ndboy500
ndboy500,
Notre Dame
B.S., Computer Engineering
Engineering Major- University of Notre Dame
Features Included
4
Essays
9
Schools
8
Scores
2
Advice
5
ECs
2
Sports

Background

Hometown Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
GenderMale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
AdmissionEarly Action
Class of2019
First Gen College StudentNo
English First Language Yes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN)
  • Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
  • Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
  • University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
  • Pennsylvania State University - University Park (University Park, PA)
  • University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, IN)
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University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN)

Applied for a B.S. in Computer Engineering

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

How to increase chances at my school
29 Words
Write your essays with ND's mission statement in mind....
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More Essays

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The Sound of Static In a particular basement, buried under a brick house in Allentown, Pennsylvania, there was a laboratory with transistors, vacuum tubes, old radio parts, radio crystals, and even plumbing supplies strewn everywhere, across every surface. The smell was musty and dust covered most of the equipment in the dimly lit closet that my grandfather called his ham shack. As a child I was intrigued as to the purpose of the mysterious equipment. Why was it that my...
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Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay
190 Words
Maybe it was the fact that Nick was an engineering major, or because his parents were from the same town as my dad, Erie, PA, but from the moment I first spoke to Nick Kelsey, our Notre Dame tour guide, I was hooked. As we started our journey away from the dome, Nick spoke about his experiences. To my astonishment he said "There is no Greek life on campus." Instead he described the system of community living that fosters unity,...
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Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school
203 Words
How are you incomplete? There is one moment, a split second, when all of your fears seemed confirmed, the mistake you just made would be your last, and the conversation with your mother would be the final words you say to her. This was my feeling on a sunny fall afternoon at 4:05 P.M. The car hurtling toward me caused me to reflect on the past 17 years. It showed me that my life was not yet complete, it lacked experience....
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Supplemental Essay Other
62 Words
I did not try to wow anybody in my essays and my own writing skills are not the strongest, I just wrote what I really felt. If you are really passionate about a school and they want to know why us, make sure to look up their mission statement and make sure you visit so you can write about the campus well.
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General Admissions Advice

What I now know about my school that I never would have known prior to enrolling
22 Words
Notre Dame is a special unique place...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.50
 
Rank
Top 1%
 
High School TypeReligious
Academic Performance in High School Steady
Explanation of Low Grades

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1480
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2130
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2130
Other SAT Scores
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details6 classes and scores

Sports

SportsSwimming/Diving, Track & Field

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesMarching Band, Computer / Technology Volunteer, Science Club/Team, School Band, School Jazz / Orchestra

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences

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