when do they release decisions?
lol thanks guys, also my counselor submitted the transcript and school profile today but it doesn’t show received, but the teacher rec my teacher submitted today does show as received?
@mmb333 It doesn’t say online. Last year, the results were emailed to them on March 17th. I would assume ours will be around the same time.
that happened to me to and ultimately everything came through as received. the website says a lot of the time they’ll have all your stuff but it takes time for it to be processed, etc. so hopefully yours will show up as received soon and if not i would recommend emailing just to be safe!
whoops, meant *too!
Does anyone know when we’ll get our acceptance/rejection letters? I know it was due yesterday, but I’m already unnecessarily anxious.
@Sidvin24 The website says that application results will be released the week of March 16th! 
Hey guys! I attend NDLS last year (2017) in the Global Issues seminar. It was honestly the best time of my life and I got to meet so many amazing people my age from around the world, who were passionate about the same things I was. You not only get to learn from wonderful professors who in the top of their field, but you create bonds that are everlasting (with the people in your seminars, your roommate, your RC, with Notre Dame’s beautiful campus). I learned so much about college and Notre Dame there.
As people have said before, NDLS is kind of a “talent search,” or ND’s version of a “fly-in” program. Everything is free and covered by the university, and ND is trying to entice and convince you to attend the school in the future. It honestly sold me, though.
NDLS is extremely competitive to get into, so don’t fret if you don’t get accepted. It does not mean you won’t get admitted into the University of Notre Dame. NDLS’s acceptance rate is much lower than ND’s actual undergraduate acceptance rate (<9% vs. 19%). But have hope! I really didn’t think I would get into NDLS this time last year! As long as you’re confident that you portrayed yourself in the most genuine way, and showed what you’re passionate about, you’re golden.
If you have any questions about the Global Issues seminar, NDLS, or even ND in general, I will be happy to help and answer! Feel free to message me.
@gitajp Thanks for offering your help. I also applied to the Global Issues seminar. In your experience, would you say that ND is looking mainly for diverse candidates (diverse in terms of geography, religion, etc.)? Of the 35 or so kids in the global issues seminar, what percentage are US citizens vs. international students? Thanks.
I wouldn’t say ND is specifically out to look for diversity - I’d say first and foremost, they want smart, passionate kids, but they definitely do keep in mind the overall demographics of the entire NDLS program. At our orientation, the president of pre-college explicitly told us the demographics of our “class” and there were clear motives for it. For instance, the states with the most numbers of NDLS kids attending were from the South or the West coast - which makes since, because the University of Notre Dame, itself, draws in more kids from the Midwest and Northeast than anywhere else, and ND is trying to attract students from other parts of the US to attend. I believe Global Issues had the most international students out of all 3 seminars. We had almost 30% international students & about 70% US. Also, ND is like 80% Catholic & 70% white, so NDLS definitely drew in more kids from different backgrounds - many religions, races, nationalities, etc. Of course, many of my fellow NDLS friends were also the “typical” legacy, die-hard Irish kids who grew up going to ND football games But the common thread between every single one of us was the passion and drive, I guess. We all had a very unique (and oddly specific) niche, talent, or subject that we loved.
@gitajp Thank you for sharing so much about the Leadership Seminars! Would you say that most of the students accepted to the program had a really impressive life story and/or extracurriculars?
Did anyone get an email asking for most recent grades? Also @Findthejoy, where did you see that decisions would be posted “the week of March 16th?” I am curious simply because March 16 is a Friday and the only thing I could find on the website was “mid-March.” Thanks!
@RFM1617 I did not get that email. Is that all it asked?
I found it on the main Leadership Seminar page. https://precollege.nd.edu/leadership-seminars/
Also, I didn’t get an email, but if you did that seems like a good sign! 
@RFM1617 Forgot to tag you in the post above!
@findthehoy Or maybe a sign that something went wrong in our guidance office. Thanks for the link and good luck. I hope you get in.
@gitajp, if you don’t mind answering another question, were you accepted to ND? Did you apply REA? If you know, were most kids who attended this seminar for whom ND was their top choice, given an offer when they applied? Thanks again.
@RFM1617 Thanks, you too!
@Findthejoy I wouldn’t say they were “impressive” - as in all high-achieving, or won a Nobel Prize, cured cancer, etc, BUT everyone did have a very unique life story. Most people were very humble. Like I said before, everyone had their own personal interests that shone through. Some were national debate winners or FBLA state pres, and some (like me) did very obscure things/activities. But no matter what anyone at NDLS did, they were all VERY passionate and dedicated to what they did. It showed commitment and true love of learning/creating/trying to make a difference.
@RFM1617 I did not apply to ND REA. I applied regular (which comes out in March). This was only because of my own circumstances, but many NDLS kids did apply REA. So far, they all got in. (I expect to get in too. From past trends, about 2/3 of NDLS actually apply to ND, but all that do have almost 100% gotten in.)
@jt128b yes that is all they asked for in the email. I think i was because my school runs on a trimester system and so only one set of grades was available by the deadline. I wish it were a good sign, but I’m certain it was just an administrative issue.