Chapel Hill Chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>I have done a lot in terms of journalism internships, camps, workshops, etc. etc. but I am worried about my numbers.</p>

<p>Stats...</p>

<p>High School: New HS, alumni not very goal oriented.... 5-10 " excellent " students in each class... does not rank.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.4-3.5 [low science gradeS early in sophomore year... increasing improvement since then, changed track to gear towards journalism)</p>

<p>Past Courses: All honors, 3 APs including psychology, environmental, and english. received all 4's. Orchestra & Spanish all four years.</p>

<p>Currently taking:
AP Calc
AP Lit
AP Spanish
AP US Gov.
Computer class (grad req.)
Orchestra
Law/Philosophy</p>

<p>SAT:
1900 in March. Taking October- goal 2200</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Spanish 600
World 610
Math IC 620 <strong>taking lit, spanish w/ listening, and math again in Nov</strong></p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
very very active in school: debate, newspaper, student ambassadors, science club, political club, honor societies in math foreign language, school television news show, student government, and more!!
note** started clubs in 9th grade, or have been in an officer role all 4 years- didn't join just for colllege, love what I do.**
-Over 900 hrs of community service (soup kitchens, etc.)
-Interned at a national news organization</p>

<p>etc. etc. that is the basic outline.</p>

<p>I would like to be a journalism major/ gov. and politics...</p>

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<p>with excellent essays you can get in</p>

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<p>What do you think about me? I really want to get in to UNC Chapel Hill b/c they have a public health undergrad program and I want to go into epidemiology. I'm transferring from the University of Delaware (I'm a Freshman now). </p>

<p>Stats:
*1310 SAT, SATIIs: 570 Chem (ouch), 620 Math IIC, 710 Writing
*Class rank: 2/360ish
*High school classes: almost all honors and APs
*Awards: 3rd in regional French contest, Grand Champion school sci fair, Reserve Grand Champion County sci fair, went to International Science Fair
*Work experience this year as a bio lab assistant
*Extracurriculars: nothing outstanding, just the usual--Forensics, NHS, musical, newspaper editor, piano for 10 yrs
*College courses: in honors program, taking 16 credits with 3 honors classes (2 chem), not going to get straight As though I doubt...predicting 3.6-3.8ish</p>

<p>Do I have a shot or should I lower my expectations now and find somewhere else? And should I retake the SAT or something?</p>

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<p>no...you definitely have a shot....i am going to the school of public health at carolina.!!!.... I think you have a great shot of getting in....just make sure that your essays are good..... if you have any more questions abou the school of ph or anything email me </p>

<p><a href="mailto:dakota@unc.edu">dakota@unc.edu</a>
i check my email like a million times a day</p>

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<p>are you an URM?</p>

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<p>urm? whats that?</p>

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<p>Hey...
I, like many others, want to get into UNC...so what are my chance?</p>

<p>GPA-4.3
Top 8% of my class
AP Classes(classes are on block scheduling-4/4..AP classes are all year):
English III
Biology
English IV
Government
US History</p>

<p>Active in school: Varsity Cheerleading 4 years, Student Government, NHS officer, S.A.D.D., FSA</p>

<p>Outside of school: active in Younglife(member, bible study, ect.) Senior Leader for YoungLife(bible study leader for freshmen..) WorkCrew for YoungLife(one month of the summer...290hrs of service), Soup Kitchen(once a month), Tutor (3 years), Crafr Director for a Nursing home(twice a month), Bible School Teacher(2 sundays a month), tumbling (4 years)</p>

<p>Well, thats about it...I hoping with good essays i will get in</p>

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<p>i can tell ya what i think when you post our sat scores and if you are in state or out of state</p>

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<p>Iam in-state</p>

<p>and my New SAT is:
m: 650
v:610
w:620
essay:9
Taking it again next weekend</p>

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<p>Could you please rank my chances? </p>

