<p>I want to update my regional counselor with new extracurriculars and just let her know that I'm still very interested in attending ND.</p>
<p>Should I send her an email or snail mail? We have spoken before via email but I'm not sure if they prefer updated application materials to be mailed.</p>
<p>Should I send in a new formal resume, or just send her a friendly letter letting her know the new activities I have participated in?</p>
<p>WHEN should I send the letter? I'm getting my SAT subject test scores back tomorrow, and ACT scores in a few weeks. Should I wait until I get all my scores and then contact her, or should I just let her know that I retook the tests, felt confident about it and that they would be receiving my scores in a few weeks?</p>
<p>If anyone who was previously deferred EA and then accepted RD could post how they managed to catch the attention of the admissions committee...it would be very much appreciated. ND is my dream school and I just want to make sure I'm doing all that I can to get accepted!</p>
<p>Another thing - would it be too weird to send in pictures of me doing my extracurriculars? Or would it help them remember my application? :)</p>
<p>Lord, don’t send in pictures! That may help them remember you but not in a good way. All you can do is to notify them if there are any changes in your application. New grades, honors, awards, scores etc. Most of the regional reps prefer to communicate by email. Although if you want to write a “Why ND” essay you could send that to him/her via Fedex. Perhaps your rep can give you an idea as to why you were deferred. He/she has access to the readers comments, perhaps he/she may share some of their observations with you. My son applied last year RD and was waitlisted through mid July. He was a strong candidate and a legacy (with seven relatives having attended including father and grandfather) . He spoke with his rep quite frequently (they were on a first name basis by July) and he did everything that she told him to do and nothing more. These are the things that I have mentioned above. In the end, he did not get in which was very disappointing but he had a wonderful 2nd choice and is very, very happy there. Sometimes you are deferred from EA because while you are a good candidate , you are not as strong as the other applicants. Obviously you are on the bubble and they want to see the quality of the candidates RD. I went back and looked at your stats and wow they are very much like my son’s. I think his SAT was a tad higher but your unweighted GPA is a bit higher than his was, I think. My son was told straight up that being a smart, athletic, white male from the Northeast was not in his favor as they are looking to create a “class” and they had many candidates like him. They were looking for some diversity no doubt and I don’t mean race alone but candidates that had different hooks like involvement in the arts, or other less typical talents. My one piece of advice to you is do not come off as sounding desperate because that can be misinterpreted as kooky. Good Luck. Choose a good alternative if it doesn’t work out for you, I do believe people end up where they are meant to be.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your advice. My regional rep only told me to retake some standardized tests. I also emailed her before applying EA and told her my class rank would be changing after the new semester (after the EA deadline) and that I was just wondering if they would keep that in mind. I think maybe a big reason I was deferred was so that they could see how my class rank would be changing. It also gave me time to take the SAT subject tests (2060 overall =/) and the ACT once more. I’m hoping to do a few points better on the ACT this time.</p>
<p>Another piece of advice: make sure your rep knows you by name, develop a relationship with her. That could be a bit hard to do right now because your file has gone in with all the RD applicants but in the event that you are WL you need to have her know you personally. She is your advocate in this process, she is the one who will fight for you in the admissions committee. Sometimes it is just about numbers; too many kids from this region, gpa not quite good enough etc. You say you think that it was your class rank that landed you in the deferred pile, I am curious why do you think that? Did she tell you that? Because it seems to me that it was you scores that put you there. If you look at admission history for ND for EA, normally they do not take kids that have less than 1400 on M and CR in the first go round. (Especially white males, hate to say it). I think that there are some old posts from the Observer (campus paper) that states the stats for EA applicants and they are quite impressive. I will try and find it and post. Not sure how subject tests factor in, they are not required. But, hey you have great numbers and I wouldn’t obsess about them. Rank is a funny thing. In my son’s class, a girl who applied who was ranked #3 in her class and also had a sister at ND got rejected outright (and she was a terrific candidate) and my son who was ranked #10 got WL. I am pretty sure that was the legacy factor there but my son was told that he had some inconsistencies in his grades on his transcript, which he did. He got a 78 in Physics 1st q senior year (never ever had a C before) and brought it up to a 92 2nd q. A in an AP english (grade 10) but a B in english in 11th grade. Things like that. Would he have done well at ND? Sure, I believe so but with so many qualified kids they have to nit pick here and there. Oh and if your rep thinks you should write the "why ND’ essay make sure it is not a “rudy” essay if you know what I mean. For my son it was easy with all the legacy he had but he also wrote about a program unique to ND. Can’t remember right now but it had to do with social concerns, service opportunities. His rep told him she really liked his note for what that is worth. It is very hard for you guys to try and manage the deferrals. You don’t want them to forget you but you also don’t want to be a pest. I will look for that post. Good Luck, my fingers are crossed for you. I went to SMC (across the street) and I like to see kids who really want to go there get in. I will be going through this again soon with my youngest. Best of Luck.</p>
<p>For Class of 2013
Admissions Statistics
2009 First Year Applicant Pool
•14,357 applications
•4,113 admitted
•2,050 enrolled
Incoming Class Academic Profile (mid 50% ranges)
•Fifty percent of the admitted class scored or were ranked between the numbers below. 25% of the class admitted scored or were ranked above the numbers below, and 25% of the class admitted scored or were ranked below the numbers below.
•1390 – 1490 on the SAT I (including Critical Reading and Math sections; excluding Writing section)
•32 – 34 on the ACT
•1% – 5% rank in class</p>