Official nd early action decisions!

<p>Congrats to everyone that got in :smiley: I was really worried I’d be rejected because I only got a 30 on my ACT. Test scores was probably one of my biggest weaknesses, but thankfully they were able to see past that and recognize all my other achievements ^__^</p>

<p>D got her acceptance letter yesterday:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown):CR - 760; M - 720; W - 660 = 2140
ACT:35
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/164 (1-14 are all th3 4.0’s)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 taken, one 5 & 2 3’s
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes, dense math & science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended; National Latin Award; National History Day awards; other nice local/state stuff
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class prez x 3; NHS prez, minor sports, lots of art & history competitions.
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteers at hospital; lots of service required by school
Essays: Don’t know what you’re looking for here
Teacher Recommendation: Strong, from toughest science teachers
Counselor Rec: Yes, strong
Interview: No
Applied for Financial Aid?: Probably will, but not yet
Intended Major: Engineering
Idaho, US
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: Cauc
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Income
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I know of
Strengths: High ACT, well-rounded, good essays, great recs, maybe the NMS Commended
Weaknesses: Not a 4.0
Why you think you were accepted: Because of strengths listed above
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Colorado School of Mines; haven’t heard from the others but applied at USC, Stanford, Gonzaga, Whitman</p>

<p>General: Just good luck to future applicants, and hope this profile helps. Other D didn’t get in, had similar everything but a bit lower PSAT SAT & ACT. But she’s loving where she did & doing so well. So, it’s great that this D got in, but it’s a crap shoot because so many equally great students apply, and not all get the nod.</p>

<p>for Notre Dame, WHat do u guys think will be the financial package for an African, <$20,000 income, applied EA, Questbridge Finalist. will i get a full ride?</p>

<p>Just a little insight, now that you are an accepted student - you are treated a lot better than before (a little perk) - I would call the financial aid office and ask nicely about the options, though I though ND would meet all of your demonstrated need that the government said you needed.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800CR; 770W; 700M)
[</em>] SAT II: US History (710); Literature (720)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5); Psychology (5); currently taking Statistics and Chinese
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics; AP Chinese; IB English HL; IB Film HL; IB Theatre HL; IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): prestigious essay contest
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I dedicated myself to a few instead of being wishy-washy about dozens
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none :frowning: can’t have a job where I live
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: two Habitat for Humanity trips; weekly visits to an orphanage; taught at a migrant school
[<em>] Summer Activities: did things before sophomore and senior years
[</em>] Essays: were okay for ND… sort of rushed
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, but I chose teachers who I have good relationships with, so I would assume good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I would assume good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[</em>] Intended Major: Film, Television, and Theatre
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): don’t live in the country
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): I’m a US citizen, but I live in Asia
[<em>] School Type: private/international
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: enough
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lived abroad since I was 7. don’t know if that counts.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I go to a fairly well known school in the college world; my CommonApp essay is good; I’m slightly different than the generic white girl
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA is not super high; ND essays were rushed
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed passion throughout high school for certain things and pursued them instead of having a laundry list of ECs. I was consistent in showing my interest in those things. I was very genuine in my application.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at University of Michigan, have also applied to NYU, USC, Boston College, UCLA, UCSD, and I will be applying to Brown[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who has been accepted, good luck to everyone who was deferred/is applying RD. For those of you rejected, I feel for you and know you’ll end up where you belong. This is sort of becoming a rant, but my advice for everyone in ALL their applications is to be real. The people I know who have written bs essays have not been accepted - genuineness is recognizable and likable.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): –
SAT II: –
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):I don’t know the unweighted one. weighted is 4.65/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/789
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3…=[); Macroeconomics (5); Gov(4) English Language(4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics, AP Latin 4, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, PE, band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois state scholar…though I didn’t find that out until after I sent my app</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mathletes (Secretary), Marching Band, pep Band, JCL, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Tri -M
Job/Work Experience: none<br>
Volunteer/Community service: hours for NHS and Tri-M, stuff with my chruch…
Summer Activities: spent all my summers doing Marching Band
Essays: writing has always been a weakness of mine, but I guess they weren’t too bad
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read it, but I chose a teacher/coach I’ve known all of high school.
Counselor Rec: hopefully it was good?</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: middle-ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none? </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: I’m not sure…
Weaknesses: writing
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I seemed genuine in my essays… I do fairly well in school…
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at University of Minnesota, still waiting on Illinois Weselyan and Marquette, applying to Northwestern</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (770CR; 800W; 750M)

