<p>Sorry about your disease and rejection, but you CAN’T compare yourself to others, thats the only way you will understand. If you keep comparing yourself, then its only going to make it worse. You were not cut out for what UNC was looking for, sorry, take it or leave it. The next step to do is fulfill the requirements for the credit hours and transfer.</p>
<p>I was rejected because I was not cut out for what my admissions rep was looking for. Stop referring to UNC as a single-entity.</p>
<p>Even if that’s the case, quit being bitter. The only person to blame is yourself… each application is read twice, and yours just wasn’t what they were looking for. Turn this negative experience into a positive one by analyzing which schools are a fit for you. With the bitter attitude you are presenting now, it’s probably a good thing for the rest of UNC’s admitted students that you were rejected. Nobody likes a debbie downer.</p>
<p>Testify - honestly I am surprised you didn’t get in, I really thought you’d be more likely to get in over me.</p>
<p>I remember from your chance they you having a solid gpa and SAT scores, but you were homeschooled right? Did you have any outside courses, at a CC or online or something?</p>
<p>My mom thinks the reason I go in was because I not only did well in my homeschool courses but also my CC and online classes. If I were a normal “public school” student with my SAT scores and essays I doubt I would have gotten in.</p>
<p>Another thought you mentioned that your essay was about a contriversial topic, but did it explore who you are as a person or just your opinion on that topic?</p>
<p>The admissions committee represents the views of the university as a whole. Therefore you were not what UNC is looking for.</p>
<p>Wow, that;s harsh secret asian man.</p>
<p>It will be okay. We are not in some special accepted students club, we do not have the secret UNC handbook, and we are not actual students yet. Right now, you should be researching your second-choice college and embracing it. don’t think about transferring-- that will make you uncomfortable when you go to school in the fall. Be happy with what you have, and celebrate that.</p>
<p>testify- You admitted you submitted a risky essay that could insult Christians and denounced theology. I bet your friend didn’t.</p>
<p>If you were rejected, would you want someone telling you why they thought you were? be nice. </p>
<p>Plus, all things equal, your friend has something like a 90% chance of being rejected, and he has to wait even longer. don’t be jealous.</p>
<p>I agree with camico completely. Chapel Hill is only one University in the UNC system. The other 15(?) institutions are all excellent schools and I would encourage you to apply to one of them. College is as much about finding ourselves as it is getting an education, and while UNC is one of the best Universities in the country, this can be done just as well at other places. Whatever happens, I have confidence that you wil end up where you were meant to be.</p>
<p>Also, everyone else, we don’t know why admissions denied the application, lets not play guessing games, since I know that I would not enjoy it, I doubt he does either.</p>
<p>Well it’s the truth. There’s no need to be bitter about it. Many students don’t get into their first choice college, and they end up perfectly happy elsewhere.</p>
<p>There’s also no need to speculate why you didn’t get in. Accept that you and UNC weren’t meant for each other and just move on. Realize that college admissions is as much about you finding the right college as it is the college finding the right students.</p>
<p>Decision:ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT Verbal: 680</li>
<li>SAT Math: 700</li>
<li>SAT Writing: 690</li>
<li>SAT Total: 2070</li>
<li>SAT II: Lit 740 USH 650</li>
<li>ACT:N/A</li>
<li><p>AP/IB taken/scores: English Lang 5
Statistics 4
Psychology 4
US History 3
Environmental Science 3
Government 3</p></li>
<li><p>GPA weighted: 4.8</p></li>
<li><p>GPA unweighted:3.8</p></li>
<li><p>Rank or % estimate: 12/442</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: cool, I wrote about Spring Awakening the musical and going to a writing workshop at UVA.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: really really good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: probably good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): URM, lots of family went to UNC</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NC</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Hispanic/White</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Legacy: Yep</li>
<li>Recruited: No</li>
<li>Important ECs: Speech and Debate- President this year, secretary last year. Super active.
NHS- project manager
Interact- member, service projects
student government- class representative 9th and 10th grade
Violin- suzuki level 7, I’ve been playing since middle school
Yoga
Church- I’m the prayer leader of my youth group and I volunteer there a lot.
