chances of getting into notre dame ?

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<p>Hi this is my first post and I would like to know my chances of getting into Notre Dame.</p>

<p>I am looking to apply for early action/decision for the class of 2012</p>

<p>Vietnamese male from Georgia, attend an Ib school where i have taken pre-IB 9th and 10th grade and 1 year of IB 12th grade ( I will do dual enrollment at my local community college as the IB program at my school is not up to par and most likely will result in me not receiving my IB diploma)</p>

<p>for now my current GPA, ect</p>

<p>GPA: 4.8 unweighted
class ranking:4/215
Sat: will be taking prep classes at Emory and will hopefully score 2000+
act: never token
Sat 2: never token</p>

<p>Application Status: not available (will be working on it as soon as possible)
Recommendations: will get a recommendation from professor at Emory or Clayton State University+ counselors rec</p>

<p>classes: all honors 9-10th grade (1 AP 9th grade), 11th grade- (IB Spanish SL, IB Math 2 SL, IB english HL, IB ITGS HL, IB H.o.A HL, IB Chemistry SL) 12th grade- will be taking college courses ( trying to get hardest courses available but counselor has to decide)</p>

<p>Atlethics</p>

<p>(4) years of varsity tennis (have hold all positions at least once through these years and have been county finalist for all fours years) + (qualified for state)</p>

<p>(2) years Tae Kwon Do ( received green belt..)</p>

<p><em>volunteer activities + extra curricular</em></p>

<p>((community service))</p>

<p>Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis walk (6 hrs)</p>

<p>Weekly maintenance of my church (our lady of Vietnam catholic church) 150+ hours</p>

<p>Helped build homes in Vietnam (48 hours)</p>

<p>Taught tennis to local elementary/middle/highschoolers 300+ hours (2 hours a day for week days and 3-4 for weekends)</p>

<p>walk to cure breast cancer (2009-2011) 15 hours?</p>

<p>Volunteer pines library sumer 2011- expected to get 100+ hours</p>

<p>((ECS))</p>

<p>Math club- 3 years (10th-12th)- participated in many competitions but never qualified for top 10</p>

<p>National Honors Society- (3 years 10th-12th)- secretary 10th grade</p>

<p>Varsity Tennis (4yrs)- already mentioned</p>

<p>T.S.A- (4 years) secretary 9th and 11th grade- State finalist in dragster, problem solving, and chapter team in 11th grade.</p>

<p>F.B.L.A- (3 years)- secretary 9th grade- State finalist 10-11th grade for business math</p>

<p>spanish club 2 years- 11th-12th grade parlimentarian- Raised 700 dollars for Spanish club through volunteer work at Georgia Dome</p>

<p>Hands for Georgia (nonprofit)- (1year)- founder and president of organization- Connected over 30 members from my college and high school towards the promotion of volunteer work. 50+ hours invested towards the promotion of organization and 100+ hours of service with organization</p>

<p>Church youth group (T.N.T.T)- 10 years- Participated in our lady of Vietnamese church youth group along with Sunday school for 10 years, received confirmation on 10th year and helped with many church activities such as “la vang” (celebration of Mary) 2008,2009,2010,2011</p>

<p>((work experience)): Decatur auto tech 4 years, Jones landscaping 1 year</p>

<p>((other things))
Minority: Vietnamese
Religion: Catholic
Income: under 70k
Summer 2011: planning to spend 2 months doing community service everyday
Has Cousin who has been accepted RD 2010</p>

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<p>Also, what should i do if I do not know my counselors that well, will they still give me a good recommendation or should i give them a list of what to include in it?</p>

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<p>Will also be the only one in my school that has ever applied for Notre Dame</p>

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<p>bumb anyone??</p>

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<p>I would expect you to be accepted, though college admissions are always somewhat uncertain. Notre Dame is one of the few top universities where asians are not overrepresented, so you would have a particularly good shot. Btw, I believe you mean Class of 2016 lol.</p>

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<p>Cool! but what about my counselor recommendation? I don’t know her all to well so will this affect the recommendation and what do you guys suggest I do to boost my chances based on the information I had given.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t worry about a counselor recommendation too much. My senior class had 31 kids get accepted to ND, and our counselors were a complete waste of space. None of them were all that familiar with their counselor, but it worked out alright.</p>

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<p>so out of 100% whats my shot? :]</p>

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<p>bigmike - what high school did you attend? Benet?</p>

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<p>I went to St. Joseph’s High School in South Bend. Granted, our numbers were probably a bit skewed because some of the kids had parents who were faculty/staff at ND, but at least half got in on their own merit. I think only 3 or 4 got rejected to be honest.
And it’s hard to really say out of 100%. Sometimes ND rejects great applicants for seemingly no reason. I’d just be sure to make yourself stand out as much as possible.</p>

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<p>i would say 95%
you seem like an exceptional hard working student.
of course your test scores will matter
but you seem to be a hard worker and i doubt you will do bad on them</p>

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<p>Thanks guys!</p>

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<p>Make sure you proof your essays! Also…if you prep/cram for SATs or ACTs, you should be a definite…Score well in standardized tests and with your credentials, you should be in. From what I can see at our school, Notre Dame weights SAT/ACT scores heavily (compared to UMich and UVA which I would put in the same category as ND)</p>

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<p>Hey should I do Early Decision or Regular Decision</p>

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<p>bump, anyone? Notre Dame is the school im sure i want to be attending, but with these stats can I get in EA?</p>

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<p>For the most part, your test scores will determine whether you apply EA or RD. It is very hard to say but the rest of your app looks great! It also never hurts to send an email to your regional admissions councilor and ask them. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Contact your regional rep at ND. Make a point to meet with him/her anytime there is a local visit, especially if you cannot travel to ND. The rep will be your greatest advocate and best source of info. Mine is wonderful and will be a friend the whole time I am at ND.
Work hard on your ACT/SAT exams, make sure your essays show why your are a good fit for ND. This is one school that really looks beyond the stats to be sure that people are right for the school, but you still need good stats. Get to know your school counselor, give him/her a copy of your resume and a list of what you believe are your strengths. It will be easier for the person to write a good rec if you give them good information.</p>