<p>My high school is probably one of the largest in the nation. Our freshmen class has 860 students in it (about 800 for my class). Doing the math we have about 3300 students at my high school.<br>
Do colleges (especially ND) look at the size of the high school to gage how hard it is to be able to participate in school sports and activities? </p>
<p>For example I played soccer for my school on both the freshmen and sophomore teams; however, I didn't make the team my junior year. About 100 boys tried out for the team. It's not that I'm a bad player I play on a competetive club team (classic one). I've been looking at other posts where kids come from schools where the number of kids in the entire school is barely larger than the number of boys at my soccer tryouts. This enables a student to easily letter in atleast one, if not 3 varsity teams throughout there high school career. The same thing goes with some activities such as NHS. The acceptence rate for academically qualified canditates (GPA 3.67 +) at our school for NHS is around 20%. I'm not trying to whine and be jealous of students that go to smaller schools, but it is kind of frusterating. What are your thoughts?</p>
<p>I would not focus so much on the fact that you have played sports–perhaps you have been involved in other activities. You have played on a club team and that certainly means something. I think ND is looking to see if you have had a passion and consistency about a few good sports/activities. Making a school team, in my opinion, is not going to break your app. Being on the club team with some consistency will show ND your passion.</p>
<p>Not everyone accepted to ND has played High School sports–soph son accepted EA never played a sport in HS. While he did have great academics and good scores, he was not a legacy, is not Catholic, but did have a couple of interests that showed his passion. I truly believe that helped his app a lot. And, I also believe that Notre Dame will look at the Whole App and weigh it equally as the whole when making that admissions decision. Good Luck!</p>
<p>It might be one of the largest in Minnesota but not the nation. Come to CA and see schools like Bakersfield, which has had more than 5000 students since WWII.</p>
<p>ya there are a few in AZ that are bigger</p>
<p>and texas … d’s freshman class had 1086 in it!</p>
<p>yeah, but her class was only about 860 at graduation - still that’s the size of the op’s starting class.</p>
<p>Guys, I know there are many other schools are bigger than mine. The point I was trying to make is that my high school is far from small. I wasn’t asking a question about which schools are bigger than mine. Your answers are irrelvant to what I was asking. I’m not trying to flame you guys, and if your getting that vibe, than I am completely sorry. I thank Notre Dame AL for his or her effective and helpful answer. By the way… GO IRISH!!</p>
<p>hah sorry about that… I tend to just read one part of the post </p>
<p>anyways…</p>
<p>ADCOMs arn’t stupid. Of course athletics will be more difficult at a larger school. But, a larger schools probably offers more clubs and a greater diversity of extracurriculars. Larger schools also probably offer more APs. These are assumptions… but the negativity that comes with attending a larger schools is rebounded in the resources that the school can offer.</p>
<p>I understand your worries, but like Al said… it wont break your APP</p>
<p>Good luck and Go Irish!</p>
<p>chillin, you bring up a great point. Your assumptions are correct. I think there are over 20 AP’s offered at my HS. That also doesn’t mean it’s realistic to take all of them, but it’s nice to have the variety. I guess I also take it for granted that our school offers many unique ec’s. Heck, my nordic ski team has over 80 kids on the team. Considering the number of states that actually have nordic skiing, I think it’s a big possibility that our ski team my be the largest in the U.S.</p>
<p>Brentwood HS on Long Island has over 1500 students per class</p>