***OFFICIAL Notre Dame Class of 2022 REA Decisions/Results Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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Took this same format from last year’s… please post and may God be with each and every one of you!

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]**

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.):

Subjective:

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

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

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.):

Reflection

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

General Comments:

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ACCEPTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: US History 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89 (weighted GPA: 3.975)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,4,4,4,3
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, National Honor Society, Student Athlete Award (9,10,11)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): baseball, first chair band, some academic clubs
Job/Work Experience: summer
Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Church (over 150 hours total
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App (10/10), ND Supplementals (7/10)- I didn’t think they were great but they must’ve done the job!
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): AP Teacher- 10/10 (he is known for writing great letters!)
Counselor Rec: 10/10- she loved me!
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Management
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: highest
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1490
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Language and Composition (5), US History (5), Biology (5), Environmental Science (5), Calc AB (3 did not send)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature and Composition, AP Government, AP Chemistry, AP Physics 2, AP Calc BC, Religion, and Glass Fusing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard Prize Book, Villanova Book Award, Multiple Student of the Months, AP Scholar with Distinction, Acceptance to National Honor Society and French National Honor Society

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ultimate Frisbee, Internship with local Audubon Center, 4 years of volunteering for a local fish hatchery, orchestra, jazz band, Interact club VP, Envi. Science and Tech. Program participant, local museum docent, Boys State
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours
Summer Activities: Boys State and Internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): ? I have no clue, must not have been good enough
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 7-she liked me
Teacher Rec #2: 8-she was an ND alumni and I did a huge research project in her class which she really liked
Counselor Rec: 6-she liked me, but didn’t know me too well
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Bio/Premed
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: small, private, Catholic
Ethnicity: white european
Gender: male
Income Bracket: ?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really, my sister currently attends

Reflection

Strengths: GPA and test scores along with rigor I thought were good, but idk
Weaknesses: everything else
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My GPA and test scores were only mid-range and I feel that my essays, recommendations, and extracurriculars were only mid-range.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Santa Clara only so far

General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in! For those who were deferred, I feel ya and hope for the best of luck for all of you. If any parents or current student have any tips for going about a deferral please message me. Notre Dame has always been my dream school and I am just hoping for good news come March

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I have to run to practice so I don’t have time post all of it, but I got in!! Congrats to everyone else!!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1520; 770 Math; 750 Reading/Writing
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II: 750 Math II; 750 Math I; 660 Bio; 640 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
Weighted GPA: 4.97/6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% of 212
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (4); Euro (3); Bio (4); Calc AB (5); APUSH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP US Government, Honors World Lit, Honors Latin IV, Senior Thesis Project
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/ Distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country (co-captain), Science Fair (won scholarship), Scholars Program, National Honor Society, Freshman Mentorship, Track and Field
Job/Work Experience: Finance Employee and Pittsburgh Zoo
Volunteer/Community service: Altar server and lector at my Church
Summer Activities: Study abroad to Rome, Summer@Brown
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App (8), wrote about service trip I went on that influenced further research and my Senior Thesis paper; ND supplements (10), i thought these were very good, i talked a lot about my faith and its influence
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 9.5; biology teacher 9th and 11th grade- he writes the same letter for everyone, but I’ve heard it’s very good
Teacher Rec #2: 8; Scholars program director- he knows me very well, but I have acted as a fool in front of him countless times sooo idk exactly how he portrayed that
Counselor Rec: 8; no idea what she wrote about, but I have faith that it was good
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: International Economics
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$350000, but that may drop significantly soon…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: scores, grades, essays
Weaknesses: leadership, community service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays, honestly
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted: Penn State; no news from anywhere else yet

