Official Notre Dame Class of 2018 EA Decisions Thread!

nickista · December 21, 2013, 8:20pm

Pick one:
**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: Combined 2230 Reading 740 Writing 730 Math 760
[] ACT: Composite 34 Reading 34 English 35 (Essay 9) Math 34 Science 33
[] SAT II: Spanish 660 Lit 750 USH 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1st decile (I’d say 15th in a class of 603)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (4) World (4) APES (5) SpanLang (5) Lang/Comp (5) USH (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Pysch, AP Calc AB, AP Lit, IB Physics SL, Student Government, MUN.
[li] Major Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, some character awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: MUN (Secretary General), Student Gov (ASB Treasurer), NHS (Vice President), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Vice President), Breakfast Club (President - community service club that feeds the homeless in my area), Colors of the Middle East (Vice President - culture club that promotes racial tolerance), Newspaper (Freelance writer), various other clubs. No sports
[] Job/Work Experience: Used to work for a charity auction company. I now am an unpaid intern for my local Assemblywoman.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tons and tons and tons of hours at my school and in my community.
[] Summer Activities: Pre-College programs at Notre Dame and Duke, Orange County Leadership Camp at UCSB, summer internship, travel, and lots of volunteering.
[] Essays: Wrote my general essay on becoming self-aware while on vacation, chose Why ND (wrote about the day I discovered the school on Collegeboard), How will you impact the world? (wrote about wanting to join the Peace Corp and added in some details about ND’s Summer Service program), and Do something different prompts (wrote about Summer Scholars… but I wrote the whole essay in Spanish).
[] Teacher Recommendation: My teacher wrote two pages and went into specifics, I had a chance to read it and he wrote very passionately.
[] Counselor Rec: Know my counselor pretty well, my school requires us to write a lot of supplemental stuff so she probably wrote a good rec.
[] Additional Rec: Letter from my Assemblywoman

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeuuup
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Large public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: A lot
[] Hooks: I am taking advanced Spanish classes at the local community college because I have ran out of classes to take at my high school? I also participated in their Summer Scholars Program.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my application really showed my passion for Notre Dame and how diverse of an individual I am. I was the only kid that applied early from my school so that probably helped.
[] Weaknesses: My Spanish SAT II score but my 5 on the AP test and enrollment at the local community college probably offset that.
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I showed a genuine interest in the school and made sure my application + recommendations painted a clear picture of me as a student and future politician. [/li][/ul]General Comments:

Very excited about the possibility of going to Notre Dame. Love the school!

Rosa2014 · December 21, 2013, 10:11pm

I GOT IN!!! Still hasn’t sunk in… I’ll post stats and info later! Can’t wait to meet
Some of you guys next year!!! GO IRISH

jhh1996 · December 21, 2013, 11:28pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35 (English: 35, Math: 35, Reading: 36, Science: 34)
[] SAT II (subject, score): U.S. History: 800, Math Level 1: 730, Biology: 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/273
[] Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 7 APs (Bio, U.S. History, Lit, Lang, Art History, Statistics, Human Geo); all 5s
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: None
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Qualifier in National History Day Competition for two years
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): NHD, DECA, Speech/Debate, Tennis, Key Club, lots of committees/boards at my church, Student Council, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Over a year at McDonald’s; over half a year as a private tutor
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Mostly with Key Club, NHS, my church
[] Summer Experience: Two years of ND Summer Scholars, two years of NHD Nationals

[/ul]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Common App Essay: Not sure. I think it was pretty good (7-8)
[] Writing Supplement: Pretty strong (8-9)
[] Teacher Rec (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): Did not read, but my English teacher wrote my letter and I believe it was strong.
[] Counselor Rec: Did not read
[li] Other Rec:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Right before deadline
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: MN
[] School Type: Public High School
[] Ethnicity: White (Caucasian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range (Very optional):
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): Legacy[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Testing, grades, maybe essays
[] Weaknesses: No outstanding volunteer work, SAT Subject Tests other than USH
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/ul][*] What would you have done differently?:[/li]
Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Don’t sell yourself short. If you’re interested in ND, go for it and do everything you can to build your application. So happy to have the opportunity to attend ND!

