Chances to Get Accepted REA?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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Male

GPA: 4.29 (weighted on 4.0 scale)
No class rank but at least Top 8% out of 650 students
All honors and APs as they have been available to me
1 AP sophomore year, 4 APs junior year, 5 APs senior year
5 on AP World, AP Calc AB, AP English Lang, 4 on APUSH, 2 on AP Physics 1

SAT: 2240 (1540 without writing) 800 Reading, 740 Math, 700 Writing
ACT Composite: 35; 35 Math, Reading, Writing, and Science

Extracurriculars:
Football: 4 years, 3 varsity letters, Leadership Council: junior, Captain: senior, Most Valuable Teammate: sophomore & senior
Swim/Dive: 4 years, 4 varsity letters, Captain: senior
Lacrosse: 4 years, 2 varsity letters, JV Captain: sophomore, Varsity captain: senior
School Newspaper: 3 years, sports editor: junior; co-editor-in-chief and web editor: senior
Leadership/Student Government: senior
City of Fairfax Parks and Recreation Advisory Board: only teen member, advises city council on parks and rec projects and financial issues; presented report on City social media usage
Summer swim assistant coach: before senior year
Lifeguard: before junior year
Volunteer at hypothermia shelter at my Catholic church each winter
Summer Swim Team: David Anderson Award for Outstanding Leadership and Character (highest honor on team)
On the homecoming court as a senior

Essays were well-written in both mine and my AP Lit teacher’s opinion
Recommendation will be very praising
Received an NROTC Scholarship

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No one is ever guaranteed in, but you certainly look like you have a great shot. SAT is great, GPA is fine, and you’re within top 10%. EC’s look good. I’m not sure how much ND cares, but the only thing I could see even remotely hurting you is not a ton of church-based service, but I’m sure they will understand you probably don’t have much time.

Also, maybe I interpreted it wrong, but is being a nominee for homecoming king an award/EC? Usually it’s just a popularity contest, not anything to put down on an app.

If you don’t mind me asking, what on earth made you ask for chances? Your stats/EC’s are above the normal for ND. Is ND your top choice?

Side note. Just realized you are asking for REA chances. You do know the deadline has passed, correct? I assume you are just unsure of your decision and are anxious while waiting, but just giving you a warning in case you didn’t know.

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As stated above, nothing is a guarantee but you look to be a very competitive applicant. Good luck. And congrats on the NROTC scholarship.

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Your chances are very strong. D is a freshman at Notre Dame this year. You fit the profile to a T

5

Would be surprised if you didn’t get in.

6

This is really solid.