****OFFICIAL Notre Dame Class of 2019 REA Decisions Thread****

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<p>Hi everyone! Since decisions are coming out or have already come out, I think it's time to start this thread! Good luck to everyone who applied REA to Notre Dame this year!</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected*[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b]Subjective:*
[ list]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:[/list][ b]Other*
[ list]
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *]Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list][ b]Reflection*
[ list]
[ ] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]General Comments:*</p>

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<p>Use this template instead, the other one does not seem to be working</p>

<p>[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

<p>Just remove the ‘a’ in the bold, size and color in your decision.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1840 - didn’t submit
ACT (breakdown): 34 (34S, 33R, 34E, 33M)
SAT II: 700 Chem, 640 Math II - didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95, school doesn’t weigh
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/235
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (APHG), 4 (AP Comp, APUSH), 3 (AP Bio, AP Chem)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Stats, Ceramics, Economics, AP Calc, AP Physics 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QB CPS, QB NCM Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming (11 x Reserve Conference Champion, 2 x Captain, 2 x School Record Holder), Equestrian (Reserve World Champion, 3rd All-Around at World Show, National Direction of Association, Multiple State High Point Awards), National Honors Society, internship at Notre Dame in the Chemical Engineering department
Job/Work Experience: life guarding every summer
Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours as an assistant swim coach for our middle school, and about 100+ hours for volunteer lifeguarding at community events
Summer Activities: working, competing in swimming and equestrian events
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9-10, I thought I worked really hard on them
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): at least 8. I didn’t see it but my teacher said it was really good </p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: at least 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: n/a
Counselor Rec: if she had to write one 10/10
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a </p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: filled out CSS, originally applied through QB NCM, wasn’t matched, and was allowed to forward to EA
Intended Major: Accounting and Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: rural public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: <30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy, several relatives work there </p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: ACT, EC’s I think, legacy
Weaknesses: GPA?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not sure but it’s okay
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments: I’ll be going RD I guess. I’m really upset about it but god has a way of making things work out for us in the end </p>

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<p>@npswimmer44 you already got your letter?! where do you live?</p>

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<p>@gap1234 South Bend - so about 1 day for the letter to get to me</p>

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<p>@npswimmer44‌ if you didn’t get accepted what does that mean for the rest of us… </p>

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<p>@JPruneski8 I wouldn’t worry :slight_smile: my guidance counselor said I may have been deferred due to being a very typical candidate - white, male, catholic, from the area. I’m sure that you will do great! Just keep faith :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
ACT (breakdown): 35C 36R 35S 35W 34M (single sitting)
SAT II: 800 Foreign Language, 770 English Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on all 4 tests taken
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Mostly APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar with Honor, Bronze National French Test 3 years</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mostly normal, well-rounded things, some leadership
Job/Work Experience: Summer jobs and (very) part-time job during year
Volunteer/Community service: A fair amount
Summer Activities: Went to summer program at ND
Essays (rating 1-10, details): ?
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): </p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Fantastic
Teacher Rec #2: Vanilla
Counselor Rec: I’m sure vanilla. Large school, not a lot of interaction with GC
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments: Dream school. Hoping financial aid comes through.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 - Math: 720, CR: 660: Writing 750
ACT (breakdown): 34 (superscore) - 35 E, 34 M, 32 R, 33 S
SAT II: Chemistry - 680, Math II - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): APHUG, Chem, APUSH, Lang, Physics B: 4, Psych: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, Directed Study, AP Gov/AP Micro, AP Lit, AP Physics C: Mech, AP Spanish Lang
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction, various school subject awards, National Spanish Silver Award Level III</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta, Science Olympiad, NSHS (vicepresidente), NHS, NEHS, Track/XC (JV), Youth for Christ (youth group leader)
Job/Work Experience: host at Asian restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring for Spanish, Precal, Physics; Church fundraisers; H30 Aquatic Medical Facility Assistant; various school stuff
Summer Activities: Governor’s School for the Sciences, TN American Legion Boys State, Chicago Leadership Institute (summer program), CALA Language Program (Arabic), Tristar Discovery Healthcare Academy
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10. I completely redid my essay and it was very personal.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10.</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: She gave me a subject award plus a Christmas present. I think she likes me.
Teacher Rec #2: I do very well in Calculus and am part of Mu Alpha Theta, so I think hers was good.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good, I asked her to emphasize some things with her.
Additional Rec: Nah
Interview: Nope</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: I think so, can’t remember
Intended Major: Pre-professional studies (pre-med)
State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, Magnet school
Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$95,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation. Honestly I have no connections other than being Catholic</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: AP Scores, SAT, leadership, lack of connection to the college
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I spent a huge amount of time perfecting my essays. I would always get an English teacher to give me suggestions on how to improve my writing.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at UTK. lol</p>

