Chances, should I re-take the SAT?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>I'm applying this fall and UNC is my top choice, so I'm trying to do my best to get in. Hopefully you can see my huge interest in UNC through my past posts. Anyways, I was wondering if my sat scores are good enough to get in early action.</p>

<p>Residency: In-state (wake county)
race: asian</p>

<p>1st time: 600 CR 640 Math 700 Writing
2nd time: 660 CR 640 Math 590 Writing (I have no idea how I dropped so much in writing)
total: 1300 (CR + Math) 2000 (with writing) </p>

<p>Other stats:</p>

<p>GPA:
weighted: 4.79
unweighted: 3.79
class rank: 13/578 top 2%</p>

<p>APs:
Spanish Language: 5
Environmental: 5
Statistics: 4
English Language: 4
US History: 4 </p>

<p>Classes: (block scheduling)</p>

<p>Freshmen Year:
Honors Geometry - B
Honors Algebra 2 - A
Honors English I- A
Honors Biology- A
Honors World History - A
Health/P.E.- A
Spanish 2- A
Computer Programming-A</p>

<p>Sophmore Year:
Honors Pre-Calculus-B
Honors Chemistry-A
Honors Civics & Economics-A
Honors English II-A
Honors Spanish 3-B
Honors Spanish 4-A
Sports Medicine I -A
Sports Medicine II - A</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Spanish Language - B
Honors Spanish 5 - B
AP Statistics - A
AP Environmental - A
AP English III - A
AP US History (its year long with honors US second semester) - A
Honors US History - A
Honors Physics - A</p>

<p>Senior Year classes:
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Psychology
AP European History
AP Spanish Literature
Honors English
Honors Anatomy
Honors Law and Justice</p>

<p>ECs (personally I don't think they are anything special)
Key Club (9)
Student Athletic Trainer (10) – Cross Country – Fall 2005 – 18 hours
Student Athletic Trainer (10) – Wrestling – Winter 2005-2006 – 86 hours
Student Athletic Trainer (10) – Track – Spring 2006 – roughly 20 hours
Certified in Adult and Child CPR
Certified in Sports Safety Training
Track (9,10) - Academic All Conference, Scholar NCHSAA Athlete
Cross Country (10) - Academic All Conference, Scholar NCHSAA Athlete
Indoor Track (10)
Spanish Club (9,10,11) – Executive Board
NHS (11)
Amnesty International (11)
Tutor for School's Afterschool Tutoring Program
Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica (11) - Vice President
Volunteering at Exploris Museum in Raleigh, NC as Summer Camp Counselor – around 180 hours in the summer of 2006
Summer Ventures for Summer 2007</p>

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<p>hmm i think your SAT is fine for instate. i heard that some counties in NC seem to have more difficulty with acceptances than others, but im not too familiar with that. but regardless, they superscore test scores, so dotn worry about the 590 in writing.</p>

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<p>Out of all the counties in NC, Wake and Mecklenburg County send the most kids to UNC. I don't know if that hurts or helps me, because some people say UNC doesn't have county quotas while others say they do...</p>

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<p>Personally, I think you'll be fine. I wouldn't bother taking the SAT again. Put together a great application, and work hard senior year. Good luck! : )</p>

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<p>I have similar stats, instate, 1290 CR+Math ,2000 combined. Not planning on retaking SAT but I'm not a minority either which can benefit you in the admissions process.</p>

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<p>cs08carolina- hmm but i dont think being asian would help..most colleges do not consider asians as underrepresented, unless they are south asian. affirmative action certainly does not benefit those who are east asian.</p>

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<p>ok but im a white female and last time i checked there was an abundance at carolina therefore increasing competition, right?</p>

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<p>i would think not really, other things are much more important.</p>

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<p>I'm actually south asian (Indian) but I doubt it would matter that much in the admissions process. Are there stats out for those admitted last year?</p>

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<p>If I take the SAT again, do I have anything to lose other than money and time. If i do worse on the SAT in October, UNC still looks at the highest scores regardless?</p>

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<p>UNC superscores so no you're just losing money and time and further supporting the monopoly that is Collegeboard.</p>

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<p>Lucky you, you go to Apex/Cary high, right?
Grade inflations and no competition for ya</p>

<p>I have little better SAT, much lower GPAs (3.5/4.5), a little better ECs.. and I'm not worried about getting in.</p>

<p>Just apply EA and write good essays. Since you're top %2, you have nothing to worry about</p>

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<p>i think you're fine--especially from knowing other people at apex who got in. at my school it was basically like..the top 10% in class rank were accepted, plus a few others. i don't think quite as many at apex get in, but if you're in the top 2% you should be fine.</p>

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<p>Where do you attend, leah?</p>

<p>And forget about class rank.. I don't like those things.. :P</p>

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<p>I'd feel good about getting in. Just apply early and work hard on your app.</p>

<p>The only reason why I would retake the SAT is maybe for some scholarships they might have, but if money is any bit of an issue with you, don't be too worried.</p>

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<p>I got my official senior year schedule, I didnt get all the classes I wanted, but whatever. Is this schedule strong enough?</p>

<p>Anatomy (honors),
Law and Justice (honors)
AP CALC AB
AP European History</p>

<p>Conversations in Diversity (***?)
AP Psychology
AP Calc BC
English IV (honors)</p>