<p>Whenever <em>official</em> decisions come in- the actual acceptance letter is in your hands, not an invite- post for this year and next year's applicants to look through.</p>
<p>Copy and paste the following into the reply. Then fill in the answers. First decision, then SAT scores, etc.
Remove the spaces before the brackets to make it work</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800M 730V
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT IIs: The ones they probably received: 800IIC, 720 Writing, 670 Physics
[</em>] GPA:4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1/460, 1/411 not counting January grads
[</em>] Other stats: none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: so-so
[</em>] Teacher Recs: probably excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: decent
[</em>] Hook (if any): French horn player, I dunno
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Toledo, OH
[</em>] School Type: average urban noncompetitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Academics, EC's, teacher recs/Essays, community service
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: Grades and test scores were a bit above average, right extracurriculars, Catholic
[li] Likely? If so, which (Sunday at the Square, University Day, etc): no idea yet, I'll have to figure out my schedule...[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Decision:
Accepted, Notre Dame Scholar (They were kinda scetchy I don't really know what that means...)
Stats:
SAT: 780 M 710 V
SAT IIs: 740 W, 710 US history, 720 M IC
GPA: 3.98
Rank: 4/76
Other stats: band, asb, horse 4-H officer since middle school
Subjective:
Essays:decent, I don't know... worked for some schools, not for others
Teacher Recs: decent
Counselor Rec:very good
Hook (if any):um, this I couldn't say, first generation college student maybe also first generation american from Germany on my father's side
Location/Person:
State or Country: Washington state
School Type: small public school
Ethnicity: white
Gender:female
major strength/weakness: I think my weekness was that there are so many people with good scores and writing ability that a person has to have something beyond that, I'm not sure what that hook was for me.
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I'm not sure really, it just seems like it's what the admissions staff had for breakfast that morning.
going to attend? unsure
Other Factors:</p>
<p>supposedly like 120 are chosen every year? about 60 accept? i forget.</p>
<p>*Decision:Accepted *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 740 M, 770 V
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 Math 1C, 760 French, 790 Writing
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank: ~ top 10%? that's all i know
[<em>] Other stats: 5 French Lang (9th grade), 4 French Lit (10th), 4 Calc AB (11th), 5 English Lang, 3 US History, 4 German Lang, taking 5 AP Classes this yr...ntl merit finalist...ap scholar w/ distincton (11th gr)
ntl/state debate awards, classical piano performances, 5 yrs Dem Hdqtrs volunteer, clubs etc...stats on previous post.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: very strong
[<em>] Teacher Recs: one good, one a little better
[</em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[<em>] Hook (if any):umm indian that speaks eng, 2 indian dialects, french, german...and taking spanish ap this yr & arabic 101?
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[</em>] State or Country:az
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: east indian
[<em>] Gender:female
[</em>] major strength/weakness:a little unique? maybe that i wasn't catholic?
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: look above
[</em>] going to attend? pretty sure</p>
<p>a little surprised i wasn't a nd scholar? i'm not being overly confident, just curious as to what it actually took</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1420
[</em>] SAT IIs:Math IIC 720, Bio 670, Writing 630
[<em>] GPA:3.6 uw
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: very good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[<em>] School Type: Science Magnet High School (School of Medicine)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness:
Strengths >> Leadership positions in National Clubs, Captain for JV/Varsity Sports, Community Service and work experience. <br> Weaknesses >> GPA, SATs, Ranking even though my school does not rank</p>
<p>[li] going to attend? YESSS!!!![/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>ND honors program is something you have to apply for (they'll mail you an application if your qualified), ND scholar is just a distinction, nothing more</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1450
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720/710/690
[<em>] GPA: 3.9 W, not sure what it is weighted, but not TOO good.
[</em>] Rank: No
[<em>] Other stats: Eagle Scout, Church stuff, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: average
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didn't see
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn't see
[<em>] Hook (if any): cool personal experiences (living overseas)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type: I <3 Public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Super White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: dunno/I had quite a few B's
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i'm in a pretty unique situation, but who knows.
[</em>] going to attend? No. Will be attending BC. Unless I change my mind haha.
[/ul]Other Factors: ND is sweet. I wish you all the best.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1370 650V 720M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 IIC, 650 Writing, 680 Chem, 287 Toefl CBT
[<em>] GPA: 3.9 UW
[</em>] Rank: 12/300
[<em>] Other stats: Awesome short list of E.C.'s
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: My essay won the gold key for regional Scholastic Arts and Writing competition
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I dunno. My english teacher likes me now, but not when I asked her for one.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I have no idea. But she's a good counselor.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Probably that I played my viola at Carnegie Hall.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: South Carolina
[<em>] School Type: Public (top 3 in SC)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: I'm pretty shy, but creative.
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I probably got accepted because my essay was good. Also, my E.C.'s were pretty impressive.
[</em>] going to attend? ARGHHHH. Torn between UT-Austin and Notre Dame. Austin is 25k a year, ND is 40k a year. And i get no aid or scholarships in ND. At least at Austin I can apply for scholarhips after my first year. This is a great time to ask god, why?
[/ul]Other Factors: Good luck for those still waiting.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1470 780m 690v
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA:3.99 W currently
[</em>] Rank: 8/225.. rising
[<em>] Other stats: national merit commended... lots of ECs and awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Maybe cliche... I thought they showed me but I'm really trying to figure out my weakness
[<em>] Teacher Recs: medicore... an additional one from my principal.. none would really stand out
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Hook (if any): Mission work in Guatemala last summer... lots of leadership
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Illinois
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: A few Bs... not much in the way of sports, but my school has no soccer or mens volleyball team :(
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I wish I knew
[</em>] going to attend? If enough people don't accept their spots.. and I am taken from the waiting list... I'd do it in a heartbeat
[/ul]Other Factors: I'm a white male from the Chicago-land area.... we're a huge part of the applicant pool... I chose not to have any alumni call (I'm not a legend, but I know some alumn)... I guess I really wanted to do it myself.. seems kind naieve in some ways now. Another student from my school was accepted EA... but he will not be attending so maybe they didn't want so many from our school I'm unclear.</p>
<p>mhawk177, I hope you take my spot, because i've decided not to attend Notre Dame. Going to UT-Austin instead. I guess UT has better engineering programs. Good luck.</p>