Fall 2013 UNC DECISIONS STATS ONLY THREADY - Congratulations!

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<p>*Decision: Accepted *
*Decision: Rejected *</p>

<p>Date applied: X</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: X</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: X</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,
[</em>] ACT: X
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: X
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: X/X
[<em>] Rank: X
[</em>]AP/IB classes: X
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: X
[</em>] Teacher Recs: X
[<em>] Counselor Rec: X
[</em>] EC highlights: X[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: X
[</em>] School Type: X
[<em>] Ethnicity: X
[</em>] Gender: X[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: X</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill...?: X</p>

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<p>**Decision: Rejected **</p>

<p>Date applied: 10/14</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25 (online)</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Applied for Journalism</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: Didn’t report
[</em>] ACT: 32 (one sitting)
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 740 Math 1, 600 Math 2, 600 US History (didn’t send official report but was on resume/application
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.83/3.97
[<em>] Rank: 72/500
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 4 AP’s (4 - European History and English Lang, 3 - US History, Taking this year - Environmental Science)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Really strong
[</em>] Teacher Recs: A little above average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: AMAZING
[</em>] EC highlights: DECA State Officer, State Champion, and International Finalist (Top 20 in whole organization), FCA, NHS, Link Crew, 11th Grad Graduation Escort, School television show anchor and producer, Gymnastics coach, also work at a retail pet shop[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Colorado
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: No hook</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC…?: UNC was my farthest reach school I applied to but I’m bummed, but I never expected to get in. Congrats to all who did though!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 10/14/12</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/13</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Chemistry </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 1670 M: 540, CR: 540, WR: 590,
ACT: Did not take
SAT Subject Tests: None
GPA-UW/W: 3.93/4.33
Rank: 30/100
AP/IB classes: 5</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Great!!
Teacher Recs: EXCELLENT
Counselor Rec: Good
EC highlights: Tons!</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NC
School Type: Middle College
Ethnicity: Mixed
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: None</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?: Def attending, and nominated fot the Pogue Scholarship!!</p>

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<p>Date applied: 10/15 (ON the deadline)</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Psychology BA</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2200 (M: 750, CR: 740, WR: 710; Superscore, 3 sittings)
ACT: 30 (Didn’t send)
SAT Subject Tests: Math 2- 650, Literature- 710
GPA-UW/W: 3.46/4.08
Rank: 27/383
AP/IB classes: 7/1 (AP Scholar with Honor)</p>

<p>Essays: I’d rate as 7.5/10
Teacher Recs: 9.5/10
Counselor Rec: 8/10</p>

<p>EC highlights:
Varsity Tennis captain
2-year Varsity Dive captain
President of GSA
Nationally ranked gymnast in 9th grade
300+ hours of community service
Avid folk dancer
4 years of theatre with numerous awards & honors; props manager for 2 years</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: MD
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors: Secondary Legacy (Dad’s Masters degree) & Attended prestigious summer program</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 10/14/12</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/13</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Business Administration</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,
ACT: 34 (took it once)
SAT Subject Tests: Math II -800
GPA-UW/W: 3.92/5.36
Rank: 37/661
AP/IB classes: 15
Subjective:
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recs: Pretty good as well; I heard from my counselor my rec letter from my english teacher was 2 pgs long.
Counselor Rec: Good, I guess
EC highlights: Acdec. Mostly.; MUN, BPA, ECoppell; Economics Club; Leadership positions: Captain/Treasurer of Acdec team; Fundraising captain for MUN; Economics Club President.
Location/Person:
State or Country: Texas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: None whatsoever. And a high income bracket doesn’t help either.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?:
Scholarship chances: Zero.
Maybe going to Chapel Hill. I don’t know yet.
How hard is it to get into the Kenan-Flager Business school? I’m a business major and will apply after the end of freshman year.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 10/08/2012</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/2013</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: International Studies/Economics</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 1990 M: 660, CR: 690 , R: 640,
ACT: X
SAT Subject Tests: X
GPA- 3.67/4.5
Rank: Top 25%
AP classes: 3 Junior year/4 senior year
Subjective:
Essays: excellent
Teacher Recs: excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent
EC highlights: Team Captain, 4-year Varsity Sports, Summer Research Internship, Organizer of Community Events
Location/Person:
State or Country: NC
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Other Factors, Went to super competitive High School, conducted a summer internship to make myself standout amongst peers with same stats. Got great letter from internship mentor.</p>

