<p>How much will being a Hispanic help an out of state applicant? I know that out of state applicants for UNC have amazing SAT scoresor they are amazing athletes. Both of which I do not have. Also, SATIIs aren't required. I got a 660, 650, 620 on SAT IIs. I have a 4.32 GPA, but my SAT score is only a 1250. I am retaking the SATS on the 22nd. I think that I will do better. I have shown improvement on the practice tests that I have taken. Also I am ranked either 4th or 5th out of 464 students. I have good ECs. One really good letter of rec from my counselor and an okay one from a teacher. I got two 4's on my AP tests in US History and Biology.</p>
<p>Also, for the long essay topic, would it look bad if I just used the same essay that I used to apply for my other colleges (UVa)? It says that I can use an essay that I used for a different school on the UNC app. But the prompt that I answered for UVa was just to write on a topic of your choice. I really don't think that I can write a good essay on the given UNC prompts. What did you guys do?</p>
<p>First, i dont believe that being hispanic will help you THAT much. Your gpa is excellent, and your SAT IIs decent. But as you know, your SAT score is a little low for out of state. I think you still have a decent shot, but i am assuming you did not apply EA, and so your decent shot is down to a small shot. If you can improve your SATs to atleast a 1300+, you will have a much better chance.</p>
<p>For the essays:
I applied to the college of arts and science to both UNC and UVa, so I just used the same essay question, the one about my favorite work of science, so then I just copied and pasted :-). Then, for the long essay, I used an essay that I wrote for another university, but you can use the same essay you used for UVa. It is not like they are going to know that you used the same essay, and thus they will not care.</p>
<p>Schools like UNC have plenty of minority applicants applying from in-state who they can accept, some of whom may have higher stats than yourself. UNC likes out-of-state students to raise their average SAT :-).</p>
<p>Are you sure that there are "plenty" of minority applicants from in-state? I thought that they only have about a 2 or 3% Hispanic population. I know that the African American percentage is a little higher, but I was almost certain that the Hispanic population is ridiculously low. I hope to raise my SAT score as well.</p>
<p>I assure you, North Carolina does not have a "ridiculously low" Hispanic population, so UNC can take its pick from in-state students. I'm not sure how much it will help you; a friend of mine was rejected last year- 1220 SAT, IB candidate, in-state, and Mexican. Race aside, UNC seems to be a reach. Your class rank is good, but your SAT is definitely not. If you can raise it, you would have a much better chance. Also, I would not use an "okay" teacher recommendation. For an out-of-state applicant, amazing recs are a necessity. If you want, send in more than one teacher rec. It won't count against you, and it could help you. :)</p>
<p>If you can manage getting a 1300 or higher, then you should have a good shot. Also, the current hispanic population at UNC is 2%, and hispanics made up 1% of last year's freshman class. I don't think being hispanic will help you with your chances.</p>
<p>I'm confused by the last post. Are you saying that I have a good chance only if I get a score higher than a 1300? Well I get that part, but I got confused about the Hispanic thing. You stated the figures of how small of a percentage Hispanics made up, but then said that being a Hispanic wouldn't help me. Do you mean that since there has been such a small percentage of Hispanics that were admitted in the past years, that this year wouldn't be any different, so that is the reason why being a Hispanic wouldn't help me?</p>
<p>What I mean is that since you are out of state and with your stats, you may need to score above a 1300 to have a "good" chance. I would say by your current scores that you have a slim chance. </p>
<p>Yes, I did mean that since there has been such a small percentage of Hispanics admitted in past years, this year would not be any different. It seems as if the black and Hispanic percentages decline or remain the same each year; while, the percentages of students with Asian backgrounds increase. Moreover, I am not sure how many Hispanic students have applied for EA, but you can expect the incoming freshman class to be anywhere between 2,500 to 3,500, and 1% or 2% of that is normally Hispanic...moreso, I don't think being Hispanic will help. Just improve your SAT and you will give yourself a better chance. I hope I cleared this up. If not, I will try to explain it better.</p>
<p>I disagree...Being Hispanic does help. Even though the official days of affirmative action are no longer with us, many colleges have begun huge recruiting campaigns. UNC is not a very diverse campus (I can attest to that since I live only a few hours away.) I have received many letters and emails from UNC minority recruiters which tells me that they don't want the 2% going down further. </p>
<p>You also have to remember that you are asking a group of people a question that they can't truly answer. We can tell you what we think or have heard, but in the end we are only a group of anxious students on an internet message board. None of us here works for UNC admissions.</p>
<p>Good luck torrestowers and don't give up, you've made it further than most minorities!</p>
<p>yea i'm thinking the same thing, i'm african-american and in-state and received numerous letters/invitations and even two calls from them. I think they are making a huge effort to recruit minorities and I think it will definately help. The only problem is that you are competing against such a high acheiving group of out-of-staters, that getting in is almost ridiculous. Good luck to everyone.</p>