<p>Has anyone applied yet?! I'm almost done with my app, I just need help on my essay for Global Issues. Any past participants care to share their experience?</p>
<p>I’m also applying to Global Issues and am almost done with my application! I’m curious as to how competitive the application is???!!! I have a 33 ACT with 3.96 GPA. I have close to 500 hours of community service and have held multiple leadership positions in and around my school and community.</p>
<p>@cengel1996</p>
<p>Lol aw yay! Same here I’m curious also how competitive the applicant pool is?</p>
<p>OMG a 33 ACT. IM SO JEALOUS. Only a 27 ACT here… Im still applying for the leadership seminar… I have a 4.98 GPA on a 5.0 scale unweighted. 5.34 weighted. </p>
<p>Im hoping my leadership will shine through. Im not a great test taker but I definitely have the critical thinking skills to be able to attend this event. Im hoping its not super competitive. </p>
<p>I have yet to submit my app. Probably next weekend. Does that look bad??? i got a late start on it and im soooo busy.</p>
<p>Aww you’ll be fine! I decided to withdraw my app. Or well not to send it in anymore. I have to earn my economics credit and its during the time of the seminar so I’m going to take dual-credit economics for summer school instead.</p>
<p>thats the thing though… even though I believe I got a 34 on the ACT this saturday, my leadership positions are not as strong as they could be… Do you think that I still have a chance?</p>
<p>Yeah you do although leadership roles would be nice.</p>
<p>I mean stronger leadership roles would be preferred</p>
<p>Awilo, I’m sorry to hear you must withdraw your application. 
It’s funny because I will be taking an economics course as well at a local community college. Im taking AP economics next year and I heard the teacher at my school sucks. Hopefully taking this summer course will give me an edge and prepare me for a sucky teacher. </p>
<p>Okay cengel, it’s the exact opposite for me. I’m enrolled in all of the most challenging courses at my school but I am a bad test taker. Hopefully they will understand that. My ACT score will probably hurt my chances but I still wanted to apply. I have really great leadership roles (I think). I am a commissioner for my local government (my town) and I also am Vice-President/Committee Leaders for many clubs.<br>
Also, on the website it says diversity is their #1 goal for this club. Being a male caucasian coming from middle class status won’t help me either. lol
We’ll have to wait and see! I am soooo excited! I really hope I am accepted!</p>
<p>Does anyone know how many students are accepted? I’m assuming it’s a very small number.</p>
<p>Haha unfortunately middle-class white male is against me as well. I mean, I don’t have awful leadership positions by any means, it just that I’m not like the president of some huge organization like that. I am captain of a couple of school teams and have lead some community service programs, but other than that I really have nothing. I just really hope that the 34 + that I am 99% sure I got in February will help overcome that</p>
<p>Thank you! It’s been hard…lol I’ve been sad about not being able to apply and have a chance to attend the seminar. ND is my dream school and since I’ve never been, visiting there during the summer would have been amazing. But things happen for a reason so I’m okay. My education comes first. I will apply to Notre Dame RD though, no doubt about that one.</p>
<p>I submitted my application yesterday! (I know the…the day before the deadline…) I procrastinated a little…but I didn’t even hear about this awesome program until Feb. 2nd so it’s not completely my fault for turning it in so late.</p>
<p>I am really hoping I get to attend this awesome program! It sounds like SOOO much fun! I’ll let you guys know when I get the decision letter. (around April 15)</p>
<p>Which program did you guys apply for? I applied for the Science, Ethics and Responsibility one. I’m really nervous about whether or not I will get in!</p>
<p>I am also extremely nervous… lol I REALLY want to spend part of my summer at ND but if not I will just take 1 or 2 classes at a local community college. </p>
<p>First choice: Global Issues. Second choice: Social change.</p>
<p>There was a major fluke in my application… the school report didn’t get sent in until last week… my counselor’s email was blocking all emails from ND so they had to fax the forms in. OMG it sucked. I really hope that doesn’t impair my ability to attend such a great program.</p>
<p>@scisslehannd I read somewhere that they accept recommendations and school reports a couple weeks after the original due date so dont stress too much. I talked with admissions counselor and she seems really nice too!
Ahhh is anyone else just counting the days until April 15th??</p>
<p>Oh and my first choice was American Arts and Social Change, second Global Issues, but I’d really enjoy either one!</p>
<p>REJECTED here! A little upset - mostly just a blow to my summer plans. I knew it was somewhat of a long shot for me. My act was a 27 (now its a 28, though not much better.)</p>
<p>Im not super upset; it’s just I wanted to do something amazing this summer; the leadership seminar was going to be that amazingness. I guess I’m off to my community college. </p>
<p>I had GREAT recs though. And awesome ECs. This rejection will probably reflect the rejection letter I’ll get 9months from now. </p>
<p>The letter was the usual: “you were one of many exceptional applicants” BS. They did not that applications increased by 70% from last year. Probably because of there success in football.</p>
<p>oh and i also wanted to go because of THIS: [South</a> Bend, Indiana Benzo Ft Gangsta & Duke Da Hazard - Official Video Shot By @DeeBoogieBrown - YouTube](<a href=“*South Bend, Indiana* Benzo Ft Gangsta & Duke Da Hazard - Official Video Shot By @DeeBoogieBrown - YouTube”>*South Bend, Indiana* Benzo Ft Gangsta & Duke Da Hazard - Official Video Shot By @DeeBoogieBrown - YouTube)
my dream school… lol</p>