University of Notre Dame (2025-2026)

[gritty void]

✨ ✨

[ashen pivot]

I love that the stickers are giving you joy in such dire times😭🤧

[gritty void]

[brittle pine]

has it come out

I don’t see any update

[gritty void]

it’s at 42 i think

[radiant nebula]

i wrote some bullshit in my essays

wtf was i doing

[fluid dove]

10 minutes to mayday

[sly yoke]

yipee

[brittle pine]

Isn’t that evil eye

[sly yoke]

it is evil eye protection

[frozen jewel]

5 minutes

good luck yall

may god be with us

[radiant nebula]

im dead these r frying me

[sly yoke]

once submitted

ur never supposed to look back

[radiant nebula]

i forgot i applied to notre dame

[frozen jewel]

thats crazy

[tender forum]

new aura level unlocked

[radiant nebula]

im so over college apps

[random horizon]

Prediction?

I predict waitlist

[radiant nebula]

lets say everyone here gets in 😋

• full ride

[scenic drift]

goodluck yall!

[sly yoke]

chuzz is getting in u all can fend for urself

[frozen jewel]

rehected

[sly yoke]

i have casted spell

[random horizon]

I too cast a spell so chuzz gets in

[radiant nebula]

what time does it release im amking pizza

[random horizon]

2 mins

[frozen jewel]

2 minutes

[ashen pivot]

Bro only 5 schools?? Same here, if so😭😭

[sly yoke]

no i wrote all the essays bit then gave up on the priorities one 😭😭

and they even extended the deadline

i am a slacker

[frozen jewel]

oh

[inner mountain]

is it out

[ashen pivot]

Oh. Zamn okay

[radiant nebula]

its ok ur intl

[sly yoke]

ok one min

lock in guys

[radiant nebula]

its not u its the system

[waxen heart]

gulp

[sly yoke]

u have all got thus

[random horizon]

Its out

[sly yoke]

ALL THE BEST

say a prayer

[young scroll]

good luck!

[radiant nebula]

oh!! waiting list!!!!!!!!

[sly yoke]

oh!!!

[sly yoke]

wow

[scenic drift]

@everyone RD is out, vote in the poll above!

[radiant nebula]

wow i didnt expect that

[sacred grotto]

WL

fuck

[frozen jewel]

rehected

[noble elm]

noter damn

[sly yoke]

damn

[noble elm]

a notable damn

[brittle pine]

rejected

[cold python]

god dame

[still oak]

Rejected

[frigid idol]

fml i’m scared

[frozen jewel]

holy that was brutal

[still oak]

Open

[cold python]

whys no one accepted 😭

[random horizon]

K

[sacred grotto]

ah fuck

[versed jolt]

i got waitlisted

[sacred grotto]

WL again

[last pasture]

rejected

[frozen jewel]

what happened

[radiant nebula]

waitlist warriors

[noble elm]

who even applying to notre dame for the most part lwk

[sacred grotto]

no fucking way

[hazy timber]

Waitlist

[placid estuary]

Waitlisted

[cold python]

georgetown deferrals 😎

[waxen heart]

denied

[frozen jewel]

ah

its fine

[still oak]

No one’s in?

[noble elm]

just become the antichrist chat

[drowsy sleet]

Did nobody get accepted

[waxen heart]

😭

[acoustic herald]

how was it?

[sly yoke]

im done

[cold python]

wtf are these results 😭

[gritty void]

ahhhh

[still oak]

That’s mad

[frozen jewel]

bro what

[gritty void]

well i knew it was coming but

[atomic verge]

rejected

[sly yoke]

im suing a witch

[obsidian yacht]

another rejection

🙏

[noble elm]

not a lot of yall applied or everyone who applied ragequit a2c on the spot

[hardy sapphire]

ayyyy waitlist

[acoustic herald]

punished for not applying edi/edii ggs moral of the story never go for the big RD

[hardy sapphire]

thats something ig

[sly yoke]

how many fuckinf waitlists

[noble elm]

WAIT FR???

WITH THE LATINA ESSAY?

[wide bison]

This is horrendous

[brittle pine]

Yield protection

[west fern]

Got in

BANGGGG

[nimble obsidian]

I think this has to do with the fact that not many a2cers are Catholic?? Which Notre Dame favors??

[last pasture]

AYYYYYYY

[nimble obsidian]

Idk I’m just making stuff up

[brittle pine]

under what

[west fern]

Mendoza

[atomic verge]

im catholic gng

[nimble obsidian]

did you get rejected??

