any carolinian familiar with nc colleges- i need your help

<p>Hi, if anyone is familiar with Appalachian State University would they be so kind to give me some advice, to whether or not the odds are in my favor? My gpa is 3.3, SATs are around 1050, my senior grades are a lot better then those of my junior yr,advanced classes, V.P. of some clubs, enrolled into plenty of clubs , life guard, worked with Habbitat for Humanity, etc etc. Im quite concerned if im in good enough shape to meet their standards. Any advice will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>No one can really tell you if odds are in your favor. You can get an idea by checking <a href="http://www.cfnc.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.cfnc.org&lt;/a>. Once you get there, click on "college fair" at the top of the page. Then click on "Campus tours". You will find there a listing of every college in NC. You can click on ASU and then click on admissions where you will find some statistics for last year's freshman class. Hope this helps.</p>

<p>You are posting on the ECU board, so I assume that you are also curious about ECU as well as App.</p>

<p>By in-state standards, I believe the breakdown is as follows: Chapel Hill is on top, followed by State, then Appalachian, Greensboro, and Asheville. From there you have Charlotte, Eastern and Wilmington, and then Pembroke and Western. NC A&T and Central fall into the mix somewhere, but I don't know much about those particular schools. My list is merely an estimate, and I do not wish to offend alumni from past schools, I am only attempting to gauge the general mood amongst my peers towards those universities.</p>

<p>Chapel Hill and Greensboro are the only two schools with acceptance rates below 50%. In terms of SAT scores, the breakdown for App is as follows: </p>

<p>SAT Critical Reading: 510 - 600
SAT Math: 530 - 620
SAT Writing: 480 - 580</p>

<p>By comparison, ECU:
SAT Critical Reading: 450 - 540
SAT Math: 470 - 560</p>

<p>ECU definitely has a reputation as a "party school," where App generally is known for a much more laid back, rural atmosphere. They are both excellent schools, and though they are not necessarily competitive on a national level in the way that Chapel Hill is, they provide terrific educations. ECU, in particular, has a renowned nursing program and a med school; App has a highly selective music program. </p>

<p><a href="http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/quicksearch.jsp?formState=1&viewpage=1&word=university+north+carolina&Find.x=0&Find.y=0%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/quicksearch.jsp?formState=1&viewpage=1&word=university+north+carolina&Find.x=0&Find.y=0&lt;/a> - is a link to the collegeboard listing of schools in the state university system, though it does not include Western and East Carolina, so you may want to search independently for those.</p>

<p>It's never easy to give anybody a "yes" or "no" to their questions about chances, but I think you would have a shot at Appalachian, provided that your grades stay strong and you demonstrate dedicated extracurriculars.</p>

<p>Good luck to you.</p>

<p>"Competitive admission averages from the 2006-07 freshman applicant pool:</p>

<pre><code>* Average Freshman high school GPA: 3.73
* Average Freshman SAT: 1131"
</code></pre>

<p><a href="http://www.admissions.appstate.edu/process/hs.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.admissions.appstate.edu/process/hs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>These are averages so half of the class has lower scores/gpa.</p>

<p>scuba723, don't know where your info abut UNC-G having less than 40% admit rate came from. Their latest stats (from their website and the College Foundation of NC) show their average freshman SAT is 1044 with well over 50% admitted. UNCG is also 69% female, prob. the highest male/female ratio in the UNC system (not that that matters just thought it interesting)</p>

<p>UNC-W is a much harder admit than UNCG. It can also be more difficult that ASU. I know several kids who got denied at UNCW but accepted to ASU. I know two girls who got denied at UNCW but accepted to NCSU. </p>

<p>ASU's selectivity has risen in recent years. Judging by the admits from my area I would put it 4th in the state behind UNC-CH,NCSU and UNC-W.</p>

<p>But since this IS an ECU forum, I will say that most who go there love it. I have heard the same about ASU but you gotta love winter to go there.</p>

<p>PackMom, my mistake. I was simply using the the Collegeboard "Compare Schools" function and assuming it would be right, but I would rely much more on the school's actual website before CB.</p>

