Chance Me OOS :)

Stats:
GPA: 3.9 (out of 4)
ACT: 32 (superscore 33)
SAT: 1400 (new)

Academics:
All honors and APs since freshman year except for 2 science classes
AP Econ (A)
AP Spanish (B+)
AP Calc (B+)
AP Gov (A+)
AP Comparative Gov (A)

Other Current Classes:
English (A)
Social/Political Issues (A+)

ECs:
National Honor Society
InterFem
Earth Club
SAAD
Constant after school job since freshman year

Volunteer:
120+ hours

Accepted to:
Tulane, UMass Honors, Alabama Honors, Clemson, Purdue Honors, Georgetown

Recs:
Written by…
AP Gov, Honors US History, + Honors Social/Political Issues Teacher
AP Econ + AP Comp Gov Teacher

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 SAT scores of 1350+, ACT scores of 34+, and weighted GPAs of 4.5+ on a 5.0 scale. Other kids in our city who I know were admitted to UNC-CH recently have also had similar statistics; and 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 look at the UNC-CH common data set, 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.

As you may know, admission of OOS students is very competitive; and UNC admits OOS applicants in numbers that are calculated not to exceed 18% of an entering freshman class. See “Undergraduate Admissions” on Page 2, here: http://www.admissions.unc.edu/files/2013/09/Admissions__Policy.pdf. Last year’s entering freshman class had a 15% acceptance rate for UNC-CH: http://admissions.unc.edu/apply/class-profile-2/.

Having stated all of the above, your SAT score and GPA should make you competitive for admission. If you have good essays and letters of recommendation that will help a good deal; the apparent lack of leadership positions in your ECs is a potential drawback, however.

If you applied EA, you should learn something within a few weeks.

Congrats on all those great acceptances!