do i even have a slight chance?

<p>large, extremely competitive private school in the inner city, in Northeast Ohio, Cleveland</p>

<p>rank-1/350
gpa (uw)-4.0
gpa (w)-4.4</p>

<p>ACT-35
SAT-2250 (including writing) 1550 (including writing)
Taken nothing but Honors and AP classes and have gotten nothing but A's
All 5's on Ap tests</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>3 years of varsity football-All-district quarterback
3 years of varsity basketball-2nd team all Ohio
4 years of varsity track-hold school record
Labre Project-Deliver food to the homeless every sunday night in Cleveland
4 years of notre Dame club
Chief editor of school newspaper
2 years of NHS president this year
Presdient of class 2 years
President of student Senate this year
Server at church
Eucharistic minister
President of anti abortion club
chief editor of school magazine
4-years of billiards clubs
Tutor Sudanese and other Inner city kids in Cleveland.
4 years of Latin Club-president this year
Academic team-4 years
Help out with meals on wheels in the summer
Big brother
Latin tutoring
St.Joseph of Arimathea Pallbearer ministry (carry people's casket with no family members)
Debate team
Retreat Leader</p>

<p>Counselor says almost assured national merit finalist.
Intended major-English-(Mendoza college)</p>

<p>Legacy-Mom,Dad,Grandfather all went there. My brother will be attending this year.</p>

<p>Essays-will be outstanding
Recs-will be outstanding</p>

<p>Let me know on what you think</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>always wanted to go to ND</p>

<p>Top 7 schools are
1.ND
2Georgetown
3BC
4Northwestern
5Ohio State
6Miami of Ohio
7Loyola Chicago</p>

<p>If you don't get in, there's something wrong with the admissions process. Write a good essay.</p>

<p>Huzzah! An english major! Little fyi though, Mendoza is Business, not English.</p>

<p>you are fine =P</p>

<p>Are you serious? You just wrote a list of the most incredible stats and EC's (if a bit presumptuous on the essay), and you want to know if you have the "slightest chance?" Come on man. I may be wrong, but I'd call it a good chance. I got into ND and the honors college at BC with less.</p>

<p>I'll drop out of college in protest if you dont get in.</p>

<p>Do I even have a slight chance?</p>

<p>Please tell me you have more self confidence than that. You are a great candidate, and have a great chance!</p>

<p>If you take time on your essays, I think you will be fine. </p>

<p>Don't underestimate yourself!</p>

<p>I don't think I have good enough EC's</p>

<p>Should I apply EA?</p>

<p>"3 years of varsity football-All-district quarterback
3 years of varsity basketball-2nd team all Ohio
4 years of varsity track-hold school record"</p>

<p>Your ECS are fine... wait great!</p>

<p>EA would be a smart choice for you.</p>

<p>Check out the Domers of 12 thread.</p>

<p>umm.... explain to me the Notre Dame club</p>

<p>O wow.. I didnt see that you were a legacy too.</p>

<p>You are set bro.</p>

<p>is that sarcasm? kinda arrogant...</p>

<p>I was trying to decide that too, jvon.</p>

<p>I think he is legit though</p>

<p>writing "do i have a slight chance" seems really arrogant and stuck-up to me, when all you have to do is pick up a college catalog to see that you are way over-qualified. The avg SAT at ND is like a 2070. C'mon man, you do the math. If you're so smart it should be obvious.</p>

<p>are u joking?? u really think you can get into NOTRE DAME with stats like those? you should be embarrassed. go try an easier school like harvard or something.</p>

<p>I know. I have a 2400 SAT, 4.7/4.0 GPA, and am President of NHS for the state of California. Do I have a slight chance at UCLA?</p>

<p>I'm with jvon on this one... I'd have to wonder about someone that qualified, honestly!</p>

<p>I wondered a bit too at first, but I talked with the OP before they posted this and they seemed legit. I think they just grew up always wanting to go to Notre Dame but always being told that it was really hard and they didn't know how hard it actually was. Given the questions that they asked of me privately, however, I do think they are legit and are not just being pompous. Take it for what it is worth but that is my feeling, especially since they came to me privately first.</p>

<p>I'm just looking at it from a time management aspect... Varsity sports at a highly competitive level require enough in and of themselves--three-sport athletes are a rarity these days. Every single one of them has pretty much become a year-round endeavor. You start throwing in major offices, newspaper editorships, and all the other line items listed, and you are talking about a serious strain on the traditional 24-hours-in-a-day model. Certainly, smart people do things more efficiently, but I'm not aware of any who can manufacture more hours in a day... So I've got to be thinking, does this person ever sleep? Is he or she on a constant treadmill with no time whatsoever left to relax or socialize? Or are some of the things on the list not the extensive commitments their titles imply?</p>

<p>Call me old school, but I think a little balance goes a long way to being able to sustain not only accomplishment, but also satisfaction in life. How can there be room for introspection, reflection or deep spirituality when one is on a constant treadmill? </p>

<p>Sorry, Irish. It still sends up red flags to me.</p>

<p>Do people still have fun in high school, by the way?</p>

<p>I just find it hard to believe that someone is all-state or whatever in every sport they play while maintaining a #1 class rank and doing all that other stuff. I hope admissions officers don't wonder the same thing (that actually happened to someone I know. She put down that she did so much stuff that the officers didn't believe her). But if this person is from Illinois or something that could explain it. Outside of Chicago is there anyone really to compete with? I mean that honestly, not sarcastically, so if you read this and are from Illinois, don't take offense to it. It's just that it is probably easier to be all-district in Illinois than CA or FL or somewhere like that.</p>