Chance Me EA OOS Applicant 2021

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): C:2220 R:660 M:800 W:760
ACT: C:33
SAT II: Math II:780 Biology(M): 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93.3/100 (School doesn’t do out of 4.0)
Weighted GPA: 103.8/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History(3), AP Statistics(3), AP Language & Composition(4), AP Biology(4), AP United States History(4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A in School
Senior Year Course Load:AP Literature & Composition, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, AP Comparative Government & Politics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All State: Alternate for Violin

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Philosophy Club (Secretary), Church Praise Team Drummer, Varsity Track, Varsity Math Team Board Member, Science Research, numerous Honor Societies, co-founder of school’s StarCraft II e-sports team( Won 7th place overall nationally in HS StarLeague), All State: Alternate for violin and also many regional invite only placement orchestras
Job/Work Experience: Hard Labor in a Warehouse over the summer
Volunteer/Community service: Traveled to 8 different third-world countries and distributed medical aid and supplies, repaired homes in areas of poverty across America every summer, volunteered at a medical center, taught young kids at local church every summer
Summer Activities: ^^^
Essays: CA(7): Talked about Minecraft LOL and how I opened up my own server and earned money off of it at a young age
Sups(8):(very personal essays talking about time in Korea and sister’s depression)
Teacher Recommendation: Idk
Counselor Rec:Idk but probably not that great as she is new
Additional Rec:n/a
State: New York
School Type: Public (~1600)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Decent Standardized test scores and lots of time volunteering
Weakness: GPA****

Just to post what gandalf78 said repeatedly in other threads for your reference

"Our OOS high school usually has a couple of students admitted each year to UNC-CH; and, with the exception of legacy students, our admitted students have composite ACT scores of 34+ and weighted GPAs of 4.5+. Other kids in our city who I know were admitted to UNC-CH recently have also had similar statistics. All of these kids were “unhooked” in admissions parlance (i.e., not a recruited D-1 athlete, or URM, first-generation college student, etc.).

If you have looked at the UNC-CH common data set, you will see that under Part C7 it states that standardized test scores, application essay, letter(s) of recommendation, and rigor of your high school record are “very important” academic factors considered for freshman admission, whereas GPA and class rank are “important” academic factors considered for freshman admission. Extracurricular activities, talent, and character/personal qualities are considered as “very important” non-academic factors.

Unless you are a Carolina legacy, I think your ACT score is probably a little low compared to the OOS population that you will be competing against, especially given the emphasis that UNC-CH places on standardized test scores. If you have written good essays and have good recommendations, then that should also help you in the admissions process. As you probably also know, UNC-CH’s admissions policy limits OOS freshmen to no more than 18% of the incoming freshman class, so competition for the OOS slots is extremely fierce.

If any of your high school sports can translate to potential D-1 participation, or if you are a very high-performing cellist, then your chances for admission should go up."

I forgot to mention that I’m trying to major in Biology :slight_smile:

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This is from Dolemite for the chance of OOS for UNC CH:

“Well I got the OOS one and it did say that last year 49% of OOS legacies were admitted compared to 14% on non-legacies.”