Hi! I am currently going into my senior year of High School. I am hoping to apply to The University of North Carolina and I’m wondering what my chances of getting in are. I would like to major in English. I will probably apply early action, and I am in state. I am a White Female.
Stats-
1320 SAT.- 720 RW. 600 Math
4.00 Unweighted GPA
4.4 Weighted GPA
EC- Yearbook Editor, Drama Club President, Member of Hosa, Student Government, SADD club, Beta Club, Book Club, Worked part time, involved at church, involved in Theater.
Thanks!
You may be able to get an idea of where you place relative to recently enrolled students by looking at the UNC-CH Common Data Set, here: https://oira.unc.edu/files/2017/07/cds_2016_2017_20170411.pdf. Part C9 of the CDS 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.
The CDS also tells you, under Part C7, 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.
As an in-state applicant, your chances also will be affected by the county that you live in – whether it is urban or rural, “economically distressed” or not, overrepresented or underrepresented in the undergraduate population, etc.
Your SAT score is a bit low; your GPA is good; you don’t give any information on your course rigor, such as APs taken (out of APs available). I would work on making sure that your essays and LORs are top-notch (as they are “very important” academic factors); I would also elaborate on your leadership abilities and examples of leadership in your ECs, which relate to the “very important” non-academic factors of character/personal qualities, as part of your overall application.
I don’t know whether your high school has Naviance or any similar program that gives information about how students at your high school have done in applying to colleges and universities; if so, you might peruse that data. I would try to meet with a guidance counselor at your school early in the Fall semester to discuss application strategies for UNC-CH; if any former students from your school have been admitted to UNC-CH recently, the guidance counselor may be able to give some insight into how and why such student(s) were successful.
Hi! Thanks for replying. I am from a pretty rural area, so I guess that should help my admissions. I have taken the most rigorous classes that I can at my school, which include 5 Ap classes and dual enrolling at my local community college. I am hoping to retake the SAT again in August, and will try to improve my math score. Thank you for the advice!
Class rank? It’s important to UNC Admissions
I am number 9 out of 175, so in the top 10%.
I think you have an excellent chance.
Thanks for the reply! I hope that I do! I feel like one of the things that will hold me back is my SAT math score though.
May I ask what part of NC? I’ve heard that many Blue Ridge counties are underrepresented.
Avery
UNC has recently been very lenient with underserved areas of NC. I might suggest moving the SAT a little closer to 1400. Other than that I think your application will be just fine!! I’m applying in state but I’m from charlotte so I’m rlly nervous as they’re very picky about the mecklenburg students. Good luck!!! 
Hi! Thanks for the advice, and good luck to you too! I am going to take the SAT again and try to get close to 1400. Hopefully that and living in an underserved area will help my application!