Yes another stundent frantically deciding about EA

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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<p>Here are the stats:</p>

<p>• 4.7173 weighted GPA 3.9130 unweighted GPA
• 7th in class of 448 students
• 1870 SAT reasoning test (hoping they went up, haven't recieved scores yet)
Critical reading -650
Math- 640
Writing- 580
• SAT subject test
Mathematics Level 2- 680
U.S. History- 580
• 29 ACT
Reading- 34
Math- 31
Science-30
• 1970 PSAT
• AP Statistics- 5
AP Government- 4
AP Psychology- 4
AP Calculus AB- 4
AP U.S. History- 3
• IB Psychology- 5</p>

<p>IB diploma candidate 2007</p>

<p>Awards Received<br>
• Gillette Economics for Leaders participant<br>
• Girl Scout Silver award
• Girl Scout Marian medal<br>
• Three time varsity swimming letterman
• Three time District qualifier for Swim Team<br>
• Three time varsity academic letterman<br>
• AP scholar with distinction
• FCAT
NRT Math- 96 percentile
NRT Reading- 98 percentile
• Recognized by the Congressional Student Leadership Conference
• Recognized by the Junior Statesmen Foundation
• Recognized by Presidential Classroom
• Recognized by Who’s Who Among American High School Students
• Recognized by the Young Epidemiology Scholars</p>

<p>Volunteer Experience </p>

<p>• Vacation Bible School at Church of Our Savior 50 hrs.
• Counselor at Camp Promise for handicapped children 240 hrs.
• Committee Head and Delegate of Model United Nations 70 hrs.
• Committee Head and Team Captain for Relay for Life 50 hrs.
• National Honor Society 30 hrs.
• Interact 20 hrs.
• National Hispanic Honor Society 30 hrs.
• National BETA Club 30 hrs.</p>

<p>Total hours accumulated 650 hrs.</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities </p>

<p>• Member, President, and Co-founder of Debate Club 2005- Present<br>
• Member and Treasurer of National History Club 2005- Present
• Member and Historian of The National BETA Club 2005- Present
• Member of National Honor Society 2004- Present
• Committee Head and Delegate of Model United Nations 2003- Present
• Member of National Hispanic Honor Society 2005- Present
• Member and Vice Pres of Brothers and Sisters in Christ 2004- Present
• Member of Mu Alpha Theta 2005- Present
• Member of Interact 2003 -2004
• Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes 2003- Present
• Member of Senior Women Present
• Committee Head and Team Captain for Relay for Life 2004- Present</p>

<p>Summer Jobs </p>

<pre><code>YMCA
Lifeguard
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<p>Great teacher and conselor recs, and a pretty darn good essay if I say so myself</p>

<p>Yeah I know the scores aren't great but my parents are convinced class rank/gpa/extra currics and being in IB will balence out the scores, I on the other hand have a feeling I should wait fot RD. Please someone post something that convinces either me or my parents to go one way or the other</p>

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<p>i emailed admissions and she said the rule is only apply EA if your abover last years average for all categories. You are for everything except ACT (average was about 31.5 or somethin) so I would say no... but hey I got a 31 on my act and im still applying early lol</p>

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<p>I would say no as well. Your rank is good and I still think you are going to have a good shot at ND, but it may be worth seeing how those tests go, possibly giving the tests another shot, and applying RD. RD will just give you more time to ensure that the application you turn in is the absolute best you can do.</p>

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<p>Nice GPA... wOw</p>

<p>RD....Good luck ( I think u got a good shot!)</p>

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<p>You've got some very good qualifications. One suggestion I'd have is to shorten the laundry list to the stuff that matters most. To me, a list of a dozen very potent items is far more powerful than a very long list which includes things both very potent and those which mean less.</p>

<p>I would not include any of those recognitions by Who's Who and some of the others, which are sent out to pretty much everyone in the range of application for ND. Not sure what some of the others are, but that one sticks out because everybody gets one; and it seems more geared to selling books and logo items than anything else. </p>

<p>Also, I wouldn't include all the line items you did for volunteer hours--some of those are extra-curricular. For instance, the Model UN sounds fascinating and is impressive, but you've included it twice; it is an extra-curricular. The volunteer work at camp, on the other hand, is great volunteer stuff, which deserves all the prominence you give it. </p>

<p>You've got great stuff to show there, I'd just make sure you organize it well, to enhance its presentation. </p>

<p>I know a lot of people send in supplemental lists, as the online app space for extracurriculars and volunteer stuff is limited. I personally think you are better off to fill every online app space they give you, and find a way to make every single line item as potent as it can be. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>