ND1412 · December 22, 2013, 12:01am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ list]
[li] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2000[/li]
[li] ACT superscore (breakdown): 33 (12 Writing) three times[/li]
[li] SAT II (subject, score): didn’t send any: 600 Spanish, 700 Math 2, 730 Math 1, 520 Lit[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0: with every AP/Honors Class possible, challenged myself to the max and worked incredibly hard for this success[/li]
[li] Weighted GPA: 5.1[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/545[/li]
[] Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP: 5’s on every test (Gov, Econ, Lang, APEuro, Micro)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4-6 (fairly respected public school that usually sends 1 or 2 to ND a year)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, Scholar Athlete (4xs)

[/list][ b]Subjective:**[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Key Club Pres, NHS Pres, Best Buddies, works with students with special needs weekly, Varsity Sports Captain
[] Job/Work Experience:

[li] Volunteer/Community Service: A TON, what separates me with everyone else who says a ton is that I truly believe that mine was genuine and that ND could see that. Even after I say that, I am still volunteering tomorrow and Tues, and next Sat, when I know that I could’ve taken it off. I know that probably sounds a bit pretentious of me, sorry, what I am just trying to say is just be humble and do what you love. Schools love passion. Whether your passion is helping dogs or building companies, it doesn’t matter. Do what makes you happy and things will come.[/li]
[li] Summer Experience: Work at local Restaurant, Sports, Volunteer Work[/li][/list][ b]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):**[ list]

[] Common App Essay I spent twice as much time on these essays, over 7-8 rough drafts. If you think your done, think again. Revise again, its worth it.
[] Writing Supplement:

[] Teacher Rec (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
[] Counselor Rec:
[li] Other Rec:[/li][/list][ b]Other**[ list]

[li] Date Submitted App: EA[/li]
[li] U.S. State/Territory or Country: IL[/li]
[li] School Type: Public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: White [/li]
[li] Gender: Male[/li]
[li] Income Bracket Range (Very optional): Middle Class[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): NONE, proud to say that I did it, wasn’t a legacy, a minority, anything that anyone wants. I was the kid nobody wants (well at least at a school like ND): white, middle income, and very average.[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**[ list]
[li] Strengths: my passion for everything[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: no hooks[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/list][ *] What would you have done differently?: I think all of my efforts payed off. I am usually a pretty humble person, and absolutely abhor those people who think that they are going to Stanford or ND because they feel that they are entitled. People, these days, it is insane what admissions is like, and I am only doing this form to let you guys know (future applicants) that it is possible to work your ass off and get into a school like Notre Dame. Something will happen for you in the end if you give it all you got. Trust me.[/li]
Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Don’t give up hope. The ACT can be beat: try the ACT Official Red Book (the one with 4 Practice Tests- and do them all). Your GPA and Class Rank are excellent helpers, but nothing stands out like passion for something. Be unique, everyone is, give it your all, and see how your chips play out. More importantly, DO NOT fall in love with one school, rather fall in love with many schools and let them decide for you. This is my advice. Once you get in, them feel free to go crazy for all of them.

