Chance an average student for state schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I am just an average student hoping to get into some slightly-better-than-average schools. Let me know what you think my chance are. :)</p>

<p>SAT Scores are are my weakest part - superscored CR: 700 M:520 W:590 E:8</p>

<p>SAT II: Literature 650</p>

<p>ACT: 26 [E 26, M 24, R 31, S 23]</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>I worked as a waitress for 8 months.</p>

<p>I worked as a groom for 6 months in a high scale boarding barn.</p>

<p>I have been the weekend barn manager for the past 2 years at the same barn.</p>

<p>I was on my Church's youth Council for 4 years, VP for 1 year.</p>

<p>I have been a working student under the UNC-Chapel Hill Equestrian team coach/PE instructor for the past 6 years. Assiting both with lessons and the team.</p>

<p>I've been teaching beginner riding at a summer camp for the past 3 years.</p>

<p>I've bought, cared for and trained my own horse (ex-racehorse) from the ground up with no financial help from my parents. I am very committed to her and that is where the majority of my time is spent out side of school when I'm not working.</p>

<p>I have run a small business for 5 years breeding, selling, and showing poultry. I also sell eating eggs and live fertile show quality poultry eggs. </p>

<p>I've played the piano for 10 years, played on my church's praise team for 2 years.</p>

<p>I spent a month in Mexico working in a midwife's home and attending a spanish language school.</p>

<p>I spent 2 weeks in New Orleans after Katrina hit rebuilding houses.</p>

<p>GPA and Courses</p>

<p>My GPA is currently about a 3.8 </p>

<p>Freshman:
9th Grade English - A
Algebra 1 - A
Physical Science - B
US History - A
Piano Theory - A
Spanish 1 - A
Equine Work Study - A</p>

<p>Sophomore:
10th Grade English - B
Geometry - B
Biology I* - A
World History - A
Computer Technology - A
Spanish 2 - A
Equine Work Study - A</p>

<p>Junior:
11th Grade English - B
Algebra 2 - B
Chemistry I* - A
World Geography & Civics - A
Sociology* - A
Intro Business* - A
Equine Work Study - A</p>

<p>Senior:
AP English
AP American Government
Spanish 3
Pre-Calculus
Equine Work Study</p>

<p>Fall:
Biology II*
Astronomy I*
Business Law I*</p>

<p>Spring:
Astronomy II*
Chemistry II*
Micro/Macro Economics*</p>

<p>*Taken through dual enrollment at local Community College.</p>

<p>Recommendation letters will be from my Trainer (UNC PE teacher/coach), my Sociology teacher (from the CC), I've read both and in my opinion they are excellent.</p>

<p>I have be homeschooled all through highschool. I will not need financial aid. I am in-state for all. Legacy for both NC State, UNC (2 generations), and ECU.</p>

<p>Chance me for: UNC-CH, NC State, Appalachian State, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, UNC Wilmington, East Carolina.</p>

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<p>.:bump:. :)</p>

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<p>Hey, I would say you’re good for everything except maybe UNC-CH and NC State, the former will be a reach while the latter will be between a match and a reach. However, your legacy status will really help- if you’re legacy at UNC-CH, I might knock it down from being a reach. A friend of mine who applied to UVA had similar grades and less impressive ECs, as well as a 1780 on the SAT, and got rejected from all of her schools (equal or lesser in UVA’s reputation) except for UVA because her parents had gone there. So it is definitely a helpful factor. Also your close relationship with their equestrian team gives you another boost. I would say that ECU and App State would be safeties for you, while the other UNCs would be matches. I would retake the ACT or SAT and definitely another few SAT IIs… Good luck!</p>

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<p>Does NC have the deal like VA where you can graduate from a cc and attend any 4-year state school? I’d say you’re well on your way to earning your associates with all those dual credit hours. </p>

<p>Will you get LORs from your cc teachers? That will go a long way toward strengthening your application.</p>

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<p>Yep one of my LoR’s is from one of my cc teachers. I haven’t looked into getting my associates degree because I really want to enter as a freshman and get the full experience.</p>

<p>Do you think my dual credits will make up for my lack of AP’s?</p>

<p>I’ve always know UNC was a LEAP for me but I figured I won’t know unless I apply.</p>

<p>I am pretty confident about NC State but I surly won’t even attempt to garuntee anything, everything is on par or exceeding except my math SAT, but I do have “agricultural exerpience”, plus the legacy so who knows.</p>

<p>Can’t take the sat or again – Senior.</p>

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<p>bumpity bump. :D</p>