ND Early Action Results 2017

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>College and Program: Mendoza</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 780 Math, 730 Reading, 730 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 Math, 750 US History
[<em>] ACT: 34 (36 R, 36 E, 34 M, 30 S, 8 essay, took once)
[</em>] APs: Junior: Psych (5), Senior: Micro/Macro, Calc AB, French, English, Euro (all my classes this year were APs)
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 4.21 W, 3.89 UW (as far as I know my school only sends W)
[</em>] Rank: top 5% of ~400
[<em>] Other stats: National Merit Commended, taken all honors/AP classes excluding science (that worried me), all A/A- except for B+ in Honors Precalc/Trig junior year… didn’t send senior grades
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: 4 years rowing (captain, state champion, Stotesbury and National Championship medalist), 4 years cross country, NHS Treasurer (listed as award), misc. volunteer work including organizing a walk/run and a charity crew team
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Work at a cafe average 9 hrs/week
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App (running up a hill), ec essay (work), Why should you care about Saturn’s rings (a project I did in 3rd grade that led to my love of learning), A passion I have (crew), Why ND (really personal, faith, football, family, home)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Never saw but I think they were good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Really helpful I would imagine, she new me pretty well
[<em>] Applied on (EA?): 10/22 (I think)
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[</em>] School Type: Public (pretty well-known and competitive)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White Catholic
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: SO unbelievably happy!!! I’ve been dreaming about this forever and I can’t believe it. To any prospective student who may be reading this (like I obsessively did with these), take a deep breath, it will all work out.</p>

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<p>Engineering – Aerospace
ACT 31
APs: Calculus AB, Computer Sci, Chemistry, US Gov, US History, Physics B, English Language and Composition
GPA 4.0
Homeschooled
Helicopter pilot, JV and Varsity Ice Hockey (independent player for a local Catholic high school), Debate, Homeschool Co-op Leadership Council
Legacy: My brother is a freshman at ND
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: M
Curriculum: Very challenging
State: CA
Comments: Go Irish! Very excited to go to ND!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>College and Program:College of Science</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): 740M 800CR 780W
SAT IIs: (Didn’t send, waiting on results)
ACT: 35
APs: Biology (4), Chemistry (n/a), Calculus AB, (n/a), Psychology (3), United States History (4), Environmental Science (n/a)
IBs: N/a
GPA (UW, W): 4.0315W
Rank: N/A
Other stats: N/A
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Varsity/JV Cross Country, League Honorable Mention
Barista for 2 years, Theater staff for 1</p>

<p>Youth Group Member
Little Sisters Program: Tutoring underprivileged students
Peer tutor
Confirmation Small Group Leader
Summer camp assistant at a center for impoverished youth
Appalachian Mission Trip
Occupational and Physical Therapy Volunteer at a local children’s hospital</p>

<p>In School Service Events Coordinator
Mock Trial Attorney and Co-President for all 4 years
International Club
National Honors Society
Winter Dance Committee
Prom Decorations Committee Junior Co-Chair<br>
Senior Cooking Club Secretary </p>

<p>First Honors Scholar
Second Honors Scholar
National Merit Commended Student
Certficiat de Reussite
Second Place in Science Fair</p>

<p>Service Coordinator of Youth Group Small Group<br>
University of Notre Dame Leadership Seminar</p>

<p>Essays (subject and responses): Commonapp was about accepting my identity, supplements about why I want to attend ND, wisdom vs intelligence, and is being ordinary a failure.
Teacher Recs: Excellent. From AP Biology and French teachers
Counselor Rec: Excellent. We had a close relationship
Applied on (EA?): Yes
Hook (if any): None
Location/Person:
State or Country: Ohio
School Type: Private, All-girls
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Very very upset.</p>

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<p>katiebug513,</p>

<p>It is very strange that you were deferred even though your AP is a little weak. If you are still interested in ND, follow up with additional info. But, I am certain that you will get in some great schools. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Ace,</p>

<p>I agree that it was strange. I am going to send my SAT subject scores, another ACT score, and anything that I can possibly submit. The wait time is going to be anxiety filled.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred-aka dying</p>

