Chance me please! OOS

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Hi! I go to a competitive public school in Connecticut with about 3,000 students. UNC is my top choice.
GPA: I have a 3.8/4.0 (weighted)
My grades are A's and B's with 2 C's from freshman year</p>

<p>Classes:
4 years of honors History (1 AP Pyschology)
2 years of honors English (fresh & soph)
1 semester of Honors Brit Lit
1 semester of Honors American Lit
1 year AP English (senior class only)
4 years of honors Math
4 years of science (1 honors bio, 1 honors chem, 1 AP Bio and 1 honors physics)
4 years of spanish
4 years of latin (1 Honors Latin Seminar)</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:
100+ hours of Community Service
I am a peer mentor to incoming students in my school (3 years)
I have been a member of Save the Children raising tens of thousands of dollars (7 years, officer- 3 years)
Camp counselor at Camp Jabberwocky, a camp for people of all ages with disabilities (2 years)
Big Brothers Big Sisters (2 years)
Habitat for Humanity (2 years)
I started a pen-pal letter writing club to US Soldiers in the war sending over thousands of letters per year. (2 years)
Worked at a Children's Bookstore for two summers
I have ran over 20 races for numerous charities (some of which I helped organize)</p>

<p>Sports:
3 years JV Cross Country
1 Year JV Winter Track
4 years JV Spring Track</p>

<p>I know how hard it is for people out of state to get in... Please let me know if you think UNC is a possibility!</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>2 things. college does not look at your weighted GPA, and where are your SAT or ACT scores?</p>

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<p>I got a 1900 my first time taking them but I am of course going to take them again. Do I have a shot?</p>

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<p>Wait…colleges don’t look at weighted GPA? Then how do they determine courseload rigor?</p>

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<p>Weighted GPA means nothing because schools offer varying amounts of AP classes and some have restrictions on the number of honors and APs students can take. You can’t compare those across schools. They are also weighted differently, some with number grades and some on a scale of 1-6.</p>

<p>However, they look at your transcript and your counselor recommendation to see rigor. Transcript obviously shows the classes you took and your grades. The counselor recommendation also provides information about the school like how many of the weighted classes they offer and any limitations. So if you have a 3.9 GPA with just academic and honors classes when your school offers 6-7 AP courses, that’s not nearly as impressive as a few Bs in AP courses.</p>