<p>I'd really love to go to UNC...but it seems like if your not a recruited athelte or legacy, you have no chance!! </p>
<p>So is it really that hard?
Anyone here get in OOS? Stats?
What's harder: UVA or UNC OOS?</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>UNC- 18% OOS
UVA- 36% OOS</p>
<p>but i think they're about equal.</p>
<p>is that sarcastic? you mean their equal in difficulty? idk...internet sarcasm never comes across.</p>
<p>Stats (everything through junior year)</p>
<p>GPA-5.19/6.0 (translates to 3.77 UW/4.64 W)
Rank-10/830 (class size actually much larger, but poor school means lots of dropouts; also we received about 100-200 New Orleans students)
SAT-740 V, 800 M, 740 W
AP's-5 World History (self studied,) 5 Human Geography (self studied,) 5 English Language, 4 U.S. History, 4 Calculus BC, 4 English Literature
Five EC's with significant leadership or state level ability
Good Essays/Recs</p>
<p>Also, from what I understand, being a legacy is not that big of an advantage.</p>
<p>joeman, were you accepted OOS?</p>
<p>no, really. they're about equal in difficulty. one of my friends got into UNC OOS but rejected from UVa when his dad was a resident there, so he technically was too. it was weird.</p>
<p>Stats for OOS admit:</p>
<p>White male
Noncompetitive high school
GPA: 4.56/4.33 weighted, school doesn't give unweighted
Class rank: 2
SAT- V 800, M 780, W 800
SAT II - US History 780, Physics 770, Math IIc 750
ACT- Composite 35, Eng 34, Mat 35, Sci 35, Read 36
IB - 35, SLMath 6, SLHistory 6, HLFrench 4, HLChemistry 5, HLBiology 6, HLEnglish 6, 2 bonus point (A in TOK, C in EE)
AP - CalcAB 5, Bio 5, English (can't remember: language or literature?) 5, Physics B 4, Chem 4, French 2
EC's- some medical volunteering, CAS for IB program, two years varsity sports (freshman and sophomore). No leadership or high competition. Bad EC's in general.
Work experience- lifeguard, horseshoeing.
Don't remember essays, rec's were probably fairly good</p>
<p>Admitted EA, offered Johnston scholarship (demonstrated need covered with grants, special seminars, free study abroad, a few other perks)</p>
<p>Yes, I was admitted OOS during regular action.</p>
<p>I forgot to list a few things.
SAT II's: Math IIC-790, Biology E-660, U.S. History-670
Significant work experience in a technical job for one year, part time.</p>
<p>The average non-resident SAT was 1356 last year. If you exclude athletes, the average would likely be a bit higher.</p>
<p>Joeman, if you are a legacy I can see them accepting you.</p>
<p>...and even if joeman wasn't a legacy, im pretty damn sure he'd still get accepted. very nice stats, impressive.</p>
<p>Sorry, I didn't clarify in my original post that I was admitted already. I mentioned it a few posts up though.</p>