<p>Hey I am planning on trying to transfer to Notre Dame, entering as a first semeser sophomore.</p>
<p>Is there anyone there who would be able to tell what my chances are?</p>
<p>I'll post credentials if anyone responds</p>
<p>Hi cantforget, i just posted this on another thread about notre dame, but I figured Id post it here just in case. I applied to transfer to Notre Dame last year. I am now a junior, but when I actually applied, I was a first semester sophmore at a relatively well known liberal arts school in Massachusetts. Because Notre Dame will still take your high school credentials into account, I figured I list mine as a comparison:</p>
<p>High School Statistics
High School: Public school 2400 kids
GPA: 3.74
Rank: 5 out of 519
SAT: 1970
ACT: 30
Course Load: took all honors and AP classes; took language for four years
Other stuff: member of national honor society, national Latin honor society, editor of the yearbook, on the newspaper staff, and member of the varisty golf team. I was also involved in community service and received my Eagle Scout during my senior year.</p>
<p>College Statistics:
College: One of the better liberal arts schools in the Northeast
GPA: 3.65 (received a 4.0 during the semester in which I applied to Notre Dame)
Major: Anthropology
Other stuff: Member of the rugby team, and volunteer for a program which helps tutor african refugee children on weekends.</p>
<p>Heres the Bad news: I was rejected by Notre Dame. But here is the good news. I didnt do everything possible to boost my application, and that may be one of the reasons I didnt get accepted. If I could offer any tips, this is what they would be:</p>
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<li>RETAKE YOUR STANDARDIZED TESTS: Notre Dame places a big emphasis on these, especially the SAT. Retaking them not only provides you with the possibility of doing better, but it also shows initiative. (I didnt retake my standardized tests)</li>
<li>Get a good letter of recommendation: even though youve only been in school for a few semesters, find the best professor possible to write a recommendation. (when i applied it was optional, and therefore I didnt do it - big mistake on my part)
3.This isnt so much a tip as it is basic info - the college of arts and letters will probably be the easiest to get into, and in fact, i dont think they are accepting transfers into the business or engineering schools.</li>
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<p>Good luck if you havent already applied</p>
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