I am posting for my S - currently a junior. OOS (NY).
He is very interested in UNC – communications/journalism/sports management are his areas of interest.
I know how difficult an OOS admit is - curious what you think he can do to improve his chances.
Stats:
ACT: 36C (36E, 34M, 36R, 36S).
GPA: Estimated: 4.3wtd/3.97uw. Takes highest rigor possible
Goes to very competitive, rigorous public high school. Will be in top 3% of class.
All AP/Honors classes both sophomore/junior year.
APs this year: APUSH, APSpanish, APBio (can only take APs junior/senior year)
Senior Year courses: AP Calc AB, AP Euro, AP Lit, Honors Spanish, Physics, Journalism
Awards:
- Model UN Award - Outstanding Country Research Paper
- National Honor Society
- Likely Commended National Merit Scholar ( will miss cutoff by one point for NMSF)
- Global Literacy Scholar - organized huge book drive to start a community library in Kenya
EC:
- School Newspaper, sports editor
- Freelance journalist - writes sports feature articles for on-line town newspaper
- Model UN (3 years - won award one year)
- Director of school club that tutors children in low-income area (4 years)
- Teaches soccer to special needs kids (4 years)
- Junior counselor at summer camp
- Started two libraries in Kenya via fundraising/book drive
Teacher Recs:
I think he will get very strong recommendations from APUSH teacher and journalism teacher. One of his teachers went to UNC/CH
No hooks
Curious what you think chances are and what if anything can improve chances.