<p>(Low GPA with significant upward trend!) I'm a current senior at public high school. I moved here from South Korea two years ago because I didn't work there and wanted to get a new opportunity for new life. The problem is that I brought my 9th grade's grades from the South Korea.
9th - 2.3 uw, 2.3 w (From South Korea)
10th - 4.0 uw, 4.25 w*
11th - 3.75 uw, 4.375 w
12th - just started
OVER ALL - 3.27 uw, 3.54 w (9th + 10th + 11th), if the first semester of senior year will be counted as a gpa, I can bump it up to 3.33 uw, 3.73 w.
Reading -570, Writing - 620 Math - 740 (super score) 1930,
800 KOREAN SUBJECT TEST, 700 MATH1 TEST.
EXTRA CURRICULAR
National Honor Society (member) - 12th
Varsity Soccer Team (player) - 10th
FCCA Club Soccer (player) - 10th
Church Choir (member) -10th
Nicaragua Mission Trip - summer after 11th
Church Leadership Committee (member) - 12th
Church Praise Team (vice leader) - 11th
Music & Arts (students) - 10th-12th
Multicultural club (member) -12th
African American Culture Club (member) -11th
YMCA leadership club (member) -11th
Milal autism organization (Group vice leader) - 11th-12th
I'm really worrying about the college admission because of my freshman year gpa.Can anybody tell me if I have chances for NCSU, UNCC, ECU, UNC-CH, UNC-ASHEVILLE (regular decision)? And any advice about the low gpa with the upward trend?(I'm an instate applicant, Minority)</p>
<p>NCSU: Write a good essay & you’re in, depending on which internal program you’re applying to. Your math scores are very good, so should be fine.
UNCC: You should get in easily.
ECU: Another easy acceptance.
UNC Chapel Hill: If you write a good essay you’ll probably get in, but UNC CH accepts people instate rather arbitrarily so you never know.
UNC Asheville: You’ll probably get in. Write a good essay.</p>
<p>If you were applying early you’d likely get in everywhere. Since you’re doing regular decision I’d say you can guarantee UNCC & ECU. Probably NCSU too. UNC Chapel Hill & UNCA are probable acceptances if you have good commendations and a good essay.</p>
<p>Your grades from south Korea will not transfer as such, unless they were from an American “international” high school. If they were from a Korean school, they will be part of your transcript but won’t be weighted into your GPA. Numbers have different values in different countries and can’t just be translated numerically. For example, 7/10 might mean you’re nationally ranked in a subject, or that you’re barely passing! Of course the harm may already be done if it got integrated “at best guess” by your high school.
NCSU adn UNC-A are both matches, UNCC and ECU are both safeties,
(not applying to Appalachian and UNCW?)
Apply to the Honors college at all these schools.
UNC-CH is a very high reach with your 9th grade GPA factored in but within reach without it.
You might also want to apply to Guilford and, if you want a high reach, Davidson.
If you’re of Korean ancestry, you’re an “over-represented” minority, not under-represented minority, so it would not help.
However it might help in areas of the country where Asians are less over represented, such as the Midwest - check out Grinnell, Earlham, Macalester, St Olaf, Beloit.
The Korean 800 will not help at UNC-CH if it’s your native language , you should look for another subject to take. In addition, most selective universities discount the Math1 test since it’s designed for students who haven’t taken precalculus, and most selective universities expect their students who have completed precalculus before they start their freshman year (unless they have a compelling reason not to.) To make your record more competitive, I’d suggest registering for the Dec subject tests and taking Math2 plus two other subjects. This would prove that your GPA does not reflect your overall mastery of core subjects.</p>