University of Notre Dame

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone, I hate to bother anyone but this past week I've been very stressed over whether or not I'll be accepted, and I was hoping to get anyone's opinion. I applied EA and was deferred to RD.</p>

<p>SAT: 1400/2080
GPA: 4.43 weighted (My school doesn't do unweighted for some reason)
School Type: Public School, approx. 1,200 kids.
Class Rank: 17/240 (7%)
I've taken all honors courses since I began, all A's.
Taken 7 AP's: Gov. & Pol., Psych., Language & Comp, Physics B, Calc. AB, US History, Latin
As of my mid-year report pulling all A's.
Intended Major: Political Science</p>

<p>Extra-curriculars:
I've been in Civil Air Patrol (US Air Force Auxiliary) for 4 years and am currently the Aerospace Education Officer.
NHS member and officer for two years
School Representative to the Massachusetts Student Government Day
Tennis Team, 5 years on, 3 years varsity, 2 years Captain
Cross Country- 5 years
Latin Club- Founder and President
JSA- 2 years, 1 year as an officer
AFS- 5 years
Brain Bee (Brain anatomy competition) team member this year</p>

<p>Awards:
Faculty Awards of Excellence: AP USH, Pottery
AP Scholar
Tennis Team- MVP, Unsung Hero
High Honor Roll, 5 years
John & Abagail Adams Scholarship Award</p>

<p>I have some Summer work experience and have worked for my dad's business for a year.
Have a good amount of volunteer hours, though its all spaced out, no continuous place.</p>

<p>Teacher reqs. are probably good but I don't know because they were sealed. Ones from my AP US History teacher and she really likes me (she gave me the Faculty Award). The other is from my Latin Teacher who I've had for 5 years in Latin and currently AP who also really likes me since I founded Latin Club.</p>

<p>I wrote my essay on Civil Air Patrol and how I've learned a lot about discipline and working with others in it. I've had to train many new cadets and so I wrote about my first time and how it challenged me. I plan on doing AF ROTC and mentioned that in the essay as well.</p>

<p>Thats it, I'd appreciate any insight into my chances as I really have no idea and I'm a huge worrier. I'd be glad to do my best to chance anyone else if they like but it probably won't be much coming from someone who has no clue! I'm also applying to Dartmouth and Cornell among others, so any thought on either of those would also be good though I'm mainly interested in ND! Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bump. Can anyone please give an opinion here? I’ll do my best to rate you back.</p>

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<p>The SAT score is on the bottom of Notre Dame’s range. That may hurt you. But your ec’s are very impressive, the fact that you started your own club is very good. They willl love your Civil Air Patrol stuff, but they will change your gpa in some way, whether weighing it on there scale or on another unweighted scale for comparision. I think, however, that your pretty close to in: Notre Dame loves the ACT, being a Midwest School, so taking that would have helped your borderline SAT score, but your gpa and extracurriculars should cover that one thin area. Thanks for chancing me</p>

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<p>You seem like a really great student, and I think that you’ve got a pretty good shot at ND. I have a friend with higher stats but less EC’s that attends there, so I think you are right on par as to where she was at. Cornell is a bit of a shot, and Dartmouth is the usual crap-shoot that it is for everyone! So good luck, but I’m sure you will be fine! :]</p>