2014 In-State UNC Chapel HIll EA Decision Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Since the OOS students started a decision thread, I thought we'd make one for in state kids.</p>

<p>Here's a template used on many other decision threads:</p>

<p>Quote:
Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (790m,760r,710w)
ACT: didn’t send
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/217
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5) us history (4) statistics (5) taking ap calc BC and euro history currently
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 2 year long ap courses, 3 honors classes, 1 regular class
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): hahaha no</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 1 year of beta club…yippee
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: like 4 hours total?
Summer Activities: Owning scrubs in video games
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recommendation: had 1, I think it was good, but didn’t read it
Counselor Rec: meh, the basics.
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type: Public high school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m ranked 24th IN THE WORLD in Injustice ranked matches online</p>

<p>Reflection: I’m happy
Strengths: Academics
Weaknesses: everything else
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Instate, great scores
General Comments: What a freakin relief
:stuck_out_tongue: </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (800M 650R 690W)
ACT: 33 (35M 34E 31R 30S)
SAT II: Math II 800 US history 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
Weighted GPA: 4.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 96/507
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH(5) AP STAT (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load:AP physics AP calc ab+bc AP psychology AP chinese, English 4, POE
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): HOSA national</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Football, track, HOSA, chinese painting
Job/Work Experience: local restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: library (50 hours)
Summer Activities: Summer Ventures
Essays: i think they are 9/10 lot of revising
Teacher Recommendation: ok, nothing crazy
Counselor Rec: ok, nothing crazy
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type: huge public school
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
First Gen
Reflection:
Strengths: test scores and varsity sports? (wrote bout it in my essay)
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really put a lot of work into the essay, you dont see asian football player everyday
General Comments: I AM SO HAPPY, dont give up. i got rejected from GT</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): took but didn’t send
ACT: 28
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/134
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (3) AP Environmental (2) APUSH (4) AP Lit, AP US Gov, AP Comparative Politics
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, Honors Chemistry, Spanish Two and Two Honors Theatre
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Sent to Virginia Tech as a National Youth Scholar for the National
Institute for Cooperative Education</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (President) Drama Club (VP) International Thespian Society, alot more but those are the main ones
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard over the summer
Volunteer/Community service:In a community service oriented organization
Summer Activities: Lifeguard?
Essays: Common app was really good, a lot of personal insight, supplement was meh
Teacher Recommendation: GLOWING
Counselor Rec: Probably ok, did not read
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type: Small, non-competitive, in the middle of nowhere
Ethnicity: white
Gender:girl
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I think my common app essay is what really did it.</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Class Rank, Common App essay, Very dedicated to two major EC’s
Weaknesses: ACT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No clue
General Comments: Will most likely be attending!</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!!!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 28 (20 math, 23 science, 33 reading, 34 writing, 9 on essay)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/145
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) Human Geography (?) US Gov (?)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Honors English IV
Honors Civics
Honors Spanish III
Dual-Enrollment World Civilizations
Dual-Enrollment College Algebra
AP US Gov and Politics
Dual-Enrollment General Biology
AP Human Geography
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Student Government (Student Body Pres, class pres)
DECA (President, VP, state 1st place winner, other awards)
National Honor Society
Theatre
Track and Field
Job/Work Experience: Intern at a Duke University literacy center that provided a summer camp for young girls
Volunteer/Community service: various activities
Summer Activities: Intern/camp counselor
Essays: I thought they were really great. Writing is really my strong suit.
Teacher Recommendation: Awesome!
Counselor Rec: Never saw it.
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type: Small public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m legacy, but that isn’t considered in instate applicants.</p>

<p>Reflection: I am amazed that I got in. Never thought that UNC would even consider me.
Strengths: Essays, english/writing scores, AP score, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Math score/grades, class rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: UNC must truly be a holistic admissions school. I’m thrilled.
General Comments: Don’t shy away from applying because you think you’re not good enough! I had a 20 on the math portion of my ACT and a C in a math class. I also had several Bs. Just show that you’re really committed to your studies, and make sure they see who you really are!<br>
I’m definitely attending!</p>