<p>College and Program: Arts and Letters-Chemistry</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): n/a
SAT IIs: Math I-710, Chemistry-790
ACT: 31 composite (33 SS-notre dame doesnt see this: 30 W, 34 M, 33 R, 34 S)
APs: AP Chemistry (5), AP English Language (4), AP US History (4), AP Biology (n/a), AP US Government and Politics (n/a), AP Calculus AB (n/a), AP English Lit (n/a)
IBs: n/a (not available at school)
GPA (UW, W): 4.0 W
Rank: Top 5 in class
Other stats: No grade below an A junior or senior year</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
-Honorable mention Massachusetts state science fair 2010
-Prize in 10th grade history
-High honors (all four years)
-Prize in AP Chemistry
-National Honor Society
-AP Scholar
-Rensselaer Medal-Best Science and Mathematics student in the class
-National Science League (chemistry-1st place)
-Regional Ashdown Chemsitry Exam-1st place
-US Chemistry Olympiad-Finalist</p>

<p>ECs listed on app:
-Four year invitation only summer leadership program
-Captain of summer sailing team (2 years)
-Varsity Sailing 4 years (2010 Coaches award, 2011 MVP, 2012 MVP, 2013 Captain)
-300+ hours community service working at local hospital
-4 years club swimming
-Model UN
-Urban immersion trips
-Campus Ministry Leader
-Member of my classes leadership team
-SADD grade committee rep 4 years, head 2012-2013
Job/Work Experience: n/a</p>

<p>Essays (subject and responses): My common app essay was about my connection to sailing as a metaphor for how I think. My ND supplements were a passion that I hold large, why ND, and wisdom vs. intelligence. </p>

<p>Teacher Recs: My AP Chemistry teacher who taught me for two years and loved me by the end. Should be very strong.
Counselor Rec: Was my precalculus teacher the year before and taught me dance years before that. She knows me inside and outside the classroom. should also be strong.
Applied on (EA?): Early Application.</p>

<p>Hook (if any):
-Legacy (Father, Uncle and Grandfather)
-Had a family friend write a letter to Don Bishop on my behalf. (he is friends with Don Bishop)
-(now that I am deferred-will be having a former chair of the board of trustees-another family friend-make a phone call on my behalf)</p>

<p>Weakness:
-many B+'s freshman and sophomore year
-ACT scores obviously </p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: (rather not specify)
School Type: Catholic-Private (5th best in Massachusetts)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other colleges:
-Accepted to Boston College
-Accepted to Georgia Tech</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: This is my dream school. I have imagined myself there since I was one. It was so heartbreaking when I saw the thin envelope on the top of the mail pile. But, I am still alive. Im planning on raising my ACT score and hopefully being admitted in the regular round!</p>

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<p>@NDHopeful2017, I would be happy that you got deferred and not rejected. Admissions is tough this year, and on the page behind you, someone got deferred with a 35 (ridiculous!) btw @katiebug153 what was ur UW GPA? It looks like you were a great applicant</p>

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<p>@NDHopeful2017 btw that sounded bad after typing it out! Didn’t mean to be offensive! keep working hard, you can get in RD by boosting that ACT a couple points!</p>

