Official 2013 UNC-Chapel Hill Transfer Decisions Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>I thought that we should have a decision thread and I don't see one, so I modified this from another decision thread that I found.</p>

<p>Make sure to remove the spaces in front of each bracket! I didn't know how to do it any other way.</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected*[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II (subject, score):
[ *] College GPA:
[ *] College Course Load:
[ *] Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Weighted High School GPA:
[ *] High School Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses):
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[ *] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community Service:
[ *] Summer Activites:
[ *] Transfer Essays (1-10 rating, details):[ list]
[ *] Transfer Essay:
[ *] Extracurricular Essay:
[ *] Supplement Essay:
[ *] Additional Essays:
[ *] Recommendations (teacher's subject, 1-10 rating, details):
[ *] Instructor Recommendation #1:
[ *] Instructor Recommendation #2: [/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Other**[ list]
[ *] U.S. State/Territory or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket Range:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments & Advice:**</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 760M, 690 CR, 730W
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 760M, 690 CR, 730W
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II (subject, score): N/A
[</em>] College GPA: 3.7
[<em>] College Course Load: Honors math
[</em>] Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0): 93%
[<em>] Weighted High School GPA: N/A
[</em>] High School Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/370
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 in Calculus AB, 4 in English Lit
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: all AP classes, but I’m from Canada so its a little different
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: N/A
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
[</em>]Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, Salutatorian[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: 7 years martial arts, 10 years piano, founded a student group at my university
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Private tutoring
[<em>] Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered at the hospital for three months
[</em>] Summer Activites: Nothing special
[<em>] Transfer Essays (1-10 rating, details):
[</em>] Transfer Essay: 2/10. I wrote it in like 25 minutes.
[<em>] Extracurricular Essay: 3/10 again.
[</em>] Supplement Essay:2/10. I wrote it in a couple minutes as well.
[<em>] Additional Essays:
[</em>] Recommendations (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ list]
[<em>] Instructor Recommendation #1: 10/10, economics
[</em>] Instructor Recommendation #2: 7/10, math [/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Canada
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket Range: $140K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul] None
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics
[</em>] Weaknesses: I didn’t actually qualify for transfer because I didn’t take any foreign languages in high school, but they accepted me anyway.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academic strength.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Only result I’ve had back so far. I hear from the others in mid-May.
General Comments & Advice: Do exactly the opposite of what I did in submitting the application. Finish it early and do a good job on your essays.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted as a sophomore transfer!</p>

<p>I don’t want to go through all those topics, so I’ll summarize haha.</p>

<p>-SAT: 1950
-High School GPA: 4.5 weighted, 3.7 unweighted
-College GPA: 4.0
-I took 8 AP’s in high school, and I took 17 credit hours each semester in college.
-My essay was just an honest account of why I wanted to transfer, I think I had good reasons so it was a decent and well-organized essay. Nothing special or creative!
-No recommendations
-Extracurriculars in both high school and college were ehhh, just a few clubs and music groups.</p>

