Chances for in-stater getting into Chapel Hill?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Grade 9
Honors English 1 B
Algebra 1A/1B (course is split into 2 periods) (ouch, I know... math definitely isn't my strong-point). B (counts as 2 credits)
Earth Science B
World History A
Visual Art 1 B
Health PE D (Yeah, that's what I get for never participating :/ )</p>

<p>Grade 10
Honors English 2 A
Spanish 1 B
Latin 1 B
Geometry B
CP Biology B
Civics/Econ A
Health Team Relations A
--- was traditional schedule, went to block for 11th onward ---
Grade 11
AP English 3 (lang/comp) B
Algebra 2 C (double ouch...)
Latin 2 A
Anatomy/Physiology B
Honors Chemistry 1 B
AP US History B
Allied Health Science 1 A
Sports Medicine A</p>

<p>Schedule for Senior year:
AP Psychology (online course)
Honors Biology 2
AP Biology
AP English 4 (lit/comp)
Honors Medical Science 2 (classroom course & has a mentorship for the second half of the course)
Spanish 2
Digital Communications
Advanced Functions and Modeling (basically Trig)</p>

<p>GPA- 3.5 W
3.2 UW</p>

<p>I'm expecting for Senior year between 3.7+</p>

<p>A little tid bit : My Latin teacher passed away during the end of 1st semester, otherwise I would have pursued up to Latin 4, which I'm passionate about. Deciding that I should have a language my Senior year, regardless of that, I decided to take Spanish 2. 1.) Would it help in the admissions process to see that I have had 2 years of 2 languages, only when 2 years of 1 is required, or should I drop it to do another mentorship?</p>

<p>Also, Health Team Relations, Allied Health Science 1, and Honors Medical Science 2 are all pre-requisites to one another and constitute the "Health Academy" at my school</p>

<p>Dream: UNC-Chapel Hill (I talked to guidance, they said that I had a very good chance of getting in if I kept up good work) ... but I wanted to know what input you guys had for me
Second choice: UNC-Charlotte
Safety: East Carolina Uni.
(I'm an in-stater and would also be applying to NCSU or Wake Forrest... I may apply to Duke, but I know I won't get in)
I'm also applying to Chapel Hill by Early Decision</p>

<p>A/B Honor Roll
[will be] Mentorship with Hon. Med. 2 (which I plan on getting a lot of hours)
Rowan Regional Medical Center medical explorers - 1 year (summer prog)
Rowan Regional Medical Center Camp Med - 2 years (summer prog)
Junior Volunteer at fire department
I have about 30 hours community service at the moment (15 are required) and I plan on attaining around 100 with the fire department...but will I have to turn in my hours before I apply early decision, to help my changes of getting accepted, or should I wait to rack up more of them?)
Special Olympics Volunteer
Battered Women's Shelter Volunteer
Relay for Life- 3 years
Junior Civitan
will be NHS in Senior year, judging from my gpa
FBLA - only went to 1 meeting, I don't know if I should really list that.
SADD - ^^^Same as above
I will be joining Diversity club, and hopefully running for office. Also, I will be joining HOSA, Junior Civitans, and maybe SADD if time permits.</p>

<p>work experience- sales associte at Old Navy for 6 months, newly hired at the hospital as food service delivery... they told me I would be an excellent candidate for a scholarship with the hospital... so I'm hoping on that.</p>

<p>I'm half Korean, middle-class income
My father got his highschool diploma, and my mother attended a junior college in South Korea</p>

<p>Travel experience: I went to South Korea for a month last Summer
I've been to South Carolina, D.C., Outerbanks of North Carolina</p>

<p>As for an essay topic (if choice is given) ... something that would impact how I am, would be either being a victim to child molestation or domestic violence and how it has shaped me into being a strong individual. Not really going for the "pity vote", just going for a unique approach. I believe this will be a strong point.</p>

<p>I haven't yet received my SAT 1 scores, I will on the 26th and will post them on here. I'm expecting high verbal/writing and mediocre math.</p>

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<p>Wait and see about your SAT scores. For right now, I would say that Chapel Hill is a reach. I know in state students, top 10% of their class, with over 4.0 gpa's (w) that were turned down last year. UNCC, ECU, and NCSU will be fine if SATs in range. Each year at Chapel Hill is different though, much depends on how many apply from your area of NC.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the quick reply. As for the SAT scores, I suppose I'll have to wait to get a more accurate assesment of my chances. According to College Board, the median scores for applicants are:
SAT Reasoning Verbal: 600 - 690
SAT Reasoning Math: 610 - 700
Plus, regardless of my math score, I'm going to be retaking it, because I know I could drastically improve upon the score.</p>

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<p>Good luck with everything. I think Chapel Hill has EA and not ED. It does appear (looking at kids who applied from our high school this year) that maybe the EA kids had a better shot. If you are interested in a degree in education, look at the teaching fellow scholarships.</p>

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<p>They had the date listed for EA deadline on CollegeBoard, but I believe it said that the ED deadline date was unavailable, so that may explain why. Thank you for that, though. I was planning on double majoring in Biology and Nursing or Biology and Sports Medicine/Athletic Training.</p>