picklechicken37 · December 22, 2013, 1:50am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Did not send
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 34C 36S 35E 32R 32M
[] SAT II (subject, score): 790 Bio, 750 Math II, 670 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Weighted GPA: No idea
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Bio (4), APUSH (4), AP French (3), AP Lit (4), AP World (4)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Nothing impressive
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP scholar with distinction, probably some other stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Stem cell research, Cross Country (Captain), Relay for Life Club (Co-founder/VP), Relay for Life (Captain), Notre Dame Summer Scholars, Science Club (President), French exchange trip, track and badminton coach, ski instructor, Track and Field, Mission Trip
[] Job/Work Experience: Ski instructor, intern at a cancer research center
[] Volunteer/Community Service: 200 hours or so doing various things. I was committed t all activities and really cared about them.
[] Summer Experience: Notre Dame Summer Scholars, Business Week
[/ul]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Common App Essay: 9.5/10. It was about skiing with my dad and i demonstrated how I love to challenge myself with a narrative of skiing a hard run. I spent tons of time on it.
[] Writing Supplement:
Accomplishment one: 9/10. It was about me singing in front of a crowd of 500 people after being randomly chosen by a presenter. I also hate singing. It thought it was pretty good.
Falling in love with an academic concept: 9/10. I wrote about falling in love with biology and cancer research after an experience in class. I tied it to some other personal experiences that I don’t really want to get into but it was solid.
Why ND: 8.5/10. Wrote about my experience at Summer Scholars and some awesome things about ND that I experienced while there.
[] Teacher Rec (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): I kinda had two because I initially sent them the wrong one. The wrong one was 7/10 from APUSH teacher. Other one was 9/10 from AP Bio teacher. These are guesses. I didn’t read any of them.
[] Counselor Rec: 8/10. She really likes me.
[] Other Rec: From someone I’m doing research with. She said it was a phenomenal letter.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/21
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Washington
[] School Type: Top public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range (Very optional): lol
[] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Research, Summer scholars, ECs, maybe essays
[] Weaknesses: I thought they might not appreciate the stem cell research being a Catholic school, but I guess that was alright.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/ul][*] What would you have done differently?: I spent a lot of time on my essays and am really passionate about a particular subject and my future. In addition to that my test scores and grades were good enough for ND. [/li]
Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Spend a TON of time on essays because those can be a huge factor in how the committee perceives you as an applicant. Do what you enjoy, not what looks good for colleges. Honestly just be yourself and you will end up at the right place. Congrats to everyone else who was accepted! If you were rejected it wasn’t meant to be and I am sure you will end up at somewhere you love. If you were deferred I totally understand how you feel- I was deferred from my first choice school. But have confidence you will get in RD and update Notre Dame on anything you are doing. Even if you end up not getting in it will all work out. Don’t lose hope. I was deferred somewhere else but still got in here! Good luck everyone! I am beyond excited to have been accepted!

HarryBoughner · December 22, 2013, 11:14am

[Notre</a> Dame admits 1,960 Early Action Applicants to the Class of 2018 from a record 6,551 Early Action applicants // News // Enrollment Division // University of Notre Dame](<a href=“http://enrollmentdivision.nd.edu/news/45282-notre-dame-admits-1-960-early-action-applicants-to-the-class-of-2018-from-a-record-6-551-early-action-applicants/]Notre”>Notre Dame admits 1,960 Early Action Applicants to the Class of 2018 from a record 6,551 Early Action applicants | News | Enrollment Division | University of Notre Dame)

Reposting this link here, just in case any of you RD people are interested in learning the true statistics of EA applicants

ElBeast · December 22, 2013, 1:06pm

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2x (770/740/750/10)
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): I can’t remember individual scores, but composite 34 and 33
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math 2:780 World:740 USH:750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/510
[] Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP’s Calc BC:3, WH:5, USH:5, Lit:5, Bio:4
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Scholar with Distinction, Commended scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Speech and Debate, 9-12, President (12)- did well in VLD and Extemp
Varsity Swim, 9-12, Captain (12)
Model UN, 9-12, Historian (11)- Top delegate in comittee several times
NHS 11-12, President (12)
A World of Difference Trainer 10-12, Anti-bullying program in school
Tennis, 9-12, JV/Varsity player
Quiz Bowl/History Bowl 11-12, Team qualified to History Bowl Nationals
Political activism in youth program, brand new (12)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community Service:
80+ hours from NHS (11)
80+ hours from a city Leadership in Training program (9,10)
80+ hours as a peer counselor
[li] Summer Experience:[/li]Boys’ state, first alternate for boys’ nation (11)
Business camps in state (10)
Leadership in training (9,10)
Debate Camp (11)

