I am a junior who wants to go to notre dame. Ive asked this few times already but just wanted more opinions. I have about 3.83 gpa (freshman to first semester of junior year) unweighted gpa and 4.3 weighted gpa with decent ecs. Ive gotten 33 on act. What worries me is my gpa. I got 3 b in my junior year even though its the most important year!!! (but second semester i think i will end up with all a’s) Ive got 3bs in freshman year and all as in sophomore year. If i get all a’s in senior year, than my unweighted gpa would be 3.88. Do you think the fact that my parents work at notre dame raises my chance to go to nd and compensate for my gpa? Do you think i have a pretty good chance?
Your parents, who you presumably see daily, are probably more familiar with the admission policies and preferences for children of employees than a random internet poster. And if they aren’t, they can stroll over to admissions and check.
Ask them how it affects your chances.
What goes your guidance counselor say – living in the area, your school probably has plenty of kids apply to ND. Also, we have heard through friends that the ND Admissions rep for each geographic region are very involved, and will advise kids about admissions approaches.
You’ve had multiple threads on this and you’ve had the same answers. Talk to your parents and ask them
Talk to parents. Apply EA for best chances.
@PurpleTitan I’ve gotten a lot of advice to apply early from people. But wouldn’t it be better if I applied regular and send them with higher gpa? I was going to apply early too because I heard that it shows the interest in school and has higher acceptance rate. But I also saw a post that says this is because there are much more competent students and I don’t know if I can compete with them with my gpa and other things. What do you think?
Wow yes you have asked this over and over. If you don’t agree with what others have said, that is fine but why post so many times? One thing any college values in students is the ability to think independently. If you don’t think you are sufficiently competent for this school than apply to others instead. Why would you be applying to a school that you believe the student abilities are stronger than you own. There are plenty of other schools out there for students who are not as academically inclined/prepared/capable. If you think you will be “over your head” at this school, apply to more suitable schools.
ND has a much higher acceptance rate in EA and fills most of its incoming class in EA.
Also, what you say certainly is true for HYPSM. For ND, think for yourself.
Draw your own conclusions.
My kids’ high school sends a lot of kids to ND, and based on what we hear from families – talk to your ND admissions officer about whether you are an EA candidate. We know a number of excellent students who were advised by their ND rep to apply RD because they risked rejection as an EA candidate. Anecdotally, EA at ND means something like 34+ Act and near perfect unweighted gpa plus all the usual EC bells and whistles.
I think you need to apply EA so ND knows you’re serious. If you apply RD then they may think that you’re only applying because parents are making you apply, but you really want to go elsewhere.
Apply EA and let ND know that they’re your first choice. Since your parents work there, ND would then know that they wouldn’t have a yield issue with you.
First, you need to get a grip. You’ve got particular circumstances- parents, local, and your own hs record. Use the resources available to you. Become informed, before asking strangers. Then you can fine tune early vs RD.
- As employees of the university, would your parents be eligible for free or reduced tuition for you?
- If yes, then apply EA. At some universities and colleges, ED/EA is required if a student wants to take advantage of a parental tuition benefit
- If no, ask your parents if they are willing/able to afford ND. Run the NPC to calculate what it is likely to cost.
- If the NPC checks out and there is no other EA/ED school that you prefer, apply to Notre Dame EA and other schools RD.
- There seems to be no downside to EA as it is non-binding.
- Why are you freaking out about a 3.83 unweighted GPA and a 33 ACT?
To the folks recommending EA at ND – as an Indiana resident whose school sends a lot of kids to ND, we have watched many cycles of ND admissions and know that ND discourages good but not extraordinary candidates from applying EA because they could be rejected rather than deferred.
OP MUST email the regional Admissions officer to ask about EA options – the rep will ask for gpa and test scores and signal whether the student should apply EA or not.
I agree that you should do some legwork. You have a very particular circumstance.
–Talk to your parents and have them ask their contacts at the school.
–Determine if your application could be made stronger if you wait for the RD round.
–Understand what grades are on the transcript sent from your HS (it may include year end grades only). You can find this out from your guidance counselor.
–Talk to your regional admissions officer.
@mamaedefamilia I know my test score and gpa aren’t that bad but I’ve seen threads where people with 34 ACT and 4.0 GPA get rejected or waitlisted.
Look,what many of us are saying is don’t go into this blind, where all you know is you (think you) like the school and some kids with high stats don’t get an admit. Rise to the challenge of knowing how you fit them and they fit you. Your app package will matter, it’s a self presentation. You’e right there, you can speak with admissions and/or faculty.
You still haven’t answered about if your parents have a tuition benefit at ND because they work there. If they do, you may be required to apply at a particular time. There also might be an advantage there.
@Midwestmomofboys I did not know that about relative EA/RD chances at ND. Thanks for clarifying that.