<p>Hello, all.</p>
<p>I have a very short list of schools I want to transfer into, and UNC is certainly among them. I'm currently attending a community college in WV. Looking at the school's transfer course equivalencies, I was encouraged to see that students have in fact transfered from my school before.</p>
<p>However, I know some of my other prospective schools tend to favor in-state applicants (in UVA's case, this is certainly true). I'm not completely clear on UNC's position on this. My question is, would moving to NC and attending a community college there help my chances of successfully transferring in?</p>
<p>Some of my stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>I dropped out of high school, but obtained a GED with scores equivalent to a 3.5 h.s. GPA.</li>
<li>My ACT composite score is 25. Math 19, English 33.</li>
<li>In spite of the low ACT scores, I have a 3.76 at my current community college and have improved my math skills exponentially. </li>
<li>I'm in the honors college where I am, as well as an active member of Phi Theta Kappa. I have participated in research projects, conventions and fundraisers as part of my service.</li>
</ul>
<p>Learning about other cultures has long been a part of my extra-curricular activities. </p>
<ul>
<li>When I was 17, I traveled to Japan for a summer and learned a lot about that culture. </li>
<li>This coming summer I will be studying abroad in Quebec through my school.<br></li>
<li>I am also vice president of a multi-cultural awareness club and we plan on recruiting new members next semester.</li>
<li>I will tutor math and hopefully english as well at my college next year.</li>
</ul>
<p>Based on that information, would transferring in be likely? And would living in NC help my chances at all?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about the living in NC part (it’s a big factor in first year admissions, but I’m not sure about transferring), although I think not having a HS diploma will hurt you. I do think I remember reading somewhere that being OOS won’t hurt you with transfer admissions, but again, I’m not completely sure.</p>
<p>Also, read this if you haven’t already: [Transferring</a> to Carolina](<a href=“http://admissions.unc.edu/Apply/Transfer_Students/Admissions_Evaluation.html]Transferring”>http://admissions.unc.edu/Apply/Transfer_Students/Admissions_Evaluation.html)</p>
<p>Under the minimum course requirements section, it talks about how many transferrable hours you need in each subject to be able to apply with a GED.</p>
<p>UNCCH94,</p>
<p>Yes, I have read that. At least six credit hours in each of those key subjects or an A.A. degree from a two-year school would both fit under what I plan on accomplishing prior to applying for transfer.</p>
<p>What is your honest opinion about my current stats, though? Would the school put more focus on my college work and extracurricular activities than my high school performance?</p>
<p>If you are correct about OOS transfers not being a handicap, then this is wonderful news. If anybody else can verify what UNCCH94 has posted, I would appreciate it. Meanwhile, I’ll keep looking for myself. </p>
<p>Thank again.</p>
<p>I don’t think you posted what year you are currently in (I may have just missed it), but the more classes you have taken at the college level, the less they look at your HS stuff. If I read your last post correctly, you said you plan on having a two-year degree which would mean you would transfer as a third-year? If that is correct, your HS record probably won’t have much weight at all.</p>
<p>You seem to be doing the right things (Honors College, good GPA, tutoring, etc.), but I’m not much of an expert on transfer admissions. Good luck!</p>