ND 2023 RD Chances?

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Hi! I am considering applying to ND in the regular decision round. I have not been able to visit campus.

GPA: 3.99975/4.0 (One B+ in an honors class freshman year
ACT: 35 (one sitting)
SAT 1400 SS (690 R 710 M) (4 sittings)
APs: AP Lang and Comp (4), AP Physics 1 (3), AP US History (4)
Senior Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Microeconomics, AP Chemistry, Honors Theology, Honors English, Honors Latin 4, Honors Anatomy

Extracurriculars:
Starbucks Barista, 12 hours a week during school, 11-12
Lifeguard, 9-10
Cross Country, 9-12
Swimming, 9-12
Mock Trial, 10-11
Chorus/Select Choir (President), 10-12- I really do dedicate the bulk of my time to this department and have taken voice lessons all 4 years
Science Symposium- grades 11-12 (research project)
NHS
Latin Honors Society &a Latin Club (President)
Math Honors Society
Medicine Club (President and Co-Founder) - wrote one of my essays about this
Tri-M Music Honors Society
High academic honors all 4 years

Intended Major: Chemistry on a premed track
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
State: PA

Any words of advice about the application process or essays would help!!

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You are just submitting the ACT, correct?

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Should I only submit my ACT? I took it in the October of my senior year, I don’t want the admissions committee to only think I’ve only taken one standardized test that late. Any advice?

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You’ve got a nice resume. Take care with the supplemental essays, particularly the “why ND” essay. They want students who “get” ND, so do some research as to what they say they are looking for - you can google “Don Bishop and Notre Dame” and get some information that way.

ETA: I would only send the ACT.

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That 35 concords to about a 1540. Your best SAT (superscored?) after 4 tries is 1400.

A 35 one-and-done is superb. Early in senior year is fine - no school is going to knock down that score because of when you took the test. Schools would rather see fewer scores a bit later in the process - shows that you’ve been busy pursuing your interests rather than sitting test after re-test.