<p>Hey everyone. I just want to get a rough idea of my chances for Notre Dame. I don't think I come off as too qualified of a candidate, but I want to know what people with more experience have to say.</p>
<p>GPA Unweighted- 3.85 as of now on a A= 4 B=3... scale. It would go up to a 3.87-3.89 by the time I applied if I maintained my grades. </p>
<p>SAT (Score on my 3rd test)
Overall- 2250
Composite- 1560
CR- 790
M- 770
CW- 690</p>
<p>Award: National Merit Commended</p>
<p>Rank
9/118- top 8%</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
1. First Robotics Competition (nationwide robotics competition)
[11, 12]</p>
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<li><p>Debate Club (school's debate club, we frequently hold in school debates. This isn't just a grocery list ec, because its given me a time to discuss current events and see how my peers feel. I could defend in my essay)
[11, 12]</p></li>
<li><p>NHS</p></li>
<li><p>Job Shadowing Professionals In Their Work Environments (40+ Hours by graduation, explained below)</p></li>
<li><p>YES Camp (spent a week in this camp hosted by the international Art Of Living Foundation learning leadership qualities)
I might be getting a part time job tutoring kids.</p></li>
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<p>Volunteering: (150-200 Overall hours when applying)</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Reagan Wells Ranch Community Service (spent a week of my summer rebuilding a ranch for the International Human Rights Organization)</p></li>
<li><p>Interact Club
(part of the national rotary organization, does service projects: 2 local and 1 international)
[11, 12]</p></li>
<li><p>Community Service Club
[11, 12]</p></li>
<li><p>Children's Hospital Community Service (spend a month of my summer, its like a part time job nearly, need a uniform, 5 days a week, and you have to go through an application rpocess and be recommended)</p></li>
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<p>The school I go too is a part of the New Tech foundation. They emphasize a new type of approach where students are familiarized with an authentic work environment. Our work centers heavily around presentations, professionalism, becoming acquainted with the uses of technology in today's world, and of course normal high school content. I took one ap class freshmen year and the rest honors. I took all honors classes sophmore year and now 3 aps and the rest honors junior year. Depending on how many APs are provided during my senior year, I will have atleast 4 AP classes done by the time I graduate. While I may not have as many APs as others, I will have taken the most rigorous curriculum possible. When I graduate, I will also have 40+ hours of experience shadowing people in their jobs. This program was implemented to give us a visual view of the real world and is very similiar to interning except I could watching what a CEO does in their job etc.</p>
<p>The New Tech School was opened in my district when I was going to be a sophmore, so I will be a part of its first graduating class. I wasn't involved in any major clubs over at the other high school during my freshman year, and when I went to New Tech. there weren't many clubs. I've gotten involved in ec's mostly in junior year, because the opportunities have presented themselves.</p>