<p>I tried to have my ECs over lap with my letters and essays, so that the admissions office could see a central theme in my activities and interests. I made sure that I came through as a caring person that you would want to have on campus.</p>

<p>General Comments: I will attend UNC Chapel Hill: Go Heels!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 10/14/12</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/2013</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Journalism/Mass Comm</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>SAT Total: 2080 M: 750, CR: 630, WR: 700,
ACT: 32 (35 E, 34 M, 31 R, 28 S)
SAT Subject Tests: Didn’t send
GPA-UW/W: 3.875 / 5.0
Rank: 9/350
AP/IB classes: 7 IB Classes
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recs: Pretty good
Counselor Rec: IDK, probably good
EC highlights: Taekwondo Instructor 4+ years, Speech & Debate 4 years (and club officer), NC Governor’s School, Work as a tutor, Asian Club/Chinese Honor Society President, etc.
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person: </p>

<pre><code>State or Country: NC
School Type: Fairly small public, about 1300 - 1500 students throughout four years
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: IN-STATE, First-generation college.</p>

<p>General Comments: Really happy. Probably will end up attending because it’s a great deal. And I think being in-state was probably the biggest factor.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (OOS)</p>

<p>Date applied: 10/10/12</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/2013</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Classics</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT : did not submit
ACT: 32 superscored
SAT Subject Tests:
GPA- 3.83/4.32
Rank: Top 10%, but they do not officially rank
AP/IB- full IB diploma
Subjective:
Essays: excellent. His Common App essay was about his autistic brother and what impact autism has had on him. His UNC essay was about him sending a message in a bottle- he was a castaway on an island with a basketball named Williams. He is trying to get off the island, and then a blue and white ship with a devil on the side comes near the island. A balding guy (Coach K) sees him and offers to get him to Durham. Williams tells my son not to go with the evil man
Teacher Recs: excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent
EC highlights: advocacy Committee of a large national organization that spreads awareness on the dangers of blood clots
Location/Person;
State or Country: FL
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Other factors/hook: he is one of 4 kids in the nation with a rare medical condition (only 90 people in the world)- he was able to convey how he has overcome 10 surgeries and 2 episodes where he nearly died.</p>

<p>General Comments: I am convinced that the process is holistic. The valedictorian from his school had a 4.0/4.5 and a higher ACT and was rejected. Good luck to all no matter wherever you end up.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 10/15/12</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/13</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: English</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2200M: 720CR:780WR: 700
ACT: X
SAT Subject Tests: X
GPA-UW/W: 3.35 UW
Rank: X
AP/IB classes: 5
Subjective:
Essays: He cycled across the country and it made for an interesting read
Teacher Recs: One from a teacher notoriously cheap with A’s
Counselor Rec: X
EC highlights: X
Location/Person:
State or Country: GA
School Type: Large Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Other Factors, hook?: Double Legacy</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?: Hopefully, that’s where son will decide to go! Without his legacy status, son prob doesn’t get in OOS re mediocre GPA. His school always sends a few kids, tho, so I think that and the legacy connection carried the day.</p>

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<p>Accepted-OOS-south fla</p>

<p>sat-2120
ACT-33
GPA: 4.0/4.76
Subject test: Chem and History 780
8 AP’s- all 5’s on tests taken
AP Scholar with Honor
National merit scholar “qualifier”
Rank-school does not rank ( but I am guessing 5%)
competitive private school</p>

<p>Great Essay on drug testing teens
Rec’s- dont know-would love to read them now!!
4 yrs HS varsity sport
2 yrs Debate
300 CS hours
Pre-med-not sure which college I was accepted into, will research that, cannot get back on the site bc it is jammed, did not even pay attention bc I was so excited to read “Admitted”!!
No special summer programs, or expensive college summer schools.
Causian
Female
No hook- truly, Im an honest person, hard worker and I dont get in trouble at school.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 10/12/12</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/13</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Nutrition</p>

