Chances for a Friend Applying to Notre Dame

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>This is for a friend of mine who is super nervous about his Regular Decision application to Notre Dame. What do you all think?</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: [1480]</li>
<li>SAT IIs: [740, 760, 680]</li>
<li>GPA: [3.8 w]</li>
<li>Rank: [does not rank]</li>
<li>Other stats: [4 - AP Composition | 4 = AP American Hist. | 3 on AP Euro]</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: [I thought they were outstanding</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: [excellent]</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: [don't know, haven't read itl]</li>
<li>Hook (if any): [great aunt sits on the board of trustees]</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: [New York]</li>
<li>School Type: [private]</li>
<li>Ethnicity: [Caucasian]</li>
<li>Gender: [male]</li>
</ul>

<p>*Extracurriculars:
[People to People (foreign exchange to spain, switzerland, germany, france, Australia, and new zealand]
[Varsity Lacrosse]
[senior comittee member on the leadership council]
[Billiards Club President]
[student faculty council]
[national honor society]
[gaelic society]
[peer ministry]
[campus minister] </p>

<p>Some awards: national merit commended student, AP Scholar, etc
Inducted as a member of the National Honor Society
Inducted as a member of the Spanish Honor Society
Inducted as a member of the Latin Honor Society
Earned “Magna Cum Laude” distinction on the National Latin Exam
Earned Physics 1st Place Medal – Top in Junior Class
Earned Spanish 2nd Place Medal – Second in Junior Class</p>

<p>*Other Factors: [advanced classes since freshman year, including APs starting soph year]</p>

<p>He's already been accepted to Boston College and Villanova. He's awaiting acceptance to Holy Cross and Yale. But his top choice is Notre Dame and he'll turn down anything if he gets in there.</p>

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<p>he's got as good a shot as i do. </p>

<p>haha, i'd suggest some prayer, that's all i'm doing lately.</p>

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<p>that gpa is weighted?.</p>

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<p>it says 3.8 W, so obviously yes...</p>

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<p>The GPA may be anywhere from a little problem to a huge problem, depending on the UW GPA & how competitive the school truly is. However, I think he can be reasonably optimistic following the decision from BC.</p>

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<p>Yea, I'm the friend that yougotjohn was talking about. I've been browsing the threads for a few days, and finally got up the motivation to register.</p>

<p>Anyway, what do you guys think?</p>

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<p>Wow, I wish I had seen a conversion chart before... According to Princetonreview.com, a 96 GPA = a 4.0. I thought it was a 3.8 (I always thought it was Your Average/25). Is that correct? And if it is, my GPA is a 4.0... does that change my chances at all?</p>

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<p>magna cum laude? haha get that out of here. drop a few perfect papers then come back. but really, looks decently solid.</p>