Chances at UNC-Chapel Hill OOS with a 30 ACT

<p>Any advice is more than welcome. </p>

<p>State: New York</p>

<p>Intended Major: Economics</p>

<p>ACT: Composite: 30 English: 33 Math: 30 Reading: 30 Science: 27 Combined English/Writing: 28(6 essay)</p>

<p>GPA: 101.4(Weighted)
Class Rank: 2nd or 3rd overall
Class size is roughly 600 students</p>

<p>AP Classes: AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry
All other classes are honors or college credit</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Student Gov't(Treasurer(9) Vice President(10,11,12))
Newspaper: Sports Writer(9, 10) Sports Editor(11,12)
Baseball(9,10)
Winter and Spring Track(11,12) I lettered in winter and spring and was a county and section champion in the spring
National Honor Society(11-12)
Science Honor Society(11-12)
Math Honor Society( Mu Alpha Theta) (11-12)</p>

<p>Awards/Distinctions: Male Student of the Year(only recipient of my grade)
Served as a delegate for New York State's Boys State Program</p>

<p>bump 10char</p>

<p>bump 10char</p>

<p>any perspectives or advice?</p>

<p>Out of state is very hard for UNC.</p>

<p>I would take the ACT again.</p>

<p>My son raised his ACT from a 31 to a 34, with zero studying.</p>

<p>Even getting it up a point or two might make the difference.</p>

<p>I am curious. Why do they have an award for “male” student of the year?</p>

<p>Instead of just student of the year?</p>

<p>Also, I am curious why your ACT is so low, relatively speaking, that is. Certainly, a 30 is a very good score, but I see so many kids on CC who are valecdictorian level students, but then you find out that their ACT scores are very far from the 34-36 range. If I saw that and I was an admissions officer, rightly of wrongly, I might conclude that there is either grade inflation, or that the high school you are going to is not that great. Hence, my recommendation to take the ACT again. While your grades are impressive, it is my belief that for UNC OOS, I think you need to raise your ACT to about a 32-33. And as I said, you may well be able to do that, like my kid did, just because of mere familiarity with the exam. </p>

<p>I wish you luck, because UNC is supposed to be a great school to go to.</p>

<p>But of course, it is better to do some actual prep work.</p>