Chances for an In-State Transfer

<p>I'm a current academic sophomore at a local community college. Going to UNC has been a dream of mine that I want to make a reality. My high school grades weren't the best and I wasn't a competitive enough applicant out of high school. I'm going to be applying to UNC as a Junior transfer for Fall of 2014 (as well as NC State and UNCG). </p>

<p>Current college GPA: 3.67 (I'm really worried that this will hurt me)</p>

<p>Volunteer work: Over 200+ hours at UNC Hospitals</p>

<p>Honors: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society</p>

<p>Work: Currently an Intern at AT&T working roughly 20 hours a week</p>

<p>High School GPA: 2.8 or 2.9</p>

<p>SAT scores: Not going to submit them as they are optional for Junior transfers (will this hurt me?)</p>

<p>Letters of Recommendation: I'm fairly confident that I can get strong letters of recommendation.</p>

<p>Essays: I'm extremely confident that I can write a strong essay(s).</p>

<p>Major: Communication</p>

<p>Other information: My sister is a UNC alum and I'm a minority (not sure if any of this stuff helps). </p>

<p>I was hoping for some honest feedback in terms of my chances. I'm worried my poor performance in high school will haunt me. What can I do to build a stronger application? Also, I will have only 55 credits by the end of this upcoming Spring 2014 semester. Does UNC take summer classes into consideration? I read that you need 60 credits to transfer as a Junior.</p>

<p>bump…someone? anyone?</p>

<p>I would chance you but I am in the same boat that you are in! Decisions are coming up soon for us transfer-hopefuls. Best of luck to you!</p>

<p>I think if your SAT or ACT scores are high you should turn those in, I believe your high school GPA will hurt your chances, but your College GPA shouldnt. Hope to see you here at UNC</p>

<p>Thanks for the input guys. I have an overall GPA of 3.72 now but I think it will be around a 3.82 of transferable credits. My SAT scores weren’t good so I think I made the right choice leaving that out :)</p>