**** Official EA Decisions For The Class of 2012 ****

<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1430/2220
SAT IIs: English-730, US Hist.-720, Math I-720
Rank: top 20%</p>

<p>Essays: very academic. about prospective major and my academic plans for the future. additional essays were on a film project/television commercial I created and a trip by myself to watch a Supreme Court case in D.C.
Teacher Recs: very good. head of school + history and art history teachers
Counselor Rec: very good
Hook (if any): not that I can think of?</p>

<p>State or Country: MA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian/Hispanic
Gender: M
major strength/weakness: political involvement, school involvement in creating new publication
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: honestly, because my grades aren't the best at my school, it was likely because of my extracurricular activities and political work. I didn't get in to Michigan and I think it was because they considered me in a much more mathematical fashion.</p>

<p>going to attend? 50% chance :)</p>

<p>Congratulation dontexpect!</p>

<p>Anyone else from MA get their letter today? My son is waiting anxiously and we got NO mail at all today. (OK I am a touch anxious myself)</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted!!</p>

<p>Stats:
ACT: 33
GPA: 4.159 (A+s = 4.33)
Rank: 3/646</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: sincere, about my twin sister
Teacher Recs: superb
Counselor Rec: I do not know
Hook (if any): </p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Minnesota
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: female</p>

<p>major strength: success and leadership in sports and service
major weakness: I have no idea what my counselor wrote about me
why you think you were accepted: Girl Scout Gold Award!
going to attend? 98.5% sure...I'm in love with it, but I just like having the extra 1.5% for the unexpected</p>

<p>*Decision: Accepted! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1460
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank: 1/~200[/ul]</p>

<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: KY
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] going to attend? I want to![/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>I just put the fight song as my ring tone. :)</p>

<p>This is kinda late, but...</p>

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT II: Math Level 2 790, Chemistry 720, U.S. History 770
[</em>]ACT: 35
[<em>]GPA: 4.0 UW
[</em>]Rank: 1/~430
[<em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Chem 5, AP U.S. History 5, AP Calc BC 5, AP Physics B 4, AP English Lang 4
[/ul]
Subjective[ul]
[</em>]Essays: Did my own prompt- wrote about how doing a math proof paralleled exploration (was pretty abstract)<br>
[<em>]Teacher Recs: should be awesome (didn't see)
[</em>]Counselor Rec: should be great (didn't see)
[<em>]Supplementary Material: scientific research abstract
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Legacy[/ul]
Personal[ul]
[<em>]High School Type: public
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>]Gender: female[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper, Varsity Tennis Captain, Science Olympiad Captain, Flute (area symphony orchestra, All-State Band), Volunteer @ science center, Freshman Mentor, school chem lab aide
[<em>]Awards: Sigma Xi Scientific Society Interdisciplinary Research Award, Sigma Xi Associate Member, National Merit Semifinalist, Science Olympiad 1st places, some others
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: Legacy...and stats/extracurriculars weren't too shabby either
[li] going to attend?: (also named Notre Dame Scholar) Depends largely on financial aid and whether I get the full-ride scholarship that is offered locally. Otherwise, it looks like I'm heading to MIT or Caltech, my other early action schools.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Congrats to all those accepted and good luck in the regular round to those deferred!!!! I truly hope that everyone will end up somewhere they love! :)</p>

<p>Accepted
M- 640
CR- 770
W- 710
U.S. History- 720
Lit- 730
11/165, in an unusually competitive class</p>

<p>Too lazy to put everything else (or use the code, haha.) Also accepted to BC. I was full-throttle-ahead about BC, but now that I got into ND I'm starting to remember how much I loved the school when I went to visit... :) Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>

<p>Accepted!!
GPA 4.22 Weighted
30 ACT
Rank: 20/340, top 6%
Amazing Essay
Great Teacher and Counselor recs.
No idea about unweighted GPA
7 APs--AP Latin, AP Physics, AP US History, AP Comp, AP Lit, AP Calc and AP Microeconomics</p>

<p>Hook: Double legacy Hispanic whose Dad is currently an adjunct professor
ECs-Help teach little kids English while their parents attend ESL classes, attended Presidential Classroom for two summers in a row, NHS, president of Spanish Honors society, alot of other clubs and community service</p>

<p>"Welcome Home"</p>

<p>hey what pc did u go to? because i went 2 summers ago...</p>

<p>Danbrenn,</p>

<p>Thanks a lot! I'm really leaning towards ND right now...I'm remembering how much I loved it when i visited. I can't stop whistling/singing the fight song, it's really starting to annoy some of my friends.</p>

<p>By the way, do you by any chance know the possibility of switching betwen Navy/Marine option scholarship? Because I have a Navy option scholarship right now, but I'm starting to realize I really want to go Marines (and I didn't even know about Marine option when I applied). </p>

<p>Thanks a lot.</p>

<p>Yeah, I'm actually in the process of switching options right now. The Marine option program takes a lot more time and energy, but it is worth it. You will have to participate in the program for a semester before being allowed to switch, so that they know you can handle it.</p>

