what are my chances for EA?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
1

<p>I go to a public high school in Washington state. I'm double-legacy and my brother is a current ND student.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8 UW (school doesn't weight)
Class Rank: top 25%
Class Size: 550</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 720
SAT I Critical Reading: 730
SAT I Writing: 740
SAT II U.S. History: 690
SAT II Math Level 2: 710
SAT II Spanish: 690
AP: Spanish/English Lang./US History/World History (5). Physics B (3). Chemistry (1) (i was very sick at the time of the test)
Current courses: Advanced chamber band, AP European History, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Human Geography, AP Calculus.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Key Club (11,12) logo designer (11)
Show band (9,10,11,12) squad leader (11,12) president (12)
Grean Club (12) vice president/logo designer (12)
Academic Coaches (9,11,12) secretary/recruitment officer//logo designer (12)
Orchestra (11)
Spanish Club (9,10)
Link Leaders (12)
Honor Society (10,11,12)
tennis, JV singles/varsity exhibition doubles (9,10,11) co-captain (11)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work:
Key Club member
Committee for organizing Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis Walk</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
National Honor Society (10,11,12)
Lamp of Knowledge Award (10,11)</p>

<p>My GPA isn't as high as it could be because I was diagnosed w/ a chronic illness in my sophomore year. I wrote my essay about it, and it should be pretty strong. I know I will get two solid recommendation, one from my English teacher, and one from my Spanish teacher.</p>

<p>thanks in advance for anyone who answers!</p>

2

<p>bump. por favor…</p>

3

<p>I think you have a very solid shot as long as you did a good job explaining the reasons for your class rank in your essay.</p>

4

<p>Obviously if one thing holds you back it will be your class rank. I’m not sure how they’ll take your chronic illness situation. Hopefully they’ll give you a break on that. But how are you only top 25% w/a 3.8 UW gpa. That’s like top 5-10% at my school lol. Overall, you definitely have a fair shot, but you’re certainly not a shoe-in with the questionable class rank. Anyway, good luck and I hope you get in!</p>

5

<p>about my class rank… i’m not sure exactly where i stand right now. my class has about 500 students, and i’m going to guess i’m about 50 or 60. they don’t weight, so a lot of kids who take core classes and get all a’s are ahead of me. i wish i knew my current rank but i don’t. it is better than top 25. i don’t even know why i put that anymore.</p>

6

<p>I know one student who was accepted EA with broadly similar measurables last year – I’d say you have a very good chance and wish you every success.</p>

7

<p>if you’re in the top 50, then that’s top 10%.</p>

<p>so does your school not even rank AP classes? if not, isn’t that not allowed since collegeboard regulates that?.. the no weighting the grades seems a bit harsh.. people who took core classes at my school wouldn’t be in the top 15% at all, and rarely would they be in the top 20%</p>

8

<p>okay, so i’m in the top 14 or 15 percent. i wish it was better. i still don’t know my rank when it’s weighted, but i do have one of the most rigorous schedules.</p>

9

<p>if you’re in any AP classes, those should be weighted to the 5.0 scale.. honors and pre-ap are obviously at the discretion of the school, but usually these get at least some extra quality point… if you have a rigorous schedule, i’m sure you weighted GPA will be higher than your unweighted, and that should help your rank out if those above you aren’t in as many high-end courses</p>