Mon chances for Chapel Hill

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Hey-yo. Chance me, if you will. Also, if anyone knows much about UNC's merit scholarships... let me know if I stand for earning any of them. Thanks a million!</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
State: Florida
Current Grade: Rising Senior</p>

<p>GPA/Class Rank
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: ~4.78 (should be 4.83 by grad)
Class Rank: 2 or 3/~250
School Type: Small town school</p>

<p>AP/IB Classes Taken (by far the hardest course load at my school)
AP US Hist (5)
AP Environ Sci (5)
AP Eng Lang (4)
AP Microecon (self study 5)
AP Macroecon (5)
AP U.S. Gov (5)</p>

<p>may self study for a few tests sr. year</p>

<p>Senior schedule
AP psych
AP Eng Lit
AP Euro
AP Calc AB
journalism 3 (yrbk)
Dual Enrollment Anatomy</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Test (1 try so far, confident I can raise score)
Critical Reading: 690
Math: 690
Writing: 600
Composite: 1380
Total: 1980</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests
World History: 750
Math Level I: 680 (may retake, try Math II or other test)
U.S. History: 790</p>

<p>ACT (take early senior year)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities/Awards:
-Interact Club (3 yrs - offices: Director International Relations, President expected)
-National Honor Society (10,11,12)
-Varsity Cross-Country (2 yrs in HS)
-Varsity Track (2 yrs in HS)
-I participate in every run within about 40 mile radius... member of local running club
-Co-founder/co-captain of bike team
Bike in few local races
-Fencing (2 yrs @ national level, had to stop after I moved to Florida)
-AP Scholar with Distinction (maybe ntl as senior)
-County Teen Court Attorney
Tri-county winning mock trial team Attorney
-Boys State
-Sr. Class SGA representative
-Yearbook sports editor (11th), assistant editor (12th)
*Trying to work out making Hi-Q (aca deca) practices before school so I can participate.
Work Experience: 9th grade: UPS store during December rush
current: YMCA Kids camp counselor</p>

<p>~250 hours of community service as of now, should be much more by grad (maybe 400+)</p>

<p>Should have some interesting essays.
and if it matters, I'm a first-gen college student.</p>

<p>ty :)</p>

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<p>You really seem like you're on the right track. I don't know much about Out of State admissions other than that they are EXTREMELY Competitive. Best of Luck! The essays are available online so I would go ahead and get a head-start on those.</p>

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<p>I would at least get a 1400/1600 on the SAT. You really need a 1450+!!!! I told this to another guy and he thought I was crazy but it is the truth!</p>

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<p>I think your exaggerating a bit too much, unc please. Remember, they are looking for a student that demonstrates the holistic perspective.</p>

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<p>You don't need a 1450+ to get in oos. Being competitive for scholarships may be another story though. Don't bother with retaking your SATII math if it'll be just for UNC.</p>

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<p>The average SAT score for out of state students is in the mid-upper 1400's!!!</p>

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<p>My OOS daughter got into UNC, but only after coming off the waitlist. She had stellar grades, EC's, recommendations, awards, etc. and SAT scores in the high 1400's. I think getting into UNC is getting quite competitive for OOS kids. I don't believe there is any one score you can say someone MUST get, but the whole portfolio needs to be pretty impressive from what I've seen. We know four others in our area who got into UNC earlier than my D; all had 1500 plus on the SAT, plus all the other expected achievements.</p>

<p>While I agree with Danny that they are looking for well rounded kids, it seems that these days they are looking for well rounded kids who also score pretty well on those darned standardized tests.</p>

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<p>Right you arem Nrdsb4. There are more kids graduating from high school and the competition level has dramatically increased. There are more students that are bringing the standards higher than before. And competition among them is very common. All in all, there are more kids who have reached the 1400's + on their SATs and UNC is somewhat forced to adjust their admission criteria to a more well rounded mindset.</p>

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<p>Danny, I would love to see statistics on what the average SAT of accepted OOS is, but I haven't been able to find that information anywhere. Perhaps it's not publicized because, as you point out, they are looking for way more than a number on a test when they consider whom they will admit from out of state. In fact, every admissions director we met in our search (over 20 schools visited) made the distinct point that you could make a perfect 1600 and still not get in, and make a lower than average SAT and be accepted with merit aid offered. That's actually reassuring to me that they are still able to spend time looking at the whole applicant rather than just naming some random minimum number which must be obtained on a test. We all know the brilliant bookworm who has the perfect GPA and SAT who contributes nothing to the culture of the school. I don't think that's the kind of student to whom they want to give those few precious spots at UNC.</p>

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<p>Exactly. They want a smart bookwork that will contribute to the everlasting success of the university. Someone who will give out ideas, someone who will discover a breakthrough in science, someone with future endeavors who will not only contribute to the university itself, but to society as well.</p>

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<p>probably 50/50. getting in OOS is really competitive, like everyone else saying, since UNC is a public school and mostly provides its education for in-staters. </p>

<p>don't worry tooooo much about your sat. take 2 or 3 times tops... don't obsess over it. your APs and your ECs look preeeetty good I think, and can probably make up for your SAT if UNC doesn't like it. I think mostly SAT is used to make sure that a kid with a 4.0 doesn't fail the SAT bc then they can't trust that 4.0 you knw? just for ballparking I believe. </p>

<p>so keep up your ECs senior year, and write some awesome essays. you'll at least be waitlisted.</p>

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<p>If you don't get accepted, don't worry. Your a qualified student that has worked hard and will get rewarded with another school. :)</p>

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<p>It never hurts to raise your SAT some, but I agree with everyone else so far, you do have a pretty good shot at getting in. With the whole package, you are a good applicant. I honestly wouldn't take anymore self-study APs. The grades you make on those won't matter, unless you want to have a lot of credit by the time you enter college.</p>

<p>As to scholarship stuff, I wouldn't get your hopes up, not unless you raise your scores a lot. Especially for OOS, there really aren't too many scholarships available. A girl from my school got a full scholarship the year before me, but I didn't even get into the Honors Program, even though I had similar ECs and a SAT score over 100 pts more.</p>

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<p>Don't do that self study stuff!!! It is senior year and senioritis will hit you even if you don't think it could happen to you!</p>

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<p>Thanks mucho guys.</p>

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<p>Hola guys</p>

<p>it seems that i might be able to get a recommendation, maybe more than just a letter, from a member of the Board @ UNC. </p>

<p>do you guys think this might boost my ap?</p>

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<p>yes.......</p>

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<p>Hey - just for reference for the endless stream of people who do "Chance me" threads and are wondering how true/valid peoples responses are, here's some back-end info to this thread:</p>

<p>I raised SAT score to 1410/2080, and got a 33 ACT (33 E/W I think). I did become president of that club, too.
If I had to guess, I'd say my long essay was pretty great and passionate, while the shorter one was interesting and good, but not close to earth shattering.
I got in :).</p>

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<p>Hooray, another Floridian!</p>

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<p>I didn't break 1200 on my SATs, but my transcript is up to par with those who aced the SATs...Am I "silly" for applying?</p>