Chance Me OOS...Defer or Accept?

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Female, white, New Jersey
Major: Contemporary European Studies

4.0 UW GPA, 4.48 W GPA
SAT I: 1550
SAT II: 790 (US History) and 740 (Literature)
AP Scores: Stats (5), Lang (5), US History (5), Gov (5), Calc AB Subscore (4), Calc BC (3)

Extracurriculars: Extremely strong (all leaderships, some of them requiring applications), but as this was my first application, the Activities Section on my Common App is a little unrefined. In the optional resume, I chose 3 of my most important activities and explained them in detail; they all relate to Contemporary European Studies. I really, really pushed that in my application, though not necessarily in my essays.

Essays: I think they’re good; one of them is a little cheesy, but I think that they show I’m an interesting person.

Awards: National and regional writing competitions

Honestly, I’m just super nervous. I didn’t realize how competitive UNC OOS was until a couple weeks ago (eek). Obviously, no one can give me a definite answer but I want to know if I’m more in the “defer” or “accept” range.

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You have very strong credentials. Congrats on your achievements to date. OOS at UNC CH is pretty intense. It’s a reach for everyone so no one can give you any serious feedback. You certainly are a strong candidate.

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You are certainly qualified- congrats on all of your accomplishments! It is impossible for anybody to say whether or not you will get in… You are also applying from a competitive area of the country. What I can say is that there are many amazing schools out there who would be happy to accept you… and in a few weeks you will know.

Good luck! You appear to be highly qualified… But that’s all anybody can say.

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You are overthinking things way too much. My recommendation is to unplug from it all (including College Confidential) for a couple of weeks; the die is likely cast, so don’t beat yourself up over what you have no control over at this point.