Chances UNC Chapel Hill EA

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<p>Hello everyone, i just got my latest sat scores, I was wondering if it would impact my admissions any. I am an OOS studetn unfortunately...</p>

<p>Location: Large high school 2300 plus students in South Carolina</p>

<p>GPA/Rank/Courseload:</p>

<p>5.1 W / 4.0 UW
3/496 students
13 AP's by Graduation
I took 1 Freshman Year, 2 Sophomore Year, and 6 Last year, taking 4 now
Current Classes
AP Physcology
AP English Lit
Spanish 5 Honors
AP Macroeconomics
AP Physics B</p>

<p>SATs/Standardized Testing:
Superscored Final SAT:
M: 700
R: 680
W: 660
1380/1600 or 2040/2400</p>

<p>SAT II's:
US History: 760
Biology E: 710</p>

<p>ACT: don't bother</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars: Just to save time im gonna just concentrate on my leadershp and how i presented it actually on my app:</p>

<p>I was captain of the Speech and Debate team at my school with tons and tons of awards, nationally and locally. (state champ, 2x national qualifier, all american, etc)</p>

<p>YMCA Youth In Government Youth GOvernor of South Carolina:
- I presented this in my main essay, along with a reccomendation from my teacher/advisor</p>

<p>Boy Scouts of America in progress of Eagle Scout Rank</p>

<p>Vision 2020 for Science - Building a science facility with a team of students</p>

<p>There are several others, but they are just listed, this is actually what I presented. </p>

<p>So I would say my rec is really good, and I THINK my essays were good I did all the optional stuff everything... </p>

<p>So what do ya'll think??? Will applying EA to UNC get me in, OOS????</p>

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<p>I think you'll get deferred. I mean, you are definitely a competitive applicant, but it is SO competitive OOS that you really need to stand out. Probably a 30% chance, but that's just a guess. Definitely in the running, I'd say if your essays are very good you have a solid shot. good luck!</p>

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<p>Your courseload is definitely a strong point. 13 APs is excellent.</p>

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<p>Whaat. I think that you have a really good....chance...</p>

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<p>i would say you will get in.</p>

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<p>the gpa and academics is really good. do you have any sports? if you played a varsity sport for like a couple years then i think that'll definitely get you in or at least greatly improve your chances.</p>

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<p>i played baskteball for 10 years, i put that just on my resume though. But i have a lot of leadership. Im youth governor of sc (through YMCA Youth In Government), i was captain of our speech and debate team, started my own business, and im on a team that is building a new science facility in greenville, im also a boy scout doing my eagle project.</p>

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<p>in i'd say.</p>

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<p>I have to wonder why a kid with those sats would be so concerned about getting into unc? You have the sats to get into many many great schools and even though unc has such a huge following if you stop to think about it, instate kids that are no where near as capable get in. that means you are spending 4 years in classes with kids that are far less qualified than you are.
I have pushed my kid to think twice about unc just because getting in out of state means you have to be over qualified compared to instate. even my friends that love the school admit that it makes no sense. So nc requires unc to take 80% instate. that sore of tells you that most of the school is filled with less talented students?</p>

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<p>You sound a little bitter biscuit.. It's a North Carolina college for North Carolinians, and so many people want in it will naturally be very competitive out of state. College is about education, not stroking your ego to prove that you are better than everyone else.</p>

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<p>I think with your stats that you would fall comfortably in the mid 50% of enrolled students, so if you get in, you'll hardly be surrounded by students who are "far less talented." You'd be above average in terms of SAT scores, but you'd have plenty of competition (and that's a good thing).</p>

<p>The UNC admissions website <a href="http://www.admissions.unc.edu/academ...andfigures.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.admissions.unc.edu/academ...andfigures.htm&lt;/a>
provides the following information about enrolled students. I believe these ranges are for all students (both instate and OOS).</p>

<p>SAT
98.6% reported at least one SAT I score
Average SAT score (Critical Reading + Mathematics) was 1302
Middle 50% scored between 1210 and 1400</p>

<p>Middle 50% ranges for the three subscores:
Critical Reading: 600–700
Mathematics: 610–700
Writing: 590–690</p>

<p>And just for the record, my kids know quite a number of INSTATE students at UNC who fall in the top 25% in terms of SAT scores. UNC attracts a lot of very capable instate students.</p>

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<p>yea it is kind of annoying, but unc manages to keep its position as a top state university. i just hope my sats are just good enough to get me in</p>

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<p>why is that annoying? You should be drawn to UNC bc it IS competitive. Don't be one of those people who wants the easy way in.</p>

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<p>when i say annoying i mean that its one of the very few top universities that has that large instate quote (obviously cuz its public)... but what i am saying that for a school that has students of all caliber not just the highest like the ivies and such it is pretty darn good.</p>

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<p>does a 30 on my ACT improve my chances any?</p>

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<p>Oh boy. I'm just an idiot in state student, doing my best to rub my two strongest brain cells together in order to offer you an intelligent response about your chances.</p>

<p>Your chances are fine unless you messed up your essays, but if you consider in state students, which will be around eighty percent of your kin at UNC, annoying, then you should consider applying elsewhere. Biscuit's comment is ridiculous.</p>

<p>In state students at UNC represent the top students in the classes from high school. The beauty, academics, friendliness, and price of UNC provides an incentive to keep a lot of the best students from inside of North Carolina at home. Most of the people I've met here agree that we cannot tell a difference intellectually between in and out of staters. I don't even feel like I'm encountering less diversity here. I'm learning just as much about Oregon and Texas as I am about Raleigh and Charlotte.</p>

<p>I shouldn't even have to explore the fact that our quota is actually pretty low for in state students, when compared to many of the state schools of California and Virginia.</p>

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<p>like i said before you shouldn't take "annoying" literally. i never said at all that the instate students are incapable or non-deserving for UNC. but for us OOS students it is "annoying" to us because nc has such a great state school and we don't. and like i said earlier, the fact that they maintain such a high status while accepting mostly instate students is remarkable, i never at any point dissed NC students.</p>

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<p>My comments are more directed towards biscuit.</p>

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<p>I agree with biscuit1013. Biscuit, you speak the truth.
I'm from NC, and last year UNC-CH accepted soooo many of my HS classmates--some of which, IMO, really did not belong at Chapel Hill. UNC-CH is a great school, however, in the long run, I think that the IS/OS rule in NC hurts its status. Personally, I just couldn't go there because it was basically a HS extension.<br>
nmehta4, I think you have a great chance at UNC-CH and other great universities too. You have the stats and EC's that will allow you to have your choice of undergraduate environments.
Good luck to you. FWIW, My vote: in at UNC-CH.</p>