<p>I went to Future World Leaders!</p>

<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1500/2200
[</em>] SAT IIs:Math 800, Biol 800
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 4.5-weighted All honors or AP (4 AP completed, 4 in progress)
[<em>] Rank: school doesn't rank. Top decile, probably
[</em>] Other stats: AP exams results 5s plus one 4
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: OK, talked about overcoming obstacles and being from a diverse family
[</em>] Teacher Recs: the one I saw was good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: don't know
[</em>] Hook (if any): legacy
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Mexican American, Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: good scores, good curriculum, legacy. Essays were a struggle
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: scores+legacy
[li] going to attend? strongly considering.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: 4 yrs varsity tennis, all-conf jr yr, varsity football, regular community service + one month volunteer coach for inner city children sports/reading program</p>

<p>Letter arrived 12/18pm. Was getting nervous. Good luck to all.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: not submitted
[</em>] SAT IIs: not submitted
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 3.85 uw, 4.33 w
[<em>] Rank: Top 5-10%
[</em>] Other stats: AP Test: Eng. Comp 4, USH 4, Phys B 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good; was told by english teacher it was the most original he's ever read in his career
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Hook (if any): race
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type: Public, highly competitive (top 100 in U.S)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Strength: Leadership; weakness: Community Service
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: ACT score, extensive leadership experience at school & State levels
[li] going to attend? not sure, waiting on ED from Cornell[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p><em>edit</em> Ignore this post...forgot which forum I was in ^^</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: N/A</li>
<li>SAT IIs: N/A</li>
<li>ACT:33 (im feeling pretty stupid in comparison to a lot of these scores</li>
<li>GPA:unweighted 3.98/weighted 4.9</li>
<li>Rank:9/495</li>
<li>Other stats:</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays:wrote about being bilingual (french and english) and how its changed my perspective as an american</li>
<li>Teacher Recs:im sure they were good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec:good enough</li>
<li>Hook (if any): speak fluent french...ummm national merit?</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country:IL</li>
<li>School Type: Public-very competitive-ranked #1 in IL last 3 years by Newsweek</li>
<li>Ethnicity:White</li>
<li>Gender:F</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Ok scores...good ECs...</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: good scores..plus im a busy person</li>
<li>going to attend? Strongly considering</li>
</ul>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED ND SCHOLAR</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2320 (800CR 750M 770W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: World History-760 US History-790 MathII-720
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: school doesnt calculate
[<em>] Rank: Around top 20% very competitive private school
[</em>] Other stats: APs German-5 US History-5 Euro-5 Eng Lang-5</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Personal statement was very good I thought spent a lot of time on it
[</em>] Teacher Recs: very good I would think- didn't read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: same as Teacher recs
[</em>] Hook (if any): Passion for history/ int'l stuff; study 2 languages (German and Chinese)?
[li] ECs: Cross country (3 yrs) Track (4 yrs) Indoor track (captain and helped start the team) Chinese outside of school (2 yrs) Youth ministry (leader on 2 retreats) Service trip to W Virginia (last 2 summers)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Strength: languages, history Weakness: leadership maybe
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: see Hook
[li] going to attend? Not sure... also accepted to Georgetown and BC[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Suspended for 2 days my sophomore year</p>

<p>that US news and world report statistic is from 2006</p>

<p>Accepted as an ND Scholar</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2360
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 Math II, 800 Biology M
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 4.588 W, 3.99 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1/186
[</em>] Other stats: 5 AP tests taken, 2 4s, and 3 5s
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty awesome, apparently. An MIT admission counselor specifically commented on it in my acceptance letter.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: It must have been awesome.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: The part I saw was sweet.
[</em>] Hook (if any): 4th generation legacy? I actually only listed that my dad went. I didn't bother with any of my other relatives.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Michigan
[</em>] School Type: Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: Irish
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Nothing in particular. Sent a Research Abstract along with my app, I guess.
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deffered: My stats were high enough, I write well, and I'm a legacy. (shrugs)
[li] going to attend?: Nope. I'm heading to MIT next year![/li][/ul]Other Factors: My dad is really bummed. I was his shining hope for sending a kid to Notre Dame, and instead I'm heading to the land of the flaming liberals. Oh well. Also, ND is going to hate my school. We got 6 kids in early, and I think only 1 is going. And that's even a maybe.</p>

<p>ACCEPTED Notre Dame Scholar</p>

<p>Stats
SAT: NA
SAT IIs: Math II 800 Physics 760 Bio 800
ACT: 35
GPA: UW 4.0 W 5.7
Rank: 1/350
Other stats:</p>

<p>AP's:
Envionmental - 5
Human Geography - 5
Bio - 5
AB Calc - 5
BC Calc - 5
World History - 5
Computer Science - 5
US History - 5
English - 5
Physics - 5
Micro Econ - 5
SeniorYear: 8 more AP's</p>

<p>Marching, Jass, Symphonic, Honors Band - 4 years
Scholar Athlete
Class Officer
Several other Clubs and officerships
Several Awards</p>

<p>Essays: I worked hard on it
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): None</p>

<p>School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Causasian
Gender: Female
strength/weakness:
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: grades and stats
going to attend? defintely!</p>

<p>19 AP classes... holy cow...</p>