[tender forum]

our best and always resort

[atomic verge]

yep

[ashen pivot]

Rejected😬
We push though gng

[west fern]

I genuinely can’t believe it

Ws in the chat

[hardy sapphire]

YEA

[nimble obsidian]

Yeah then idk why notre dame’s results always look like this for a2c

[hardy sapphire]

THATS SO FUCKING CRAZY

[radiant nebula]

the only one who got in im crine

[noble elm]

ain't no fucking way bruh

[nimble obsidian]

Look at last year’s results 😭

[ashen pivot]

Super happy for you though bro. Must have had a lethal application🤧✊🏾

[noble elm]

they did not read yo essays dawg 😭

[hardy sapphire]

I THOUGHT I WOULD GET REJECTED

[west fern]

Thank you

[random horizon]

i got in omg

i thought i was gonna be waitlisted/rejected

[noble elm]

maybe the latinas ARE the strat

[random horizon]

first t20 acceptance

[ashen pivot]

Since they didn't give you any confetti, here you go🎊🎊

[hardy sapphire]

lwk if i get off the waitlist ill commit first chance

[radiant nebula]

waitlist warriors!!

[hardy sapphire]

maybe?

[noble elm]

i hope you find your latina baddies at notre dame

[last pasture]

@random horizon WWWWWWW

[sly yoke]

oh that's not bad at all

i just checked cds in the past 3 yrs they've taken 50-90 people off

thats pretty good

[radiant nebula]

how many people are usually on the waiting list

[sly yoke]

u guys have a chanxe

[sly yoke]

1.5k around accept a spot

around 2.5k are offered

[radiant nebula]

wait ugh ive never writtena loci before

[drowsy sleet]

What’s the summary guys I just saw chat

[naive rose]

REJECTED RAHHHHHH

[drowsy sleet]

How were they for this years pool

[drowsy sleet]

Brutal bro😭

[naive rose]

lol

[frigid idol]

fml

waitlisyed

[tight igloo]

Rejected damn

[ashen pivot]

Lowkey wish I got a waitlist instead of a rejection though, but okay😭💔

[placid estuary]

What’s the acceptance rate for WL

[frigid idol]

do they admit off the waiting list before mid june

[wheat beacon]

I got in omg

[dapper swift]

Isn’t most of their class catholics

[quick wolf]

https://tenor.com/view/the-universe-tim-and-eric-mind-blown-mind-blown-meme-mind-explosion-mind-explosion-meme-gif-18002878

[last pasture]

ENJOY ND TO THOSE WHO ACCEPTED!

[still oak]

Those who were accepted

We’re u Christian

[random horizon]

yea

[cinder thorn]

little brother just got in and hes atheist

as far as i know

[wheat beacon]

no

[wooden panther]

howd it go guys

wow these are looking alot better than last year from the poll

if anyone has any questions feel free to contact me! welcome home :).

[wooden panther]

this was last year lol

[west fern]

Catholic

[west fern]

Accepted AGTG

[dapper swift]

are you catholic

[wooden panther]

no im middle eastern international muslim lol

i think it def is skewed towards catholics alot tho

all the other arab intls are catholic, all the south amercian ones are catholic, overwhelming (like massive) filipino community (most catholic country in asia lol)

[wooden panther]

lets fucking go

[quick wolf]

or maybe it attracts alot of catholics...

because its a catholic school...

[west fern]

Yessir opened the decision in bed on my phone

[wooden panther]

i forgot nd came out cuz i was so dejected from my rejections and remembered 2 days later cuz i stopped tracking apps (thought id get rejected everywhere)

i was about to take a shower or smth when i opened at 3 am

[brittle pine]

what country

[random horizon]

hows nd for low income poc? i heard not so good things about it

[quick wolf]

must've herd it from the devil then

[radiant nebula]

im deadd

[nova cove]

Congrats!

Congrats to all who got admitted! For those waitlisted, do remember to accept your place on the waitlist and submit an LOCI 🙏

[silver urchin]

I should I have applied here

Probs another waitlist tho

[frigid idol]

do any current students have any advice for getting off the waitlist?

[wooden panther]

admittedly it has some issues, it depends on what kind of low income poc u are

if ur south american it should be great, theres a massive latino community here

very supportive

if ur asian.. uh idk any asians here that arent giga loaded omega rich

[random horizon]

im east asian

and low income

from ny

[wooden panther]

it shouldnt be bad at all if ur not intl!