<p>General Comments: This was very unexpected for me. I believe the essays were a huge part of identification in the admissions process because I spent the majority of my time perfecting them. Be creative and unique in your essays and remain well-balanced, because that’s what colleges–including Notre Dame–want most out of a student. Good luck in your admissions, may God be with you as the letters roll in. I’ve got a bonfire ready for my upcoming rejection letters.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 - Math: 720, CR: 660: Writing 750
ACT (breakdown): 34 (superscore) - 35 E, 34 M, 32 R, 33 S
SAT II: Chemistry - 680, Math II - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): APHUG, Chem, APUSH, Lang, Physics B: 4, Psych: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, Directed Study, AP Gov/AP Micro, AP Lit, AP Physics C: Mech, AP Spanish Lang
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction, various school subject awards, National Spanish Silver Award Level III</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta, Science Olympiad, NSHS (vicepresidente), NHS, NEHS, Track/XC (JV), Youth for Christ (youth group leader)
Job/Work Experience: host at Asian restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring for Spanish, Precal, Physics; Church fundraisers; H30 Aquatic Medical Facility Assistant; various school stuff
Summer Activities: Governor’s School for the Sciences, TN American Legion Boys State, Chicago Leadership Institute (summer program), CALA Language Program (Arabic), Tristar Discovery Healthcare Academy
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10. I completely redid my essay and it was very personal.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10.</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: She gave me a subject award plus a Christmas present. I think she likes me.
Teacher Rec #2: I do very well in Calculus and am part of Mu Alpha Theta, so I think hers was good.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good, I asked her to emphasize some things with her.
Additional Rec: Nah
Interview: Nope</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: I think so, can’t remember
Intended Major: Pre-professional studies (pre-med)
State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, Magnet school
Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$95,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation. Honestly I have no connections other than being Catholic</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: AP Scores, SAT, leadership, lack of connection to the college
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I spent a huge amount of time perfecting my essays. I would always get an English teacher to give me suggestions on how to improve my writing.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at UTK. lol</p>

<p>General Comments: This was very unexpected for me. I believe the essays were a huge part of identification in the admissions process because I spent the majority of my time perfecting them. Be creative and unique in your essays and remain well-balanced, because that’s what colleges–including Notre Dame–want most out of a student. Good luck in your admissions, may God be with you as the letters roll in. I’ve got a bonfire ready for my upcoming rejection letters.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (790 CR, 770 M, 800 W, 10 E)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (36 E, 36 M, 33 R, 33 S, 9 E)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Math I, 760 Bio M, 740 Latin, 720 Lit.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Psychology (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Biology, AP Latin IV, AP Gov, Honors Spanish, Brit Lit, Theology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing too major, but NMSF and 3-time gold medalist on National Latin Exam (perfect score on exam junior year). Also won a couple regional/state awards and some school awards for science/math. Also, I graduated as the #1 student from a really competitive summer program in molecular pathophysiology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot, but my main ones are cross-country (3-year varsity member), student council (senior class president), In the Know (team captain), and NHS (president)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium employee and piano teacher
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Again, a lot, but I mainly do service at my church (I substitute for the organist and accompany her for Masses), Nationwide Children’s Hospital, my high school, and I recorded a benefit CD to raise money for a local charity.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer Scholars at ND, summer class in molecular pathophysiology at Children’s Hospital, work, summer class at Children’s, etc.
[<em>] Essays: I would give my Common App essay 9/10. I worked really hard on it for months, and I think my supplements were solid 8/10 each.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: really, really good from my calc AB teacher. I love this teacher and we had a great bond. She’s written many recs for me before.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: awesome! we’ve been very close throughout high school
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview:[/ul][ b]Other**

[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private, Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: ~$100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really, I think. I wrote my Common App essay about my struggle with Tourette’s, but I don’t know if they’d see that as adding diversity to ND.</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**