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<p>Objective:
ACT: 31 (31 M, 29 E, 33 CR, 32 S, 11 Essay)
SAT II: 710 M2, 610 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.05
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH, 4 AP EURO, 3 AP LANG
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, Calc AB, Comp Sci, Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Tutor, Family Business, tennis, cello
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor
Summer Activities: Tutor
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: good
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: no
Interview: no</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): IN state
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 70K</p>

<p>Strengths: well rounded
Weaknesses: scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores/gpa
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: NC State, Maryland Deferred: UIUC, Georgia Tech</p>

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<p>For my son</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (parents are breathing sighs of relief!)</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (650M; 680CR; 680M)
ACT: Didn’t send
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Weighted GPA: 4.82
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): approximately 25/400 (top 6-7%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (4); Chemistry (3); Eng Comp (4); CompGovt (5); US Govt (5); USHist (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP World, AP Econ Micro & Macro; AP Eng Lit; AP Stats; AP Envir; Honors Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band, Varsity Soccer, Eagle Scout, Key Club (leadership really only in Scouts)
Job/Work Experience: part-time job
Volunteer/Community service: Habitat, Key Club projects
Summer Activities: Habitat, travel, mini-internship
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recommendation: Never saw, but assume very good
Counselor Rec: Likely strong, but didn’t see
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Non-traditional family </p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Excellent grades and strong curriculum.
Weaknesses: Little leadership outside Scouts. Strong, but not outstanding SAT score.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: HS academic record.
General Comments: As parents, we’ve been concerned, as we have heard of a number of students who have strong records, but didn’t get in to UNC in past years. We are very pleased. He now has a great affordable option. His other top choices are out-of-state or private schools, so we will evaluate all when the financial aid letters come later this spring. </p>

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<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 630 (CR) 660 (M) 690 (W) 1980 total
ACT: 31
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/164
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4), US Government (4), US History (3), Calculus, Statistics, English Literature, Art History, Biology, Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered at my school
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Art History, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP English Literature, Honors Physics, Honors Spanish IV, Journalism.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (editor-in-chief), Student Council (VP, Secretary & Treasurer throughout HS), National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society (Secretary), Marshal, Prom Committee, Student 2 Student.
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: about 30 hours with local library
Summer Activities: Page with NC General Assembly 3 times, attended Carolina Sports Journalism Camp at UNC.
Essays: Not my best work honestly, but not horrible. Ok.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them, but one was written by a UNC alum and the other by my yearbook adviser. I believe both think highly of me, haha.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, probably average.
Additional Rec: None
State: North Carolina
School Type: Small, rural, public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: GPA/Class rank, ACT, summer activities and attending camp at UNC.
Weaknesses: Essays, counselor rec, no hook.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My grades and ACT score were about normal, plus I had already spent time there at camp. I also believe being from a rural area helped though they don’t say so.
General Comments: Definitely attending! I’ve dreamed of this for years! Congrats to everyone else who was accepted! Go Heels!</p>

<p>FYI also accepted to Elon and University of South Carolina with guaranteed scholarship.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown):1850
ACT:27</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.5
Weighted GPA:4.19
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):41/410 (10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis):AP English Language (4), AP Psychology (4), APUSH (3)
Senior Year Course Load:
Honors Conversations in Diversity
AP Calc AB
Honors English IV
AP Art History
AP Stats
AP Calc BC
AP English Lit
AP Spanish Language
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Teen Democrats of <a href=“Founder%20and%20president”>school name</a>, Relay for Life at <a href=“Founder%20and%20president”>school name</a>, National Achievers Society (President Twice), National Honor Society (Vice-President and Junior Representative), other clubs but no other leadership
Job/Work Experience: 20-25 hours a week
Volunteer/Community service: Relay, Political Campaigns, Food Shelters, Retirement Home,
Summer Activities: Work
Essays: Very nicely written, help from English teachers and a naturally good writer
Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully nicely written (didn’t read)
Counselor Rec:Hopefully nicely written (didn’t read)
Additional Rec: Very nicely written from area school superintendent/ previous Principal
State: North Carolina
School Type: Public, not competitive
Ethnicity: Native American, African American and White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Legacy (kind of), </p>