[/ul]Writing(Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]

[]Common App Essay: Fine, it was about a school board meeting
[]Writing Supplement: Pretty good imo, I liked the topics, I chose the “how will you stand bravely for the world”, an achievement that isn’t recognized on paper, and the falling in love one
[]Teacher Rec (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): 8,AP Lang teacher, she likes me, and talked about my experiences in school and stuff.
[]Counselor Rec: should have been fine
[li]Other Rec:N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Date Submitted App: 11/1/13
[]U.S. State/Territory or Country: AZ
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Asian(Chinese)
[]Gender:Male
[]Income Bracket Range (Very optional): Under 100k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): Non-Catholic Asian applicant[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: Good school transcripts, good essays, decent scores
[]Weaknesses: Not the best at anything, everything is satisfactory but not phenomenal
[li]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good student, good essays, showed interest[/li][/ul][li]What would you have done differently?: more time on essays[/li]
Other Factors:

**General Comments & Advice:**Put your best effort into your application. If you’re still young in highschool, focus on testing, school, and finding an Extra curricular you love. And this isn’t something I did, but asking around, a lot of people talk about the spiritual-ness of ND and how they enjoy it, so if that’s something you can do, make that an option!

vikingsfan1 · December 22, 2013, 1:14pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Did not submit
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35 superscore; 33 highest composite; E:35 R:36 M:34 S:33 Essay: 10
[ *] SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 760 Chem: 750 US History: 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.325
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/453
[ *] Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Calc AB, Lang, AP US History, AP Euro, AP Micro, AP US Gov: 5 AP Chem: 4
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: no others that I know of
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[ *] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Harvard Book Award

[/list][ b]Subjective:**[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Debate: Participated 9-12; Captain 11-12
2013 State Qualifier; MN Section Varsity Public Forum Debate, 2nd Place, 2013; National Forensics League Outstanding Distinction, 2013

Speech: Participated 9-12; Captain 12
2013 State Qualifier; MN Section Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking, 3rd Place, 2013; National Forensics League All State, 2013

Chemistry Club: President 11-12

National Honors Society: 11-12

Science Olympiad: 9
Science Olympiad MN State Tournament, Eighth Place, Experimental Design, March 2011

Freshman Orientation Program 10-12

[ *] Job/Work Experience:
Lillehei Summer Research Scholar, University of Minnesota, Summer 2013
Lifeguard, Summer 2012

[ *] Volunteer/Community Service:
I started a food shelf at my school in 2012. Since then, I have routinely volunteered and coordinated other volunteers.

I coordinated a fashion show benefit and silent auction in 10th and 11th grade to raise money for a Feed My Starving MobilePack at my school.

I volunteered as a counselor in training 2 weeks Summer 2011 and 2012 at STEPS camp, a middle school girl STEM camp at St. Thomas University

[ *] Summer Experience:
Lillehei Summer Research Scholar, University of Minnesota, Summer 2013
Lifeguard, Summer 2012
STEPS CIT, Summer 2011,2012

[/list][ b]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):**[ list]
[ *] Common App Essay: 10
[ *] Writing Supplement: 9-10
[ *] Teacher Rec (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): great, 9-10
[ ] Counselor Rec: as good as it gets for a big public school 
[ ] Other Rec: Research Mentor-10 really good!
[/list][ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: Mid October
[ *] U.S. State/Territory or Country: MN
[ *] School Type: Large Public, 1800 students
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket Range (Very optional):
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): none
[/list][ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Service, Grades
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores were great but not perfect, no hooks
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/list][ *] What would you have done differently?:

I think service and leadership were a big factor!

[ b]Other Factors:**

[ b]General Comments & Advice:**

I’m very happy to be accepted!
Good luck to all EAs still hearing back and all who are applying RA. Best of luck to all who are deferred!
Have a great Christmas!