[list]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT & ACT scores, GPA, recommendations, service involvement
[</em>] Weaknesses: No truly outstanding or original ECs. But, I tried to show a lot of commitment in everything I did.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my test scores were probably a main factor in my acceptance, and my school has a pretty good track record with ND. Both of us that applied REA were accepted today.
[&lt;/em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to OSU, Pitt, and Oklahoma, and waiting to hear back from others in March and April.</p>

<p>&lt;/p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):34 Composite (35 R 34 M 34 E 33 S)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):13/400
AP (place score in parenthesis):11 APs
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APS
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer football coach for my local youth football team
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):9</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t read, but I’m assuming was very well written.
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: Physics
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:appx $150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: ACT score, essays
Weaknesses:activities
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

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<p>]Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330, 800 CR, 770 M, 760 W
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 US history, 750 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US history 5, English Literature 5, English Language 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes, Independent Science Research project
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic quiz team, Ohio Junior Classical League, baseball,
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: SAT tutor for underprivileged Hispanic youth
Summer Activities: Marine science camps, creative writing camp at Columbia
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10, I have a very close relationship with my counselor, so I imagine that it was done very well</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 10
Teacher Rec #2: 10
Counselor Rec: 10
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: English, anthropology
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: small private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: apx $200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: sat score, essays
Weaknesses: couple of B’s on my transcript</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 R, 740 M, 800 W, 10 E = 2340
ACT (breakdown): 35 M, 35 R, 36 S, 10 E = 35 C
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/251
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), AB Calc (5), Physics B (4), US History (5), English Language (5), Chem (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: American Government and Politics, Bio AP, Stats AP, Biology 2, Principles to Biomedical Sciences, Spanish V, AP English Lit, Econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, national awards in Mu Alpha Theta, Coca-Cola Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, 3rd Place Academic State, various local/regional awards</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Cheerleading (captain, only sophomore and senior year); English, Fine Arts, Math, and Interdisciplinary Academic Team (captain); Science Academic Team (member, limited to the amount of teams one may compete on), Envirothon/Green Society (varsity), Senate, National Honor Society, NSpanishHS, Mu Alpha Theta (senior representative), Community School of the Arts (student director), Spell Bowl, Marching Band (section leader, only freshmen and sophomore year), Research Assistant
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Crew for theater performances, public library
Summer Activities: IU Jim Holland Summer Enrichment Program, Notre Dame Summer Scholars, IU Young Women’s Institute, attended MAT National Convention the last 3 years, direct/perform in a musical the last 4 years for the first two weeks of summer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7.5 I didn’t like my Common App essay very much but I think I wrote very Notre Dame things for my supplements. I am very critical of my work however.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 7, Math Teacher, read his and it was glowing (I am captain of his math team) but as a math teacher the prose was not exactly captivating
Teacher Rec #2: 9, Did not read, but she is an English teacher and I am captain of her team as well so I’m guessing pretty good
Counselor Rec: 6, she likes me but this is her first year at a counselor at our school so she does not know me very well
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undecided, possibly Public Policy or International Studies
State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, rural, economically challenged
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: +200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Brother attending</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: My grades, test scores, well-roundedness
Weaknesses: I did not spend much time on the essays at all; wrote supplements 2 days before deadline
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not the most humble reason, but I am exceptionally smart for my area.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Indiana University, waiting to hear back EA from UChicago</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

<p>Just remove the ‘a’ in the bold, size and color in your decision.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35 … English - 34, Reading - 36, Math - 33, Science - 35
UW GPA (out of 4.0): 3.641, YES - THREE POINT SIX!
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rankings at school
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang/Comp - 5, Calc BC - 4, Physics B - 4
Senior Year Course Load: </p>

<p>AP Psych
Accounting 2 - Managerial
AP Lit/ Comp
Economics/Government
AP Physics C
AP Stats</p>

<p>Notable: 3 semester Critical Thinking class with semester long independent project - I focused on whether media piracy was harmful to different business entities, and my mentor was a professor at Carnegie Mellon</p>

<p>School rigor: Ranked #5 in my state, just outside top 100 nationally (it’s public).</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>

<p>I’m heavily involved with my church (Lutheran). I’m on the student ministry’s leadership team, which plans the curriculum for the high school students, and leads the night occasionally. I present announcements each night (5-10 minutes). I was nominated by team members to join. Last year, we founded a service-dedicated team to coordinate/plan serving opportunities for the ministry and increase the overall level of volunteering.</p>

