Chance Me; out of state

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Hello, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to chance me as an out of state applicant to the University. My "numbers" and activities are as follows:</p>

<p>First, I will say that I attend a prestigious and competitive private school in one of the largest metropolitan areas in my state and that leadership positions are extremely competitive at my school (i.e. they are all shared between 20 or so students in a 150 person class) Also, my school has around a 25 percent accept rate for selective schools.</p>

<p>4.00 Unweighted GPA (all A+ in first semester of senior year except for one class- will this factor in at all?)</p>

<p>School does not rank, but first round inductee for Cum Laude (top 10 %)</p>

<p>Test Scores (Super Scored)</p>

<p>SAT
760 Reading, 730 Math, 800 Writing with 10 on essay
Subject Tests- 760 on US, 750 on Literature</p>

<p>ACT</p>

<p>34 English, 34 Math, 34 on third category (Reading?), 31 on Science, 7 on essay (don't know what happened here?)</p>

<p>AP
School does not allow enrollment prior to junior year
AP US- 5
AP Latin-5
AP Physics B- 4</p>

<p>Current schedule</p>

<p>AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Mod, AP Bio, Honors Latin V, Bagpipes</p>

<p>I have had one of the most difficult schedules possible for a student at my school, taking 6 academic classes both freshman and sophomore years. In my sophomore year, all 6 were honors classes, while I took the only two honors classes availible to me in freshman year.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<p>4 Years Latin Club- part of competitive team all four years (regional champs 3 out of 4 years), won many individual awards at regionals and states</p>

<p>4 Years of science tutoring (around 20 hours of tutoring during lunches per school year)</p>

<p>4 years of first chair of trombone section in scottish marching band- learning bagpipes this year in class</p>

<p>4 Years of Math Club- biweekly practices for 45 min before school</p>

<p>Writing Center- 11th and 12th, assistant director of e-newsletter in 12th grade</p>

<p>Teen Court during summer all four years- serve as juror for 1st time teen offenders- about 20 hours per summer</p>

<p>Philosophy Club- 10th, 11th and 12th, small discussion club</p>

<p>Varsity Wrestling freshman year- not very successful, but nevertheless a learning experience and a good college essay topic</p>

<p>Other Awards
4 Time gold medalist in National Latin Exam (including 8th grade)
Cum Laude Society
National Merit
Science Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta- Math Honor Society
Latin Honor Society</p>

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<p>You’re in, almost no doubt. They don’t factor in A+ compared with A’s - if your GPA isn’t any different, then it won’t make a difference. I would be very surprised if you weren’t accepted. Good luck! (As much as I love UNC, I hope you’re also applying to better schools!)</p>

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<p>I also forgot to mention that in the summer of my freshman year, I took part in a summer high school journalism program at an nationally acclaimed affiliate of a local newspaper</p>

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<p>only risk I see is if they think you are overqualified and using their school as a safety. Been happening to a lot of applicants at UM, BC, Georgetown, Villanova etc.</p>