Chances at these schools (please???):

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White, Catholic male from Indiana
I attend a nationally-acclaimed catholic high school
SAT: 2040 (superscored, 670M, 670CR, 700W), 1950 and 1990 composites respectively; waiting on scores from November 2nd test
SAT II's: taking Bio, US History, and Spanish reading in December
ACT (won't send): 28
AP Tests: APUSH (4); Calc AB, English Lit, English Lang, Psychology in May
Rank: Top 20% (only rank given)
Senior year courses: AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, AP Psych, Honors Government, Bio II: Genetics, Honors Theology classes both semesters, Etymology, Economics, and Topics in US History
Intended college major: history
Extracurriculars: Student government (activities director), sports page editor for newspaper, varsity speech team, Stewardship Committee at my parish (representing the youth ministry of my parish), active member of Life Teen, ACTS ministry (campus ministry at my school), employed 15 hours a week at Jimmy johns, senior leader for Saints for life (pro life group)
Service: two summer service/cultural immersion trips (Spain/Morocco and Australia/Fiji), volunteer at soup kitchen in the summer, active volunteer for Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer (my grandmother is the co-founder and president of Vera Bradley, I'm not lying), core member for EDGE youth group at my parish (leading small group discussions for middle schoolers), National Honors Society, Bishop Dwenger Ambassador
Sports: JV Tennis (9, 10), Swim (probably JV, season hasn't begun, 12)
Schools I'm applying to:
1. Notre Dame (first choice)
2. Boston College
3. Vanderbilt (probs won't happen)
4. Virginia
5. Miami OH
6. Marquette</p>

<p>Additional info: no legacies from ND, but my family has had the same season tickets in our family for 50 years, fairly decent donors; I also attended ND Vision this summer if that helps (?). ND is so much more than a dream school to me honestly. It sounds cliche, but it would seriously mean the world if I got in</p>

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<p>ND has risen to ridiculous heights–average SAT is now over 2100 so it is a possible if your school goes to bat for you and calls admissions to say it is your number 1 choice. BC should be attainable. Vandy and UVa are unlikely but I’d bet that you will get into Miami of OH and Marquette.</p>

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<p>Should I just have my guidance counselor write about my interest in ND in her report? Or does she actually have to call admissions?</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Another bump…</p>

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<ol>
<li>Notre Dame (first choice)- reach. you may want to try and increase your SAT score to 2100+ to be seen as a truly competitive candidate</li>
<li>Boston College- reach, but more likely than ND</li>
<li>Vanderbilt (probs won’t happen)- reach. less likely than BC, but more likely than ND</li>
<li>Virginia- match</li>
<li>Miami OH- MAJOR safety</li>
<li>Marquette- safety</li>
</ol>

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<p>Another bump…I just want more opinions please!</p>

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<p>Might also look at Holy Cross-top25 school 1 hour from Boston. HC is a smaller version of ND BUT easier to get into. Holy Cross offers great combination of academics and athletics like ND. Holy Cross has a fantastic alumni network for jobs and grad school and its sports teams play most Ivies. The Holy Cross campus is very nice and the website is informative.</p>

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<p>Okay so I got my November SAT scores back and my writing section was the only thing that improved (700 to a 730), so I didn’t get the 2100 I was hoping for. Do I still have a shot at Notre Dame RD?</p>