[random horizon]

ooh

[wooden panther]

the intl asians here are very very self selecting sort of super rich cliques but the AAA (asian association) is generally super nice and supportive

[random horizon]

btw hows the lgbtq community in nd

[wooden panther]

ohhh that is a good question, its definitely not the best. but one of my bestfriends here is gay and hes super popular so i dont know? recently we presseured an asian studies professor to resign cuz she is pro choice (?) which fucking sucks

[random horizon]

😭

that should be iilegal

[wooden panther]

i know we're so fucking backwards in some areas lol

what the fuck has asian studies got to do w abortion 😭

[random horizon]

which major are u

[wooden panther]

it really really pisses me off sometimes theres definitely right wing incels here more than other schools but eh

[random horizon]

im in engineering

[wooden panther]

the opportunities u get here are really really unmatched

[wooden panther]

im neuro and econ

[random horizon]

premed?

[wooden panther]

if u wanna double major at some point u could do a 5 year extended program in which the 5th year is paid for

only for engineers

[wooden panther]

yeppp

[random horizon]

hows their eng program

[nova cove]

Finally another Domer!

[wooden panther]

the engineering here is awesome

[nova cove]

[wooden panther]

@random horizon its one of our strongest programs, unless ur cs, (cs is also under the college of engineering but our program historically sucks)

[random horizon]

hows the party culture and stuff

i heard its centered around football

do u watch football

[wooden panther]

@random horizon i think the strongest part of the school is definitely the opportunities, e.g im getting loads of funding for summer research next summer, and also theres a program caled nd bridge where u get to go to any where in the wordl to do service for 2 months in the summer and its fully paid for

basically its REALLY good for low income people like me in that regard

[random horizon]

thats so cool

[wooden panther]

they have funding for everything, even laptops, winter clothing

also very study abraod focused, almost everyone here does study abroad junior year

[wooden panther]

yes and beer..

[random horizon]

is it ez to get on campus jobs

[wooden panther]

and noone smokes weed here but idk if that would matter to u

[random horizon]

i kinda need a job

[wooden panther]

yes

[split tulip]

HOLY GOD I GOT INNNNNN

[wooden panther]

south bend fucking sucks though

[split tulip]

NO WAY

[wooden panther]

congrats yayyy

[random horizon]

do u need a car?

[wooden panther]

YES 100%

or a bicyle

its an awful awful city

no sugarcoating it

[random horizon]

ig they have shitty public transit

😭

i cant afford car

[wooden panther]

but we have chicago 2h ours away, and like a chick fila, taco bell, starbucks, 4 cafes, a convenience store on campus

[random horizon]

ill get bicycle if i chose nd

[wooden panther]

not the worst

but its just like, thats if u wanna go downtown

for most places they just dont have one

[wooden panther]

yeppp

i can conncet u to one of my engineering friends if u want advice!

[random horizon]

how often do u go to chicago

[wooden panther]

its 16 dollars for a train that takes u to washington station, which is fairly inside the city

so pretty often

called the south shore line

[random horizon]

mmm

btw do u have car

[wooden panther]

theres also a pretty large chinese student association/korean student associaiton here

[random horizon]

good day to be half chinese and half korean lmao 😭

[wooden panther]

nope 🙁 i just have to bicycle everywhere or ask a friend to drive me

[wooden panther]

yeah i think ud be good

also idk if u got ur financial aid package but its really really really good

[random horizon]

do they provide storage stuff

cos u have to move out during breaks

[wooden panther]

like finances will never be an issue for u here i can promise u, if u qualify for the financial aid, i think less than 100k for most things covered incl tuition and less than 60k for a full ride

[random horizon]

iunno how id carry allat

[wooden panther]

u can leave stuff inside the dorm for every break other than summer

honestly idk how im gonna carry all my stuff either

theres so much stuff

[random horizon]

ya i think they have good aid

i applied after doing their calculator

[wooden panther]

yep

and then they give u move in expenses too

iirc full compensation up to 1000 for flights, free hotels for ur family and a 200 target giftcard

im gonna go study for my midterm but if u have any other questions feel free to dm!

[random horizon]

thx :)

[plucky plover]

Ayyyy waitlist

Let’s wait then

[plucky plover]

🤝🤝🫡

[tight igloo]

I got 4 dudes around me who submitted to nd, and the only kid that was accepted happens to be catholic

i go to a christian school and i think he wrote about how he survived here as one

[placid estuary]

Is the waitlist rlly hard

[random horizon]

How he survived a Christian school while being christian?