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<p>@cengel1996 UW is 3.68 so that could have been a problem</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]College and Program: Arts and Letters[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): n/a
[ *] SAT IIs: n/a
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] APs: World History (5) US History (4) English Lang (3) Chem (3)
[ *] IBs: n/a
[ *] GPA (UW, W): unweighted: 95 UW, 97 W (school does 100 point scale)
[ *] Rank: n/a
[ *] Other stats: 3 AP courses senior year, AP Scholar, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, French Honor Society
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Varsity/JV Lacrosse, member of DECA, member of SADD, community service club, NHS
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Cashier junior and senior year
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Common app was about why traveling has made me the person I am today. Supplements were one view that would contribute to the variety of perspectives at ND, why ND, and what is your deepest mystery
[ *] Teacher Recs: Never read but probably good, one from AP Chem teacher and the other from my Virtual Enterprise teacher (had both teachers for two years)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Never read but probably average
[ *] Applied on (EA?): Yes
[ *] Hook (if any): None
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: NY
[ *] School Type: Large public school
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Dominican), Caucasian
[ *] Gender: F
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I recently got accepted into Tulane, Northeastern, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Boston College EA but this was definitely the most exciting!! I was so shocked when I was accepted, this is my dream come true! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (610/620/750)
ACT: 30 composite (33 english/ 27 math/ 29 reading/ 32 science/ 32 writing with 11 on essay)
SAT II:NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics B (3), AP US History (5), AP Government (currently taking), AP Lang & Comp (currently taking), AP economics (currently taking), AP Psychology (currently taking)
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Lang & Comp , AP Economics , AP Psychology, Mass Media Studies, Honors Pre-Cal, Forensic Science, Genes and Behavioral Science, Interreligious Dialogue, Christian Relationships<br>
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NA
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Football, Rugby, Community Service Leadership Core (president), NHS, JBA basketball, Intramural sports, Jesuit Ambassadors, Big Brothers, Freshmen/Sophomore/Senior Retreat (small group leader), Junior day of service (leader), Boy Scouts (Senior patrol leader, patrol leader, assistant patrol leader)
Job/Work Experience: Technician at Heady Investments (25-30 hours a week during summer)
Volunteer/Community service:SJ Production Crew (100+ hours), C.C. Young Teen Summer Volunteering, Freshmen Retreat Leader, Junior Day of Service Leader, Sophomore Retreat Leader, Member/ president of community service core (led and organized all service projects for school community for 3 years)
Summer Activities: see above
Essays: common app- talked about life-changing trip to Spain for world youth day in which I first experienced discrimination, ND- essays 1 (talked about my grandpa’s use of both intelligence and wisdom in his life), 4 (my dream of becoming a reporter/ journalist for ESPN and taking Skip Bayless’ spot), 5 (my lifelong experiences with ND and why I hold it so dear to me)
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: community service counselor- great
Interview: supposed to have met with Fritz Duda, but we never got in touch before decisions were mailed
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
School Type: private Catholic
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: higher end (would not qualify for any financial aid)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): half of my family went to ND, but none were considered “legacy”
Strengths: well-rounded student
Weaknesses: test scores and lack of an interview
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: school “weeded out” all students who did not meet their desired test score range before looking at apps (I don’t believe my app was viewed diligently if at all)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: denied earlier last year from ND summer scholars program
General Comments: very disappointed, I’ve wanted to go to ND since I was little; I sort of feel like I wasted my time with the application. I wish they would give me a second look.
Additional college acceptances: University of Denver, Baylor University, Fordham University, Boston College, Xavier University, Villanova University
Waiting on: University of Richmond and Wake Forest University</p>

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<p>GPA 4.38 UW 3.97
SAT 2000
9 APs
Presidential honor roll every semester</p>

<p>3 yrs ASB
2 yrs Fine Arts producer
Captain: Varsity athletics. 4 yr participant. All American.
NHS President
CSF NHS
AP Scholar
Language Club Secy
3 school subject awards
New student orientation leader: 3 yrs</p>

<p>4 years continuous community service with verifiable, reputable national orgzat.
City’s community service award
Civic fundraiser leader- helped raise $30k</p>

<p>part time job: last 2 summers
Latino female. no other hooks</p>

<p>Devastated DD. Trying to stay positive.
But cant understand how holistic review wouldn’t lead to acceptance of a student like this, especially at a school with few minorities and male majority student body. Questioning the review process - will DD be accepted even RD?</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): 800 CR/710 M/ 710 W 8 E
[ *] SAT IIs: 790 USH
[ *] APs: 4 USH
[ *] GPA (UW, W): Unweighted, 4.0
[ *] Rank: 1/106</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Varsity Cross Country / Track 4 years. Academic Challenge Bowl (Quiz Bowl) and National History Bowl Regional Champs, went on to Nationals; Student Council Secretary; NHS Secretary; Some Theater/Performing Arts stuff; National Park Service Stuff; Altar Server, heh.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Research Apprenticeship at University of Guam; Guam Football Association Soccer Referee
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):

