<p>Does being half-spanish give me a good advantage at UNC-CH?
I'm out of state but my stats are
ACT:30
SAT: 1310/2030
GPA: 3.4/3.8
School doesn't rank, private, competitive.
My essays and recommendations will be great.</p>
<p>Do I have a chance?</p>
<p>You mean hispanic, correct?</p>
<p>Yes, but I don’t think it would be advantageous enough to overcome having a 3.8 weighted/ 3.4 unweighted GPA as a non-NC resident. If you were a resident, I would say you had a good shot, but OSS is tough.</p>
<p>yes i do mean hispanic, i didnt mean to sound ignorant</p>
<p>i do have a strong upward trend though</p>
<p>9th grade
all honors, all B’s</p>
<p>10th grade
all honors, 3 A’s, 3 B’s</p>
<p>11th grade
2 APs 4 honors, 3 A’s, 3B’s</p>
<p>12th grade
will take 4 APs 2 honors</p>
<p>also my ECs are pretty great</p>
<p>-Volunteered at Memorial children’s center for 20 weeks, 2 hours a week. (Sophomore) (Junior)
-Went 4 years in a row to Congres (French competition in Orlando)
-Part of Friends of FRAT, went to autistic child’s house for 20 weeks, 2 hours a week. (Sophomore)
-Volunteered at Kesher, a program that provides a an education for children with learning disabilities from pre-school through high school. (Junior)
-Head of snack food drive for children at the respite shelter in Women in Distress of Broward County. Collected over 600 individual snacks. (Junior)
-Volunteered for a month in Fiji, heading various projects for rebuilding communities and the environment. (56 hours, 2009)
-President of HELP Club, for underprivileged children and battered women (Junior)
-Vice President of FRAT (Fostering Relationships with Autistic Teens and Children) (Junior)
-Treasurer of Green Team (Freshman)
-NHS Member
-National French Honors Society Member
-National Science Honors Society Member
-NFL (National Forensic League) Member</p>
<p>do i still have a chance? thanks</p>
<p>Here is a thread of people who got in this year EA out of state. It should give you some idea. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-north-carolina-chapel-hill/858100-official-unc-2014-decisions-thread-out-state.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-north-carolina-chapel-hill/858100-official-unc-2014-decisions-thread-out-state.html</a></p>
<p>The URM status is big. There are OOS URM candidates this year with 3.7ish unweighted GPAs and SATs between 2100 and 2200 that were not only accepted but invited into the “very selective” Honors Program which is supposed to be the “top 7% or so” of the incoming class. Therefore, although it’s doubtful you’ll get invited to the honors program, I would think your GPA/SAT scores with the URM status would get you accepted. You should definitely try.</p>