Chance me- UNC Chapel Hill

I am wondering what my chances are to be admitted at UNC Chapel Hill, Class of 2022.
Here are my Stats:
Home: Seattle, WA
Race: Caucasian
Applied: Early Action
GPA (Weighted): 3.921
ACT: 29

9th Grade Courses: 2 Honors Courses
10th Grade Courses: AP Computer Science, AP World History, 2 Honors Courses
11th Grade Courses: AP French Lang, AP English Lang, 2 Honors Courses
12th Grade Course: AP English Lit, AP US History, AP Statistics

Extra Curricular Activities:
Co-class president (freshman and sophomore year)
ASB officer (senior year)
JV tennis (captain junior year)
secretary of theatre and film club (all 4 years)
member of International Thespian Society
member of National Honor Society
student volunteer at Seattle Children’s Hospital
varsity letter in community service (indicates 100+ hours of service each year)
student ambassador (sophomore to senior year)
member of social justice committee and Junior statesmen of America (junior to senior year)

Work:
Fitness Center Assistant (junior to senior year)
Tutor (junior to senior year)
Wedding and Reunion Assistant (junior to senior year)

I also applied for Robertson Leadership Scholarship (which is even more of a long shot) but please let me know what you think my chances are for that if you know :slight_smile:

In my view 29act makes it reach for you. But who knows. Perhaps your essays can make a difference.

PM me if you have any questions about UNC. I an a double alum finished last year

Generally, the chances for any OOS applicant to UNC-CH are somewhat problematic due to the highly competitive nature of OOS applications there: UNC-CH 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. As a further example of the difficulty for OOS students to be admitted to UNC-CH, the entering Class of 2021 had a 14% acceptance rate for OOS applicants: http://admissions.unc.edu/apply/class-profile-2/.

If you look at the UNC-CH Common Data Set, here, https://oira.unc.edu/files/2017/07/cds_2016_2017_20170411.pdf, under Part C7 it states that standardized test scores, application essay(s), letter(s) of recommendation, and the 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.

Further, Part C9 of the Common Data Set for UNC-CH gives the median 50% for both SAT and ACT scores, as well as the percentage of the entering first-year class falling within certain ranges of SAT and ACT scores; Part C11 gives the percentage of entering first-year students falling within a range of unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale, and Part C12 gives the average high school GPA of first-year applicants.

By way of comparison, our OOS high school usually has 8-10 students who apply, and 1-2 students who are admitted, each year to UNC-CH; and, with the exception of legacy students, our admitted students have SAT scores of 1490+, ACT scores of 33+, and weighted GPAs of 4.4+. These successful applicants also were involved in extracurricular activities that showed commitment over time (no “drive-by” ECs), and demonstrated leadership in the school as well as their ECs. Other kids in our city who I know were admitted to UNC-CH recently also had similar academic statistics and non-academic characteristics; and all of these kids were “unhooked” in admissions parlance (i.e., not a recruited D-1 athlete, or a URM, first-generation college student, etc.).

Having stated all of the above, your ACT score and GPA seem a bit low for admission as an OOS applicant, compared to what most other OOS applicants will likely be presenting. If you have good essays and letters of recommendation, that will help, however.

Could you chance me for Unc please ?

can someone chance me for UNC? Here are my stats:

Home state: California
Race: Caucasian
Applied: Early Action
GPA (Weighted):4.38, 3.9/4.0 unweighted
ACT: 30 (superscore 32)
SAT: 1420

9th Grade Courses: all regular
10th Grade Courses: Chemistry (H), English 2 (H), Geometry (H), rest regular
**I also took an online college psychology course
11th Grade Courses: AP Chemistry, AP English Lang, AP US History, Biology (H), Algebra 2 w/ Trig (H), rest regular
12th Grade Course: all AP classes (except religion)

**my school does not offer IB classes, and APs are not offered until junior year

Extra Curricular Activities:
President of National Honors Society
Vice President of California Scholarship Federation
Founder/President of my own club
Leading Officer of Jefferson Awards Students in Action
Varsity Tennis (senior year)
Competitive club soccer
President of National Charity League
Teacher of children’s Sunday School

Awards:
AP Scholar
Honor Roll
in top 9% of class (do not know exact ranking but my school is very competitive)
CA State Assembly Service Recognition
Sportsmanship Award
Community Service; Bronze Pin (100 hours)

Internships/Program:
Plastic Surgery Summer Internship
Georgetown Medical Program
FACES for the Future Medical Academy

Please let me know what you think my chances are as an OOS early action applicant!!

@harrypotter221: Generally, the chances for any OOS applicant to UNC-CH are somewhat problematic due to the highly competitive nature of OOS applications there: UNC-CH 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. As a further example of the difficulty for OOS students to be admitted to UNC-CH, the entering Class of 2021 had a 14% acceptance rate for OOS applicants: http://admissions.unc.edu/apply/class-profile-2/.

If you look at the UNC-CH Common Data Set, here, https://oira.unc.edu/files/2017/07/cds_2016_2017_20170411.pdf, under Part C7 it states that standardized test scores, application essay(s), letter(s) of recommendation, and the 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.

Further, Part C9 of the Common Data Set for UNC-CH gives the median 50% for both SAT and ACT scores, as well as the percentage of the entering first-year class falling within certain ranges of SAT and ACT scores; Part C11 gives the percentage of entering first-year students falling within a range of unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale, and Part C12 gives the average high school GPA of first-year applicants.

By way of comparison, our OOS high school usually has 8-10 students who apply, and 1-2 students who are admitted, each year to UNC-CH; and, with the exception of legacy students, our admitted students have SAT scores of 1490+, ACT scores of 33+, and weighted GPAs of 4.4+. These successful applicants also were involved in extracurricular activities that showed commitment over time (no “drive-by” ECs), and demonstrated leadership in the school as well as their ECs. Other kids in our city who I know were admitted to UNC-CH recently also had similar academic statistics and non-academic characteristics; and all of these kids were “unhooked” in admissions parlance (i.e., not a recruited D-1 athlete, or a URM, first-generation college student, etc.).

Having stated all of the above, your superscored ACT score is okay compared to the likely pool of OOS applicants, and your GPA is good. IMO, you are competitive for admission as an OOS applicant. If you have good essays and letters of recommendation, that will help; and your ECs look good also, especially with a number of leadership positions in your ECs. But I cannot emphasize enough that for OOS applicants, UNC-CH is a tough nut to crack.

As an EA applicant, you should find out something in a week or so.

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