  1. Diff. between intelligence and wisdom, 3) What can’t you live without 5) Why Notre Dame?
    [ *] Teacher Recs: Pretty good I think, both are close to me personally and academically, and extracurricularly
    [ *] Counselor Rec: Good again, pretty sure counselor knows me well and likes me
    [ *] Applied on (EA?): EA
    [ *] Hook (if any): Not really, just really well rounded</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Guam, USA (US territory)
[ *] School Type: Parochial, Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: Pacific Islander / Asian
[ *] Gender: M
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: My cousin went to this school and he was a Rhodes scholar, may have helped ( dont know if I mentioned his name, so :X). Pretty happy I got in, because now I have a safety/back-up in case I don’t get in to any others…</p>

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<p>IrishCalifMama: Your daughter sounds incredible. She was deferred, which is very discouraging, but ND is quite particular in the Early Round. Last year at my daughter’s school a girl was deferred at ND who was one of the top girls at the school…got into ND RD, and also got into Stanford, Harvard, Brown, and other top schools. So please tell her to not lose hope. Have her talk to her GC. Maybe she could email regional rep to see if there’s anything she can do to make her case better. Could be the SAT score. Could she retake or take the ACT? Could she resubmit an essay? I have an inkling that at ND, choosing a topic that lets the student show how they meet the mission of the school makes the most impact there. Might not be anything needed either, your daughter could just be like the girl we know, and there’s no really good explanation. In any event, your daughter is going to have some fantastic options. I wouldn’t be surprised to see ND among them in RD.</p>

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<p>Accepted</p>

<p>[ b]College and Program:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):760CR 700M 710W (1460/2170)
[ *] SAT IIs:didn’t send
[ *] ACT:n/a
[ *] APs:USH,Bio,Lang,Lit, Macro,Chem (most rigorous schedule offered)
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA (UW, W):4.455 W
[ *] Rank:top 1.2%
[ *] Other stats:NMSF
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:Good
[ *] Counselor Rec:Good
[ *] Applied on (EA?):EA
[ *] Hook (if any):Legacy
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:Kentucky
[ *] School Type:Private
[ *] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[ *] Gender:M
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:Very excited</p>

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<p>IrishCali–I know exactly what you mean!–our DD was flat out rejected and her SATs were higher than your DD’s-2100, unweighted GPA is a perfect 4.0–every Pre-AP class our school offers (what our school calls the honors/more rigorous classes) and 9 AP classes-she’s never had a B on her report card in her life, National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar,NHS, NLatinHS, NArtHS, selected for Women in Science/Engineering Program with global company, honored by the county as one of their top youth, has 5 extra high school classes-took 3 in middle school and 2 of the BS mandatory classes online so she could continue in Art and Music as well as all the Calc and Physics, etc…gifted in Art and Music as well as math and science, major community service work training therapy dogs and working with retired veterans and literacy with children, catholic, lead singer in youth band in youth group–this is only a small percentage of what she’s done. So how is she not what ND is looking for? BTW–she is white and goes to school at a large public school in Northern Virginia–top 1% in her class of 570. </p>

<p>The only thing I can think of that actually worked against her is the fairly new catholic high school in our same town–betting they took a few from there and left out the public school kids??? Luckily for us DD hadn’t been counting on ND and knows she will be happy at any of the schools she has applied to. But still…</p>

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<p>My son heard back from ND, and they told him that they had the most EA applicants they’ve ever had, and deferred 1,000 students! They did tell us earlier that EA is the most competitive pool of applicants, and with a larger pool to choose from, it was even tougher to get in. He told DS that many students, like him, that would have been accepted in the past were deferred.</p>

<p>Bottom line, don’t lose hope! Keeps these kids away from the senior slide :-)</p>