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<p>Sometimes your local Medical Auxillary will give small scholarships to students planning for a health care career. You might want to check that out. You can probably find out a contact person through your local hospital. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I can't thank you enough. I'll look into the local scholarships when I go to the Human Resources department tomorrow.</p>

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<p>UNC dropped ED in 2002 that's why there is no date.
<a href="http://gazette.unc.edu/archives/02may08/file.3.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://gazette.unc.edu/archives/02may08/file.3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>They do have EA as noted.</p>

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<p>Hm... well I have a few questions I need to ask you.</p>

<p>Do you go to a private school? It seems that the courses you were taking are pretty advanced for your grade (AP classes your junior year? Wow!) and all your grades are pretty good (I'm seriously laughing so hard that the only D you ever got was in Health/PE.) If you go to a private school, they know your courses are harder so I think they would consider you over another person who had a 3.7 GPA but like... in public school. That's much higher than what I'll get next year if I get straight A's in all the AP classes (which NOBODY did last year) and that will still probably bring me up into the top ten, so if you stay with it, I don't think you'll have a problem getting into UNC Chapel Hill. Just stay with it, and don't slack off your senior year! (I'm going to be a senior next year too, by the way!)</p>

<p>You should be lucky that you live in North Carolina because UNC Chapel Hill is considered one of the best public colleges in the nation, and it's so much easier to get in there if you actually live IN North Carolina, although you CAN get in there if you live out of state. I'm in Massachusetts and UMass Amherst isn't even that good, and we're considered to be the smartest state in the nation... oooookay... =P</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>♣ Luck ♣ Of ♣ The ♣ Irish ♣</p>

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<p>I am actually attending a public school, however our school is well-known for having wonderful test scores well above state standards, awards, etc. I didn't think it was that impressive that I had taken APs my Junior year, that's when I was available to take them, since we were previously on traditional schedule and I couldn't get the prerequisites at an earlier time, as opposed to with block scheduling. Thanks for your encouragement, and I'm very determined to buckle down even more and do stellar my Senior year, no matter what sacrifices I have to make. We actually do have quite a few that are sent to Chapel Hill every year, as well as other good schools in our state, so maybe that's why guidance said I had a very good chance of getting accepted. Lol, the only reason I enjoy living in NC is the fact that we do have good schools in our state, but that's basically the only plus. Other than the Outerbanks, that is. :P</p>

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<p>Ok, I just got my SAT scores (first time ever taking it), and I'm in range for the CR...but low for my math for the requirements by about 100-something points. The next SAT will be in Oct., but the scores won't be back in by mid-Nov., correct? So, since the EA deadline is Nov. 1, should I wait and improve my math, then apply regular admission, or just apply EA and then send them my updated SAT scores within the first few weeks? Would that hinder me much at all?</p>

<p>I posted their median scores for applicants above.</p>

<p>CR 670
M 480 ** (Ouch... by the way, I completely suck at math altogether)
W 610
Essay 10</p>

<p>Yes, I know very mediocre, but that's what I get for reverting to my slacker tendencies and not studying at all before the test, not even the night before. So, if I bust my butt and retake it (and esp. improve my math) do I stand even the slightest chance?</p>

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<p>Also, since I've read on here a lot of universities do not count freshman year (is that true for UNC?) I've re-calculated my GPA omitting my freshman year grades, which drastically improves it.</p>

<p>W 4.2
UW 3.3</p>

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<p>not sure if already mentioned, but DON"T write your essay on being molested. it's to be read by the police, not adcoms. this has been mentioned in MANY places.</p>

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<p>That hasn't been mentioned, so thank you. Hm, that's odd though.</p>

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<p>For another topic, would being a victim to racism be good? (I live in a predominantly caucasian, southern community)</p>

<p>Edit:</p>

<p>On a side note, I'm thinking of taking the SAT II for Latin. Since I have around 4 months to prepare for the SAT/SAT II, I'm thinking it's very possible I can boost each section by 200 or so points.</p>

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<p>i think it's better to write positive essays in general, just because adcoms read tens and hundreds of file a day, so the happier ones might stand out better (of course the sad one works if you REALLY balance the content well, but that's hard)</p>

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<p>It wouldn't be a negative essay, it would be one in which I've learned a lesson and used that to better myself and my outlook on life, etc.</p>

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<p>Also, when you e-mail UNC for admissions (or what have you), do they keep these e-mails on record, to see if you're interested enough in the school to inquire of things?</p>

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<p>I just found out that I was admitted to UNC CH --hallelujah. Been a lifelong dream to go there. Just wanted to let you know that the essay questions for next year's applicants have already been posted on Chapel Hill's web page. Also, are you from a big county (like Wake or Meckenberg?) If you so, your chances might be affected as UNC receives so qualified apps from those counties. BTW: I was waitlisted & just heard.</p>

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<p>No, Rowan county. There was a column in the paper listing all of the recent graduates from UNC, and as it turns out, our city gave a HUGE turn out. So, hopefully I do stand a fairly good chance, as guidance tells me.</p>