**Official Notre Dame Class of 2017 Decisions Thread!**

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<p>I know I’m a little late to the party, but…</p>

<p>Accepted!!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2140
[</em>]SAT II: Math 2 (800), Physics (740), Biology (730), US History (740)
[<em>]ACT: 34
[</em>]GPA: Weighted (4.41), Unweighted (3.96)
[<em>]Rank: School doesn’t rank
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 11 AP/IB’s by the end of the year</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: I thought they were very good in general, byfar the most time I spent on them out of all my other application essays.

  1. Intelligence vs. Wisdom- I used a greek myth as a method of explanation.
  2. What I will always believe- I wrote mine about believing in Santa Claus=].
  3. The one about passion- I wrote about my experience with founding an alternative energy startup.
    [</em>]Teacher Recs: Never read them, thought they would have been very good.
    [<em>]Counselor Rec: Same as above
    [</em>]Supplementary Material: None
    [li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None</p>[/li]
    <p>[/ul]Personal[ul]
    [<em>]Location: Maryland
    [</em>]High School Type: Private, Catholic
    [<em>]Ethnicity: White
    [</em>]Gender: Male</p>

<p>[/ul]Other [list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Founder/President of an alternative energy startup, Karate (10 years) with lots of competition and teaching experience, engineering internship at state flagship university, published writer for an online publication/newspaper, school clubs/leadership, lots of spiritual leadership around my school (sorry, I’m a little lazy to write out the whole list, but you get the idea)
[</em>]Awards: A few awards at the national level for karate, a few awards from my school for accomplishments in academics/extracurriculars, nothing huge
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I’m soooooo excited!! Getting that letter must’ve been one of the happiest moments of my life. Our financial aid package wasn’t as good as what we were hoping though, so I’m praying to God every day that I’ll be able to enroll for next year.[/li]I was rejected from Harvard, MIT, and UPenn.
Waitlisted to Duke, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon.
So, for those waitlisted or rejected, I feel your pain, but I know that you all will find great schools to spend the next 4 years. To everyone accepted, CONGRATS!! And I hope to se you all as classmates next year! GO IRISH!!</p>

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<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ list]
[<em>]SAT: 2050
[</em>]SAT II: 780 US Hist, 710 Italian, 760 Bio M
[<em>]ACT: N/A
[</em>]GPA: 4.0
[<em>]Rank:1/20
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): World History (4) Euro (4), Art History (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Italian (5), Biology (5) - self studied most </p>

<p>[/list]Subjective[ list]
[<em>]Essays: Great, really descriptive and conveyed lots of information about me
[</em>]Teacher Rec: Awesome
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Awesome as well
[</em>]Supplementary Material: None
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nopeee</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Latin America
[</em>]High School Type: Private Catholic
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender: Male</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: NHS, Operation Smile, Georgetown SEED USAid, Tutoring
[</em>]Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/list] Literally just let your personality shine through, and make sure that each essay discusses a different aspect of your life. Also, try balancing essays between academic and personal (growth, family, community, etc.)</p>

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<p>Anyone know about acceptance rate?</p>

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<p>Here you go:</p>

<p>[ND</a> admits students - News - Notre Dame - The Observer - University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College](<a href=“http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/nd-admits-students-1.2836774]ND”>http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/nd-admits-students-1.2836774)</p>

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<p>Sorry about that! I just happened to be looking at the Observer online and this article was listed there, even though it’s from 2012. Odd.</p>

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<p>I heard about 22% acceptance rate and 17,000+ applicants</p>

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<p>Waitlist thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-notre-dame/1496583-notre-dame-wait-list-thread-class-2017-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-notre-dame/1496583-notre-dame-wait-list-thread-class-2017-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280, 730CR, 750M, 800W
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: Math I (750), Math II (750), Literature (780), US History (790), Chemistry (690)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/305
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Chem (5), Calc AB (5), Lit (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Phys B, AP Lang, AP Bio, Leadership, Yearbook, Citizenship
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Lots of smaller state-level awards, QB Finalist (Not Matched)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Govt (ASB President), Cheerleading (Captain), FBLA (P.R.), NHS (VP), HOBY WA 2011 (Ambassador), Yearbook (Executive Editor), Frosh Mentor (Head Mentor), HS Tutoring Program, Rotary Volunteer Club, Concert Choir (Historian, Audition Based)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: +700 hr. Various Projects: Middle School Math Olympiad Coach, Church Activities, Homeless Shelter, Vietnamese Youth Leader, Youth Group, Bible School Counselor,
[<em>] Summer Activities:
2011: NSLC, HOBY, Cheer Camp, Volunteering
2012: University of Notre Dame Leadership Seminar (selective, free, application based), WA Aerospace Scholars, Cheer Camp, Leadership Camp, Volunteering
[</em>] Essays: Personal, Unique! About struggles with identity and family life.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Alright, not my favorite (I don’t think interviews are that influential! They just want to make sure you’re not crazy!)</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: <60k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen, Refugee family with past of being discriminated against for college admittance in home country</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I stood out as an individual with a unique story and struggles, who overcame to find success!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Yale University (matriculating Fall 2013), Princeton University, Stanford University, University of Notre Dame, Pomona College, Carleton College, Whitman College, Gonzaga University, University of Washington
Waitlisted: Scripps College</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Good luck to all rising seniors! It seems like I started this application process yesterday. Feel free to message me with any questions! (especially if you are QB) I love helping and will try to give you detailed answers! I can also give input on essays and help you get started with yours if you haven’t yet.</p>

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<p>Aristophanes: the fact that you are an alum makes me doubt the advisability of my daughter applying. Although, I guess you can find rude, obnoxious people anywhere…</p>