Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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I’m a senior in high school at the moment, and here are my stats:

Weighted GPA: 3.95/4.0 (student at an IB school)
Unweighted GPA: 3.5/4.0

Class Rank: School does not rank

ACT Composite: 33/36

  • English: 35
  • Math: 34
  • Reading: 30
  • Science: 33
  • Writing: 28

Subject Tests:
-Math Level 2: 730

ECs and Accomplishments:
-Commended Student for PSAT
-Member of school’s NHS chapter since junior year.
-Student council general assembly member since my sophomore year.
-Was part of a group that organized a hackathon at my school when I was a sophomore.
-Member of the school orchestra since my freshman year (violin).
-Played on the boys’ tennis team since sophomore year (was cut as a freshman)
-Member of my school’s HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) chapter as a freshman, sophomore, and senior. Held a leadership position as a sophomore, and also won third place in an event at the regional level that same year.
-Member of my school’s FBLA chapter as a freshman and sophomore (competed at the regional level.)
-Volunteered in a local hospital’s escort department this past summer to gain a feel for a healthcare environment.
-Worked in a summer job at a local ACT/SAT preparation place, even worked for them a little before the summer.
-Attended a week-long practicum at a major software company this past summer. (IB requirement for my school)
-Also attended a week-long practicum at a local biomedical engineering company this past summer. (IB requirement for my school)
-Speech and Debate since junior year, leaning more to the speech side (did Dramatic Interp. last year)
-Helped to start a political discussion and debate club at my school recently (me and two other classmates)
-Part of my school’s UNICEF and Key Club chapters.

Desired Major: Biomedical and Health Sciences Engineering

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Are you in or out of state? You have a super high shot in-state, but your chances are less for out-of-state. I think either way you have a pretty decent shot!!

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I’m OOS.

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If you look at the UNC-CH common data set, you will see that 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” factors considered for freshman admission, whereas GPA and class rank are “important” factors considered for freshman admission.

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+. Other kids in our city who I know were admitted to UNC-CH recently have also had similar statistics. All of these kids were “unhooked” in admissions parlance (i.e., not a recruited D-1 athlete, or URM, first-generation college student, etc.).

Remember that 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. So you have a lot of competition for the few available spaces allotted for OOS students.

Considering all the factors above, I guesstimate that you are “on the bubble” or close to it; but you can improve your chances if you write very good essays for your application.

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^ I agree with @gandalf78 that you are on the bubble (due to your relatively low GPA). Therefore, you should apply EA for a better shot.

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I applied EA. :). Hopefully that helps.