KentuckyMath · December 22, 2013, 11:01pm

Posting for my daughter…

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT: 35 one sitting as a sophomore

SAT II (subject, score): Math Level 2 800, US History 800, Chemistry 790

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/270

Other Tests (AP): Calculus BC 5, Chemistry 5, US Govt & Politics 5, US History 5, World History 5, Spanish Language 4, English Language & Composition 4, Psychology, taking 4 more senior year

Number of other EA applicants in your school: None that I know of?

Awards: National AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist, Governor’s Scholar, 1st in State HOSA, Athletic and academic regional awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars & Community Service:
Varsity Soccer 4 Years (Captain, All-Region, Defensive MVP); Track 4 Years (State Qualifier); Math Club Founder & President Grades 11 & 12; HOSA President Grade 12, VP Grade 11, Secretary Grade 10, plus several awards; 4 years Club Soccer; 4 years church youth group with several leadership positions and 3 mission trips; Soccer volunteer for children with special needs

Summer Experience: Governor’s Scholar program, Duke TIP Institute

Other:
Date Submitted App: mid-October
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Kentucky
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range (Very optional): Middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): None

Reflection:
Strengths: Test Scores & Grades, Rigor of schedule, EC’s, recommendations, personal essays

Weaknesses: No research experience, not URM

We are both so excited and thankful she got in!! Prayers for those still waiting to hear and for those receiving denials…I know this process is so difficult and stressful on everyone involved…believe me, we feel very blessed and do not take her acceptance for granted.

Colette72 · December 23, 2013, 7:08am

So excited to be accepted! I’ll post the stats later. Go Irish!

gus1996 · December 23, 2013, 8:22pm

Hello, I have been rejected. Does anybody know the process for appealing the denial? I really do not think my application was given the proper look. I thought I would be deferred. Please answer as soon as possible. Thanks

ejcclc · December 23, 2013, 8:31pm

Unfortunately I believe decisions are final and there is no process by which you can appeal.

starryptery · December 23, 2013, 10:01pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):2260 (740/720/800)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): Single sitting 35 (35E, 34M, 34R, 36S)
[] SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math II, 770 Physics, 760 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.587
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but definitely top 10%
[] Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Calc AB (5), AP Physics B (5), AP Language and Composition (4), AP Chemistry (4), currently in AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP English Literature, and AP Stats
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Rensselaer Medal
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/ Honor, honor roll all grading periods, published twice in an anthology of high school writings
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Technical theatre dept (10-12), concert band principal flute and president (9-12), pit orchestras (10-12), peer spiritual leadership team at school (11, 12), rec roccer (9-12), private instrumental lessons (9-12), NHS Committee Chair (11-12), community flute choir (11-12), youth choir at church (9-12), independent science research project (11)
[] Job/Work Experience: 5 weeks as a summer camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Religious education (11-12), tutoring (11-12),
[] Summer Experience: Introduction to Engineering at ND
[/ul]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Common App Essay: About my experience moving to many places and how that has shaped my worldview. It was a modified version of an essay that was published in an anthology.
[] Writing Supplement: “Time you fell in love” was about my experience at the science fair with my research project. Very well-written, lots of wordplay. “Proudest Accomplishment” was about remaining principled, showed my counter-cultural side. “Why ND” about my experience at IEP and my goals for spirituality.
[] Teacher Rec (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): Didn’t read but probably phenomenal. Written by my science teacher who has taught me all four years and oversaw my research project.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but he likes me and we talk a decent amount so it was also probably good.
[] Other Rec:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/18
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Maryland
[] School Type: Small Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range (Very optional):
[] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): Double legacy (both parents)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, legacy, essays, ECs help share my talents with my community
[] Weaknesses: Leadership in ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: legacy
[] What would you have done differently?: I needed to get involved in the community earlier than I did, but I suppose it doesn’t matter now.[/ul]

Other Factors:
I feel as though the ND summer program and my legacy status helped significantly.