[tight igloo]

sorry my phrasing was shit its the same dude from the first message

[nimble obsidian]

there is a BIG difference between Catholicism and other Christian denominations

[edgy sky]

i got rejected

[random horizon]

He just said Christian though. Catholics are also Christian. It would have made more sense to say the specific denomination

[nimble obsidian]

fair enough 🤷

[quick wolf]

their more similar than you think

especially compared to heretical groups lol

[plucky plover]

I was also wondering this

[fluid dove]

its like 50/2000 💀

[plucky plover]

I was seeing the common data set 💀

Like 3%

But still getting waitlisted at ND is something

[random horizon]

Thats why they are all under the same denomination... but of course there are differences

[plucky plover]

I’m catholic so let’s see

Don’t know if it counts that lot still

[silver urchin]

even if she is pro-life thats not acceptable wtf...

as long as it isn't getting in the way of class... they can have whatever opinion they want

[tight igloo]

Well I should have specified that I go to a "protestant" christian school thought people would assume that

[tiny mortar]

mendoza acceptants could yall dm me stats

im applying next cycle

much thans

[sacred grotto]

yo at least waitlist is only given to the top 15%

🥹

copiummaxxing

[fluid dove]

welp im cooked then

[nova cove]

Advice from the ND admissions page. Remember to submit an LOCI by April 15!

[west fern]

Yeah gotchu

[random horizon]

any rejected students here? I want to ask you something

[last pasture]

me lmao

[random horizon]

LOL

Dms?

[last pasture]

sure

[rare zenith]

Me

[gritty void]

same

[plucky plover]

Hey guys, for the ones who got waitlisted what’s that with going to “Holy” and then transferring to ND?

[nova cove]

There is a transfer route from holy cross college to Notre dame where ND reserves a certain number of spots for HC students

[plucky plover]

And I need to apply to HC?

Or I receive an email inviting me?

I mean, I’m sorry if this is such a dumb question it’s because I really didn’t know about that and it really seems interesting

[sacred grotto]

invite only from ND

[plucky plover]

Ohh so I get an invitation from ND to go to HC and if I keep my GPA 3.5 or higher I can transfer to ND with no problem

Wow

[sacred grotto]

yup 1 year

[plucky plover]

Does someone know how common those emails are?

[sacred grotto]

its in the decision letter

I think

so for WLs we'll find out after apr 15

[plucky plover]

Ohh I see it

[sacred grotto]

its mentioned in the interest form right

afai remember

[plucky plover]

Like if I get rejected from the WL there is a chance for getting invited to HC

[sacred grotto]

so like 3 outcomes: accepted, accepted as HC pathway, reject

for WLs

[plucky plover]

Ohh ok

Perfect! Thanks so much

[queen egret]

https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2026/03/nd-acceptance-rate-remains-at-record-low-9-for-class-of-2030

[hazy timber]

Is everyone who got waitlisted planning to accept their place on the waitlist? or anyone planning on not accepting it? If no, how come?

[sacred grotto]

I think ppl will decide that this week after other t20s/ivies come out

[west fern]

Does anyone know if acceptance mail have come out yet

[tight igloo]

My friend got his two days ago

International

[nova cove]

Ayo ts insane 😭

Guess I’m going to south bend

[tiny mortar]

wait yo what

insane

how did you acquire such network on linkedin

[nova cove]

Not sure….

[wide bison]

Guys what SAT score should I be aiming for ? I’m current at 1480 and I can’t seem to get past the 1500 benchmark

[tight igloo]

Friend got in with 1510

710 800

[plucky plover]

Got waitlisted with 1490

[wide bison]

So Alr so I should get atleast a 1500 right ?

[split tulip]

A 1460+ is in the median mark

[sacred grotto]

oh to be a WL warrior

[plucky plover]

If I were you I would focus more on ECs because 1480 is already an amazing score

Truly it’s like 92,5%

[split tulip]

I agree

[wide bison]

Yea but I got 1 more fee waiver left so I might as well use it but I’ll make sure to keep on improving my ecs

[plucky plover]

Ohhh nice, then I would say for you to aim for a superscore

[plucky plover]

Heyy

is there someone who got waitlisted here?

[hazy timber]

Yeah

[wide bison]

Hey, how much LOR does notre dame require and are u allowed to submit more ?

[nova cove]

2 required 1 optional I believe

[wide bison]

Ok thanks so much

[plucky plover]

Can I dm you?

[hazy timber]

Sure

[plucky plover]

Anyone knows if the WL started moving already?

I read in some Reddit posts that it mostly starts after May 1st

[sacred grotto]

yup

[rustic crown]

Is it a disadvatage applying here as an atheist? I really wanted to see their religious study department

[wide bison]

Religious affiliation is considered important in their factors of applicants but I’m don’t think they would deny someone just for being an atheist

[digital tapir]

any waitlist updates?

[sacred grotto]

Idts

[digital tapir]

aight