<p>I’ve also been on two 10 day mission trips, and done various serving camps and vacation bible school work. Other service like repairing computers for a Haitian computer school and acolyting. About 250-300 hours.</p>

<p>Freshman advisory program: I’m a co-mentor to about ~20 freshman for academics, social issues, and acclimation to HS. We meet half an hour daily.</p>

<p>HS and Club soccer: Injured this year, now the captain of JV2 team. Won the state cup at my team’s level this year for club. I’ve played club since 1st grade.</p>

<p>Guitar: started as a junior, practice ~1.5 hrs a day, about 700 hours of practice/study so far.</p>

<p>National Honor Society - senior year Could end up on a couple boards/teams.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: 2 mission rips, church volunteering
Summer Activities: summer school, soccer and soccer camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I was not happy with the “Incomplete” essay, but the “field trip” and Common App ones are really really good.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): No idea.</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: no idea
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec: no idea
Additional Rec:
Interview: none</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Finance - Pre-approved to Mendoza
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity:
Gender: male
Income Bracket: pretty high, not sure
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Legacy: My dad, his two brothers, their dad and two brothers, two of my cousins, my aunt, and other relatives are all alumni.</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Legacy, a lot of service and leadership, essays, and ACT score
Weaknesses: GPA, definitely. I had some unwanted B’s, a C in Calc A and a C in Calc B. My school’s rigor and reputation helped, as well as noting that my Physics B and C teacher of 2 years uses problems from MIT.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Indiana University - Bloomington (D.A. to Kelley)</p>

<p>General Comments: This I can’t express how improtant ND is to me, I’m so grateful for this. My entire family screams Nd, and I’m glad to have been raised in such a moral and intellectual environment. Go Irish! Reggie Bush, sod off! Who’s ready for parietals?!!!</p>

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<p>@npswimmer44‌
When referring to Questbridge, did you get the email saying that they had already made a decision on your application? Because if you did, that makes me scared that some of my friends think they already got in.</p>

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<p>@lvperuvian1995 Yes, that’s the email I got. It kinda hurt my heart to get “deferred” through Questbridge, then again during EA. I thought perhaps that email provided some sort of hope for me</p>

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<p>Accepted! 3.99 unweighted with a 34 ACT. It’s a good day! Wisconsin mail today.</p>

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<p>Father of applicant. Denied. 3.95 GPA Unweighted. 31 ACT. Strong course load (every AP and dual enrollment credit our school offered). Very strong essay questions–knocked my socks off. Great recommendations. Strong leadership, including being president of the community foundation’s Youth Advisory Council, 4 yr. Student Senator, Eagle Scout, founder of St. Sebastian Confraternity (a community of student athletes in our parish). Related to St. Andre Bessette (now, there’s a legacy for you). Michigan High School (located about 40 miles from ND) that is a great high school, but does not compare well to others due to 40% of student body being 1st generation Hispanic immigrants, which brings down test scores and averages. Notre Dame was everything to my son. We’re crushed. There is no one who exemplifies the spirit of Notre Dame more than my son (I’m sure there are a few thousand other people who are thinking the same thing today). Best wishes to everyone who is accepted or gets a deferral. </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[</em>] ACT: sitting 1: math 34 reading 32 English 34 science 32, sitting 2: math 34 reading 35 English 31 science 36
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/45
[ ] AP (place score in parenthesis): euro (5), apush (5), language (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: ap calc ab, ap cogo, ap lit, honors anatomy, french 4
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really…placed in national french contest a few times</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity field hokcey (captain), club squash (captain), varsity lacrosse, newspaper (editor), student council (class treasurer), mathletes (captain)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: a few internships in journalism and marketing, snack bar attendant this past summer at country club
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 4 week service trip to dominica. 200+ hours locally
[</em>] Summer Activities: internships, work, or service trip each summer
[<em>] Essays: nothing exceptional, but I spent a lot of time editing them and personally really liked them
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them, but I picked teachers I had solid relationships with and the best student in their class
[<em>] Counselor Rec: new counselor this year, so not sure how good this was
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Business at Mendoza
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: small private catholic all-girls
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really except I did have a really good relationship with my admissions rep and i think that may have helped</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Strengths: ACTs, GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: no hook, nothing special about me really
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: honestly i have no idea. I think my relationship with the admissions rep might have helped, but not sure. [/li][/list][ b]General Comments:** haven’t even visited yet because I had no idea this was even a possibility!! can’t wait to see it!</p>