After I was waitlisted at Notre Dame, I sent in a letter explaining why Notre Dame was my top choice and how badly I wanted to attend. I also sent in a picture of me at a Notre Dame football...

My high school provided me with a list of scholarships to apply to. When I attended Notre Dame, they did not offer and merit based scholarships, but I believe...

I made a spreadsheet and had a different school in each row and then columns for various factors (location, size, student demographics etc.). I wish I had gotten a chance to visit more of the schools I was considering applying to beforehand. If you start looking at schools the summer before your junior year or earlier, you’ll have a better chance of making time to plan visits to...

First off, even though Notre Dame wants well-rounded students and cares about a lot of factors beyond test scores, you have to score at a certain level to be considered. I would recommend getting a tutor or taking a class if your ACT/SAT scores are not as high as you would like. Notre Dame also really wants students that have Notre Dame as their first choice. If ND is your first choice make sure to tell them that! Notre Dame also like students with unusual talents or stories. During orientation they shared with us that someone in my class...

Attending Notre Dame is an incredible experience. Talk to any alumni and they will be able to go on about how much they love ND. My first day of orientation, Father Jenkins welcomed us all home. Notre Dame really does become a...