<p>Looking at UNC's 2006 profile 52% had over 1300 on SAT.
After taking the SAT twice I have a 1290/2000
Instate,Applying Early Action for Fall 08-
White Female
UW GPA:4.0
Weighted GPA:4.64
Rank: 7/318
SAT- 640 CR/650 M/710 W (essay-10)
ACT-29
Legacy at Carolina</p>
<p>Good ECs, Varsity captain of Tennis 2 years, etc.
Nothing outstanding like discovering the cure for a disease or stuff that gets you into Harvard
Hospital volunteer two summers</p>
<p>Should I retake the SAT?</p>
<p>No need. Work hard on ur EC and GPA</p>
<p>retake it just in case they have a problem with your current score...you have nothing to lose</p>
<p>would it be better to retake the ACT since I've only taken it once?</p>
<p>i wouldnt bother with any more retakes. more points on your sat won't get you in- work on other things like essays and grades</p>
<p>I don't know about you but yeah I hate the idea of wasting away my summer time cramming for the SAT. I've taken on more leadership roles in next year's ECs including president of beta club and captain of tennis team so i hope that's enough. carolina's my first choice.</p>
<p>You're fine. Work on other stuff instead: )</p>
<p>Agree with CAT119 and everyone else that says to work on the other stuff...your SAT is very good.</p>
<p>Nope. Adcom told me that UNC doesn't even use the writing section. Since you're instate you're good to go.</p>
<p>uhhhh, 1290 is by no means a shoo-in. it's not like you have to do backbreaking work to study for the SAT 20 hours a week as CC would have you believe; just take about a practice test or two a week and retake. I know several people in the low 1300s who got rejected</p>
<p>The writing section is wonderful in the way it can get you out of ENGL 101 and 102. And I really do think you're fine IS. I know people accepted IS who had lower stats than you have.</p>
<p>Noname talked about people having low 1300s being rejected but I think that even if I got my score around a 1320 or so ok it only went up about 30 pts. so what difference will it make when they are going to be looking at all of my ECs and essays. 30-40 pts. isn't going to make or break an applicant will it? shouldn't i be spending this time visiting colleges, writing essays, correct me if im misguided.</p>
<p>cs08carolina- You're right. Work on everything else: )</p>