General Comments: this might be lit

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 34 C (36 R, 35 E, 34 S, 32 M)
SAT II: Didn’t send any
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Neither available
AP and IB are not offered at my school. Prior to senior year, I have 28 credits at a state university and I completed my high school core academic classes by the end of 10th grade.
Senior Year Course Load: DE Molecular Genetics 4500, DE Introduction to Peace Studies , DE Statistic, DE Medical Sociology, DE Molecular Genetics Writing Project, DE Chemistry, DE Ancient Greek and Rome History, DE Stem Cell Biology and Applications to Regenerative Medicine, Wellness (Gym/Health credit)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Joyce Ivy Foundation Scholar, multiple state-level awards, several regional level awards, a few school/district ones.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Research Intern (Completed own graduate-level research project and presented at a symposium); Multi-Cultural Ambassador for an international program; High School Mock Trial (Founder, President; Science Olympiad (Co-Founder, Co-president); Law and Leadership Institute (Assistant Mock Trial Coach one year; participant otherwise); Student Council (Interim Leader (11); Homeroom Senator (9, 10); Grade Representative (12)); Joyce Ivy Foundation Fellow (Communications and Philanthropic teams); Science Olympiad (Co-Founder, Vice-Pres (10, 11), Pres (12)); School Newspaper (Publishing Chair, Academic Section Lead); Caretaker for my grandma (bathing, feeding, etc; she can’t walk on her own) (12)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Over 600 hours (Key Club (Vice-Pres (11)), Clinic volunteering, etc)
Summer Activities: Washington University in St. Louis Summer Scholar (Full scholarship between Joyce Ivy Foundation and WashU) (Wasn’t on my application)

Essays (rating 1-10, details): (My friend is rating them.)
CommonApp: 9.4/10 (He says he would’ve given it a 10 but I wouldn’t have accepted it) - Ties a lot of my ECs and awards together and shows my passion toward helping others; Talked about self-development and goals, etc
Notre Dame essays: (all of them were 175 words exactly) 8.9/10 (I would’ve given them a 4 or 5, 6 max, but that’s why my friend is rating them. I’m overly critical of myself lol.)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: English teacher (grades 9, 10 for English 9, 10, and 12); Mock Trial adviser (10-12) - 9.5/10 (She loves me and thinks highly of me. Many examples to support that.)
Teacher Rec #2: Anatomy teacher, Bodies adviser (pre-med track at my school) (at least an 8.5/10, but not as good as my English teacher)
Counselor Rec: (8.5/10) I met with her a lot over my high school years and I send her emails with program opportunities and scholarships as I find them for the underclassmen.
Additional Rec: Research supervisor; Ph.D.; Offered to write me one; My research project also went toward her thesis to help her graduate that year (9/10)
Interview: None

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Preprofessional Studies
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
School Type: Public STEM
Ethnicity: Southwest Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Under $60k for 6 people (including noncustodial parent and her dependents)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Brother went to ND. Other than that, no.

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ACCEPTED!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1490 (790M, 700R+E)
ACT (breakdown): 35C (35E, 34M, 34R, 35S)
SAT II: 770 Math II, 720 WH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): APHG 4, Stats 4, APWH 5, Macro 5, English Lang 4, Physics 1 4, APUSH 3 lol
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC, AP Micro, AP Lit, AP Comparative, AP US, Discrete Math, Aid, Peer Tutoring, Spanish Humanities
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Kenyon College book award, National Merit Commended Scholar, Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program, AP Statistics Student of the Year, Distinguished AP English Language Student

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Don’t feel like typing these. PM me if interested. President of a few clubs and played two sports.
Job/Work Experience: Jimmy John’s, Internship @ local company
Volunteer/Community service: Church volunteer, math tutor, veteran’s hospital assistant
Summer Activities: Don’t feel like typing sorry lol
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10–>Had a very unique topic to write about
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10/10. Teacher absolutely LOVED me.

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: N/A
Counselor Rec: 7-8/10? Our counselors have lots of kids. I talk with mine quite a bit but she doesn’t know me on the level I would have liked her to.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): KY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Appache helicopter (jk lol-- White)
Income Bracket: Top 1-2%
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, rec, test scores
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Got into IU. Haven’t heard from anywhere else but applying to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Duke, Penn, Stanford, UVA, UK, and Northeastern,

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My daughter was just accepted! Congrats to all of you for earning a spot.

