Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family. ---- It’s not a good sign when sweat beads start popping up on my forehead, my hands get clammy, my breathing intensifies, and I threaten to give up on something I put my mind to, because it does not happen often. Though I don’t like to admit it, I appreciate pressure breathing down my neck and...

In his 2005 inaugural address, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, challenged our community: “we at Notre Dame must have the courage to be who we are. If we are afraid to be different from the world, how can we make a difference in the world?” When you leave Notre Dame, what is one way you will bravely face the world, stay true to your values, and make a difference large or small?...

Why are you interested in attending the University of Notre Dame? ---- My interest in the University of Notre Dame developed at a very young age. For as long as I can remember, every Saturday in fall would be filled with blue and gold colored clothing and memorabilia, loud noises coming from the television, and even louder noises coming from my father! My dad has been a die-hard Notre Dame sports fan practically all his life, and football, of course,...

By the end of the college application process, you will have probably written dozens of essays and responded to a multitude of questions. Use this opportunity to try something new. (The following lyrics should be sung/rapped to the tune of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme Song. Hope you enjoy my attempt at re-writing this!) This is a song all about how, My college decision will be decided right here and now, So I’d like to take...

For that last one (the rap), I took a huge risk by being a little crazy amidst the seriousness of being accepted to college. Alyssa is the name of the woman in charge of admissions for my particular region of the country, and I had previously met her at a few functions, so I figured using her name in my essay would be a big pull.

I took an Anthropology seminar (cultural) the second semester of my freshman year, and it was by far the most fascinating class I have ever taken. It not only was...

I definitely would have finished applying a LOT earlier...procrastination was a very strong force in my life at...

Volunteer! Don't just do it as a resume/college application booster, though - volunteer somewhere you think...

Notre Dame is unlike any other college experience. There's no Greek life, which gives the dorm system a unique sense of camaraderie and community that is absolutely unparalleled. The...

Notre Dame is HUGE on making a difference. The university has so many notable alumni who have changed the world in one way or another and they're looking for students who will put their...

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I've been rattling my brain for 10 minutes, trying to think of an acceptable response to...

There is so little pressure to be someone you're not. I hear from my friends at other...

I rewrote the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song in my common app...

Every other school I applied to was within a couple hours of a drive from my house, and I felt that I really...

Hopefully I'll have a job soon after school, but if...

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I actually love the different seasons, even if it's freezing for a good half of the year....

Make sure they like you and have great things to say about you...

Theatre, my dorm's...

The most popular things people at ND get into are probably intramural...

Always, always, ALWAYS send thank-you notes - after...

I took out a few loans -...

I personally don't have experience with this, but a lot of my friends do. DON'T PROCRASTINATE THIS....

I used a private admissions counselor, and his advice was to apply to...

Letters, letters, letters! Get more letters of rec,...

Well, why do you want to go to ND in the first place? Be honest. Don't...