Notre Dame RD Chance Me

SAT I (breakdown): 1440 (R: 670 M: 770) (didn’t send)
ACT (breakdown): 34 (E:35 M:35 R:32 S:33)
SAT II: Math II: 760 (didn’t send) Spanish: 670 (didn’t send)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (5) AP Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Gov, AP Calc BC, Spanish IV
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none :frowning:

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-varsity hockey player (4 yrs)
-dance troupe (3 yrs)
-Campus Activities Board (Secretary, 3 years member)
-Class President (9th and 10th grade)
-Relay for Life Event Committee (Event chair and registration chair)
-Student Ambassador Organization (4 year member)
-high positions in military school leadership system
-military honor organization
-varsity volleyball manager

Volunteer/Community service: 9th grade mission trip, organized first Catholic retreat at my school

Summer Activities: two jobs, one was at Notre Dame

Teacher Rec #1: didn’t read, math teacher that really likes me, Lt. Col. in military (9/10)
Teacher Rec #2: didn’t read, APLAC teacher, very close, liked me a lot, great writer w/ PhD in English (9/10)
Counselor Rec: very close relationship, likes me a lot, not the best writer (8.5/10)
Additional Rec: n/a

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Mendoza, finance
State (if domestic applicant): IN
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Private Boarding
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks: legacy, mom works there, sister currently attends

Strengths: strong connection to the university, catholic, test scores (kinda), essays, funny guy
Weaknesses: sophomore and junior year course load, lack of community service, kinda awkward

I’m curious as to why you did not apply REA as a legacy and already part of the ND family.

You have a pretty good list of qualifications and I would be surprised if you did not get accepted given your connections. Unfortunately, there have been a bunch of surprise rejections from REA and RD is longer odds.

No issues for children of ND faculty or staff to apply Regular Decision. Looking at your academic and other information you provided, you will likely be just fine - very best of luck @wisniea!

Very good chances. Your stats are competitive even without a parent who works at ND