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Math 710 / Reading 750
ACT (breakdown): Comp 33 / Reading 36 / English 35 / Math 31 / Science 30
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/299
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5) , Lang (4), Gov (4), Chem (3), ComSci (3), APUSH (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physic I, AP Spanish, AP Stats, AP Euro, ACP Comp, Percussion Ensemble
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BPA ( Indiana State VP/ local chapter pres), Student Council (class president x4), Tennis (Boys manager, girls JV captain x2), National Honor Society (local chapter officer x2), Freshman Mentor (Group Leader x2), Climate Changers (Co-Founder), Drumline (section leader x3), Academic Team – Science, Social Studies, Interdisciplinary – (team captain x3), Diving (girls varsity co-captain)
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, McAllister’s Deli
Volunteer/Community service: Church work, Girls Inc., Peer Tutoring
Summer Activities: Summer Marching Band (x4), Lead Intern at Girls Inc. (x2), Duke Energy Academy
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I think they were good, they could have been better, but how should I know.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: The teacher knows me very well so I hope it reflected.
Teacher Rec #2: Ditto ^^
Counselor Rec: She knows my classes, but not me as a person.
Additional Rec: Asked one of the directors of the organization where I volunteer
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: YES!
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Lots of leadership/involvment
Weaknesses: Average test scores (in ND’s standards)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only applied to 3 schools – ND is the first I heard back from

General Comments: Two siblings currently attend ND

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 780 on both
ACT (breakdown): 34 overall; 35 R & E, 33 S, 32 M
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.091 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 129
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) 10th, Calc AB (5) 11th; I didn’t send my scores though
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP (Chemistry, Stats, Literature & Comp), 2 business electives, band, seminar (study hall)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (2xMVP); Varsity Tennis; National Honor Society (Blood Drive Chairman); Student Council (Treasurer); Key Club (Publicist); Yearbook; Class President; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Quizbowl (Team Captain); KHS-Outreach (School volunteer org); Business Professionals of America (President; National Competition Qualifier)
Job/Work Experience: SAY Soccer Referee, Marketing Internship at local dentist office
Volunteer/Community service: Church, YMCA, After-School Tutoring; Total 200+ hours
Summer Activities: Referee
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I made all of my essays exactly 175 words.
What excites you about the University of Notre Dame that makes it stand out from other institutions? 9; Tradition; Golden Dome exemplifies tradition & Catholicism in it.

The University of Notre Dame is a Holy Cross institution whose educational philosophy has been formed around five core principles inspired by Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross. These principles, or pillars, of a Holy Cross education are Mind, Heart, Zeal, Family, and Hope, and they continue to shape our students today. Which pillar or pillars resonate most with you? Why?
7; Heart, passion is essential to being truly human & getting the most out of life. Jesus had it, and Catholics and UND students try to replicate it.

What is one thing that you know for a fact? Why are you certain?
8; Partisanship is the cause of American division; people must start by getting rid of judgement in their own lives in order to fix the problems in Washington and nation at large.

Common App Essay (I used my own prompt):
What sets you apart from your peers? How did you develop this?
6; My unique drive and tenacity to live in the moment and take advantage of what each one offers.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: My Algebra II, Pre-Calc, and Calc AB teacher; 8; Emphasized my unique academic abilities & pursuits
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec: None
Additional Rec: My life-time Priest; 6; Emphasis on service & dedication to my church
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Accountancy (Mendoza College of Business), Mathematics secondary (College of Science)
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $85,000-$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Standardized tests & ECs
Weaknesses: Essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really thought I was going to be waitlisted, so I am really not sure what to say. My SAT was above the 75th percentile, and my ACT was high-mid-range, and I think that was a big factor. I thought that my essays and academic rigor were very average considering the all of the applicants to UND. Finally, I had absolutely no legacy or involvement with UND whatsoever. My mother was rejected when she applied.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to all I applied to: Michigan Tech, Northern, Central, Western Michigan(s), Michigan State. Still waiting on University of Michigan decision.

