FREAKING OUT- Senior Year Classes and Units of Study

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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<p>Hi All,
So I submitted my Notre Dame application Early Action and I am hopeful for a great response. However, I recently noticed that on the Notre Dame Admissions website, it mentions that applicants to the engineering school are required to have 1 unit of Physics and 4 units of English- whole I will fulfill these requirements by the end of the year, I am currently lacking the physics credit, and have only taken three years of English. Please tell me that these classes need only to be completed by the end of senior year, I'm kind of going crazy. Also, if it's not too much trouble, would someone be willing to take a look at my stats and let me know if I have a realistic chance of getting in? Thanks everyone!</p>

<p>Male, White, NY
School does not rank, but if I'm fairly confident I am either first, second, or third out of 434 students
Unweighted GPA: 98.67 (we do numerical, I don't really know how this translates to a 4.0 scale)
Weighted GPA: 103.5
Past AP's: AP Chem 5, AP Stats 5, AP World 5, AP US 5, AP Comp Sci 5
Current AP's: AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP English Language and Composition, AP Latin
All honors, AP, or SUPA (local university) classes, including non-core AP Computer Science and SUPA Statistics course (took AP exam separately)</p>

<p>SAT (single sitting): 2340 (Reading 780|Math 760|Writing 800)
SAT Subject Tests: Bio E 790|Chem 770|Math 1 770|Math 2 800|World 800
ACT: didn't take</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Model United Nations (9-12) (Treasurer, Chair at regional conference for past two years, won some minor awards)
Community Connections Volunteering Club (10-12) (Vice President)
Math League (9-12) ('Varsity' team this year, placed on county team for state competition last year)
Religious Education Teacher(10-12)
School Newspaper (10-12) (Staff Member/Contributing Writer)
Freshman Orientation Leader (11-12)
Junior Classical League/Latin Honor Society (9-12) (Treasurer)
Sacristan/Assistant Groundskeeper at Church (11-12)
Summer Camp Counselor (11-12)
History Day Club (11-12) (Won first place in my category at regional competition and competed at the state level)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:</p>

<p>National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
Maureen O'Donnell Oxford Classical Dictionary Award (4 subsequent gold medals on National Latin Exam)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal
AP Scholar With Distinction
National Honor Society
Science Honor Society
Various school-wide awards for Latin, Computer Science, and History</p>

<p>Common App Essay: Very personal and unique, all teachers I showed it to loved it
Supplements: pretty good, could have been a bit more profound but very well written
Counselor Rec: Likely decent, not all that personal, might note my unofficial 'ranking'
Teacher Recs: Good, one teacher who was also History Day advisor and another who nominated me out of 434 students for RPI Medal
Supplemental Rec from parish priest and employer, very good</p>

<p>Hooks: None</p>

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<p>you look pretty great, honestly. don’t even worry.</p>

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<p>I think you really have a great shot of getting in. On their website FAQ, someone had the same question. As long as you indicate your intention to complete it before entering fall 2014 it’s fine, even if it’s a summer course. Hope this helps. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Wow, you are really worrying too much! Well, my daughter is currently in Engineering at ND, got in EA last year, was doing AP physics her senior year as well. And how would ANYONE have four years of High School English completed in the middle of their senior year? You certainly will have a great chance for EA admission to ND, just a few more days till you hear. Relax!</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the calming responses, I was definitely in a nerve-fueled confusion when I made this post, and looking back at it the fact that I was worried about having 4 English classes before my senior is kind of silly. Best of luck to anyone else applying, and see you on the other side!</p>