Accepted! I haven’t decided if i will attend or not though; there are so many good schools! 1580/1600 SAT, 800 Math 2
Ethan, there are many good schools. This is a great one. This is not a four year decision but a 40 year one.
I graduated from ND 28 years ago and it has made all the difference in my life.
However, this is your life. You need to go where you feel comfortable. Good luck in this decision.
You show a tremendous amount of class with your wonderful comment.
You will succeed no matter where you go. God has a plan for a wonderful person such as you.
@steveo87 Who were you directing that at? I’m trying to follow this thread carefully haha.
DD accepted with a 35 ACT, 4.4 WGPA, Captain of Dance Team, National Merit semi-finalist, Summer research, NASA aerospace scholar and lots of community service. We are thrilled but will have to wait til other colleges come in in late Spring. Congrats to those accepted and good luck the deferred.
Son denied but ND was certainly a big reach. It was also probably more my dream school than his, but he has other very good options. So, I envy all those that got Accepted…and their students :). Good ‘Luck o’ the Irish’ to those that got deferred and heart felt empathy to those who will choose a school other than Notre Dame. GO IRISH!!
PS - There’s always ND Law four years from now!!!
Accepted!! Does anyone know when or how they will send out information regarding their merit scholarships? Specifically, the Stamps?
@IvyHopeful, I think your assessment is spot on. With so many strong candidates, The first line drawn is standardized testing and GPA. That line seemed to be at 34 and unweighted 3.9+ with few exceptions. Then the EC’s and leadership kick in.
Virtually everyone will get turned down by some school – even those fortunate enough to make ND’s cut. It’s an imperfect process, but probably the best there is to sift through SO MANY outstanding candidates.
@ShouldBeWorking I would agree with that to a certain extent. I think those benchmarks are slightly looser for legacy applicants. Many, many recruited athletes are also part of the early pool. For unhooked applicants your observation is probably fairly accurate.
ND Alum mom here- Son Accepted. 35 ACT, good grades, ec’s, AP 5’s, Eagle Scout, worked extremely hard… Congrats to all who have the opportunity. A special place- you will not regret! Married to Alum, older sib is finishing up as double domer. Impossible to describe the positives of the tradition and spirit of the passionate students, faculty you will become family with.
To those who are disappointed, few thoughts: Its very competitive to keep high grades, once there with others such as yourself, you will be challenged, not for everyone. Middle sib was accepted to ND, but chose another highly academic school which ends up is a perfect fit. Have seen many qualified individuals turned down. so keep your head up. And, if truly aspire to go to ND, consider grad school or do well elsewhere and try for one of few spots to transfer in. With the credentials to even consider applying, you will have success wherever you go. If you get a chance visit for a football weekend - there is nothing like it anywhere and you can be a fan even if not an Alum. The comradery defines the school, not the sports. Love Thee Notre Dame !
@ejcclc Definitely legacies and recruited athletes are exceptions to this rule, although I recall at least one disappointed legacy on this thread whose relationship didn’t carry the weight he/she had hoped.
@ShouldBeWorking As far as REA goes, I would guess those numbers are correct. I don’t think you meant in general, but if you did, I would venture to say that 1400/32 are the cut offs for RD, with a few exceptions of course.
Accepted- 32 act, 4.6 gpa tons of EC tons of leadership, some international and national science fair awards, legacy. Proof that test scores aren’t everything @IvyHopeful 
so excited and can not wait!!
My daughter was rejected by ND. 1420 SAT/32 ACT. Ranked 6/722 in her class. President of a 3000 student body, 1st Team All State Tennis, Principal Violinist in a top 3 symphony orchestra in the state, DECA Internationalist finalist, tons of volunteer time, including three extensive mission trips. Lack of legacy status and ACT score must have been the downfall. She’s really disappointed. Congrats. to all who were admitted.
irishmom82: over half the grounds and facilities at ND are now devoted to sports, so what was true in 1982 is not true now. It is a great place for sure, but just take a look at the new construction, the Under Armor logos, and all the facilities that are off limits to students, and it is obvious where the focus is now. I love the real Notre Dame and wish that the school was a better reflection of the Church.
Indy Sparkplug: Rejecting your daughter is a perfect example of what is wrong with college admissions today. What a shame. Best wishes to your daughter.
@53father – That is simply wrong. Over half the facilities at Notre Dame are devoted to sports? On its face, that’s a ridiculous statement. Just where did this statistic come from? Of course, a handful of athletic facilities are “off limits” to non-athlete students, but probably less compared to other universities with well-known Division I sports programs. And for someone to say that you “wish the school was a better reflection of the Church” is absurd. Either you don’t know about the Church or you don’t know about Notre Dame. Is that just a way to say to say that you wish Notre Dame were more politically conservative, i.e., Republican?
Accepted and so happy! ;
SAT: 2200
UW GPA: 3.68 || W GPA: 3.97
President of Debate Team/National Debate Champion
300+ hours of community service and a job
@SXSW123: Just take a drive around campus, it is pretty easy to gauge the amount of space dedicated to varsity sports. A student tour guide can easily point out the “off-limits” fields and buildings. ND is not supposed to be the same as other Division 1 schools, by the way, most which have much larger enrollments and a bigger cross section of accepted students relative to test scores and GPAs. The reflection of the Church comment is in regards to all types of people being admitted or ND being universal like the Church is as opposed to half of the students being in the top 1% of the nation in academics: http://enrollmentdivision.nd.edu/news/59308-meet-the-notre-dame-class-of-2019/. I was not referring to the school diverting from Church teachings or it having an affiliation to a political party. Be careful what you assume.