Notre Dame 2014 applicants Forum

[egilb]

I need to be a part of this thread. ND is absolutely my dream school. I had no idea they had changed to binding ED... I definitely still plan to apply ED, but, evidently, I need to be a little bit more thorough. How is everyone doing on the "Why ND" essay? I want it so badly that I have a ridiculous case of writer's block.

[sckon]

Why ND essay is really important and try to articulate not just how much you want to go to ND, but also why it is a better fit for you than other law schools and what you would bring to the ND community.

This gunner is not lying and what he said could not be overstated enough

Also....applying early would be a smart decision. Money tends to dry up quick.

[andythefir]

This is why I started this thread, it felt like I was the only one who wanted to get to ND so badly. I'm having a really hard time writing and re-writing because I've been focusing on this application for so long now that it's here it's really hard to put into words why. Not sure if I'm looking forward to or dreading October 2nd. Pushing the deadline back and extending how long they'll accept apps makes me wonder what kind of applicants they're trying to attract these days.

[fulkersonr1]

Why ND essay is really important and try to articulate not just how much you want to go to ND, but also why it is a better fit for you than other law schools and what you would bring to the ND community.

This gunner is not lying and what he said could not be overstated enough

Also....applying early would be a smart decision. Money tends to dry up quick.

Gunner? LMAO. I think you are still bitter because of your ruined word jumble. Also the fact that we are still frequenting this board shows that (in addition to being super helpful awesome people) we are attempting to find any possible diversion to avoid doing the work we should be spending our time on.

[sckon]

I hold my daily jumble to be sacred sir. You better check yourself before you wreck yourself next time. And yes, this site sadly is a home away from home from the trials and tribulations of the 1L life.



Any prospective students have questions?

[theavrock]

I hold my daily jumble to be sacred sir. You better check yourself before you wreck yourself next time. And yes, this site sadly is a home away from home from the trials and tribulations of the 1L life.



Any prospective students have questions?

Just saw this thread and thought I would throw my hat in here. I would love to go to Notre Dame. It is a reach for me, but with a 3.34/166 I think it is a realistic reach.

Sckon. I would love to hear in general your overall impression of 1L thus far. Everything from classmates, to South Bend and anything in between.

[CanadianWolf]

Signing a binding ED application supplement may slightly diminish the importance of the "Why Notre Dame" essay for those above both 75th percentiles since it will be clear that Notre Dame is that applicant's first choice law school & not being used as a back-up school.

[OmbreGracieuse]

I do not know if I would call myself a dreamer per se (NYU is my dream school) but I definitely plan to apply to ND. I live about 3 blocks away from it and have for the last 10 years so it is a rather logical decision to apply. I also work at a local not-for-profit that recieves a surplus of its funding from ND and has very close ties to the community. As a married female, I plan to write my ND essay about being able to stay home while raising my family, being able to continue my job and serve the community, and still assist with some of the volunteer work I do outside of where I work (which is also partially funded via a ND program, lol). One of their old directors retired from there and came to where I work (just to have something to do) and is going to be one of the people on my contact list, and I have 2 LORs from people who are closely affiliated to the law school. While my LSAT isn't as high as I'd like it to be (I am taking the October version and am in the low 160's) I think some of my background will really help. To be honest, not to call ND a safety school, but I am almost considering it one; I live right next to it though and that might be why.

I think it is comletely awesome that you guys love the school, just beware- there isn't a whole lot in South Bend outside of ND. The economy isn't great here either- Elkhart (about 10 miles away) was ranked in the top 10 most unemployed metropolitain areas in the US for QUITE some time. I'd say ND might be a good choice, but don't expect a big night life, or great working opportunities in the area. While they exist, they are rather scarce.

[akili]

ND is a bit of a dream school for me. My dad went there for UG and I'd love to be a part of the Fighting Irish. Plus, even when the football team is lame...it's still awesome. The only school that I would take over ND would be UT-Austin.