General Comments & Advice:
Very excited! I have been waiting for this letter for 17 years.

mstatehomeboy · December 24, 2013, 12:10am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/660/700/
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 34: 36(M)/34(S)/32(R)/34(E)
[] SAT II (subject, score): N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.675
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/150
[] Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP World History (4), AP Language and Composition (4), AP US History (5)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Math team (9-12), Mu Alpha Theta (10, 11(VP), 12(President)), National Honor Society(11-12), Soccer(9-11), Track (9-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer job at grocery store summer before senior year
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Visits nursing home weekly, altar server, volunteer track coach
[] Summer Experience: none
[/ul]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Common App Essay: Probably about an 8. It was good but not great
[] Writing Supplement: 10-Why Notre Dame?(this was the easiest), 10-Try something different(I wrote a short story about one of my family vacations), 10-Fell in love with academic concept(I wrote about a class I was taking and how cool it was)
[] Teacher Rec (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): Math teacher (algebra 1, trig, and calculus) - probably about a 9
[] Counselor Rec: Maybe a 7. I know her pretty well but she isn’t the best councilor
[] Other Rec: I got another math teacher who was an ACE teacher. I’m sure his was very good maybe even a 10
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 27
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Florida
[] School Type: Catholic about 600 students
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range (Very optional): no comment
[] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): None really. Three of my siblings went to ND but I don’t think that really counts too much.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, Grades, Class Rank, Involvement and focus on Math, Supplement Essays
[] Weaknesses: Not very much leadership in clubs, English test scores, not standing out too much
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Tests scores and grades
[] What would you have done differently?: I would have done more community service[/ul]

DefyGravity131 · December 24, 2013, 1:34pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 760M/800CR/760W/11E
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 36(composite), 36E/35M/36R/35S/9E
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II, 800; Lit, 780; Spanish, 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[] Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP-- Euro(5), USH(5), BC Calc (5), Psych (5), English Lang (5), a few more to be taken this year.
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: at least 6 of us total–4 for sure accepted, 2 for sure deferred, but there might have been more.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none whatsoever lol…
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, NMSF, high honor roll all marking periods, a couple school merit awards for Spanish/history
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Speech team, gymnastics, track, church choir, peer tutoring, orchestra. A few leadership things thrown in there, but nothing crazy.
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer job as a TA in the middle school in my town the past 2 years. Mostly for a bunch of math classes, but I did a Spanish and a drama class too.
[] Volunteer/Community Service: volunteer tutoring, church-based service choir…again, nothing ridiculously impressive
[] Summer Experience: like the ones ND offers? None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 31st
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: IL
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range (Very optional): no comment
[] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores and grades, but I also think my essays were strong as well. Also, I’m a girl who wants to go into math, so that can’t have hurt.
[] Weaknesses: There was nothing crazy impressive on my resume, and I’m not a legacy, which I know is really important with ND. Basically, I didn’t go build houses in Somalia or cure cancer or anything. I’m exactly what colleges don’t want–an average, white, middle class girl from a public school.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: To be honest, I think it was my essays–they weren’t philosophical or deep or anything like that, but they were definitely “me.”
[/ul][li] What would you have done differently?: Not wait till the last minute to start my supplements, because that was stressful! A word to everyone: DON’T DO THAT![/li]
Other Factors: Good luck to everyone applying, and just know that you can be completely “ordinary” in almost every way and still be okay with college admissions, as long as you show them who you really are, even if it isn’t the perfect applicant we’re always hearing about.

politistudent · December 26, 2013, 6:20pm

Decision: Accepted!

