Chances of getting in?????

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<p>I'm a senior in high school and i was deferred early action at ND. I'm wondering what my chances of getting in regular decision are with my stats... I really think I'm a borderline candidate and I'm wondering if anyone has any insight. Here's my info:</p>

<p>-3.83 unweighted GPA
-32 ACT composite, 2090 SAT composite
-AP Calc, AP physics, several honors classes this year; and i've taken several other AP classes and honors classes the past two years
-School is a Jesuit college prep school in Chicago, very competitive; i'm in top 15%
-involved with a lot of activities: Captain of the varsity hockey team, community tutoring, retreat leader (several times), big brother program, and i work once a week</p>

<p>Also, i'm not sure what to make of this but last week I got a letter from ND about financial aid-- "affording a notre dame education"... could this mean anything?</p>

<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

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<p>well i would think your chances would be about 25-50% but I really like how your stuff looks and would wish you luck</p>

<p>I really think you look like an accomplished person who is still honest and all</p>

<p>do u by chance go to loyola? jw because my dad went there</p>

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<p>what school in chicago? I went to schaumburg...</p>

<p>your stats look pretty similar to mine last year, and i got in off the waitlist but good luck! what's your rank?</p>

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<p>i go to st ignatius... our school doesn't rank but i was told that i was 50 out of 350 students by a counselor, so about top 14% or so. Jvon, do you mind me asking what your stats were? (act scores, gpa, etc)</p>

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<p>i got a 31 when i applied EA, then a 33 which i sent to them for RD... i forget my gpa but i was like top 5 weighted and top 15 non-weighted out of about 600... for ec's i had some decent volunteering stuff, and i was captain of fball and bball team... i had one amazing rec and one average (at best) one... i don't think my essay was all that good though... you got a good shot if you write an amazing essay...</p>

<p>sucks being from chicago... after talking to a lot of students here, many kids that were accepted RD had lower stats (of course, that doesn't account for recs and the essay), but I'm still convinced it's a little harder to get in out of the chicago area</p>

<p>remember to keep bugging them and getting in touch with your regional rep. they keep track of every time you call/e-mail, and showing interest is really what I think got me off the waitlist. also, if you can schedule a visit through them and take the tour that would be good--i'm pretty sure they keep track of that too...</p>

<p>good luck</p>

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<p>Your posted profile is strong. My best guess is that you got deferred because of the overwhelming number of applications from the Chicago area.</p>

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<p>hm.... well thanks for all the help. I guess all i can do is cross my fingers. Do you know how I can get ahold of my regional representative? I've never received any info about one, and I'd like to get in touch with him or her...</p>

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<p>Call administration, and they will ask you where you're from and transfer you to your regional rep. Also, if you go to the website--look up the administration, and the site will tell you what regions each rep has and the name and e-mail address of him/her.</p>