Notre Dame 2018 chances

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<p>Stats:
4.16 GPA
SAT: 2040 (superscored; 1950 and 1990 respectively) 700 W, 670 M, 670 CR
AP classes: US History (4); my school doesn't offer many AP classes and I don't intend on entering the medical field so I didn't take AP Chem
Senior course load: AP Psych, AP English, AP Calc AB, honors gov, genetics, econ, etymology, topics in US history, honors religion classes both semesters (Catholic school); plan to take AP Spanish exam in the spring (completed five levels of Spanish 8th grade to junior year; AP class not offered at my school)
Ranked in top 20% (only rank given out)</p>

<p>EC's and awards:
Life Teen (youth group; all four years), Student government (9, 12), Newspaper (10, editor 11, 12), varsity speech team (10, 11, 12), ACTS ministry (10, 11, 12), Saints for life (all four years), NHS (11, 12), students against destruction decisions (SADD; 11, 12), tennis (9, 10), XC manager (11), EDGE (middle school youth group) core member/group leader (10, 11, 12), BD Ambassador (11), St. Vincent de Paul (my parish) Stewardship Committee (12), sacristan and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at my parish (11, 12), work experience at Cold Stone (10, 11) and Jimmy Johns (11, 12), awards for excellence in Spanish, Latin, Theology, APUSH, and service, BD Scholar (maintaining above a 3.85 GPA; all four years (hopefully)), Mother Teresa Award recipient (9, 10, 11, 12), American Citizenship Award (11), service/immersion trips to Spain and Morocco (Summer 2011) and Australia and Fiji (Summer 2012) completing 40 hours of service both trips, volunteer at St. Mary's soup kitchen, Euell Wilson Center tutor (9, 10), attended March for life in DC all four years (again, hopefully), Decade club (11, inaugural year), certified in SCUBA and CPR</p>

<p>White, Catholic male from Indiana; attending Catholic school</p>

<p>I understand that my scores are lower, but I'm hoping my essays will impress the heck of ND. I will be taking the SAT again, as well as the ACT. It's been my dream school for as long as I can remember (cliche, I know). I'd like to know what my chances might be (current/incoming students a plus). Thanks!</p>

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<p>I didn’t realize that ND had a heck. Is a heck easy to impress?;)</p>

<p>Be sure to have someone proofread those impressive esssays - and avoid cliches, even self-identified ones.</p>

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<p>I’m having my AP English teacher and my English teacher from freshman and sophomore year proofread them @rmldad</p>

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<p>I know my test scores aren’t exactly the highest, but my dad thinks I should apply early action. I would rather apply regular action. I’m taking the ACT in the fall, and I’d like to get a score in the 30s. I just want to know if I would even have a shot early action.</p>

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<p>Apply RD. If you were to submit these scores today, you run the risk of being denied in the EA round without a deferral. My D was deferred EA last year with a 2250, 4.0 UW, lots of leadership, great recs and essays, yada yada. I would use the fall to prep for and take/retake your tests. The only caveat would be if your scores dramatically increased during the Sept/Oct test cycle, then maybe take a shot at EA. FYI, a 33 or 1430 (CR+M) would put you at the 50th percentile of students who enrolled in this year’s freshman class.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your help!</p>