Chance Me- Will Chance Back!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>I am a rising senior at a competitive public high school. Each year, around five to ten students are accepted at top schools. </p>

<p>Ethnicity/Gender/Location: South Asian/Male/NC
ACT: Will take in Fall
SAT: (630 r, 760 m, 710 w, 9 e) 2100 superscore, (610 r) 2080 single-sitting
SAT II: Will take math II, ush, and lit
Weighted GPA: 4.33 (AP 6, Honors 5, Academic 4)
Unweighted GPA: 3.5 I have gotten many 91s and 92s although my school grades on a seven point scale (93 A, 85 B, etc.)
Rank: 24%
APs: Total of 10 by graduation, still awaiting scores</p>

<p>I screwed up bad freshman and sophomore year, due to lack of seriousness and bad studying habits (no studying at all)</p>

<p>Classes:
8th Grade (Doesn’t count towards GPA)
Algebra I- A</p>

<p>9th Grade (Single Year GPA- 4.0, Cumulative GPA- 4.0)
Honors Geometry - A
Honors Biology - B
Honors World History - B
Honors English I - A
Healthful Living I - A
Computer Apps I - A
Computer Programming I - B
Principles of Business I - B</p>

<p>10th Grade (Single Year GPA- 4.125, Cumulative GPA- 4.0625)
Honors Algebra II - A
Honors Physics - B
Honors Chemistry - C (My biggest concern)
Honors English II - B
Honors Civics & Econ - A
Drafting I - A
Computer Apps II - A
Weight Training I - A</p>

<p>11th Grade (Single Year GPA- 4.875, Cumulative GPA- 4.33)
Ap English III - B
Ap US History - A
Ap Psychology - B
Ap Statistics - B
Ap Environmental Science - B
Honors Pre Calculus - A
Spanish 1 - A
Spanish 2 - A</p>

<p>12th Grade
Ap English IV
Ap Comparative Government
Ap US Government
Ap Calculus AB
Ap Calculus BC
Honors Law and Justice
Honors Spanish 3
Honors Spanish 4</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Chess Club (11-12)
-Leadership Club (11-12)
-Environmental Club (11-12)
-Dreamstart, which is an organization that a friend started to help disabled children by raising money, awareness, and spending time with the children (I will most likely become an officer in this organization)
-Football for 8 years, including 2 years of JV for my high school (stopped playing during sophomore year due to a back injury)
-Martial Arts for 10 years, Black Belt, Various medals and tournaments wins (including a match against a former korean judo olympic champion) This is my biggest extracurricular and I plan to write my essays on my martial arts experiences and my passion for martial arts. I will also have my martial arts teacher (professor at NC State) write one of my letters of recommendation. I can also have another martial arts teacher (professor at UC Berkeley) write a letter of recommendation as well. </p>

<p>Volunteering:
-A fews hours here and there for APES class
-Local Library
-Local Hospital
-Help teach martial arts</p>

<p>Summer Jobs:
-Hotel Desk Clerk
-Dollar Store Cashier</p>

<p>Please chance me for:
UNC Chapel Hill is my number one choice and I am IN STATE!</p>

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<p>Looks good for an instate to me. My son was accepted with a similar SAT score and he’s instate. My son took several transfer courses through an online program his high school provided through the local community college, about 45 credits. I don’t know what, if any, impact those credits had on my son getting accepted.</p>

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<p>hi, i think you have a great chance at getting in! your ecs and sat score look great! your weghted gpa also looks pretty good, but you can always increase your chances by raising it a bit higher : ) make sure to focus on your essays and to keep your grades up senior year. for the c in chemistry, i wouldn’t worry about it. just make sure you get mainly a’s your senior year and don’t slack off! i know plenty of people who got in with a few c’s :)</p>