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1400; 770 Reading 630 Math
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: n/a, 23/24 on writing
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Microeconomics (5), US History (4), Spanish Language (5), English (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, Calculus, AP Chemistry, Honors English elective, AP Spanish Literature, Honors history elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School magazine (editor-in-chief), Battle of the Brains (TV Team member), school Missionary Society (elected member), honorary English Club (chosen by highest English scores), Politics club, Church Acolyte
Job/Work Experience: Worked construction for two summers, did short internship for local lifestyle magazine
Volunteer/Community service: Church Acolyte, went to Dominican republic for service trip w/ affiliated church, taught VBS, taught kids during the summer at local development center
Summer Activities: teaching thing above, rowing camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, probably
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10, English Department Head, amazingly smart guy who was my junior class advisor and taught me sophomore and senior year
Teacher Rec #2: 9-10, Spanish Department Head, good writer, taught me AP Spanish junior year
Counselor Rec: ?
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Idk, applied to Arts and Letters
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic, Puerto Rican
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper-middle/upper
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (Hispanic), not a legacy but grandfather and uncle went there

Reflection
I think my lower test scores probably hurt me, but I didn’t get denied so that’s a plus.
Strengths: Essays, recs, decent hooks, minority status
Weaknesses: SAT score, income bracket (?)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My scores weren’t high enough to compete w/ rest of REA students, but hopefully I’m otherwise decent.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where yet. UVA decisions come mid-January

General Comments:
Hopefully, there is hope! Unless Notre Dame uses waitlisting as a way to gently let down students with family ties… but it is rarer for them than at other schools.

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Accepted!
SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35/35/34/34)
SAT II: NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): Macro, 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): Psych, 5
Senior Year Course Load: IB Music SL, IB Physics SL, IB English HL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Spanish HL, IB Mathematics HL, AP US History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Idk if this counts but National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 year drumline (section leader senior) 4 year tennis, youth advisory board for local chairty, student council, band officer, Young Conservatives (president) Stocks and Investment Club (President) Spanish Club (treasurer)
Job/Work Experience:Bagstaff at country club
Volunteer/Community service: Youth Advisory Board for local charity, volunteer at innercity library, went to Notre Dame Family Volunteer Camp 2015, usher at Catholic Church
Summer Activities:just work pretty much, nothing extraordinary
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I thought they were pretty good. I talked about experiences in South Bend (also chick fil a in a different essay)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):10

Teacher Rec #1:Math teacher, had him for three years. He’s also the club advisor for both Young Conservatives and Stocks and Investment club. I really can’t see a situation in which he didn’t write me a great letter.
Teacher Rec #2: NA
Counselor Rec: It was her first year but she liked me because I took the initiative to see her early and talk to her on the first day of school. She definitely gave me a great one.
Additional Rec: VP at Notre Dame, family friend. Gave me a very strong letter of rec.
Interview: NA

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, unlikely to qualigy
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Top 2%
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Big legacy (both parents, older brother)

Reflection

Strengths:ACT, grades, EC, legacy
Weaknesses: For a business applicant, I really didn’t have any great business ideas or my own business in high school, so that probably went against me.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Legacy didn’t hurt, above average scores, top of class, solid EC and pretty good essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Into Michigan State, waiting on University of Michigan. APplying to UVA, Princeton, and Cornell for the January 1st deadline.

General Comments:Really greatful to be recognized for my accomplishments and efforts in High School and looking to (…maybe) meeting some of y’all in 8 months. God bless

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II: Didn’t report
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not tank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP English Comp, AP Gov. Currently taking: AP Chem, AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Spanish
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Medium. 4 AP’s, 1 Mandatory Religion Class, Physics 2 (School doesn’t offer Physics B), and Study Hall
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Cross Country (3 Varsity, Captain)
Indoor Track (3 Varsity)
Outdoor Track (3 Varsity)
Quiz Bowl Team
250 Service Hours
I don’t remember a lot… I have joined a few clubs but didn’t include them on my app as I don’t hold any leadership positions.

