I just got deferred my application at Chapel Hill (my dream school, by the way), and now I have to wait until the end of March to get a decision. I am so upset, it feels like a rejection.
GPA: weighted- 4.681/ unweighted- 3.973
SAT: 1810
I’ve done a lot of extra curricular actives from sports, community service, internship, church, etc.
I’ve only taken two AP classes and they’ve asked for mid-year grades.
Sooo many things go into consideration at UNC, not solely test grades and GPA. Right now I am mostly worried that they will think my mid-year grades are too low and will certainly reject me
AP Stats (companion- Honors): 89
Physics Honors: 91
Piano I: 99 (Pass/Fail- Passed)
Art IV Honors: 96
I’m assuming mid-year grades are first semester final grades, right? Or my school goes by three 6-week periods and they finals. So can the third 6-weeks for first semester count as mid year? Also, do they require final transcripts after admitted? If I were lucky enough to get in, I will definitely want to push my grades to be as good as possible.
The only problem I see is that your senior classes are not rigor. Not sure if they see Art and Piano on there as 12th grade fluff classes. What are you taking for the next sem ? My son just got into Chapel Hill and he is taking AP chem, AP Calc BC, AP Engineering, Honors English, AP Government, Honors Sociology, honors Physics. They want to see tough classes. Are you instate?
@college67 Yes I am in state and my father is alumni as well. Piano may look iffy but Art IV Honors is an rigorous course and the companion to AP Independent Study. But I believe that is the problem, too. I haven’t taken as many college classes as other students since I am involved in so many extra curricular activities in and out of school, plus I work 4 hours directly after school Mon-Fri. I thought it would be better to take a few and make sure I got A’s in them rather than take 6 and get C’s.
2nd semester:
AP Stats
Peer Tutoring (Math 3 Honors)
Leadership Development Honors
English IV Honors
Yeah I see what you are saying. My son was working after school as well and his grades started to slip. I immediately had him to cut back to weekends only. You need to send in your grades from semester 1. They do require a final transcript at end of year. Hopefully when you send it the 1st semester grades that will be enough to get you in. Good luck!
@college67 Thank you so so much this was very helpful. I think I worked my hardest through high school, and what’s meant to happen will happen. I still got into NC State at least I’ll wait for their final decision. I appreciate your feedback and congratulations to your son on his acceptance!
@cbreezy22 Thank you!! Congratulations to you on N.C. State. That is a wonderful school. My kids don’t like to hear it but I always say things happen for a reason I am sure you will succeed in whichever school you end up at.
So I also go deferred and Chapel is my dream school so I definitely know how you’re feeling right now…
I’m actually an out of state student, so my chances were already slim, but I’m also taking few AP classes so I’m worried about my mid-year reports too.
I don’t quite know if that’s helpful but I thought I’d comment just to share that I feel you and you’re in my prayers. Do the best you can on these mid year grades and I sincerely hope you get an acceptance.
I suggest that you try to get your SAT or ACT score up if that’s possible at this point. Yours are on the low end of the average student admitted. My son got accepted to UNC and his grades were similar to yours. Class rank top 3%. He’s had 5 AP classes at this point and scored all 5’s on the three AP exams he took (scores were forwarded to UNC but I don’t know if they look at that in decision making) . Two sport varsity athlete. His SAT’s were very good though (2100-- 640 math, 700 writing and 760 reading) I am also an alumni, and they say that doesn’t really factor into their decision, but it might tip the scales in your favor for a deferral. Good luck!!
I got deferred too. I’m in VA, so out of state. I know they don’t accept many out of state students.
I have a 36 ACT, 2140 SAT, 620 Spanish, 780 Math, 700 Biology; straight As.
For ECs, I’ve done Karate for 6 years, just earned my black belt last October, I’m in a math club, I solve rubik’s cubes competetively, did a 52-book-reading challenge last year, have completed NaNoWriMo all 4 years of high school.
I’m homeschooled, but I’ve taken a class from community college (4.00), I’ve taken one class on Art of Problem Solving (super rigorous math curriculum, A+), I’m taking another AoPS class now. I’ve done a course on edX.org this Fall, and I’m doing another now. I had several letters of recommendation, etc. So I have a lot of outside-the-home recommendation.
@ickathu, It’s just a very hard school to get into when you are OOS due to the percentage of kids that apply and they accept. Being in VA did you apply to UVA? That is an amazing school as well. My son applied to UVA also and got rejected but got into Chapel Hill as were instate. You got deferred so you still have a chance of getting in. Do you have mid-year grades you can send in? Good luck!!
@college67 I’m going to send in my mid-year grades - I had all A’s, as with the previous 6 semesters :stuckouttongue:
I did not apply to UVA - I’ve spent a fair bit of time there (I live ~20 minutes from Grounds), and I just don’t really love the vibe or the feel of it, you know? I’ve heard that UVA and UNC CH are really similar though, so though I’m disappointed, this isn’t a super crushing notification.
Mostly I’m just hoping that this isn’t because of a bad essay - UNCCH is a Common App school, along with Wake Forest, William & Mary, and Washington & Lee, all three of which I would really LOVE to go to. So hopefully it’s because I’m OOS, and I’ll have better luck with WF, W&M, and W&L.
@ickathu Don’t feel bad, UNC-CH is super selective school from out of state. We’ve had kids that have gotten accepted to lower overall admit rate schools, but not UNC. You’ve got some great instate choices though and some awesome schools on your list. You’ll be fine!
Thank you so so so much I really appreciate it. I’ll be praying for you as well and I wish you the very best. It is really stressful and the wait is long but I really hope everything works out in the end @sweetestjewel
I don’t want to be a bummer here, but I have been there with my own child. He is a frosh now at NCST. He applied early decision to UNC his senior year in HS, had a 32 ACT, 2030 SAT, 4.6 GPA, 32 college credits from AP, Key LCuib, four year varsity sport and was deferred as well. I was like, hey, no problem, you just were not best of the best. Then I read about a lawsuit on UNC’s faulty admissions policy discriminating against white and Asian males. I contacted that team suing UNC and asked if he should have been accepted, needless to say, they asked my son to join the suit, but he had no interest. He wasn’t that interested in UNC anyway, but an out of state school where he got into teh honors program and revied academic money, but we still could not afford. In March, he was put on the UNC wait list. Then July 3 he was denied admission.He is studying engineering so State is a much superior choice, however, he was one who fell through the cracks. If you are a female, you have a greater chance. 60 percent of the class two years ago was female. Good luck to you, but my kids love NCST. Seeing I am a Terp, who cares about UNC.
I’ll wait for their final decision. I appreciate your feedback and congratulations to your son on his acceptance! 
Good luck!!