<p>Stats:• SAT Total: 2050 M: 630, CR: 630, WR: 790,
• ACT: 29
• GPA-UW/W: 3.85/4.85
• Rank: 11/419
•AP/IB classes: 7
Subjective:• Essays: Good
• Teacher Recs: Great. Written by teachers my daughter has known throughout high school who have seen her develop as a student and person.
• Counselor Rec: Good.
• EC highlights: Editor in chief of school paper, 4 year started on varsity sports team.
Location/Person:• State or Country: NC
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: Legacy of sorts–grandparents and aunt attended.
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?: Not certain if she’ll attend. Waiting for other decisions but glad to have this one.</p>

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<p>Accepted (In-state) </p>

<p>Date applied: 10/8/2012</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/2013</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Undecided Arts & Sciences</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2150 M: 740, CR: 720, WR: 690,
ACT: 30
SAT Subject Tests: 760 US History, 770 Spanish, 780 Chem
GPA-UW/W: 3.75, 4.75/6.0
Rank: Top 4-5%
AP/IB classes: 9 by end of senior year. Soph year- US History (5) Jr. year- APES (5) Chem(4) Span Lang(4)
Subjective:
Essays: Worked on for weeks, edited many times
Teacher Recs: Amazing I assume.
Counselor Rec: Good?
EC highlights: 4 Years Xc, Indoor Track, Spring Track (Varsity Jr. & Sr. years) and Church youth group
Location/Person:
State or Country: NC
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: Invited to events (i.e.- Project Uplift)</p>

<p>General Comments: No scholarships/honors invitation received yet. I’ve got great options, 50% chance I’ll end up here as of now.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted OOS</p>

<p>Date applied: EA</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Global Studies</p>

<p>Stats:
• SAT Total: didn’t take
• ACT: 34
• SAT Subject Tests: Spanish-760, US History-790, Math I-710
• GPA-UW/W: 4.00/4.18
• Rank: school doesn’t rank
•AP classes: Euro-4, US History-5, English Lang- 5, Government and Microecon. this year
Subjective:
• Essays: my supplement essay (what class would you teach) was original
• Teacher Recs: Didn’t see but they both like me
• Counselor Rec: Didn’t see but should’ve been pretty good
• EC highlights: Varsity cross country/track, violin, community orchestra, started environmental club, volunteered teaching English to refugees
Location/Person:
• State or Country: Ohio
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: female</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?:
nominated for Pogue scholarship (diversity) probably because I volunteered with refugees, not sure if I’m going</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted in-state</p>

<p>Date applied: EA</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: English</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2140 M: 660, CR: 740, WR: 740,
ACT: 32
SAT Subject Tests: X
GPA-UW/W: 3.3/3.88
Rank: n/a
AP/IB classes: AP Lang (4)
Subjective:
Essays: Good, in my opinion. My supplement essay built off of my commonapp one.
Teacher Recs: Didn’t see, but my teacher likes me.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see.
EC highlights: TASP, 3 years of XC, 2 years of tennis, 1 year of baseball, assorted work and volunteering
State or Country: NC
School Type: Small, private
Ethnicity: W
Gender: M
Other Factors, hook?: TASP
Strengths: SAT scores, essays
Weaknesses: GPA, EC’s</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?: Hopefully joining the Tarheel family!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 10/10/2012</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/13</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Elementary Education</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 1810 M: 640, CR: 550, WR: 620,
ACT: 27
SAT Subject Tests: X
GPA-UW/W: 3.8/4.4
Rank: 19/365
AP/IB classes: 7
Subjective:
Essays: ???Good I guess?
Teacher Recs: never saw
Counselor Rec: never saw</p>

<p>EC highlights:
Competitive Dancer 11 hours/per week
(title holder-first place award)
Teaches dance to 3/4 year olds
Teaches dance to children with special needs
Assistant coach to younger competitive dance teams
Created an Environmental Service Project for recycling
Secretary of Environmental Club
NSHS
NHS</p>

<p>Location/Person: in state
State or Country: NC
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?: No scholarships unless provided for need based, deciding between NC State and UNC Chapel Hill</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 10.25.12</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1.26</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: journalism & mass com.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>SAT Total: 1960
ACT: haha didn’t submit
SAT Subject Tests: also didn’t submit
GPA-UW/W: 3.75/4.55 (now it’s 4.6)
Rank: top 10%
AP/IB classes: jr yr: ap lang (4), Plus: three this yr: gov, eng., and stat
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Essays: ok
Teacher Recs: just 1 but rly good
Counselor Rec: good
EC highlights: hmmm…sga pres., president of a few clubs, founder of a few, won a few awards on county basis, etc
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>State or Country: nc
School Type: pub
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: nope</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?: i’ll probably go…so excited</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (In-State)</p>

