<p>Hey
Im only 16 but im hoping to get into ND when im applying for a uni. Im from Ireland but im hoping to get a soccer scholarship. Does anyone in this forum have any tips for me about athletic scholarships for international students?</p>
<p>Tiofdagh Ar La</p>
<p>C</p>
<p>Lonerager has some great advice for you.</p>
<p>The first thing you need to do is contact the Notre Dame coaches. Write them an email, call them on the phone, or simply fill out their perspective recruits sheet.</p>
<p>After you have initial correspondence... start sending them some of your stats... goals, team success..... anything to get them interested.</p>
<p>Once they see how great of a player you are (which I'm sure you are :) ) you can start sending them tapes. Have your mom or dad or guardian start filming your practices and games. </p>
<p>Good Luck my man!</p>
<p>Good Luck! I do know one thing about the soccer program. It is a big deal to come over for their premier summer camp. A lot of the prospects come to it and are evaluated there. Contact the head coach, Bobby Clark for more info and again, good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks Alot People for the help!
And Thanks for Good Lucks lol :D
Just wondering are all of you guys in Notre Dame?</p>
<p>Slan</p>
<p>Dia duit a Gary,</p>
<p>I'm a current sophomore at ND. I can do nothing more than echo what everyone else has said - basically, be annoying. Call, e-mail, send videos, you need to get noticed (although there is a point where it gets to be "too much," use your best judgement).</p>
<p>On a more personal note, I'm an Irish Studies minor with a semester of the Irish Language under his belt, and I cannot for the life of me translate Tiofdagh Ar La. Help me out, it's killing me, haha.</p>
<p>Slan, agus c</p>
<p>haha thanks for that anyway
Woops sorry spelt it wrong...its Tiocfaidh Ar La, meaning "Our Day Will Come"
By any chance would it be an advantage for me to get into Notre Dame because im Irish and go to a Catholic school and play Gaelic sports ?</p>
<p>Inherent advantage? No, probably not. But if you play up the unique way that this has influenced your life and how it could contribute to the University community, it would certainly make you look interesting.</p>
<p>Become a boxer and claim that you truly are one of the "Fighting Irish."</p>
<p>I think that the main thing that would get you in would be soccer if you're good enough. Otherwise just get high scores on your A-levels and be active in the community and in your sports.</p>
<p>Gaelic sports are so sweet, especially football. My great-grandfather played for Cork so I've got a pretty close connection and love to watch on Setanta whenever I can.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Did he really? cool
I play for Antrim Under 18s in Gaelic football and hurling.
I didnt know how close the US is to Ireland if you get my drift. It would be great to get accepted into Notre Dame, would be close to home :D</p>
<p>That's cool. I didn't know they really had football in Antrim. I thought it was more of a hurling county.</p>
<p>Yeah the Irish culture is big here, especially at Notre Dame. St Patrick's Day is everyone's favorite holiday.</p>
<p>I'm a rugger and really like rugby as well as Aussie rules and GAA, so I pay for Setanta on satelite.</p>
<p>Tiocfaidh Ar La is actually the motto of the NDRFC, incidentially.</p>
<p>Yeah its actually big in Antrim, not that more though, they're kinda **** crao lol. My Grandad captained the only ever Antrim team to win an All Ireland and my Great Grandad played for Dublin so he probably would of known of your G-Grandads name.
Is it really? Nice one! lol. What is the NDRFC anyway ?</p>
<p>Notre Dame Rugby Football Club--the school team. It isn't an NCAA sport, but they play against other colleges in the Chicago and Indiana areas.</p>
<p>I didn't know Antrim had ever won an All Ireland. Which sport was it, hurling or football?</p>
<p>yeah Notre Dame has some recent history with Irish athletes.</p>
<p>All-American 800-meter runner Thomas Chamney who graduated last year was from Ireland and Joseph Lapira plays for the Irish national team even though he is from Louisiana</p>
<p>Joe Lapira left Notre Dame at the end of the semester to play in Europe.</p>
<p>Yeah they did in football but it was only Under-21 but still thats an acheivment :D</p>