  • SAT II: Math IIC (790); Biology (760); Chemistry (710)
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.6 We don’t calculate GPA or averages in my school so this is just a calculation I did myself so it might be totally off
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): We don’t rank!
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5); Spanish (5); currently taking Psychology, BC Calc, and English
  • Senior Year Course Load: Classical Mythology, Physics, AP Psych, AP BC Calc, AP English
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-finalist
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I was on the board for an animal club that I was really dedicated to, and was in a couple of clubs here&there.

  • Job/Work Experience: Babysitting; working for my parent’s company for a summer or two
  • Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a hospital, YWCA where I taught Korean and English to recent immigrants, taught mentally and physically challenged students during the school year&summer, worked with children here&there
  • Summer Activities: Macaulay Summer Program, Columbia Summer Program, American Museum of Natural History Science Program, Milal Summer Program, a lot of leadership programs, &camps
  • Essays: I loved my main essay&my supp talked about how I dealt with balancing being Korean&Catholic&my relationship to my religion stuff like that&also about these little stories I had heard about ND
  • Teacher Recommendation: Probably not terrific, but good enough.
  • Counselor Rec: I would assume good.
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.

  • Intended Major: Engineering.
  • State (if domestic applicant): NY
  • Country (if international applicant): USA
  • School Type: Public, but very competitive.
  • Ethnicity: Korean
  • Gender: Female
  • Income Bracket: Annoying.
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada.
    </code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: My SATs are kinda high, and I really liked my essay.

  • Weaknesses: GPA is kinda low&idk how strong my essays were.
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Def my supplement.
  • Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am gonna refrain from commenting! ):
    </code></pre>

<p>General Comments: I AM SO RELIEVED/HAPPY. (: I have been waiting for this letter FOREVER!!!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):–
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II:–
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.79
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):–
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH(5), Bio(4), Eng Lit (4), Comp Sci (2)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):–
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP (Econ, Calc, Enviro Sci, Eng Lang)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):–
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Year Round Sports, 3 Years
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, 2 summers
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Through School
[<em>] Summer Activities: –
[</em>] Essays: Medium
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Never Saw
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No Idea
[<em>] Additional Rec: Got my Sports coach to write me one
[</em>] Interview: –
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: No Idea
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): –
[/ul]Reflection[ list]
[</em>] Strengths: Test Scores
[<em>] Weaknesses: ECs lacking
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test Scores
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: BC, Northeastern, Penn State[/li][/list]General Comments:</p>

<p>This is a late post, but I’ve been meaning to get around to it :P</p>

<p>I am SO blessed to be in it’s ridiculous. This is my first choice and what I thought of as a reach.</p>

<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR- 770 Math- 660 Writing- 680 Total- 2100
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: World History- 660 US History- 710 Bio M- 660 (ughghghhg Why did I send these??)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): BARELYYY made top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History- 4, APUSH- 4, Calc AB- 4 (MIRACLE), Biology- 2 (didn’t send)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Economics (Micro), AP Government, Wind Ensemble, AP Statistics, AP English, AP CompSci</p>