<p>Date applied: 10/11/12</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/13</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Biology</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: DNT
ACT: 33 Superscore (34 English, 34 Math, 32 Reading, 30 Science, 10 Writing)
SAT Subject Tests: DNT
GPA-UW/W: 3.97 UW/ 5.1 W
Rank: 8/392
AP/IB classes: 13, too many to list. haha
Essays: Common app essay was great, supplement was ok
Teacher Recs: Amazing
Counselor Rec: Pretty good
EC highlights: Two varsity sports (captain of tennis team), VP of Spanish Club, Treasurer of National Honors Society, 300+ volunteer hours at hospital, President of Youth Group, many more…
Location/Person:
State or Country: NC
School Type: Public, large
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: Legacy</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?: No scholarships yet, but hope to be accepted into the Honors program!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: the day before it was due</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: january 25</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: global studies</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: 1740 M: 650 CR: 550 WR: 540</p>

<p>ACT: 25
SAT Subject Tests: math 2 600</p>

<p>GPA-UW/W: 3.7/5.9</p>

<p>Rank: 12/50</p>

<p>AP/IB classes: 8 aps</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: creative. Decent</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: pretty good</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: also good</p>

<p>EC highlights: sga pres. Shape coordinator. Cheerleading coach. Raised money for haiti. Tutor </p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<p>State or Country: florida</p>

<p>School Type: very competitive. Top 10 school in Florida </p>

<p>Ethnicity: african american </p>

<p>Gender: f</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: i honestly dont know how i got into unc. But im grateful</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances,</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 10/15</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Archaeology </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: didn’t send
ACT: 34
SAT Subject Tests: none
GPA-UW/W: 3.95?/4.57
Rank: 15/296
AP/IB classes: 3 tests already taken (5 Psychology, 5 US History, 5 English), taking 5 classes now (probably won’t take all AP tests)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: common app essay was okay. I changed it for my regular decision colleges.
My second essay was much better. I’ve moved around quite a bit, so I wrote about my comfort food (my family’s twist on applesauce) making me feel at home, no matter where I am or who I’m with.
Teacher Recs: most likely very good
Counselor Rec: she doesn’t know me very well, so more than descent, but not spectacular
EC highlights: varsity swimming four years (captain senior year, we got second in our division), beta club three years (75 hours), national honors society one year (45 hours), unpaid internship at local hospital over summer (132 hours), registered EMR- volunteer on ambulances/ medical staff at boy scout camp/ treasurer of group (200+ hours), writing club treasurer, job
Honors/Awards (because it was a pretty big part of common app, not because I want to gush. I swear.): national merit, ap scholar, certified apprentice mechanical drafter, summa cum laude (1,2)/ magna cum laude (3) on national latin exam, geometry overall winner/ english 3rd at state rally</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Louisiana
School Type: public, pretty competitive (nationally ranked, send a good number of kids to ivies/southern ivies/great smaller liberal art schools)
Ethnicity: white bread
Gender: female
Other Factors, hook?: my sparkling personality</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?: UNC seems kind of big. I’ll need to visit again later to really decide. Congrats to everyone who made it. For those who didn’t, don’t despair! You are wonderful and fabulous, and can be happy at other colleges.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 10/15</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at UNC: Biology</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2230 M: 700, CR: 730, WR: 800
ACT: X
SAT Subject Tests: 800 Chem 800 Math 2 710 Biology M
GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.63
Rank: top 5%
AP/IB classes: AP Psych, Calc BC, French, History, Literature, Biology
Essays: Very good, loved my supplement one
Teacher Recs: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Good
EC highlights: YMCA All American swimmer, 4 year Varsity swimming and tennis, Best Buddies, Beach Lifeguard, swim coach
Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Other Factors, hook?: none</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UNC Chapel Hill…?: Super excited! Waiting to see where else I get in but its one of my top schools.</p>