Checklists & Deadlines

Important Dates

Print them off, mark your calendar, set reminders on all of your devices.

• Restrictive Early Action: November 1
• Regular Decision: January 1
• Priority Deadline to Apply for Financial Aid: February 15
• Confirmation Deadline: May 1

Checklist

• Complete your application online at the Common, Coalition, or Questbridge application websites
• Complete the Notre Dame Writing Supplement
• Optional: Results of your ACT or SAT assessment scores - Notre Dame is test-optional for the 2024 and 2025 application cycles. Students may choose whether or not to include test scores when submitting their applications
• Provide your high school transcripts
• Two letters of evaluation—one from a guidance counselor and another from a high school teacher in an academic subject area who knows you well
• Pay your application fee of $75