<p>Rank: 4/151
GPA: (UW) about 3.8, almost 3.9 ; (W) 4.006
ECs: Not a lot because my school has been in debt for the past few years and barely offers enough classes for the school year, much less has any clubs or lots of sports. I did do JV Softball for 9,10, tried out for Varsity in 11, but was cut for a myriad of reasons, which all meant one thing: I wasn't popular enough for the other girls because I'm quieter. Therefore, I'm going to try out for soccer for 12, but it's in the spring. I did Reading Club 9,10, but it was canceled when the teacher was fired and no teachers wanted to take it over as a sponsor (we have to have teachers sponsor a club and it has to be held at school for any of them to count as school clubs). I have NHS for 10,11,12 and have done 50 hours of tutoring and other activities through the organization. I was a member of the Costa Rica group for Cultural Awareness Day and we won first place for our presentation. I did YABA Bowling for a year and a half, and found it so not my sport. My school doesn't have a newspaper or lit magazine (yearbook, but it's a class and scheduling kept me from it), otherwise I would have joined. I do enjoy writing when I have the time, and I have sent stories to Cicada Magazine, Cemetery Dance Magazine, and ByLine Magazine, a la Stephen King. I'm hoping to get back into the groove of writing more and getting published eventually for some.
Honors: English Award of the Year- 11
Tons of "merit" certificates for my classes for having All As for the year (all but math- I always manage at least one B a year and I don't get a certificate for that class)
NHS (ran for VP, but was told I wasn't aggressive enough for it, and they gave it to someone who is just as quiet as I am, and has as much aggressiveness as a blank piece of paper)
ACT: 27, retaking October (bombed the science bit, it was so hot when I took the June test!)
SAT Subjects: Taking in November, preparing for Biology E/M, also taking Literature and US History.
APs: School only offers 2 APs a year at another school for junior/senior years; schedule wouldn't allow it last year, so I only have AP English Lit and APUSH. I was originally gonna go to the school THIS YEAR for another three classes in the morning (first year having it in morning too), but they canceled two and I couldn't do the morning anymore.
Senior Year Classes: Spanish (3rd year), Independent Study: Biology/Physics (Physics/Advanced Bio classes canceled this year), Pre-Calculus, Environmental Geology, Independent Study: World History (this class was canceled too), AP English Lit, and APUSH.
Plans for Future: Film Major and English Major; also applying to Northwestern, UMich, Cornell, URochester, among a few others.</p>

<p>Any input is helpful, thanks.</p>

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<p>for CEAST05: i think that if you raise your sat scores just a little bit and have good essays and recommendations then you are definitely IN>>>>>>> Chapel THRILL</p>

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<p>mwbashful18: i think that you should build up your extracurricular activities....the admissions people want to see that you stuck with something for a while. its good that you are a good writer and that will help you on your essay....on your appliation don't list lots of different extra curriculars just list your main ones....don't worry about not having alot of ap's because your school with have to send a 'school profile' to carolina detailing courses offered......</p>

<p>any more questions just ask!</p>

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<p>Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! I am an IN STATE student.</p>

<p>GPA: weighted 4.45</p>

<p>Class rank: 107/476 (I go to an incredibly competitive high school..top magnet school in the country)</p>

<p>SAT: Verbal 710
Math 710
Writing 650 (Taking it again saturday, hopefully will improve)</p>

<p>Past APs:
AP US History
AP Calc AB
AP Physics C
AP English 11
AP Environmental Science</p>

<p>Current APs/IBs
IB/HL Physics
AP Calculus BC
AP Biology
AP English 12</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Varisty Diving 4 years
Peer tutoring 2 years
Dance classes 4 yeras
Volunteer camp counselor 4 years
Youth Legislative Assembly 2 years</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar
National Merit Commended Student
Varisty Letter 4 years, Academic Athletic award 4 years</p>

<p>Working on my essays now..hopefully they come out pretty good.
I know my recs will be good.</p>

<p>My sister is a sophomore at Carolina and my mom is a grad student and has worked at the hospital for 10 years.</p>

<p>Please fill me in on my chances! Thank you!!</p>

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<p>Are you an NC resident or are you out of state? I would say that most of you who have posted do have a pretty good chance if you just contine with a strong essay.</p>

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<p>Chances?? I think I might be able to get in, but would it be possible for me to get a merit scholarship? (Otherwise I won't be able to go.)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.6 W, 4.0 UW
Rank: 4/465
National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>

<p>Out of State (CA)
Chinese/Japanese (4th or 5th generation American)</p>

<p>SAT: 720 Math, 770 Verbal, 770 Writing (took it again this weekend, but am not sure if I did any better)</p>

<p>SAT II: 710 Math, 790 Lit, 800 US His</p>

<p>Current Classes:
AP Spanish 4
Adv. Dance
Global Studies IB
AP/IB English 4
Calculus 2 at a community college
I'm not taking AP/IB Biology.</p>

<p>Previous AP's:
Chemistry (the class wasn't AP, but I took the test): 4
Physics B (I didn't take the AP class as it required summer school, but I took an honors class): 5
Calculus AB: 5
US History: 5
Lang and Comp: 5</p>

<p>EC's:
Theatre, etc. (4 yrs)
Dance classes at school (4 yrs total, 2 yrs in one of the performing classes)
Flute (Church youth orchestra- 3 yrs)
(I'm not great at any of the performing arts, but I love them)
Tutoring at city library (Captain 2 yrs, 3 yrs total)
Active at Church (inc. 6 week missions trip to Thailand this summer)
Christian Club (president this year, active 4 yrs)</p>

<p>My writing isn't that great. I plan to major in something like math, though maybe engineering.</p>

<p>That's all I can think of. I really hope I get accepted and recieve a large enough scholarship so that I can attend.</p>

<p>Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>is it ridiculously hard to get in if youre out of state??</p>

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<p>yes, yes it is</p>