<p>I am sooo nervous. Notre Dame is my absolute first choice. I fell in love with it the first time I saw the brochure. Anyway....I applied EA, and can't stand to wait another 5 days. </p>
<p>What do you think my chances are with... </p>
<p>SAT: 740 v, 740 w, 680 m
GPA: 3.8 w (That's after getting a 2.9 freshman year, then nothing but 4. something to level it out) </p>
<p>Academic awards in social studies, sciences, and spanish. </p>
<p>Extracurriculars: volunteer work, writing for newspaper, broadcasting on local radio station, working for ESPN.</p>
<p>Well, it will be difficult for you to get in without legacy. If you wrote an awesome essay and have excellent class rank, then it is different. Class rank is very very important to ND. Good luck and I hope you get in!</p>
<p>Comments such as the one you just made really aren't constructive. Legacy does have some effect. That having been said, the Legacy application pool and the Regular Application pool are separated, at least as far as ED. Does ND like to have a large percentage of legacy? Yes. But comments suggesting that this is all the school looks for are misleading. </p>
<p>As to class rank, that is considered, but there are a number of schools that no longer do rank, so it is not as though there is a cut and dry decision based on that either. Bottom line: your SAT score with V and M puts you at a 1420; ND isn't using W in their decision process at this time. </p>
<p>Your GPA raises more questions, yes you've shown steady improvement which is very helpful. Question I have is that the "w" you put behind it to stand for "weighted"? If so what would it be unweighted, any ideas? It sounds as though you've got as much a chance as anyone when it comes to getting accepted, good luck considering how fickle the admissions process is at top schools.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight. I actually have no idea what it is unweighted...my school doesn't do that. Nor do I know my class rank, as the school doesn't rank either.</p>