :)) is that God is wise. There is a reason for everything. So if, in the extremely unlikely event that you get deferred or rejected, it is because something even better is awaiting you...a path you never dreamed of... </p>
<p>In other words, either way, you come out a winner. My hunch, though, is that you will come out a winner in the precise way you want to, and gain EA acceptance. I hope my son is with you! :)</p>
<p>I'll be praying for you, as for my son and all the other exceptionally supportive people on this forum, because the one other thing this middle-aged Albanian-American quota Domer has come to learn in life, is that prayer works...</p>
<p>Let me know what happens!</p>
<p>Diane Jones, ND '84</p>
<p>"One thing I've come to learn over the years (and there have been a LOT of them ) is that God is wise. There is a reason for everything. So if, in the extremely unlikely event that you get deferred or rejected, it is because something even better is awaiting you...a path you never dreamed of... "</p>
<p><em>tear</em> Beautiful and true! Hopefully it still means something if my answer comes out in a bad way =(</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!! See above stats.</p>
<p>Congrats! (dances around the room in celebration, cake falls off dish onto floor :) ) Glad to hear so many happy acceptees! I have to wait until Regular Decision time to get my letter. Wish me luck!</p>