SAT I: 2250 800CR/730M/720W
ACT: NA
SAT II: 800 US History, 780 Spanish, 740 Lit, 720 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank: NA
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): US History, US Government, Environmental Science, Spanish, Macro, Micro, Human Geography - all 5s
Number of other EA applicants in your school: none
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): some political
Common Awards: National Merit, AP Scholar with Distinction

Extracurriculars: Lots of unique leadership roles in politics
Job/Work Experience: political
Volunteer/Community Service: Yes
Summer Experience: NA

Writing:
Common App Essay: good and unique
Writing Supplement: one very good (make a difference), two good (Why ND, something different)
Teacher Rec: didn’t read, probably good
Counselor Rec: good?
Other Rec: Very good

Date Submitted App: middle of Oct
Region: Midwest
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: Middle class
Hooks: Politics

Strengths: Political activities and test scores
Weaknesses: math scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Unique application?

General Comments & Advice: Pursue your interests and do your best to convey them on your application!

Congratulations to everyone accepted! Hope to see you in the fall!!

thejasonwang · December 29, 2013, 2:58pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ list]

[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2260, M: 770 CR: 760 W: 730
[ *] SAT II (subject, score):USH 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.03 with most challenging courses
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[ *] Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Euro History, English Language, Statistics, Environmental science, US History: all 5’s. Human Geo, World History: 4
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school:a couple probably
[ *] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Academic Letter
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): SGA Class Secretary, Leadership positions in Habitat for Humanity, Key Club, Philosopher’s Circle, other volunteer stuff. jv basketball team, county champion, Royal Schools of Music Piano Composition test
[ *] Job/Work Experience:restaurant cashier/waiter
[ *] Volunteer/Community Service: decent amount
[ *] Summer Experience: Attended UGA Summer Accounting Program
[/list][ b]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ list]
[ *] Common App Essay: thought it was pretty good
[ *] Writing Supplement: decent
[ *] Teacher Rec (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): pretty good. probably 8.5/10
[ ] Counselor Rec: really good
[ ] Other Rec: really good
[/list][ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: November 1
[ *] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Atlanta, GA
[ *] School Type: really competitive, best public school in the state
[ ] Ethnicity: Asian
[ ] Gender: M
[/list][ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: big range of ec’s
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA for sure
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/list][ *] What would you have done differently?: GPA was too low because of complaceny freshman-sophomore year

