<p>I slept for 12 hours three days ago.</p>
<p>Two days ago, I pulled an all-nighter to finish all of my applications except one.</p>
<p>Yesterday, I sent everything in.</p>
<p>I also slept for 18 hours and woke up at 3:30 PM today.</p>
<p>I got a nice taste of hibernation.</p>
<p>There has to be more applicants for regular decision on here, right?</p>
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There has to be more applicants for regular decision on here, right?
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I'm pretty sure there are, but [thread=282877]we shall see[/thread].</p>
<p>I don't put my name on lists.</p>
<p>I don't want to jinx myself, you know?</p>
<p>I don't think there are many regulars that are applying RD, but posters will come out of the woodwork when we get closer, just you watch.</p>
<p>I have been on regularly since November, and my D is applying RD. I was as anxious about early decisions as everyone else in mid-December! I am so glad that so many worthy students were accepted. Unfortunately, as I have stated before, UND is not discussed in my house due to D's insistence that she will not get in because of low stats (and does not want to set herself up for disappointment, despite outstanding and unique ECs, GPA.) So, I linger on CC to help me cope! I suspect more will come along once everything is in...</p>
<p>I can totally relate, sunshadow! The ND app was the big elephant in the room that my d and I seldom ever discussed... Sometimes I think the anticipation of not knowing is worse than whatever the outcome turns out to be...</p>
<p>In our case, CC was my secret outlet, which helped me cope. Although I have to admit, at times, it helped to make me even more paranoid...</p>
<p>when is the deadline for rd applications?</p>
<p>It had to be postmarked by December 31st, which is today.</p>
<p>DDJones: That's funny. I really dont think that my D suspects I am on CC for the Notre Dame aspect, she just thinks I am addicted to the website in general. Of course, my newfound addiction to the ND football games probably gives me away. Has the dust settled in your house now that the tensio of not knowing is over? Of course, it probably settles much easier knowing that she has been accepted!</p>
<p>sunshadow i think u should bring this to ur D's attention to ease her anixoty. i was admitted under EA with 1250 sat score, and EA is much harder than regular i would say...actually nvm they are still a bit harder so just focus of the positive things that are working for her for example like u said great GPA and ECs and etc... worry about the things she can change not wat she cant..actually nvm she cant change anything now</p>
<p>Thanks, bqwe04, I appreciate that. What do you think it was about your application that really stood out for the admissions committee?</p>
<p>i dont no if i should say this...but for ur purpose i will just hope no one is going to do this otherwise the admission board will kill me lol i had 5 letters of recommendation. Even though ND specifically ask for one. I got one from Physics teacher and one from math teacher both really like me so they have to be good, also i went on a service trip to Mexico with them, so that helped a lot. One from my school counselor, this is the only one i had no clue on it but it should be good. My college counselor one should be really good, he told me afterward he spend "some" time on it so... For my last one i had my principal from elementary school write one for me, it was two pages single space, so i dont think i need to elaborate on that. Aside from that my essay was about how i overcome being an immigrant in this country. Other factors might help is that i work 20 hours on average throughout the year since 9th grade. Let see what else, did i mention i am a minority, yea that too. My academics are pretty good, i took all hardest courses in my school. my GPA is 92.5 in my school 93 is a 4.0 so... that. As for my test score goes, they are not impressive, i already mention my sat score 1250, my sat IIs are 650 US history and 650 Math 2c (after the second try too, sad..) and 800 for Chinese with listening. I came to US when i was 10. :-)</p>
<p>Hmmm....that's interesting. You definitely present a unique picture. I wouldn't worry about people sending in additional recs. We are all so paranoid about not wanting to anger the adcom with extra stuff for them to read.</p>
<p>people in my school comment on the fact that i got in because of my race, chinese. i hope thats not the case, i mean ECs wise i am not that bad, i am a company commander in JROTC and i have plenty of volunteer work</p>
