**** Official RD Decisions For The Class of 2012 ****

<p>Exactly Polishamrock89, I told them not to EVEN look because I can't stand the thought of them knowing before me. It's always been the same with my report card too.</p>

<p>I wish I could do that with my report card... my school addresses it to my parents, thus they won't let me open it. </p>

<p>But, oh, I can't take this anymore! I'm probably going to end up standing in front of the mailbox for an hour before I get up the courage to open it... only to find out it hasn't come yet, leaving me with another 24 hours of agony. I think they do this on purpose...</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2230
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.61(w) 3.87 (uw)
[<em>] Rank: 5%
[</em>] Other stats: 5s on 3AP exams, taking 5 AP exams in Spring,
National Merit Finalist, NHS, Cum Laude, AP Scholar, Illinois State Scholar,
MVP 3 years in Cross Country, Captain on Cross Country(2 years) and
Track, Ironman Award in Cross Country, All-Conference in Cross Country,
numerous leadership positions in the school[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Solid - answered the essay about making a difference in the
world
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Did not see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Did not see
[</em>] Hook (if any): none?[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: pretty strong test scores and grade point
weakness - not enough volunteer/community service hours
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: overall, pretty good
student and athlete - named a Notre Dame Scholar
[li] going to attend? 95% sure that I will be attending[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Congratulations Heycow, that's huge!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2110 (M700, CR730, W680)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math I-740, Math II-700, US History-670
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 3.92
[<em>] Rank: 8/96
[</em>] Other stats: Took 2 APs last year and 5 this year, Varsity football for 3 years.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Awesome, about what it's like to have a weird last name
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Don't know, probably good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: See Teacher Recs
[</em>] Hook (if any): Don't know, but whatever this hook was, it must have been razor sharp
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Texas
[</em>] School Type: Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Man
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Strength-Personality, evident in my essay; Weakness- My low bench press max and high 40 time, severely dropping my draft stock
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: See above. Seriously though, I'm the first non-minority, non-legacy student to be accepted from our school in years.
[li] going to attend? Probably[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p>I was named Notre Dame Scholar, but I have no clue what that means. Will I get money or something?</p>

<p>Congrats PJ10, good luck in making the right decision!</p>

<p>Accepted!!!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2100 (M: 740, CR: 640, W: 720)
[</em>] ACT: 29
[<em>] GPA: 4.36
[</em>] Rank: 1 out of 22ish?
[li] Other stats: Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 3rd place State Art History Winner, Business Professionals of America 1st place State Financial Analyst Team (going to Nationals in May), BPA Secretary, Future Health Professionals of America Founder and President, Distinguished Honors Organization President, Student Council Secretary, Golf Team, Piano for 11 yrs, Johns Hopkins Pre-College Program '06, National Youth Leadership Conference '06, Intern at local univ at Senior Undergrad. Pre-med Surgical Lab</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I pretty much wrote about my accomplishments then mentioned why I liked Notre Dame and talked VERY briefly about ND's RESOUND program.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: All great, positive recommendations (I chose the most positive teachers ^_^)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Never saw it
[</em>] Hook (if any): Father is an alumni
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Texas
[</em>] School Type: small private christian school
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Denomination: baptist
[</em>] major strength/weakness: My strengths, hmm...well I work very hard and pretty much never get tired mentally and weakness, I absolutely am terrible at sports. Little fun fact about me: I always pray before I take a big exam. It helps a lot!
[<em>] why you think you were accepted: Well, I really have no idea. My class rank doesn't say much since my school is so small but my SAT scores and extracurriculars weren't bad. My father attending there probably helped too, but he never donated to ND. More importantly, though, and I believe this is totally true, it was all the Lord's doing.
[</em>] going to attend? ABSOLUTELY
[*] Other Factors: I've been accepted to Baylor Univ, Texas Lutheran Univ, Trinity Univ, Austin College, and now ND. I've been waitlisted at Rice Univ and rejected at Johns Hopkins...go figure. Anyways, if anyone else is enrolling at ND and is from TX then PM me! I wish everyone the best of luck getting in![/ul]</p>

<p>ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!! I'll do all of that stuff later I can't even type right now I'm so happy</p>

<p>[ size=+6][ color=Green][ b]Decision:[ ACCEPTED!][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:n/a
[ *] SAT IIs:definitely didn't send.
[ *] ACT:32
[ *] GPA:3.9/4.0 (weighted, school doesn't give unweighted)
[ *] Rank:n/a
[ *] Other stats:photography club president 2 years and co-founder, 4-year varsity crew member, all-county basketball player, beta club, nhs, national merit commended scholar.. major community service, 10 AP classes (1 in 10th, 3 in 11th, 6 in 12th)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:pretty creative, don't think it shook the readers to their core but it was pretty good.
[ *] Teacher Recs:never saw them, i'd assume good.
[ *] Counselor Rec:never saw
[ *] Hook (if any):none
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:florida
[ *] School Type:private
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:female
[ *] major strength/weakness: i applied as a psych major and i've had three internships in the field so i was a pretty strong candidate for that major i guess
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:no idea! i applied early action and was deferred. i was really not expecting this!
[ *] going to attend? absolutely!
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>

<p>Woo! I came home for lunch because my mom said the letter came today! It's official, i am ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </p>

<p>Stats Later!</p>

<p>I received a big envelope today!!
(in SoCal)</p>

<p>smcs: Where in SoCal do you live (general area will do, if you don't mind)...I'm in San Diego and wondering if it will be there when I get home!</p>

<p>Thanks and CONGRATS!!!</p>

<p>JUSTBUMMING! YAYYYY!! omg i am so happy for yoU! </p>

<p>1 hour til the mail comes. </p>

<p>congrats everyone so far!</p>

<p>i'm in the pasadena area
i hope yours comes soon! good luck everyone!!</p>

<p>anyone received anything in NY? </p>

<p>congrats everyone!..... im getting nervous</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=Green][ b]Decision:ACCEPTED!!!!![ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 700V 650M 640W
[ *] SAT IIs: n/a
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] GPA: 4.319
[ *] Rank: 10 of 300
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Just wrote what I knew about myself... something I did for a Lenten project
[ *] Teacher Recs: Amazing, but I didn't see... I just know.
[ *] Counselor Rec: See above
[ *] Hook (if any): Legacy through dad
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Florida
[ *] School Type: Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: A LOT of extra-curriculars and a solid class load
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: By the Grace of God
[ *] going to attend? YEA!!!
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>

<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT:31
[</em>] GPA:3.975
[<em>] Rank:we don't rank but 3/36
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Talked about my inquisitive nature and how ignorance is not bliss. (and after deferred letter of intent about why ND was right for me and how badly I wanted to go)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I love him and I read his for my ROTC scholarship so this is probably equally good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She likes me. idk
[</em>] Hook (if any): Sister who attends
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Wisconsin
[</em>] School Type: Parochial: Lutheran
[<em>] Ethnicity: White (1/8 Irish)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Leadership/ECs... only a 31 ACT
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: a lot of leadership and extracurriculars (band, sports, drama, student gov, math-sci team, etc)
[li] going to attend? YES! DOMER 2012[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Congratulations, Irish</p>

<p>was ANYONE rejected?? congrats everyone!!! could not be happier</p>

<p>Sorry it's still in HTML... apparently I can't read directions.</p>