<p>Reflection: Preparing for the worst, hoping for the best.
Strengths: Extra-Curriculars, Essays and Recommendations
Weaknesses: Standardized Test Scores and GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Standardized Test Scores and GPA
General Comments: Hopefully my Mid-Year Report will help (went from a 4.19 to a 4.33 with 3 A’s and 1 B in Calc)</p>

<p>Accepted into NC State, Deferred from Tulane </p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1970
ACT: 30 (with a 33 on math)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
Weighted GPA: 4.45
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6.5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH, AP English III, APES, AP Euro, AP Stat, AP Spanish
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: H English, H Spanish V, H Physics, AP Euro, AP Stat, AP Spanish, H Holocaust/Genocide, Sociology/Psycology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School’s nominee for the UNC Morehead-Cain scholarship</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student body president, county wide student council VP, president of the prom committee, NHS, service committee for NTHS
Job/Work Experience: Library page, hostess at a restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Planned event for students that could not afford prom dresses and jewelry to come and get some. Also a lot of hours for NHS/NTHS.
Summer Activities: Working
Essays: Good, I had English teachers look over them and they really liked them.
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: n/a
State: North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none that I know of</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly no idea. I’m wondering what chance I really have for RD. I guess we’ll wait and see…
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 570 - M 620 - W 660 - Essay 10 - 1850 Total
ACT: 30 Com.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
Weighted GPA: 4.16
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (2), US History (4), Government, Psychology, Calculus AB & BC (All this year)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Psych, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Honors English IV, Honors Ethics & Leadership</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Caswell Student Leadership Retreat (Council Leader 1 year, attendant the next), Varsity Cross Country 2 years, Varsity Track & Field 3 years, Varsity Indoor Track 2 years, Vice President of Key Club (member all high school), World Cultures Club, A LOT OF CLUBS OK, Hosted a college fair
Job/Work Experience: Cold Stone Creamery for like 4 months, Banana Republic but I quit after like 3 weeks
Volunteer/Community service: Miracle League for 4 years, Veteran’s Day Ceremony helper, i forgot. I’m tired.
Summer Activities: ??? lol
Essays: These are probably what got me in
Teacher Recommendation: Very strong
Counselor Rec: Not sure
State: North Carolina
School Type: Public, New, not very competitive
Ethnicity: Half Caucasian, Half Burmese (Asian)
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): IDK if I’m an URM, my father only went to community college for an associates, my sister died 7 years ago (one of my essays was on how it affected me, sounds lame but mine was probably one of the better death essays) </p>

<p>Reflection: I am like 35% surprised I got in, but I expected it 65%. Very happy!
Strengths: My essay portions and those short answer questions were strong, my ACT.
Weaknesses: SAT and GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I wrote about a unique topic in both of my essays. </p>

<p>This is going to sound very pretentious and conceited and well I got in soooooo, but I think the reason I really got in was because I was different from everyone else. I like to think of myself that way and I think that got through to the Admissions Council in my essays and in my short answers.
I wasn’t the plain-jane “aww I helped at the old folks home and I try really hard in my classes and my love for piano is immense :’)” or the “ever since i started football it has impacted me in so many different ways” BLAH</p>