<p>I was not aware that UNC-W was regarded as somewhat difficult to get into either -- all my past experiences have indicated that though it is a good school, it is a relatively easy admit, but I guess experiences differ for everybody.</p>

<p>I absolutely agree with you about the love people have for ECU and ASU -- I have never heard anybody say they did not enjoy attending either of those colleges, and with consideration to ASU, I know several people who didn't want to leave Boone and return to the real world upon graduation.</p>

<p>so is east carolina a good school? like is its quality of education as good as Sate or chapel hill? [you also forgot duke lol]</p>

<p>I live near ECU and can tell you from experience that ECU is known for nursing and App is for teaching. Many students will choose App and UNC W before ECU. ECU does not have a "true campus" = most students live in Pirates Cove Apts before dorms. ECU has traditionally more students that live near the college, electing to go to Wayne, Pitt, Lenoir CC before transferring, thus if you are from out of state weekends maybe lonely. App has many students from this area that go directly in at as freshman, as is the same for UNCW --- these colleges are typically too far to be coming home on weekends. Good luck.</p>

<p>I attended ECU many years ago, stayed on campus most weekends. I also attended UNCC and can say ECU was way more fun. </p>

<p>It would stand to reason that those attending from nearby towns may go home on weekends but that is the case at many schools. I now live less than 2 hours from ASU and see many ASU students from our high sch. at home on weekends because it is an easy drive. Kids from our high sch. who attend ECU don't come home much because it is a long drive. It all depends on the student. </p>

<p>If you judge 'true campus" by how many students live on campus then there aren't many true campuses. In general it is mostly freshmen and sophs. living in the dorms. My S attends NCSU and moved off campus after freshman year as did all of his friends at UNCW, UNC-CH and ASU. Most people move off campus after a year ot two no matter where they attend. You would be hard pressed to find a big state u. where everyone stays on campus all 4 years. Just because students live off campus doesn't mean they are not involved in the life of the school.</p>

<p>Nursing is not the only good program at ECU. Business, Art, Education and others are also well respected.</p>

<p>ECU is known for a good music program. As of now, I've applied to ECU as a safety but from what I've seen they have quite a few large scholarships that are competitive.</p>

<p>My S2 got his ECU acceptance 2 weeks ago. Even though I attended ECU, he has never visited the campus. We will be plannng a trip soon. He is excited. He also applied to WCU but thinks he would enjoy going to ECU more.</p>

<p>App State is one of the tougher NC state schools to get into. Ecu not so much. I'm assuming that you are an oss because you are asking this question. In that case it will probably be more difficult to get into these schools than if you were an NC State Resident. But anyways, your scores are on par with ecu, but not so much with APp. State.</p>

<p>Gotta jump in here LOL - since I have a recent grad of ECU :) - with App State and UNC-W (accepted there also) having been a close second in interest - mostly because of the snowboad team - even tho ECU's is better LOL.</p>

<p>ECU is a growing university (part of the UNC system [1 of 16 schools involved in UNC] - not the state college system) - will be around 25k students within a couple of years - yes it does have a 'true' main campus - and for those living on campus and off - a pretty active campus as well. Because of the costs of living on campus - many students opt for off-campus living (NOT just Pirates Cove either - but all around the University - living on campus requires a meal plan - and there are many options available in Greenville area for off campus living - which was alot less expensive for our OOS student.</p>

<p>Social life at ECU - even for those darn OOS'ers - is active - lots going on depending on what your interests are - including a snowboard team :D Alot of folks think of ECU as the party school - believe me - just about every school has it's party crews - so that to me is a wash.</p>

<p>ECU has a great - very competitive - nursing program and PT program - excellent music/art/teacher/business programs - and many others as well. Best chance for OOS'ers is to apply early - by Nov 1st - for the best shot at it.</p>

<p>UNC-W has become pretty competitive and much more selective in it's admissions - as has ASU - tho ASU not as much. Several ECU kids that I know have transferred to ASU this year - because of major availability there.</p>

<p>I would have no problem having another student at ECU - tho I don't have any more to go LOL. Actually I would have no problem with UNC-W - ASU - or ECU for that matter - they are all so different in focus and nature in general - All good schools for the right students.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone for contibuting to this thread.</p>