Job/Work Experience: Interned at nearby Air Force Base over the summer, Worked at a Math and Reading learning center sophomore and junior year.
Volunteer/Community service: 250 Hours
Summer Activities: Research Internship at AF Base (40 hrs/week), Volunteered at a children’s camp (80 hours)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, felt they were unique and strong
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10. Very close to my math teacher as I’ve been with her since freshman year and currently self studying Calc BC with her. Also had a additional rec from my summer mentor who is a very funny and smart guy

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 Math teacher knows me very well
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10 AP English teacher. Not sure how this went but I know she knows I’m a very friendly and organized person
Counselor Rec: ?/10 like most people, I barely talk to my counselor but she was nice enough to write one and included how I was self studying Calc BC since our school doesnt offer it.
Additional Rec: 9/10 summer mentor. Awesome guy and liked me a lot so I know he wrote a really nice letter detailing my work eithic
Interview: Blessed to have good adults who have good opinions of me :slight_smile:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $50k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college student

Reflection

Strengths: Awesome LOC’s, Unique Essays
Weaknesses: Lack of outstanding EC’s and didn’t get to do much since I was pretty committed to XC/Track.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First-Generation, Unique essays, strong teacher LOC’s
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

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Accepted Mendoza!!!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Weighted; 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/400
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer, AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Psych, AP Econ,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Very committed to local organizations
Summer Activities: ND Summer Scholars, Volunteer
Essays (rating 1-10, details):

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:

Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Business
State (if domestic applicant): IN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Tests, Grades
Weaknesses:

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays. Take the time to write them and re-write them.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments: The last few days were so stressful. Congratulations to those who were accepted!
To everyone else, be proud of your accomplishments! Don’t let this process define you!

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Accepted, can post later! Go Irish!

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aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 34 (34 E 33 M 34 R 33 S)
SAT II: 700 USH 700 Math2 700 Bio E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Stat, AP Latin, AP Physics 1, Economics, Standard English, Constitutional Law
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): EIC of newspaper, founder of tutoring company, yearbook editor, peer leader, model UN
Job/Work Experience: math tutor, lifeguard, camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at SPCA weekly, tutor inner city kids
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app 10/10, why ND 10/10, supplementary essays could have been better, 8/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: pretty generic, but had nice things to say, 7.5/10
Teacher Rec #2: favorite teacher of all time, retired but we still keep in touch weekly, 9/10
Counselor Rec: knows me pretty well and loves me , 9/10
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant): new york
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket:120K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: scores, common app, recommendations
Weaknesses: sat 2s, course load
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m catholic and I have decent scores, pretty involved in my community
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to binghamton, haven’t heard back anywhere else

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aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 780 on both
ACT (breakdown): 34 C; 35 R & E, 33 S, 32 M
SAT II: None taken
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00 (4.091 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 129
AP (place score in parenthesis): U. S. History (5), Calc AB (5); I didn’t send either score tho.
IB (place score in parenthesis): None taken
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP: Chemistry, Lit & Comp, Stats; 2 business electives, band, & seminar (study hall)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (MVP twice), Varsity Tennis, National Honor Society (Blood Drive Chairman), Student Council (Treasurer), Key Club (Publicist), Yearbook, Class President, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Quizbowl (Team Captain), KHS-Outreach (School volunteer organization), Business Professionals of America (President, National Competition Qualifier)
Job/Work Experience: Local Recreational Soccer Referee; Marketing Intern at local dentist office
Volunteer/Community service: Church, YMCA (mostly events), After-School Tutoring; 200+ Hours
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App - 6
I did my own prompt; What sets you apart from others? How does it make you unique?
My ability to be ready and take advantage of every moment and be successful in each one.

I made all of the supplemental essays exactly 175 words; I’m not sure if that had any bearing.