<p>General Comments: Hoping to hear back well from William & Mary. I also got into NC State Engineering.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (CR: 760, M: 720, W: 800)
ACT: 34 (R: 35, E: 35, M: 32, S: 32)
SAT II: didn’t send these to UNC but, Math II: 740, Bio-M: 670, World History: 660
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
Weighted GPA: 4.667
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 / 316
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (3), Lang (5), Bio (4), US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Honors English IV → AP Lit, AP Calc AB → AP Calc BC, Library Science I → AP Psych, Honors Physics → AP Physics B
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, RYLA, NMF…some crappy regional awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Class VP (11, 12)
-Interact VP (12)
-HOSA Treasuer (11, 12)
-assorted other little things…
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Lots and lots of time spent as a Junior Volunteer for WakeMed
Summer Activities: Selective STEM camp this past summer to study physics and statistics, ho
Essays:
-Common App: 7/10 not my best work
-Blurb Questions: pretty creative and unique!
-UNC Supplement: 10/10 AWESOME so proud of this</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: One from AP Bio teacher, pretty sure it was stellar
Counselor Rec: She loves me so pretty sure this was stellar???
Additional Rec: nooope
State: North Carolina
School Type: Public (not that great…only two people admitted this year as far as I can tell)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol absolutely nothing</p>

<p>Reflection: AHHHHH!!! I wasn’t sure about this at all… I know my test scores and GPA are fine for an in-state student, but my ECs really aren’t great at allllll compared to so many people’s resumes on here, so I was understandably apprehensive. Really happy to be admitted!
Strengths: Test scores, rank, did the best I could in the school I was in???
Weaknesses: Lack of ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my essay was what pulled my acceptance in, tbh? The essay is SO important for UNC… I must have gone to 3 or 4 different admissions events and it was always stressed. Make sure your supplement is unique, cogent, and really shows who you are. Take a risk. Don’t stress about it!!! I planned and planned for my Common App and wrote a bunch of drafts and ended up submitting an okay essay. I wrote the UNC supplement in about two hours without stressing and it ended up being my best essay for all my schools.
General Comments: Good luck!!! Waiting for decisions from Duke, USC (re: cali!), and Tufts, but I’m really happy I get to choose between UNC and NCSU now if it comes down to it. </p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR-600 W-650 M-670
ACT: 31
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Weighted GPA: 4.79
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/334
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t submit
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, Hn Physics, AP Stat, APES, AP Psych, HN German 4, Ceramics 3, HN Eng 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of German and Art Club, VP of Beta and a student tutoring program
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
Volunteer/Community service: After school care for underprivileged youth
Summer Activities: Tar Heel Girls State
Essays: Okay
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: none
State: North Carolina
School Type: Public, well known
Ethnicity: White
Gender:Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): FGC</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: GPA/ACT
Weaknesses: Essays, community service
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My GPA and my ACT score
General Comments: I’m a Tarheel!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400 single sitting, but 3rd try
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: Math2 800, USH 800, Bio M 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0? School doesn’t provide, but I’ve never gotten below a 95
Weighted GPA: 4.727
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, but definitely top 3 out of 143
AP (place score in parenthesis): APCS 5, World 5, US 5, Stats 5, Bio 4, Lang/Comp 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, Micro/Macro Econ, Physics, Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar w/ distinction, National Spanish Exam Silver, Headmaster’s list</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): basketball team, math club president, computer club president, NHS executive council, Carolina Premier Bank program, Students of Service club, Key club
Job/Work Experience: some babysitting, nothing official
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at Carolina Medical Center (100+ hrs), Math Buddies tutoring, peer tutoring service (through NHS), school’s Key Club
Summer Activities: business camp at UNCC, basketball team camp at Wofford, nothing huge
Essays: Common App (at least 8/10 if I’m being hard on myself), UNC Supplement (around 8-9 out of 10)
Teacher Recommendation: Calc BC teacher (9/10), English teacher (she likes me but not very diligent person, probs 8/10)
Counselor Rec: (9/10, he’s a pro and knows me well)
Additional Rec: none
State: North Carolina
School Type: private school, send a handful to Ivies on a good year, and 30 to UNC. my year is super competitive
Ethnicity: Asian (goddamnit, the only part I hate about being Chinese)
Gender: male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol, no</p>

<p>Reflection: seriously, not to brag, but UNC was my safety (cuz its easy for in-state)
Strengths: GPA, SAT, maybe essay?
Weaknesses: EC’s, awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: like I said, I worked my tail off in high school, and I’m instate, so its exponentially easier than out of state
General Comments: good luck to everyone else</p>

