Anonymous wrote:RD at the top privates - total crapshoot. None of them are easy in the RD round. If that’s what you are banking on, apply widely.

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame
WashU
Emory
Georgetown
CMU
Tufts
BC
NYU (non-Stern)

For all - non Business /non-eng

Not ND unless you're Catholic and apply REA. My daughter really wanted to go there and was waitlisted RD with a 3.9 from a top private. She was accepted to several Ivies and other top20s. In retrospect we misplayed this as the only kids who have gotten in over from her school over the last 4 years were baptized Catholics who applied early. I'm sure it varies by high school but this was our experience.

ND is only 80% Catholic, so some non-Catholic students are getting in. ND says they don't track demonstrated interest, but those non-Catholic students must show somehow that they are serious about ND. The yield rate is crazy high for a school without ED (that isn't Harvard or MIT).

The 20% percent non-Catholics are likely athletes.

That should be illegal for a school to be 80% 1 religion.

Are you for real? It is a private Jesuit college.

A Catholic university is an institution of higher education founded and operated by the Catholic Church or one of its religious orders, which integrates Catholic faith and intellectual tradition into its curriculum and campus life while maintaining academic freedom and excellence. These universities aim to unify the search for truth with a foundation in the Catholic faith, offering a holistic education that develops students intellectually, ethically, and spiritually.

20% is just the right amount.

I always love the people who normally bash Catholics but want to send their kids to Catholic school since they offer fantastic education, particularly the Jesuits.

what is the difference between Catholic and Jesuit?

a world of difference

Jesuit is a part of Catholic.

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame
WashU
Emory
Georgetown
CMU
Tufts
BC
NYU (non-Stern)

For all - non Business /non-eng

Not ND unless you're Catholic and apply REA. My daughter really wanted to go there and was waitlisted RD with a 3.9 from a top private. She was accepted to several Ivies and other top20s. In retrospect we misplayed this as the only kids who have gotten in over from her school over the last 4 years were baptized Catholics who applied early. I'm sure it varies by high school but this was our experience.

ND is only 80% Catholic, so some non-Catholic students are getting in. ND says they don't track demonstrated interest, but those non-Catholic students must show somehow that they are serious about ND. The yield rate is crazy high for a school without ED (that isn't Harvard or MIT).

The 20% percent non-Catholics are likely athletes.

That should be illegal for a school to be 80% 1 religion.

Are you for real? It is a private Jesuit college.

A Catholic university is an institution of higher education founded and operated by the Catholic Church or one of its religious orders, which integrates Catholic faith and intellectual tradition into its curriculum and campus life while maintaining academic freedom and excellence. These universities aim to unify the search for truth with a foundation in the Catholic faith, offering a holistic education that develops students intellectually, ethically, and spiritually.

20% is just the right amount.

I always love the people who normally bash Catholics but want to send their kids to Catholic school since they offer fantastic education, particularly the Jesuits.

what is the difference between Catholic and Jesuit?

a world of difference

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame
WashU
Emory
Georgetown
CMU
Tufts
BC
NYU (non-Stern)

For all - non Business /non-eng

Not ND unless you're Catholic and apply REA. My daughter really wanted to go there and was waitlisted RD with a 3.9 from a top private. She was accepted to several Ivies and other top20s. In retrospect we misplayed this as the only kids who have gotten in over from her school over the last 4 years were baptized Catholics who applied early. I'm sure it varies by high school but this was our experience.

ND is only 80% Catholic, so some non-Catholic students are getting in. ND says they don't track demonstrated interest, but those non-Catholic students must show somehow that they are serious about ND. The yield rate is crazy high for a school without ED (that isn't Harvard or MIT).

The 20% percent non-Catholics are likely athletes.

That should be illegal for a school to be 80% 1 religion.

Are you for real? It is a private Jesuit college.

A Catholic university is an institution of higher education founded and operated by the Catholic Church or one of its religious orders, which integrates Catholic faith and intellectual tradition into its curriculum and campus life while maintaining academic freedom and excellence. These universities aim to unify the search for truth with a foundation in the Catholic faith, offering a holistic education that develops students intellectually, ethically, and spiritually.

20% is just the right amount.

I always love the people who normally bash Catholics but want to send their kids to Catholic school since they offer fantastic education, particularly the Jesuits.

what is the difference between Catholic and Jesuit?

Anonymous wrote:RD at the top privates - total crapshoot. None of them are easy in the RD round. If that’s what you are banking on, apply widely.

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame has a 9 percent admissions rate. And a 64 percent yield rate, which is extraordinary. It is not a cakewalk for anyone. And the students that do apply really want to go there. It's no one's back-up. But it is a unique school - history, Catholicism, location, football. No one randomly shotguns an app to Notre Dame. It's a school that really values service and community. High stats alone are not enough for Notre Dame.

When it comes to the "easiest" admissions to the most selective private universities, you have to look at ED and recent history. If applying ED, WashU and Chicago like the private school students that apply early. And I'd add Columbia right now because a lot of smart students are choosing other options today. I'm sure Columbia will come back in the future, but at this moment in time it is the easiest Ivy when it comes to admissions.

ND is extraordinary, but it IS some kids' backup school (but by no means is it a safety school). With a 64% yield rate, that means that 36% of admits went elsewhere. My guess would be that 30% went to HYMPS, and 6% went somewhere that offered them free tuition.