What excites you about the University of Notre Dame that makes it stand out from other institutions?
8; Tradition & Catholicism

The University of Notre Dame is a Holy Cross institution whose educational philosophy has been formed around five core principles inspired by Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross. These principles, or pillars, of a Holy Cross education are Mind, Heart, Zeal, Family, and Hope, and they continue to shape our students today. Which pillar or pillars resonate most with you? Why?
7; Heart; Jesus had it, we, as Catholics, should work to have it in our lives as well; passion is essential part of humanity.

What is one thing that you know for a fact? Why are you certain?
9; Partisanship in Congress has caused governmental problems in America and has seeped into daily life for all citizens; it seems as though it will continue to decline, but if people can come together and compromise without judgement, we can work toward a better future.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8; My Algebra II, Pre-Calc, and AP Calc teacher; knew me pretty well; gave me AP Calc Student of the Year award (I am one of the few juniors to receive it); summarized my resume
Additional Rec: 6; My life-long Priest; emphasized my service and dedication to the Church

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Accountancy (Mendoza); Mathematics secondary
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $85,000-100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Standardized tests & ECs
Weaknesses: CA Essay, just wasn’t that “great”
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I actually was pretty certain I was going to be deferred, so I don’t really know what to say. My scores were around the 75th percentile for last year, and my essays and LORs were not exceptional either. One possible explanation is that, as far as I know, no one from my area (UP of MI) has attended in a long time.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have been accepted by Michigan State, Michigan Tech, and Northern, Central, and Western Michigan. I am still waiting on a decision from the University of Michigan.

General Comments: I was so shocked and happy that I got accepted!! I’ll be praying for all of you, regardless of decisions. Best of luck to all!! :smiley:

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Decision: ACCEPTED!! :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

SAT: 1520//ACT: 33 C, 34 superscore (I know they don’t take it but still)

GPA: 5.4/5 or 3.93 UW (converted to a 4 point scale!) (I had a B- and a B in honors geometry freshman year, but ended with an A+ in AP AB Calc jr year)

**my school does not rank

EC:
-Editor in Chief of school newspaper 2 years in a row
-4 years varsity cross country (varsity captain senior year)
-varsity track and field
-volunteer at Camp Hope, summer sleep-away camp for young adults with special needs
-worked a summer job as a waitress at a country club the past three years
-Kairos (Catholic retreat) leader//4 years involved in my local youth group, including work trips to TN
-executive officer on school’s chapter of NHS
-copy editor of school’s yearbook freshman and sophomore year

Awards:
-AP Scholar with Distinction (World - 4, USH - 5, Chemistry - 5, AB Calculus - 5)
-Summa Cum Laude Society
-National Hispanic Recognition Program Finalist
-NCTE Certificate of Superior Writing Recipient
-National Merit Commended Student
-Illinois State Scholar

Hooks: Hispanic, my uncle’s a Holy Cross Priest on campus, third generation legacy (paternal grandpa and both of my parents are ND grads), multiple family members who’ve attended and worked (or are working) at the University over the years

BEYOND blessed to be a part of the ND class of 2022–I’ve already enrolled lol. And to all who are still waiting, I’m keeping you in my prayers! Hopefully we’ll be on campus together next year! And to those denied–God has bigger and better things in store for you!

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1590 (800 Reading 790 Math) (24 on essay)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 740 Math 2, 730 Literature, 730 Chem, 720 Spanish (did not study and tested poorly for all)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4) AB Calc (5) Spanish Lang (4) AP US Government (5) AP Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio (Double Period) Honors Physics (extremely hard at our school), AP BC Calc, AP Spanish Literature, Orchestra, Honors English 12
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, various music awards (competitions, etc.), Silver Medalist National Spanish Exam, Outstanding Delegate North American Invitational MUN Conference, AP Scholar with Distinction, nominated to All Eastern Orchestra

