How do I become a competive choice for Notre Dame?

Question

I really want to go to my dream catholic university, Notre Dame.
What are their requirements? Community Service? What's the GPA or Weight Rank I need? Please give me the stuffs I should do to be a "lock" to go in there. Please, no joke. Thanks and have a good day!

Answer 1

First, remember that there is no such thing as a "lock". As Father Cavanaugh says in Rudy, the admissions is a squirrely bunch of folks. To that effect, at least half a dozen applicants with perfect ACT or SAT scores were turned down from Notre Dame. The things you listed are all important, as our the statistics in the link provided by ermacx27. If you look at the academic profile and information about the class of 2010 you can see the sort of things they're looking for: stellar academic track record, community service, athletics, performing arts, student government, all that good stuff. As such, my advice would be to get as involved as you can, but at the same time, don't overextend--make sure you're very good at a couple of things. Be sure to get a good reccomendation and play up your strengths. If you interview well, call up Admissions and have a talk with them. If you're more of written work type, make sure your essay is stellar. Also, since it's your dream school, apply Early Action. It's non-binding, and even if you don't get in, you can still apply Regular Decision in December. That's my best advice, but when it comes admissions, sometimes that's not even enough. Best of luck, and if you need anything further, just let me know.

Answer 2

Hey,

Check out the link below. It gives the statistics and qualification data of accepted first year students. Good Luck.

https://admissions.nd.edu/firstyear/statistics.cfm