I’m an International Student from Venezuela, studying at Wake Tech Community College. I’m a sophmore, honors program, GPA 3.6, my SAT score is average, but they do not require the test scores for junior transfers. I also have some extracurriculars and volunteering work. UNC is my dream school, and I’m working really hard to get there!e. If I was applying today, would I have any chance? Do you have any advices? Should I improve something?
Thanks!
Which UNC? There are several different ones.
If you are talking about UNC Chapel Hill, I would HIGHLY recommend AGAINST applying because following reason
UNC definitely accepts junior transfers. At least they did 5 years ago.
As far as in state vs out of state, you’re currently going to Wake Tech in Raleigh (or is it in Cary?), is that right?
Just to add on to my earlier comment—you probably ought to talk to advisors/counselors at UNC and Wake Tech about your situation. There are definitely a good number of students that transfer to UNC from Wake Tech each year so they would probably be able to advise you better regarding admissions, credit transfer, and finances better than anybody online.
Good luck!
Are you attending a North Carolina Community College? Does it have an articulation agreement with UNC-CH?
Or are you talking about the UNC system as a whole (UNCW, UNCA, and App State are easier to get into than UNC CH, while still being top quality.)
I’m attending Wake Tech, it’s in Raleigh! I guess they have an agreement with UNC, but it’s not a “guaranteed” transfer or something… Does attending a community college in NC increases my chances?
I know it’s very hard to get into there as an out-of-state/international, as they clearly have preference for the Carolina residents.
And @paul2752 it’s UNC Chapel Hill
Yes attending a CC in NC increases your chances. 
Apply to at least 3 or 4 public universities in NC.
I confess that I am a bit surprised that you got yourself (or somebody got you) to NC, and that you have made it through 2 years with a credible GPA, but you have not learned to navigate the UNC website. Here are the guidelines for transferring from a CC (and yes, Wake Tech is a NC CC):
http://admissions.ncsu.edu/apply/admission-review/transfer-admission-review-process/
Find the course you want to apply to and look at whether you have met the requirements. It’s not a guarantee that you will get a place if you have, but it’s certain that you won’t if you don’t!
Also, of course UNC-CH is your dream: it’s the shiny star in the UNC firmament and it’s near where you are. That is why it is the hardest campus to get into. I would strongly suggest also looking at UNC-Asheville, which is a fantastic college town, and UNC-Wilmington, which is also a good college town & has the beach. Both have recently had a ton of money put into developing them, to spread the load off Chapel Hill. Charlotte is good for certain subjects, but imo not as fun a place to live.
@paul2752, it is much easier for OOS to transfer in to UNC than to get in straight out of HS. For some reason, there is a law that limits the percentage of OOS in the entering freshman class at UNC, but not for transfers.
So I would not say that the OP’s chances at getting in to UNC are near zero. But he should apply to a few more places as well (possibly including UVa, UMich, W&M, and maybe a few schools in Cornell). If there was a break in his educational history, Columbia GS is also an option. Many of those would cost a lot, however, so including schools that are cheaper and/or easier to get in to may be wise.
@PurpleTitan That is quite strange. Is it similar for other competitive state universities?
@paul2752, every university and state is different so you can’t generalize. Some schools seem easier to transfer in to than get in straight out of HS, though. And few states have that law that restricts the number of OOS freshmen. If you live in the US a while, you may realize that some laws are just laws and may not make logical sense.
many of the competitive state universities are limited by law as to how many OOS freshmen they can take- UNC cannot take more than 18% OOS students- and that includes recruited athletes. It varies a lot by state: Arizona is 40%, Wisconsin is 27%. It comes from the idea that in-state taxpayers should get preferences when places are scarce. The state universities can charge a lot more to OOS students, and the amount of subsidy they get from the state (ie, taxes), has dropped hugely over the last 25 years, so they would love to welcome more OOS, but taxpayers get upset when their kids can’t get into their own state university.
UT (Austin) caps too (10% I think), UCB and UCLA will cap at 20% (currently 25%?).
But it’s interesting that the cap may not be there for transfers. I guess maybe parents of in-state high schoolers make more of a ruckus? Or it could be because the number of students looking to transfer is relatively small, so they’re not as loud a constituency. Or the thinking is that they got a chance to get in during HS. Also, more OOS students tend to drop out/transfer out.
For UNC, the cap only applies to the incoming freshman class. Of course, with this general assembly, who the fuck knows whether that will still be the case next year?