<p>I’m so excited!!! If anyone have any other questions I’d be happy to answer them, I’ll be checking this page often to see who else I’ll be going to school with next year :)</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>-Rising Sophomore
-Arts and Sciences
-Econ & Political Science Major
-3.4 unweighted HS GPA 4.2 weighted
-28 ACT Score
-1800/1220 SAT
-Outstanding High School EC’s
-Transferring from Pepperdine U (#53 US News)
-3.76 First Semester College Gpa
-2 Letters of Rec(one college professor one HS teacher)
-Outstanding College EC’s
-Pretty Good Essay
-white male from NJ</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
Will enter Carolina as a Junior
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): N/A
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): N/A
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): English: 33 Reading: 33 Math: 25 Science: 29
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): Composite: 30
[<em>] SAT II (subject, score): N/A
[</em>] College GPA: 3.9
[<em>] College Course Load: ?
[</em>] Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Weighted High School GPA: 4.4
[</em>] High School Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): English Literature (4) English Language (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP classes and Honors classes
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: N/A
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[</em>] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): I believe these have little meaning to admissions officers honestly. [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Student Government in HS, Choral stuff, in college it was mostly work for the Student Newspaper and involvement in the Pre-Law club and the Economics club.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:<br>
[<em>] Volunteer/Community Service: Lots of volunteer work for the American Red Cross.
[</em>] Summer Activites: Working and occasional volunteer work.
[<em>] Transfer Essays (1-10 rating, details):[ list]
[li] Transfer Essay: I’ll just post them. I wrote two before I realized transfers only had to do the required one.[/li][</em>] Extracurricular Essay:
[<em>] Supplement Essay:
[</em>] Additional Essays:
[<em>] Recommendations (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): None
[</em>] Instructor Recommendation #1: N/A
[<em>] Instructor Recommendation #2:N/A [/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] U.S. State/Territory or Country: North Carolina
[<em>] School Type: Western Carolina University
[</em>] Ethnicity: White (Don’t think I reported in application, but I’m sure they figure that most who do so are white anyway)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket Range: $110k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None that really apply [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I like to think I’m a pretty good writer.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Math skills. My middle/high school didn’t bother teaching them.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have a high GPA and decently high standardized test scores. I also think being instate helped (though I’ve heard this isn’t the case with transfers). Also I’m decently involved on campus, though I could be a lot more.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t apply anywhere else. [/ul][/li]General Comments & Advice: For those who were accepted, congratulations. I hope we find Chapel-Hill to be everything we hope it is, and I truly hope you have a pleasant experience there. For those who were waitlisted, I wish you the best and I urge you to not lose hope. For those who were rejected, I know that words cannot assuage a disappointment. I encourage you to either try again, as some have, or find those opportunities available to you that are not available to those at Carolina, and make the best of them. My time at a small mountain college has taught me that opportunities exist everywhere, it’s simply up to you to make something of them.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1st time: 590/550/680/9 2nd time: 630/580/650/9
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 630/560/680/9
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 1st time(E/M/R/S/W): 31/26/31/23/10 2nd time(E/M/R/S/W): 30/28/35/24/8
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): (E/M/R/S/W) 31/28/35/24/10
[<em>] SAT II (subject, score): Literature, 580/Math Level 1, 640
[</em>] College GPA: Attend NYU, 3.75
[<em>] College Course Load: Honestly not sure how to answer this
[</em>] Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0): Somewhere around 3.75/3.8
[<em>] Weighted High School GPA: No idea
[</em>] High School Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No idea
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: My school career was a little complicated so I won’t get into that lol
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: N/A
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Honor Society, Heisey Award (local scholarship, nominated by teachers)
[</em>] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): uh, honor roll I guess… I’m terrible at remembering these things[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): 6 years cheerleading (sporadic) 2 years were high school cheer - freshman/senior year… varsity, 4 years competitive cheer, level 4 senior coed (for anyone that’s well-versed in the all-star cheer world), *not sure if this counts but…</em> Show Choir 10th grade
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked Junior year, first semester of college; babysitting
[</em>] Volunteer/Community Service: Captain of Relay for Life team for my dorm
[li] Summer Activites: N/A[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>**Transfer Essays<a href=“1-10%20rating,%20details”>/b</a>:[ul]
[<em>] Transfer Essay: I included a quote (which I then expanded from), talk of personally reaching out to people in Carolina, did a lot of comparing, talk about what was missing at NYU. So, idk. Whatever that sounds like. Definitely not below 7.
[</em>] Extracurricular Essay: Talked about my role as captain of the Relay for Life team, organizing events/fundraising/leading my team/supporting my team/promoting events/etc. etc. In a subtle, implied way, it also says something about how the role has helped me grow. Not my greatest work; didn’t spend much time on it. MAYBE a 7.
[<em>] Supplement Essay: N/A
[</em>] Additional Essays: Didn’t write an additional essay; however, I did write a quick thing about the fact that I attended so many schools, explaining why.</p>

<p>[<em>] Recommendations (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
[</em>] Instructor Recommendation #1: N/A
[li] Instructor Recommendation #2: N/A[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] U.S. State/Territory or Country: I think I’m a FL resident?
[</em>] School Type: Public HS/private university
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black, white, Japanese (multi-racial)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket Range: Upper middle-class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None I can really think of… My father grew up in Carolina & attended NC State, but I don’t believe I mentioned that and am not sure it would’ve mattered much. Lol.[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Probably my essay. It really showed my interest in the university. Also, my GPA is pretty good - especially since I attend a college with “prestige.”
[</em>] Weaknesses: I don’t like my SAT/ACT scores.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mixture of my essay and my academics.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only applied to Carolina[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments & Advice:
Maintain your grades while also challenging yourself. Learn about the university. I was already emotionally-invested in UNC before I even got accepted (which is good, but could’ve been bad if I was rejected) because of how much I’d researched - talked to current students, read reviews. Also spent a good amount of time on their website too, haha. Give yourself time to write a good, well-thoughtout essay. You really want to capture the essence of what draws you to UNC… without sounding fake. I’m not sure if that makes sense. But, maybe this’ll help: you know when you see that one cheerleader that is just - overly-spirited? Don’t be that chick. Be honest. Do NOT just tell them what you think they want to hear.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Freshman applicant
SAT (Superscore) (CR/M/W): 720/750/710
HS GPA: 92/100
HS Rank: Top 3%
College GPA: 4.0
Current State:GA
Race: Indian
No recommendations sent.
ECs: Average ECs with no significant leadership roles
Essay: Average Essay. I am not a great writer.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):n/a
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):n/a
[<em>] ACT (breakdown):n/a
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):n/a
[<em>] SAT II (subject, score):n/a
[</em>] College GPA:3.595
[<em>] College Course Load:42 credits (18 credits IP w/ 4.0 midterm report)
[</em>] Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0):~3.3
[<em>] Weighted High School GPA:not sure
Subjective:[list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):Business Club, Some Community Service
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:3 Internships. Most recent in NYC trading industry…also mentioned how I lined up an internship in Tokyo this summer.
[</em>] Transfer Essays (1-10 rating, details):8? Well written, tailored to UNC, just my transfer objectives - no compelling life story etc. [ list]
[<em>] Additional Essays: explained how I was dealing with my parents divorce first semester/how it hurt my grades that semester…put all the blame on my self, and said how I used this as a life lesson.
[</em>] Recommendations (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
[<em>] Instructor Recommendation #1:Financial Accounting, didnt read, highest grade in class
[</em>] Instructor Recommendation #2:Sociology, didnt read, highest grade in class [/ul]
[<em>] Employer Recommendation #3:Internship, he wrote about how I helped create partnerships/mentored new interns [/list]
Other[ul]
[</em>] U.S. State/Territory or Country:NY
[<em>] School Type:Public 4 Year
[</em>] Ethnicity:Asian/White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket Range:400,000+
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:Upward trend in grades, Internships, Recommendations
[</em>] Weaknesses:My cum. GPA, no legacy, no residency
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Definitely my current grades, upward trend, and work experience. I did terrible first semester (parents were separating), but since then I’ve received 4.0s.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Still waiting on Cornell and USC [/ul]</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): first time, 1530 haha
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1710
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): 30
[ *] SAT II (subject, score): n/a
[ *] College GPA: 3.5
[ *] College Course Load: Chem Major, lots of science and political science courses
[ *] Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Weighted High School GPA: 4.3 i think
[ *] High School Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): last time I checked, top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): didn’t send any
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Chem, AP Lang, AP Gov, TA, argh that’s all I can remember hahah
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: none
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Science Olympiad Competitor last summer in Orlando, won bronze for entire state in Chemistry, won state wide music competition both years in both categories I competed in(broadway vocal, and vocal)
[ *] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/list] National Society Collegiate Scholars, Graduated high school w honors, Enrolled in Honors College
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Freshman year college: Student Senator, Part time job at current universities student union 20+ hrs a week RA, Spanish Club, Circle K, Latino Student Union, Intervarsity, ANSEP, AISES, Student Government, volunteer(Animal Shelter & Local Schools) First semester 50+ hours completed</p>

