Worried about my apparent lack of interest.. help?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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<p>So ND is my number one school, no doubt. Fact is, I haven't met a student/alum that is not 100% passionate about their experience at ND, and that's how I want my college experience to be. Lots of personal research has shown that it's not only the atmosphere, but the academics that are so attractive to me. Ok, enough of that.</p>

<p>I applied RD.
My stats are pretty much on par with average applicant.
One parent is an alum and worked there for a bit. (received a letter in the mail from nd hinting this helped very much)
My essay is what sticks out the most; details my personal, life-threatening encounter with a medical issue and how it sparked my interest in a major.
No idea about teacher rec or counselor writeup.
Sports have been my 24/7 forever (literally). People list their countless ECs, and I have maybe four? But sports are my everyday (I'm not a recruit, I've missed out on so many things I'm interested cause of sports, and I want to learn more about these in college unhindered by sport activity)(didn't get to express this in any nd essays unfortunately)
I heard it's better to be a mile deep in one activity which shows a real passion than it is to be a mile wide in countless ecs, but I'm not sure about this. any opinions?</p>

<p>ok, I figure I have a shot (I hope anyway). The thing is, I recently realized I have expressed no interest to the admissions officers!</p>

<p>no interview (they don't offer alumni interviews in my area)
no visit (birthplace was nd campus so maybe that helps? but I haven't been able to fly out due to sports and school)
no calls to them, no emails
no mention of nd in my essays or application at all
they came to my school, but I was absent from school that day</p>

<p>I noticed in the EA thread that those who mentioned their passion for nd in their application for the most part got in. This could be a coincidence because mostly only accepted applicants posted, but it makes me rethink that I should have conveyed more interest.</p>

<p>Question is: Will this hinder my application? Is it way too late to shoot an email or make a call about something? I really have no questions, I just wish I could convey my nd passion to nd!</p>

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<p>uh i dont tihnk it will......... i didn't do</p>

<p>"no interview (they don't offer alumni interviews in my area)
no visit (birthplace was nd campus so maybe that helps? but I haven't been able to fly out due to sports and school)
no calls to them, no emails
no mention of nd in my essays or application at all
they came to my school, but I was absent from school that day"</p>

<p>didn't do any of that. i just filled out the application</p>

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<p>I hear that expressing your passion for ND in your essay does not impress them - think this was from the admissions officer at the info session. However, you could always call the admission office to verify that all your stuff is there, ask some questions, etc. Couldn't hurt. I did (my school has late semesters and wanted to make sure they got the mid-year report) and they were very nice.</p>

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<p>My d never mentioned her passion for ND in her essay and she was admitted EA. She did, however, focus on her passions in life - ie. her activities and their importance to her - and I felt the admissions officers were able to get a real sense of who she is. That is the most important thing about an essay.</p>

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<p>ND doesn't offer any interviews. I think you'll be great, especially since you're a legacy.</p>

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<p>ok Elizabeth, I got a letter saying my application was complete but I can call and check if they got the mid year report. that's a good idea</p>

<p>NYmama that's what I was trying to do, not to suck up so much but to give a sense of who I am</p>

<p>Dancingfeet, thanks for the hope!! I hope that will help a bit. They said they want over 25% of the class to be sons/daughters of grads and they said they hope to admit over half of the legacy applicants (wow!!!!)</p>

<p>thanks guys, I will call and see if they have my midyear report and maybe ask if there's anything else that they need/want from me.</p>