[sckon]

I hold my daily jumble to be sacred sir. You better check yourself before you wreck yourself next time. And yes, this site sadly is a home away from home from the trials and tribulations of the 1L life.



Any prospective students have questions?

Just saw this thread and thought I would throw my hat in here. I would love to go to Notre Dame. It is a reach for me, but with a 3.34/166 I think it is a realistic reach.

Sckon. I would love to hear in general your overall impression of 1L thus far. Everything from classmates, to South Bend and anything in between.

You are in realistic reach mode. Our whole class is scattered in terms of numbers. They really do look beyond numbers. 1L life-.........it is a significant amount of work. I think it depends on person to person though depending on how they handle stress. I feel people who surround themselves with stressful people in turn become stressed. There is ample time to have a life though. I try to get done around 6-7 every night so I have the nights to enjoy. There is a weekly bar night, and in terms of our class...there is a daily bar night. South Bend is less than exciting especially if you are coming from a bigger city. It is definitely not a college town, but there are opportunities to have fun. Chicago is close and gamedays are unreal. Generally, and I stress generally, there is not much competition at ND and gunning is a joke. We have our share of goobers but every school does. Its relaxed and easy to meet people. Our facebook group is incredibly active and in fact a solid majority of the class met up either at a BBQ we had or the various bar nights leading up to orientation. I hope I answered everything, let me know if there are any specifics you want answered.

[andythefir]

Thanks for taking the time to answer questions, does anyone at ND have any info about why they've changed the app process? Also, how many people there had ND as a backup?

[sckon]

Thanks for taking the time to answer questions, does anyone at ND have any info about why they've changed the app process? Also, how many people there had ND as a backup?

ABA and LSAC rules ( I assume you are talking about the ED being binding?) .......No clue, a lot of double domers and a fair amount who wanted to go here.

[savagecheater]

I hold my daily jumble to be sacred sir. You better check yourself before you wreck yourself next time. And yes, this site sadly is a home away from home from the trials and tribulations of the 1L life.



Any prospective students have questions?

Just saw this thread and thought I would throw my hat in here. I would love to go to Notre Dame. It is a reach for me, but with a 3.34/166 I think it is a realistic reach.

Sckon. I would love to hear in general your overall impression of 1L thus far. Everything from classmates, to South Bend and anything in between.

Certainly realistic.

I'm also a 1L here, so if you have any questions, feel free to pm/ask.

[angiej]

App is available today! Good luck everyone!

[theavrock]

Just hit submit today. Ah! Who else out there has submitted?

[andythefir]

Just submitted. Worked my tail off for 3 years for this next month of misery. Am I still the only EDer?

[theavrock]

I applied RD. Good luck though!

[andythefir]

I hit submit, the pdf of my application was made and this morning I got an email that they can't send because they haven't processed a recommendation I overnighted to them on Thursday. Given I hope to only apply to 1 school I can't believe how frustrating the LSAC is. My recommender sent a letter a month ago, it got lost, and they can't even confirm if they got the new letter. Worse still, I asked my recommenders to mention ND specifically, so if I get denied/waitlisted I have to submit new ones anyway. Any speculation on whether they will review on the date submitted or the date complete? I guess if I'm the only one to apply ED it's a moot point.

[msch0i]

Has anyone already submitted and gotten acknowledgement from ND? I submitted 2 days ago and haven't received anything from them specifically yet.

[theavrock]

Nothing on my end.

[sckon]

You wont for awhile.

[savagecheater]

You wont for awhile.

This.

Don't be surprised if you don't know your status until A. you're rejected B. you're waitlisted C. you're in.

[JakeL]

Submitted my application last evening. Now I wait for a rejection letter.

[HornetGuy]

This is why I started this thread, it felt like I was the only one who wanted to get to ND so badly.

+!

[akili]

Watched them beat Pitt yesterday and hoped for a miracle!