Rosa2014 · March 22, 2014, 4:34am

Decision: Accepted

Objective: [] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 superscore: 730 CR, 750 Math, 750 Writing, 10 essay
[] ACT: 33 (29 reading, 31 science, 35 writing, 36 math)
[] SAT II: 720 Lit, 760 Biology (M), 760 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81 (weighted 4.25) - drop junior year due to a concussion that took me out of school for 3 weeks
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP Spanish, Honors Physics, Honors English, Psychology, Architecture and Design (No AP English or social studies classes offered at my school- I have always taken the most difficult classes without doing any summer classes or skipping anything)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, 2 English Awards, always Honor Roll (none major but yeah)
[/list]Subjective: [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
HS Soccer (JV Captain 11)
HS Lacrosse (JV Captain 11)
Club Futsal (Captain/Youth Coach 12, Apprentice Coach 9, 10, 11)
Environmental - began film series for environment at my school 11th gr, then 12th gr started a Green Team to make a difference in the school and town
HS Newspaper (Sports Editor 11, 12)
Junior State (Treasurer 12)
National Charity League (Co-President 11, 12)
Confirmed, Peer Minister (12) help plan retreats and run Confirmation classes for underclassmen
National Honor Society (11, 12)
Additional info: Selected to attend Harvard Forum for Leadership Initiatives this November
[] Job/Work Experience:
Grade 8 Soccer Referee Spring/Fall
Lifeguard during the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not sure the total hours…
National Charity League (Co-President of my chapter 11, 12)
Help teaching religious Ed. at my church and going to soup kitchens through my Church
[] Summer Activities:
Worked as a lifeguard full-time this summer and last
Attended Rotary Youth Leadership Conference summer after sophomore year and then returned summer after junior year (summer I was a rising senior) to help organize and be a group leader
Attended Adventures in Biotechnology the summer junior year. This was a program held by Biogen Idec, a biotechnology company in Boston. I learned a lot, but mostly that I do not want to major in biotechnology
[] Essays:
I put a TON of time into these.
Why ND? I wrote about travel abroad (I’ve done a Chinese exchange trip and like to try new things), and religion.
Try something new: Wrote about being a leader in my family with 6, lots of siblings to take care of etc
Can’t remember the specific question but I wrote about an experience that happened while lifeguarding
My Common app essay I also put a lot of time into, I wrote about making a decision to speak against a proposed bill in my town at a town meeting that most people expected me to support and why I did it, and what I learned from it. I had my GC, a college counselor, and my parents all look it over
[] Teacher Recommendation: Latin teacher of 3 years - she knew I loved Latin and was a very dedicated student although I could not fit it into my senior schedule, but I didn’t know her well personally. The other was my honors chemistry teacher from junior year - she knew me well and I worked and went in for help to get good grades in the class. Also I cried in front of her once and she helped me bounce back from a bad concussion last Spring so I think that helped because she could explain what happened in more detail
[] Counselor Rec: pretty generic, didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: My futsal coach/boss of 8 years I’d assume it was pretty good
[] Interview: N/A
[/list]Other [li] State (if domestic applicant): MA[/li][] School Type: Top 20 ranked public in MA, ~1400 students
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: My dad works at a University I have no idea how much he gets paid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (dad). My great uncle used to teach there and like 50% of my dad’s family went there
[/list][ b]Reflection** [] Strengths: Lots of leadership, essays, the fact that first quarter senior year I got all A’s in the hardest classes I’ve ever personally taken, probably important to bounce back after the dip junior year
[] Weaknesses: GPA, especially because of the dip.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nooo idea
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted by University of Virginia, UMass Amherst Commonwealth Honors College with full ride, Waitlisted at Northwestern and WashU (didn’t interview at either so I wasn’t too hopeful)
[/list]General Comments: So excited! I already visited for admitted students weekend which was amazing Have to decide between here and UVA, so I’ll visit UVA but as of now I’m leaning ND!

tlynch1315 · December 16, 2014, 3:29am

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): did not submit
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): 32 composite, 34 Science, 32 Reading, 31 English, 28 Math
[ *] SAT II (subject, score): 780 Math I, 740 Math II, 660 Chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[ *] Weighted GPA:4.2
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[ *] Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): did not submit any, but took Euro, USH, Stats, Chem, and Calc AB
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5+
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[ *] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): 3 different national honor societies, National Achievement Award

[/list][ b]Subjective:**[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):plenty, but main ones are Founder/President of Habitat for Humanity club, Officer in Student Government and Green Club, Member of student run leadership committee, Eucharistic Minister, Volleyball, and Basketball
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked at my school over the summer at a basketball camp
[ *] Volunteer/Community Service: Habitat for Humanity, Mission Trip to Peru, Open Houses, etc.
[ *] Summer Experience:

[/list][ b]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):**[ list]
[ *] Common App Essay 9, very original and unique
[ *] Writing Supplement: 8-9, spoke about being catholic a little bit
[ *] Teacher Rec (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): AP Chem- 8+, Honors English- 8+
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably very generic, I had a new counselor every year
[ *] Other Rec: vice principal- 9-10

[/list][ b]Other**[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: Oct. 31
[ *] U.S. State/Territory or Country: New Jersey
[ *] School Type: Private, Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: White/Black
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket Range (Very optional):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): First generation college student

[/list][ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths: senior year course load is very challenging, recs were good
[ *] Weaknesses: ACT not too high
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[/list][ *] What would you have done differently?:

[ b]Other Factors:** I emailed the representative that came to my school a lot, so I guess you could say I built a good connection with her.

[ b]General Comments & Advice:** Show interest if you are applying and write essays that show that you are not arrogant

stahboy · December 16, 2014, 5:03am

@tlynch1315‌ you should post in the 2019 REA thread not the 2018! I think it’s the first post on the Notre Dame forum! Or you can hit my name and go to the thread under my threads!

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