<p>I can't believe people would make that comment. Anyway, I am sure there are plenty of Chinese people who have been rejected from Notre Dame, along with every other race. I think it was probably the well-rounded picture you presented that got you in. Congrats!</p>
<p>My kids mock me all the time about this site! </p>
<p>Things have settled in nicely here. Our oldest, the ND sophomore, was home when the big news hit and was very excited. Two years apart in age, my two oldest are very close (although when they both choose to dig their heels in and fight, they can really go to town!). For my daughter, it isn't just the excitement of going to Notre Dame, but of going to Notre Dame when her brother is on campus. Believe me, they will not hover over each other, but I'd imagine they'll have plenty of contact. She would really like to meet all of his friends in the section, "especially the hot ones." This does not please him. It should be very interesting! :) </p>
<p>Thing is, my kids grew up staying on campus in the summers in what was once called Alumni Family Hall, and is now called Notre Dame Hall. Actually stayed one year in the dorm in which my son now lives. I'd say we did this at least 9 or 10 summers of their lives. It was an incredibly cheap vacation with tons for the kids to do. My kids were riding bikes to LaFortune to buy ice cream when they were 10. I never really thought they'd end up there--way too expensive and way too far away to even consider... Little did I realize that my cheap vacation was their childhood dream!</p>
<p>bqwe04, forget about what people in your school are commenting! My son's Spanish teacher, whom pretty much everyone can't stand, made some sort of snide comment--to my face, no less!--about my son only having gotten in because he was a legacy. I happened to mention his ACT scores and a few other stats, just so Mr. Espanol might cease and desist spreading that kind of gossip. It shut him up then, but I don't know for how long. As it happens, my daughter doesn't have that eyeball-popping ACT score. I can only imagine what they will be saying about her. Jealousy can get ugly. The many overachievers on these boards surely know what I mean... Regardless of the setting, there will always be people jealous of those who succeed, no matter how modest and decent they try to be in handling success.</p>
<p>But you know what? It doesn't matter what they say or think. Because at the end of the day, while there's a lot of public recognition that comes with getting accepted to Notre Dame, the most exciting part of this whole journey has yet to start! You will be on the University of Notre Dame campus and what those people had to say will be irrelevant. </p>
<p>Notre Dame doesn't take people it doesn't want for good reason. My understanding is that Saracino himself had to defer his own son a few years back. If you got in, you deserve to be there, bqwe04. As a Domer alum and parent, I want to welcome you to the Notre Dame family!</p>
<p>ddjones- now that I know your children have been 'vacationing' to ND for 10 years, you are indeed seeing a dream realized! What a Happy New Year for your family- in 9 months you will be a proud ND grad with two children enrolled! Wow!</p>
<p>Question for OP, is St Mary's an option for your daughter? It seems to offer all those wonderful benefits of ND, shuttles run continuously, students play in the ND band, get tix to games, are welcome to dine in the cafeteria.
I don't know too much about St Mary's and would be interested to hear from those with more information. (I may know an applicant who might be considering St Mary's)</p>
<p>Heh, I applied RD. I am not the typical Notre Dame applicant. Lots of different aspects, but my low test scores won't probably cut it. Notre Dame love test scores and class rank unfortunately. Well here is a thread I made with a brief bio of mine: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=282480%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=282480</a></p>
<p>Good luck to everyone. Looks like I may have to think about the route Irish went.</p>
<p>Anyone that might be interested in the Saint Mary's Option is welcome to PM me. I am a 1984 grad of SMC (I know, a long time ago!!!), but would love to help anyone with thoughts of going there. It was a great place, wonderful, caring teachers, strong programs, a lot of fun, and the same community that makes ND so special. Please let me know if I can help!</p>
<p>sunshadow hang in there we're here for you just keep in mind it really does seem that our kids wind up where they are supposed to be. I have five kids and I can't envision any of them going somehwere other than where they wound up. have a happy New Year</p>