<p>Sent from my SGH-T769 using CC</p>

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<p>@ McMomma- How many EA applicants did they have? And how many were accepted/deferred/rejected?</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>College and Program: College of Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:
ACT: 34
SAT: 2100 (690M/690CR/720W)
SAT II: Math II (720), Lit (670), USH (600), Chem (600)
APs: German Lang, Lit/Comp, Calc AB, Physics C and APUSH
GPA (UW): 3.96
Rank: Top 3%
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Captain of Nordic Ski team (5 time letterwinner), Cross Country Running (3 time letter winner), Track (4 time letter winner), Youth Orchestra, Scouting…you get the idea.
Job/Work Experience: Soccer ref, dishwasher for catering company
Essays (subject and responses): Common App was on my gameboy and how I had to work for it and that work ethic has shaped me. Supplements were Why ND? (talked about hockey and the new rink), What are you passionate about? (Photography), and I can’t recall the third haha.
Teacher Recs: Really good. Lit teacher, said it was the easiest one he’s ever written.
Counselor Rec: Also great.
Applied on (EA?): EA
Hook (if any): Eagle Scout, Brother who attended, was in contact with regional counselor
Location/Person:
State or Country: Not saying.
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Very thrilled when I got the letter! To those of you accepted, congrats! Deferred, be sure to contact your regional rep right away and add stuff to your file and show interest in ND!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>College and Program: Arts and Letters-English</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): 660 CR, 600 Math, 780 Writing
SAT IIs: US History-660, Literature-740
ACT: 32 composite (36 E, 36 R, 27 S, 28 M)
APs: AP US History (4), currently in AP Calculus AB
My school only offers 2 AP classes
IBs: n/a (not available at school)
GPA (UW, W): 4.0 UW
Rank: #1 in class of 12
Other stats: </p>

<p>Honors/Awards
-Highest Honor Roll every quarter for all 4 years
-Highest overall grade in US History, English 9, Church History, World History I, World History II, APUSH, Chemistry, Moral Theology, Spanish I, Spanish II, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus
-National Merit Commended Scholar</p>

<p>ECs listed on app:
-Four years of varsity volleyball, 3-time captain and many awards (First Team All-State 2x, MVP 2x, etc.)
-2 years as head editor of school paper
-Student Council secretary (2011-2012 school year) and president (current)
-3 years in local, regional, and national pro-life clubs
-counselor at a Catholic summer camp
-Retreat speaker, high school retreat team member at my church
-Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
-500+ service hours</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
-3 weeks as a Sales Associate at AEO during summer 2012
-20 hours/weeks as a Lead Party Coordinator at a party place for little girls from July-December 2012
-9 hours/week as a Sales Associate at Crazy 8 since August 2012
-15 hours/week babysitting all of high school</p>

<p>Essays (subject and responses):
-Common App: about my hero, who is my Confirmation sponsor. She was raped but still had her baby, and she’s a huge inspiration to me.
-ND Supplement: Last honest question I asked myself (Why can’t I apply to ND? I talked about my fear of failure), how would I contribute to a variety of voices on campus (I said I was a conservative, traditional Catholic and talked about my retreat and pro-life volunteer work), Why ND (the usual)</p>

<p>Teacher Rec:
-my World History I&II, APUSH, and Government teacher, also the StuCo advisor: I don’t know what it said, but I’m sure it was strong.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec:
-my principal: She told me she wrote me the best letter she has ever written anyone.</p>

<p>Applied on (EA?): Early Action</p>

<p>Hook (if any):
-None</p>

<p>Weakness:
-very few APs
-Standardized test scores</p>

<p>Strengths:
-essays
-letters of rec
-church service</p>

<p>Misc:
-In my additional information I talked about being one of my brothers’ godmother and being another’s Confirmation sponsor.</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Texas
School Type: Private (Catholic but not affiliated with a diocese so we can’t be called “Catholic”
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other colleges:
-Accepted to University of Texas at Austin
-Accepted to Texas A&M University
-Accepted to Texas Tech University
-Accepted to University of North Texas
-Accepted to Franciscan University of Steubenville</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was definitely frustrated about having to wait until March, but I’m thankful I did not get rejected!</p>

<p>DOES ND ACCEPT JANUARY STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES?</p>

<p>Any suggestions on how to improve my application for RD?</p>