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame
WashU
Emory
Georgetown
CMU
Tufts
BC
NYU (non-Stern)

For all - non Business /non-eng

Not ND unless you're Catholic and apply REA. My daughter really wanted to go there and was waitlisted RD with a 3.9 from a top private. She was accepted to several Ivies and other top20s. In retrospect we misplayed this as the only kids who have gotten in over from her school over the last 4 years were baptized Catholics who applied early. I'm sure it varies by high school but this was our experience.

ND is only 80% Catholic, so some non-Catholic students are getting in. ND says they don't track demonstrated interest, but those non-Catholic students must show somehow that they are serious about ND. The yield rate is crazy high for a school without ED (that isn't Harvard or MIT).

Many of the athletes are the non-Catholics. Plus those admitted REA. My kid is a pretty devout Presbyterian (church youth group leadership etc). Wrote about faith, etc. Did not get in RD despite admits to one of HYP and several other Ivies. Certainly there are kids who do get in RD who aren't Catholic. Just saying that it is a very hard admit and should be no one's back-up!!

Anonymous wrote:For boys, Brown is a deceptively easy admit.

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame
WashU
Emory
Georgetown
CMU
Tufts
BC
NYU (non-Stern)

For all - non Business /non-eng

Not ND unless you're Catholic and apply REA. My daughter really wanted to go there and was waitlisted RD with a 3.9 from a top private. She was accepted to several Ivies and other top20s. In retrospect we misplayed this as the only kids who have gotten in over from her school over the last 4 years were baptized Catholics who applied early. I'm sure it varies by high school but this was our experience.

ND is only 80% Catholic, so some non-Catholic students are getting in. ND says they don't track demonstrated interest, but those non-Catholic students must show somehow that they are serious about ND. The yield rate is crazy high for a school without ED (that isn't Harvard or MIT).

The 20% percent non-Catholics are likely athletes.

That should be illegal for a school to be 80% 1 religion.

Are you for real? It is a private Jesuit college.

A Catholic university is an institution of higher education founded and operated by the Catholic Church or one of its religious orders, which integrates Catholic faith and intellectual tradition into its curriculum and campus life while maintaining academic freedom and excellence. These universities aim to unify the search for truth with a foundation in the Catholic faith, offering a holistic education that develops students intellectually, ethically, and spiritually.

20% is just the right amount.

I always love the people who normally bash Catholics but want to send their kids to Catholic school since they offer fantastic education, particularly the Jesuits.

Anonymous wrote:If California resident, California community college then transfer to UCLA or Berkeley.

Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame has a 9 percent admissions rate. And a 64 percent yield rate, which is extraordinary. It is not a cakewalk for anyone. And the students that do apply really want to go there. It's no one's back-up. But it is a unique school - history, Catholicism, location, football. No one randomly shotguns an app to Notre Dame. It's a school that really values service and community. High stats alone are not enough for Notre Dame.

When it comes to the "easiest" admissions to the most selective private universities, you have to look at ED and recent history. If applying ED, WashU and Chicago like the private school students that apply early. And I'd add Columbia right now because a lot of smart students are choosing other options today. I'm sure Columbia will come back in the future, but at this moment in time it is the easiest Ivy when it comes to admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame
WashU
Emory
Georgetown
CMU
Tufts
BC
NYU (non-Stern)

For all - non Business /non-eng

Not ND unless you're Catholic and apply REA. My daughter really wanted to go there and was waitlisted RD with a 3.9 from a top private. She was accepted to several Ivies and other top20s. In retrospect we misplayed this as the only kids who have gotten in over from her school over the last 4 years were baptized Catholics who applied early. I'm sure it varies by high school but this was our experience.

ND is only 80% Catholic, so some non-Catholic students are getting in. ND says they don't track demonstrated interest, but those non-Catholic students must show somehow that they are serious about ND. The yield rate is crazy high for a school without ED (that isn't Harvard or MIT).

The 20% percent non-Catholics are likely athletes.

That should be illegal for a school to be 80% 1 religion.

Are you for real? It is a private Jesuit college.

A Catholic university is an institution of higher education founded and operated by the Catholic Church or one of its religious orders, which integrates Catholic faith and intellectual tradition into its curriculum and campus life while maintaining academic freedom and excellence. These universities aim to unify the search for truth with a foundation in the Catholic faith, offering a holistic education that develops students intellectually, ethically, and spiritually.

20% is just the right amount.

I always love the people who normally bash Catholics but want to send their kids to Catholic school since they offer fantastic education, particularly the Jesuits.

Notre Dame is not Jesuit.

But it’s Catholic so yes they rightly prioritize Catholics. They are private.

DP - we are not Catholic but my kid is interested in Notre Dame. How do they prioritize Catholics? Do they ask applicants to disclose whether they have been baptized? Whether they are members of a church? In other words, how do they know whether or not my suburban public school, Asian American kid is or is not Catholic?

Just say that you are catholic. No one is going to know.

Way to sabotage a stranger, PP. You are a jerk.

Obviously, do not lie and say you are Catholic when applying to ND (or any faith-based school). ND is 1/5 non-Catholic. My sense is that they want students who are comfortable with/ respectful of a religious worldview, even if they don't practice regularly (lots of ND students do not attend mass). A sincere Muslim or Mainline Protestant would be more welcome than a fake Catholic.