Chance me for School of Journalism and Mass Comm.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Chance me for the Journalism School please</p>

<p>Stats:
2050 SAT- 730 CR 600 M 720 W
3.89 GPA uw, 4.4 w
class rank: 4 out of 260
attend a private Catholic high school in Ohio
white male
Letters of Rec.: great
Essay- I am aware that EVERYONE on here says their essays are great, so I'll say mine are great too- however, I believe that to be true and have heard the same from my AP Lit teacher and guidance counselor
Have not taken any SAT IIs
Take all Honors/AP classes (except required electives, i.e. foreign language or art)</p>

<p>ECs
Writer for my school newspaper 4 years, E-I-C for 2. My school newspaper used to be instantly discarded by the students at my school because it was poorly put together and utterly boring. When I became E-I-C, I made many changes. First of all, the articles now have a global feel to them (meaning they are not just about the school). I also put the newspaper online (it was not before I became E-I-C). The layout of the paper has also become much more professional. When I interviewed with volleges, I showed them a newspaper before I became E-I-C and after, and they were blown away.</p>

<p>Cross country- 4 years on varsity, 1 as boys' captain
Track- 2 years on varsity, 1 as captain</p>

<p>Student council- homeroom representative all 4 years of high school</p>

<p>Member of NHS- president of my school's chapter senior year</p>

<p>Writer for local county newspaper</p>

<p>Participated in Buckeye Boys State Program (must be nominated) and was editor of their prestigous Hetuck newspaper</p>

<p>Writer for my high school's seasonal magazine</p>

<p>Participated in Ithaca College's summer weeklong program workshop in sports media</p>

<p>Perform monthly service at Cleveland Foodbank</p>

<p>Youth baseball coach in the summer</p>

<p>Volunteered as a tutor at my old grade school for 4 hours/week</p>

<p>Okay, if I remember more, I'll post them. I plan on majoring in journalism and concentrating in broadcast. My goal is to be a sportscaster after college.</p>

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<p>You apply to the college of Arts and Sciences, not to any major, program, or school. I say you have a shot, but UNC is extremely competitive for OSS students, and your SATs, while very good, are a bit low for a non-NC resident. The thing is, for anyone applying OSS, it is a shot in the dark.</p>

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<p>I would like to say I think you’ll get in with such impressive stats in extracurriculars as well as academics. I wouldn’t focus so much on your SAT. Granted, the 600 in Math might hurt you a tiny bit, but I got in with a 680 on critical reading and a 660 on math, and a 740 on writing. SATs aren’t everything, they really do look at all of you. I also applied to the journalism and mass communication school and got in. But I’m also well rounded overall, so i wish you best of luck, hope you get int :)</p>

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<p>ps. i want to do broadcast journalism too! :slight_smile: hope to see you in class next year!</p>

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<p>yup, me too!!!</p>