<p>I'm an out-of-state candidate from a high-performing suburban public high school. My weighted GPA is 3.6 (I know this doesn't look too great, but it's mostly because of math and i'm applying for political science, i'm hoping they'll take that into consideration). My SAT scores are: 610 math, 690 reading, 730 writing with an 11 on the essay. SAT II scores: 630 Math I, 660 Literature, 800 U.S. History. My AP scores are 5 on AP US History and 5 on AP US Government, both from junior year. I got an A in AP US History and an A+ in AP US Government, and I've performed well in English and other history courses, and I've been on the honors french track for freshman, sophomore, and junior year. I've always been on the advanced math and science track as well but sometimes i haven't performed as well as i'd like. This year I'm taking AP English Literature, AP Biology, AP European History, AP Art History, Calculus 1, and French 5. I was the student representative to the school board for 3 years, a member of student council, in chorus, an active member of the Global Responsibility Organization, and a contributor to the newspaper for 2 years (freshman and sophomore). I had my AP US History and AP US Government teachers do my recommendations. What would you say my chances are?</p>
<p>You need paragraphs if you’d like anyone to bother reading your post.</p>
<p>Agree with corey on the paragraph thing.</p>
<p>Having taken the time to have read it though if your WEIGHTED GPA is at 3.6, I hate to say it, but you don’t have much of a shot at admissions. Also, your SAT scores are on the low-end for OSS. The choice of your major doesn’t matter much, since you apply to the School of Arts and Sciences, not a specific major program.</p>
<p>If you meant to say that 3.6 was unweighted and your weighted is substantially higher, you would might have a shot, but with your stats as the currently are, I would say it would be tough for a NC resident to get in.</p>
<p>I agree with Tony. I’d say your chances are very slim to none.</p>
<p>The last three posts are offbase. UNC admissions is really a holistic process! There is no magic SAT or GPA or anything else that will get you in or out! really! (and yes, I have the inside scoop on this). UVBaby3 has all the makings of a strong candidate for the J-school, pre-law, public policy, education, even Kenan-Flagler for business (hey, think marketing & not finance ). I will assume that UVBaby3 has A’s in English/Govt/Hist/French/Art and Calc/Physics/Chem brought down his GPA. So Applicant took the math/science honors track & didn’t do so well? (translates into a non-premed student who was not afraid to try & fail calculus… we can appreciate that!) 5 years of a foreign language is another big plus. An OOS who is not coming from an elite private prep school = an applicant with uncoached SATs. The truth is that adcoms are wise to the ways of SAT prepping & we all know that there are students who can afford the $19.95 prep book at B&N, the student who can afford 1K for Kaplan & the much smaller group that pays incredible sums for private coaching… Yes, all scores are not created equal & the schools have figured this out. That being said… UVBay3 is from a suburban public HS… with the benefit of the doubt, his SAT scores say uncoached, raw potential.</p>
<p>Yes, the process is holistic, but a definite part of holistic approach is test scores and GPA. There is no one score that is the determining factor, but they are very important. For reference see a blog post a while back about scores and GPA being the cake, with extracurricular and other parts being the icing and sprinkles (UNC’s metaphor, not mine.)</p>
<p>Also, as I mentioned above, you apply to the school of Arts and Science, not Journalism, pre-law, or any other pre-professional program, or major area. The major you list on your app only is used to match you up with an adviser. </p>
<p>I will reiterate that while UNC is holistic, and anything is possible, OSS is extremely competitive. With the current stats I think it is unlikely that the OP would be admitted, but this should not discourage him from applying, because I am not an admissions rep, and no one here is. We are simply giving opinions based on previous results, and that is what anyone coming her wants.</p>