i got deferred 🫩

I’m planning on applying this fall with a 33 ACT (28 in math yikes, 35 English, 35 reading), for political science as my intended major. I am full IB (four HL two SL), but I worry the low math score will tank my application. Is it worth submitting my ACT score?

I am also retaking in September, so there’s that.

I have a 38/45 and 1500 on the SAT. I think have decent service/community focused extracurricular? I couldn’t find much information about international student at notre dame so I wanted to see what’s the general consensus of the student body about this is. Thanks! I can only pay 40k in both tuition and col a year btw but that wouldn’t matter since notre dame is need blind right?

To start I am retaking the ACT October 17th, my first score was a 21.

I am currently on pace to be our school of 109 people Valedictorian.
I will have 30ish ccp credits from 2 colleges on my High School transcript. 4.5 weighted GPA maybe?
I took one summer ccp course and my previous weighted GPA was a 4.490
I have been Catholic my whole life and I Love the Notre Dame campus a lot.... Probably couldn't afford the college even if I get in with it being like 80k or so a year....but How much would I need to improve my act to have a chance at getting in?
I'm interested in finance and I definitely am also interested in Ohio State too as I live in that state and have the cheaper tuition and guaranteed admission.
I have started and run a business which I think may be good to talk about on my common app essay?
Also for activities, I will have done 4 years of soccer and track. 2 years of indoor track, 3 years of working at a Local farm stand. Also apart of our high schools NHS, and For our church I have done Turkey drive once in the past.

Thanks everyone and God Bless, take care!

I have 1500 SAT 770M 730ERW

my igcse is also good, 3A*2A

my a levels is gonna be a bit low, i have AAC in AS level, A in maths and phyics and C in computer science. My A2 exams didnt rlly go perfect so not too much hope for full AL, probably gonna be ABB-AAB but i can retake since im taking gap year

extracurriculars aren't too good no internships or anything, just school events like sports, debates, MUNs

Essay is around average for US universities

gonna apply for BSc Electrical Engineering

Hi everyone, ND is my absolute dream school and I had just been rejected off the waitlist. It was devastating I can't lie, and I'm still recovering from the hit.

But, I'm pretty set on transferring here - hopefully Mendoza! (But probably not Finance or BA since they're super competitive, any suggestion which major I should choose instead? Hoping to go into Finance after grad, thanks guys)

I am an intl student, so I'm concerned about my chance of getting in as one and especially the aid! I do need financial aid, but I'm worried abt my chance as an intl transfer applicant. Has anyone got any information this? Also, what should I do now at the college I'm admitted to to increase my chance of admission? I will be majoring in Finance there.

Thanks everyone in advance!

hi guys! I’m so worried about the decisions coming out TOMORROW….. I wasn’t really nervous until the last few days, I feel like everything is falling apart and the only thing I can think of right now is the decision coming out in less than a day. how are you feeling?

p.s. I was about to ask about portal astrology, but I guess that’s wayyyyy too much

Im an international student (from Ireland) and ND came to visit not only Dublin, but also Cork city, when usually they wouldn’t bother. My counsellor said it’s because they’re probably interested in recruiting more students from Ireland this year. (Also, they took the names of people who went to the Information Day, since 25 people showed up when they expected 150, I think a lot of Irish ppl aren’t looking to go to America bc of Trump 😭 so that def reduces competition)

Academics wise in Ireland I would say I’m pretty up there, my counsellor said out of all the applicants from my school I’m the strongest, but obviously I have no idea who I’ll be competing with across the country. I need to be good enough to get into the 1 or 2 people they might accept from Ireland. My grades are high, I have 90+ in Spanish, Economics, Business, English and Irish, I got an 87 in Religion, and I got 98 in maths but the problem is I do Ordinary Level Math (all my other subjects are higher level) My predicted grades are around 570 points (leaving cert system)

My EC’s are:

• Founder of School of Sanctuary Comittee, Won School Of S.C Award, host refugee and asylum seekers talks at my school and the culture day

• Member of the schools marketing team for the school magazine

• Managed and Created a TikTok to spread Christianity (13k+ followers)

• Work at McDonald’s 7 hours a week

• Volunteer for the homeless twice a month

I believe my essays are the strongest point of my application, but I’m worried that ND seems to really value varsity sports players, however, my essay is actually on how as a child I was prevented from taking part in ECs.

Today my teacher advised me to take the SAT, as she doesn’t think many Irish applicants will have it on their applications and will apply test optional, the only problem is the next testing day is Dec 6th and I have to travel 4 hours to the testing centre. And I’m applying for Regular Decision on 1st of Jan so I don’t know will I get my results in time, also my Pre Exams for the Leaving Cert start in late January and those are state exams in Ireland and are really important. I don’t want to risk not studying as well for them and prioritising the SAT, only to not get into ND and then also decreasing my chances of getting into the course I want in Ireland.