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Honors Society (President), Model United Nations (Vice President 2017-2018, Secretary and Treasurer 2016-2017), Senior All State Orchestra (Principal Cellist 2018, Assistant Principal 2017), Express! this is a chamber music group going around to nursing homes/elementary schools playing, Physics Club, Varsity Cheerleading, MCYO Philharmonic (Associate Principal), Senior All County Orchestra (Principal Cellist 2015-2018), Tri-M Music Honors Society,
Job/Work Experience: Interned at a D.C. based non-profit that focused on scientific research and condensing that information into easily digestible videos published to try and enact legislative change focused around the opioid crisis. I’m also a lifeguard at a very large city pool which is really difficult and high-stress (i.e. rescue tubes on at all times, ready to jump in)
Volunteer/Community service: I have about 300 hours, mostly comprised of various music activities with Express and my non-profit work
Summer Activities: My internship at the non-profit and lifeguarding
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’d say 8–I stuck to the 175 limit. My great grandfather was on Knute Rockne’s football team (p big) and was part of the 4 Horsemen (big football) so I was able to work that in to the why notre dame one and thought that was interesting for admissions officers to read.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9: AP Lang teacher from 11th grade, knew her very well and had a great dialogue with her at all times, connected really well. Also had biology teacher who doesn’t usually write recs write one so that might have been good.

Teacher Rec #1: see above
Teacher Rec #2: see above
Counselor Rec: Definitely generic. I think each counselor has 100+ kids to write a rec for and they’re always so busy. Due to circumstances out of my control I’ve had a different counselor each year of high school so I didn’t expect much haha.
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Ye
Intended Major: Biology/Music double major
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Large Public Suburban
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): definitely music. Emphasized music in common app essay and arranged extracurriculars so that music is first. I also submitted music supplements (you don’t have to apply to a School of Music here), and ended up getting a personal email from the Dean of the Music Department so definitely my advice is to submit everything you can.

Reflection

Strengths: Music, scores, well-rounded app (varsity athlete, academics)
Weaknesses: Probably counselor recs. Not Catholic. Bombed subject tests haha
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Definitely the music helped boost me, got pretty lucky with the SATs so yeah. GPA not bad either. I think I’m well-rounded but not stretched to thin. I have commendable achievements in everything imo.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Got a full tuition to U Pitt and am chancellor scholarship finalist, but I haven’t heard anything from anywhere else. Also to Alabama lol but I don’t think I’d consider going unless I got a full-ride and they personally want me really bad. We’ll see.

General Comments: After I got the email from the Dean of Music Department I was kind of expecting acceptance but it’s nice to finally know for sure! Yayyy!

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Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36, 36, 33, 36, 11)
SAT II: Math II 800, Bio M 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (4), US Hist (5), Chem (5), Chinese (5), Lang (5), BC (4), Micro Econ (5), Macro Econ (5), Psych (5), Bio (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Stat, AP World History, AP Human Geo., AP EnvSci, H. Health, AP Music Theory
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National finalist for Chem Olympiad, 2nd and 5th state awards for Science Olympiad, HMMT 4th place team

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of HS Chem club, Founder and president of HS Bio Club, President of Non Profit organization, Co-captain of HS varsity Swim and Dive
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 4 year intern for nonprofit cancer charity, 4 year founder and president of student council at local Chinese School,
Summer Activities: Internship at cancer charity, NSLC, individual research on oxidation of methionine that is a potiential indicator of cancer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app: 7/10, Supps: 7.5/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: calc teacher, loved me 9.5/10
Teacher Rec #2: NA
Counselor Rec: 7.5/10
Additional Rec: internship mentor 9/10
Interview: NA

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
Intended Major: Business
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NA

Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Grades
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Still waiting on others
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Still waiting on others

General Comments:

This was the first college I heard back from so I was super excited. Good luck to all those who are applying regular!!

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DD Accepted!
Sorry, don’t have time to list everything tonight.
Basic stats; 1510 SAT 4.0 GPA 2 varsity sports all 4 years, AP scholar with honor, lots of service, rotc scholarship…
Congrats to everyone!
I appreciate all the advice and encouragement on these threads
Go Irish!