<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing that great. got honorable mention for this flute competition and scholar athlete (well, almost everyone gets that)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Flute for 8 years, Hopeline- a club dedicated to fundraising for 1800 SUICIDE (President/Founder), Western Medical Center junior volunteer (Pres. of Junior Volunteers), California Scholarship Federation (Junior Representative), Church services (lector, usher, t/a for Sunday School, flute for mass orchestra)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: almost 150 hours at the hospital, church community activities, did a few hours at Constitutional Rights Foundation branch (they hold Mock Trial and stuff)
[</em>] Summer Activities: took Philosophy, Sociology, and History of Film at a community college, acted as a juror for Peer Court (sounds more legit than it is)
[<em>] Essays: strong. very faith-related and had MANY drafts. I had a grammar issue in the last sentence, but I guess that didn’t affect much :stuck_out_tongue:
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: my English teacher probably gave a strong one, not so sure about my Biology, since i got a 2 on the AP exam. but she is my club advisor
[li] Counselor Rec: probably good? not so sure.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[</em>] Intended Major: Philosophy
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: pretty good? not sure.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Asians aren’t very well represented there (7% or something?) I heard they take a lot from CA
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, recommendations, ECs, everything non-academic related
[</em>] Weaknesses: everything academic-related, ESPECIALLY my SAT IIs omgggg
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: other factors pushed me over probably. I feel like i JUST made it, instead of being a guaranteed shoe-in
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: so far deferred by Duke and UChicago
[/ul]General Comments:
The acceptance was completely unexpected. But I’m not sure why I wasn’t excited/incredibly happy when I got it. Maybe cuz my mom got to it and ripped it first… hehe.</p>

<p>Has anyone been notified that they are a Notre Dame Scholar or invited to apply for Glynn Scholars?</p>

<p>Notre Dame Scholar notification came in the acceptance letter [at least for me].</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] GPA: 99.41
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Environmental Sci (5), Art History (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP PSYCH, AP LATIN 4, THEOLOGY, AP LIT, AP CALC AB, AP GOV & AP COMP GOV
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): lots of latin awards, an art award, etc</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity tennis, yearbook (editor), art club (VP), NHS, service, liturgy leadership, latin team
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: mentor for blind, ESL teacher, tutor, etc. lots of hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: summer service, Illini Girls State, tennis camp
[<em>] Essays: In terms of mechanics, it could have been better, but the supp ques on why i wanted to go to ND, I think i picked an unusual route
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didnt see
[li] Counselor Rec: didnt see</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yesss
[</em>] Intended Major: Anthropology&Environmental Sci
[<em>] School Type: jesuit
[</em>] Ethnicity: african-american
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/list]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths: ecs
[<em>] Weaknesses: math grades & standardized tests
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ecs, urm, service, rigor of courses
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at georgetown & BC</p>[/li]
<p>I also got the notification of being a ND scholar. I’ve been told by some current students that basically the school gives you preference for financial aid</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):NA
[</em>] ACT: 33 (Reading: 35 English: 34 Science: 32 Math: 30
[<em>] SAT II: Math I: 730 Bio-E: 720 Lit: 680 (did not send)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (Weighted: 4.25)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):NA (School does not rank)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), Bio (5), Comp (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Gov AP Spanish AP Lit Honors Pre-Cal Physics with some other extras
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (Captain- 11,12 and have received many honors from this) NHS, SHS, SADD, Class Board
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Tennis Instructor (2 summers now)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Council Board Member of Angels’ Place (organization that provide homes and services for those with disabilities), Mission Trip, Hospital Volunteer
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays:Really good, I was proud of them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Brand new counselor for all seniors…
[li] Additional Rec: Really good, from my favorite teacher</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Bio on Pre-Med Track
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):MI
[</em>] School Type: Catholic, all girls (sends many girls to ND every year)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, Test scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: So many girls from my school applying
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Showed my love for ND and did the best that I could throughout high school
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: MSU Honors College (a nice scholarship), U of M (a small scholarship… but it all helps!), Georgetown
[/ul]General Comments: So incredibly excited!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710CR 710M 720W
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: NA
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 290ish
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5) AP Language (4) AP US History (4)
AP Stats AP Calc BC AP Literature AP Euro
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 1. AP Lit 2. AP Calc BC 3. AP Stats 4. Concert Choir 5. Orchestra 6. AP Euro History 7. Varsity Choir
[</em>] Major Awards: AP Scholar, Bausch and Lomb Science Student, NIC 10 Leadership Conference Attendee, Sarah Bailey Scholarship, Junior Usher for Graduation, IMEA All-State Choir Member</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Show Choir, Basketball, Track, WYSE Academic Challenge Team, Speech Team, Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra, NHS, Key Club
[</em>] Summer Activities: Introduction to Engineering Program at Notre Dame, WYSE Discover Your Options Engineering Program at University of Illinois
[<em>] Essays: Fine ???
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see it, but the teacher does know me pretty well and he likes me a lot.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[<em>] School Type: Public (in a small town)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Girl</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Other Schools You were accepted/rejected: Accepted at Case Western, Illinois, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Michigan. Waiting on Northwestern, Stanford, Cornell, and Wash U
[</em>] Comments: I’m kind of pumped. I hope my parents can afford to send me here because I love the campus. Spent three weeks here this summer, and I just fell in love. Go Irish!!
[/ul]</p>

