chance a bro?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Hi to all,</p>

<p>Background: I'm a junior at a top Illinois public school. I skipped the second and third grades but went back a grade for athletics when I transferred to a public middle school. My ADHD really affected my freshman and sophomore years as it went untreated, but with medication I've really been able to buckle down and get some really good work done.</p>

<p>Ethnicity: My mother's a second-generation Puerto Rican/Spaniard and my father's a complete mutt--Eastern European/Russian/Ashkenazi Jew, etc.</p>

<p>GPA: (W, since classes were all honors/AP)
Freshman--3.80/5.00 (My freshman year was completely mediocre--see above--with a 3.80/5.00 while in all honors classes. I think that was mostly due to the ADHD, an elongated acclimation period and my immaturity compared to my peers.)
Sophomore--4.05/5.00
Junior--4.90/5.00</p>

<p>Class Rank: 32/630</p>

<p>AP's: Junior--AP English Lang/Comp (5 on test), APUSH (5 on test)
Senior--AP English Lit, AP US Gov't, AP Comp Gov't, AP Psych, AP Physics C, AP Stats</p>

<p>EC's:
-three year class council member
-baseball soph/jun (being recruited to play D1)
-club baseball every summer
-swimming frosh
-1st chair alto sax in wind symphony frosh/soph
-1st chair alto sax in jazz band frosh/soph/jun
-writer on school newspaper frosh/soph, production editor jun, will be co-ed-in-chief this year
-writer for the teen newspaper of the Chicago Tribune (very, very selective)
-member of Tri-M music honors society
-Project Lead the Way pre-engineering courses frosh/soph/jun
-captain of/leading scorer for scholastic bowl frosh/soph/jun
-volunteered for Habitat for last two summers
-internship at major engineering firm next summer
-eucharistic minister and minister of care for Archdiocese of Chicago
-summer courses at Northwestern University</p>

<p>Standardized Tests:
AP Comp--36
SAT--2380 (800 CR, 800 W, 780 M)
PSAT--236 (National Merit Semi-Finalist)
Will take US History, Math II, and Physics SAT II's</p>

<p>Recommendations:
-Editor for my teen newspaper
-School psychologist
-Former swim coach and/or baseball coach
-Dean of students
-Engineering teacher</p>

<p>Thanks, everybody!</p>

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<p>I think with your high standarized test scores and amazing ECs, you should have not problem getting in. Also, your GPA may have been a little on the low side freshman year, but I don’t think that will make a difference. Many colleges don’t even look a freshman year grades and plus, you have an upward trend, which is always good.</p>

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<p>UNC only wants one “true” recommendation and requires something similar from your counselor. So, I wouldn’t send in that many recommendations! It’d probably annoy that admissions committee; they have tons of applications to review and I highly doubt they’d have the time to thoroughly read all of those letters. Imagine if everyone submitted that many! :] Pick the one that is best and go with that. It’s what I did, and apparently, it worked. ;P</p>

<p>That being said, your ECs and scores are awesome. Make sure your essays are great (UNC places a LOT of emphasis on them), and you’re definitely accepted.</p>

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<p>ohhh no no no. these are just potential rec’s. i’m obv not sending all these in! :)</p>

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<p>don’t want to be a jerk “bro” but your chances are slim to say the least… why even bother posting when you already know the awnser. You have a 2380, ■■■■, your basically rubbing it in our faces saying “hey guys! I almost have a perfect SAT score! and a perfect ACT score” aren’t you all jealous. Just ■■■■ you know you’ll get in and your being a Edit: thought that word wasn’t sensored :o.</p>

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<p>hahaha. no. i always thought my gpa would screw (that one was censored) me over at top-tier schools. i’m not rubbing a lucky standardized test score in your face, i’m trying to see if my gpa restricts me.</p>

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<p>Junior year is the most important when it comes to what schools look at for admissions, and you had a stellar junior year.</p>

<p>As for the rec, I am pretty sure that they want it from a teacher, not someone who has been an extra curricular adviser. You can send in another letter via snail-mail from a non-teacher, but they say that this really doesn’t have much of an effect. Try to pick a teacher who has taught you and has supervised you outside of the classroom.</p>