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<p>@tarheel714 Nice seeing you again :slight_smile: I’m surprised you even care now, given where you’re going! </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Program: Applied Sciences (Biomedical Engineering program)</p>

<p>SAT I: 1420 (CR+MA) / 2040
ACT: 34 (composite)
GPA: 3.7 UW / 4.5 W
Rank: ~ 13%
AP (didn’t send scores yet): AP Chem, APES, AP Gov.& Pol, AP Bio, AP Eng IV, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Eng IV, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, Honors Physics, Honors Research Methods & Techniques, Honors Spanish III, Art: Sculpture
Honors: Member of NHS, Teacher appreciation award x 2 years, Lettered in academic achievement</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Girl Scouts x 12 years, Soccer, Book club
Job/Work Experience: Grocery store cashier- ~ 20 hrs /week
Volunteer/Community service: Tons of community service thru NHS and Girl Scouts
Essays: Wrote about “Why I Do What I Do” (UNC supplement) and “How I See Myself” (common app essay). I think they were both good :slight_smile: </p>

<p>State: North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks: 3 legacy alumni including father</p>

<p>Strengths: ACT score, maybe SAT score, Essays
Weaknesses: Class rank, maybe no subject tests?
Why accepted: My stats were within the profile, strong essays, legacy hook?
Where else applied: Accepted at Penn State, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Univ. of Maryland (College Park Scholar), Clemson (10K/year scholarship), USC Honors College, NC State</p>

<p>General Comments: Still weighing options. Intended major is Biomedical Engineering which is the only engineering program UNC has so that is not their strong area but the school in general is clearly an awesome school. </p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (730R, 680M, 650W)
ACT: 34
SAT II: Reading 790, Math 2 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), Calculus AB (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Computer Science, Sociology 210 at CC, Honors Physics, Honors Language Arts, French 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist (hopefully a finalist, find out soon!)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Year round swimming, Science Olympiad, Youth Serve Team
Job/Work Experience: Summer intern at IT consulting company
Volunteer/Community service: 50+ hours/year at food banks, missions, church sponsored events
Summer Activities: Swimming and internship
Essays: I thought my CA essay was pretty good. My UNC supplement essay was the best essay I wrote, and I wrote quite a few essays.
Teacher Recommendation: Probably pretty good, she likes me, but I didn’t see it.
Counselor Rec: Good, highlighted my personal qualities.
Additional Rec: I don’t know. It was from a teacher that didn’t know me as well, but I do well in the class.
State: North Carolina
School Type: Homeschool
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, I’m super vanilla.</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Supplement essay, ACT score, National Merit Scholar Semifinalist
Weaknesses: SAT writing score, but I probably made up for it in my essays.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Well-rounded and sounded genuine in my CA essay.
General Comments: Such a relief!</p>

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<p>For Son:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not send Math800, English 720, Writing 740
ACT: 35 (36 english, science) 35 math
SAT II: 790 math2 , 780 chemistry, 730 physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA: 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not available
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5, Chemistry 5 Ap Calc AB 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, Calc 2 at UNCC (A), AP Physics, AP Micro/MAcro, honors english, Honors spanish 3, ( CHinese private tutor), Honors Politics, Religion
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, YCT </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Chinese studies and travels, NHS, CHinese Club president, Speech and debate,
Job/Work Experience: Private tutor
Volunteer/Community service:tutor and religion teacher
Summer Activities: travel to china on scholarship
Essays: Excellent,
Teacher Recommendation: One from UNCC professor excellent, HS teachers no idea
Counselor Rec: no idea
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type : Parochial
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Skipped 9th grade ( 3 years of high school) </p>

<p>Reflection: Son was deferred from princeton, applied to many reach schools, Parents are very excited to have UNC as an option
Strengths:
Weaknesses: GPA one C several B’s
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Strength of Essays and honest interest in learning, plus only 3 years of high school…
General Comments:</p>