<p>High School: Student Gov, Spanish Club, SODAA, Key Club, Science O, Peer Helpers,
Chair of School Spirit, Chair of Commuinity Service, In charge of Prom Dress Drive, 270+ volunteer hours completed senior year, Choir, Band. I moved across the United States in the beginning of my junior year of high school, so I’m most likely forgetting a ton of other info haha
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate/Floor Model American Eagle, currently a Resource Assistant
[ *] Volunteer/Community Service: “Trash the Cudy” various campus wide events, racked up a ton of hours senior year and some last semester
[ *] Summer Activites: Summer job at the Mall, Science O competition
[ *] Transfer Essays (1-10 rating, details):[ list] I think both 10s
[ *] Transfer Essay:
[ *] Extracurricular Essay: wrote about how my honors college commuinity service project was broadcasted on the news
[ *] Supplement Essay: wrote about switiching schools, financial hardship and adversity
[ *] Additional Essays: wrote about how I was in charge of the Prom Dress Drive at my local high school last year, also about how I won prom queen and how girls from my background don’t even reach a high school diploma
[ *] Recommendations (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): both 10s
[ ] Instructor Recommendation #1: My Spanish Professor who graduated from a top 20 school, excellent letter
[ ] Instructor Recommendation #2:[/list] My Poly Sci professor who graduated from a top 5 liberal arts college
[ b]Other[ list] My old AP chem teacher and science O coach wrote me an awesome letter! :slight_smile:
[ *] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Alaska
[ *] School Type: 4 year institution
[ *] Ethnicity: Puerto Rican/Middle eastern mixed race
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket Range: -50,0000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/list] Mixed race/minority, I switched schools about 9 times before I reached the college level, and moved around the United States constantly, not military, but definitely talked about being raised by a single mom in my essay and about my tenacity, I think it helped.
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: I can play 5 instruments, I’m good at my major despite low test scores, I think I have a ton of potential, and I tried showing that to the best of my ability to UNC
[ *] Weaknesses: definitely SATs haha but I only reported my ACT
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m still not so sure myself lol. I guess because of all the dedication I poured into my school work and extra activities.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] UNC was the first school that I applied to as a transfer, so I haven’t heard back from any others yet. I’m pretty anxious!! I hear back in around 2/3 weeks :slight_smile:
[ b]General Comments & Advice: Go Heels!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):2250 m:760 cr:700 w:790
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):same
ACT (breakdown):n/a
ACT superscore (breakdown):n/a
SAT II (subject, score):mathI:750 math II: 700 bio: 690</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):high school 3 season varsity athlete, many community service clubs, etc
Job/Work Experience:summer retail experience
Transfer Essays (1-10 rating, details):just explained my reasons for transfer and why it was a good fit
Recommendations (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):none
Other
U.S. State/Territory or Country:CT
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket Range:400,000+
currently attend union college in ny
Reflection
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted to umich and waiting on others</p>