<p>Son:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230; M 770; CR 760; W 700
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Math I 760; Physics 690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 of 395
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5); English Comp (5); World History (3); Statistics (IP); English Lit (IP)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics; AP English Lit; Chemistry; Modern Physics (sem); Spanish 4; American Justice (sem); Economics (sem); Individual Sports (sem)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Historian); church youth group; NRA rifle sharpshooter
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Manager of church food pantry for 3 years; volunteer at community food bank; volunteer at local hospital
[<em>] Summer Activities: Colorado School of Mines Engineering Camp
[</em>] Essays: Solid
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very good
[<em>] Additional Rec: Told by admissions that they wouldn’t help
[</em>] Interview: Why is this on the ND site when ND doesn’t offer interviews?
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Architecture
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: MYOB
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No hooks
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Academics, grades, test scores, legacy
[<em>] Weaknesses: Not as strong on leadership as many of you are
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strengths were strong enough and weaknesses weren’t too weak.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Georgia Tech, full tuition scholarship to Pitt; Dean’s scholarship to Northeastern; waiting to hear from University of Virginia[/li][/ul]General Comments: Notre Dame Scholar; Go Irish!
And we need some help with the $$$$$'s.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 760 m, 650 w, 650cr</li>
<li>ACT: 33</li>
<li>SAT II: 800 math 2, 790 chem, 720 us</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/299</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5), Chem (5), US (5), World (4), Lang & Comp (4)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): none </li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Gov, Sci. Research, AP Calc AB, Health, ACL Economics</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): bunch of school awards</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad, Student Council, Mathletes, Science National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Varsity & Club Soccer</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: NHS</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Job, Research, Soccer</li>
<li>Essays: very personal common app & ND essay</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Super Strong</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Super Strong</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes</li>
<li>Intended Major: chem engineering</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: gpa, sat IIs, Recs</li>
<li>Weaknesses: essays, sat score</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: recs / sat IIs</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SUNY Buffalo, Lafayette, Drexel (still waiting to hear from Cornell, Lehigh, RPI)</li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments: :D</p>

<p>I am a freshman at Notre Dame and all of these posts make me so excited for you guys!!! I remember getting my acceptance this time last year ( Dec 15 2008) and honestly you have no idea how much that little letter can change your guys lives. Come to ND. Welcome home!</p>

<p>I have a goofy question. I’m filling out the form for the admitted students page to gain access to the message boards etc. and it is asking for a “screen name” that other users will see. Are most people using some variation of their real name or creating a true-to-form screen name?</p>

<p>I went with my real name rather than a screen name a feel a little of out of place, I guess it depends on how much you value anonymity.</p>