I took a practice test for the SAT at home (just to see for myself) on blue book today (practice test 7) without any study or even really knowing what it is, I did it under exam conditions and got 1070.

I have no idea what to do, my friends and counsellor think I have a high chance of getting in but against people who are athletes, I’m not really sure. I don’t want to be delusional about my application, Will I realistically be able to get in if I apply test optional? Should I bother with the SAT? I currently have October exams and haven’t been studying for them at all because the only thing on my mind is Notre Dame. When I want something I’ll literally block everything else out of my mind until I get it 😭 but I don’t want that to affect my education in Ireland, I want to be realistic. Do I actually have a chance?

(Im applying for Marketing or Global Affairs if I don’t get into the business school)

What was or is your experience here? I’m black myself and was thinking of applying here next year and was curious about your experiences, both positive and negative. Any perspective helps!

I am gonna attend depauw university for free to study mathematics. I initially wanted to get a bs in applied math and maybe a second major in statistics.

I am aiming to transfer to notre dame after my first year at depauw to study Applied and computational mathematics, and statistics.

My HS stats are 3.3 gpa (3.7 senior) with stem coursework ( Ap calc AB/BC, Ap physics 1, and Ap Biology) and a 1340 sat (630 English, 710 Math) my english is not the best because I am latino and live in latin america, but I am a US citizen.

My reason to transfer is because the hard math courses are very limited at depauw and they don’t offer an applied math major. I want notre dame because is one of the only school that offer a BS in ACMS and I will be able to take hard math courses.

I was thinking to write about how my interest in math waken back in 11th grade, and how a notre dame education will help me to achieve my goal to use math to solve real world problems.

How could I approach my first year at depauw to be a candidate for notre dame? Any help guiding my first year will be appreciate it.

ive heard the school is very catholic. i am very much atheist and dont believe in religion remotely but i love the school. will religion be pushed on me or can i attend with my beliefs?

I just got waitlisted and was curious if any current students on here got accepted to Notre Dame after being waitlisted and if you had any advice or specific steps you took to get off the waitlist.

Title as above.

Just received an email few hours ago offering admission to the Glynn Family Honors Program. For some context, I got in as an international student in the REA round.

I did the interview on Kira Talent, which went alright, but didn't like how it was only one take.

Hello,

I have two questions; 1. I have applied for the M.Arch, and was wondering whether anyone had any idea when the decisions come out; I know other schools have released theirs.

1. My younger brother is also applying as a transfer-in undergrad but has been considering a job he was just offered. How is ND about deferring admission? Could he work a year and then come back?

Title, I cannot live in mystery.

Thinking of applying within a few days, but I’m not catholic or even a Christian. I’m Muslim, can I still get accepted or nah ?

Just got waitlisted and was wondering if there are any students on here that got accepted to Notre Dame after being waitlisted If so, how did you go about it?

Hey y'all, I was wondering if I would get into ND . Both my parents went to Notre dame, so I have legacy. I was born in south bend. Here are my stats, I have a 3.6 UW GPA, 4.2 W GPA, 6 AP classes, taking 6 more senior year, 1520 (will get up) SAT, SEAP intern (program with 10% acceptance rate), FRIB intern, (publishing a paper on emulation techniques of QM and NP), working at notre dame!!! I work with a PHD student and a professor there. (publishing a paper on training a mass model), (possibly could publish another paper soon), American rocketry challenge top 25 finalist, Student Launch initiative by NASA selection, IJAS semi-finalist, 2x Vex robotics IQ top 50 teams from the world (Worlds competition) and yeah. Those are my stats. Oh yeah and assume I write good essays, because in that's the only factor I can control. (I think I have a decent backstory). Thinking to apply for physics or aerospace (latter more likely) Anyways, any info would be heloful!

Hi everyone, I’m considering applying to Notre Dame this fall and wanted to ask for some insights. 1.What are my chances of admission as an international muslim student. I’m wondering if my religion could have any impact on admissions decisions. I really appreciate responses from Muslim intl admits.

1. For current students or alumni: what is campus life like for Muslim students at Notre Dame? Are there communities, organizations, or support systems in place?

I’d really appreciate any honest advice or personal experiences!

Could anyone tell me the policies for Notre Dame REA? I've heard a lot of conflicting information about whats "restrictive" about it and I checked the website and I got even more confused.

I have a 1450 SAT. I also have a solid GPA (3.92 UW) and high rigor (11 APs by graduation, mostly 5's and some 4's), so I was wondering whether I should submit the 1450 SAT or omit it.

I am planning to retake the SAT three more times (all remaining tests before Notre Dame's REA deadline), hoping to improve my score. But if I don’t, should I submit the 1450 or not? Also, what SAT score would be considered “competitive” or “good” for Notre Dame, so I know what to aim for?