Volunteer at the Coalition for Human Care
Volunteer at ARC (association of ■■■■■■■■ citizens)
paper drives at my school and regularly work recycling drive at my town
I also have been an AP/Honors teaching assistant for the past 2 years (grade papers etc)</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: Governor’s school nominee, likely letter</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats everyone who got in! To those who didn’t receive good news, it’s gonna be okay. I know it’s heartbreaking right now, but you will have an awesome college experience.</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: Accepted! [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal: 690
[ *] SAT Math: 710
[ *] SAT Writing: 710
[ *] SAT Total: 2110
[ *] SAT II: Don’t know yet
[ *] ACT: Didn’t take it
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: AP Calc BC: 3, AP Calc AB subscore: 4
[ *] GPA weighted: 4.56
[ *] GPA unweighted: 3.68
[ *] Rank or % estimate: 15%</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Two of my English teachers read them and said they loved them. Also wrote the optional essay.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Very good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very good, we’re very close.
[ *] Hook (if any): URM</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: North Carolina
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: No
[ *] Important ECs: Tons with all leadership positions. Don’t feel like listing them.
[ *] Deferred Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b]
YAYAYAYAY!</p>
<p>@corey</p>
<p>Yes, I took two classes at a community college and have taken 5 classes at a homeschool co-op (all A’s). My essays were not fantastic, but they did give some insight on who I am. </p>
<p>I am extremely exasperated about UNC’s holistic approach to college admissions. I called the admissions department and was talking to a admissions rep on the phone and the experience was not fantastic. First she gave me some bs pep-talk about how great of a student I am and how UNC’s applicants were very competetive, and then I asked her to explain the holistic process to me. She could not. She said that they do not compare students to each other, and instead, they look at students individually. I asked how they can decide on one student over another if they do not compare the students. She did not answer. She also said that I should have taken AP classes; however, I am a homeschooler so this would obviously be impossible. </p>
<p>Since this woman was clearly ■■■■■■■■, and according to asianguy the admissions commitee is representative of the university, I must say that UNC is ■■■■■■■■.</p>
<p>I don’t really care anymore, and I know that I will be happy at State so yeah.</p>
<p>I’m sure you wouldn’t have the same “■■■■■■■■” perception of UNC if you had been accepted. You don’t have to insult the university and everyone else who got in just because you didn’t. </p>
<p>I thought we were dealing with high school seniors here.</p>
<p>How am I insulting anyone who got in? I am insulting that single admissions person and am satirizing what that asian guy said.</p>
<p>And of course I would have a different perspective if I had gotten in. Your perspective is biased because UNC flattered you with admission, and my perspective is biased because they did not.</p>
<p>The holistic process is pretty simple, the look at the whole individual, rather than just GPA and SATs. Would you rather they only look at your grades and test scores so that you are just a number? UNC does its best to find out who each person is through letters of recommendation, counselor statements, and two essays with the option of a third for anything that you think wasn’t covered by the application. They try to find people who are academically qualified as well as a good fit for the university. And SecretAsianGuy was right, the committee speaks on behalf of the entire university.</p>
<p>Also, State is a great university, and while not as competitive as UNC, you should be proud that you got in there.</p>
<p>That is exactly what I was trying to get that admissions rep to tell me: What constitutes a good fit for the university? I don’t understand how they can decide this without using certain criteria (other than race, sex, and extracurriculars, etc.).</p>
<p>Rejection is a bitter spill to swallow. It can be anything from being turned down for a date or not being asked to the prom to not making the cut on an athletic team. That said, rejection during the college admission process can often be the most painful thing in one’s life to date. This is especially true given the nature of the “typical” UNC applicant. Throughout your lives you have been top achievers and more likely than not have not had too many things that didn’t go your way.</p>
<p>I am going to ask that those of you who are being a bit harsh, try to put yourselves in the other person’s shoes right now. Three days ago you were all anxiously waiting for decisions to come out and the tension here was palpable. Yesterday some received good news and others have not gotten the answer they wanted be it a deferral or rejection. Try to empathize and get off the high horses you now appear to be on. </p>
<p>Admissions to ANY highly selective school is a crapshoot at best. There is no formula and there can’t always be answers that you are looking for. Admissions is an inexact science. UNC’s holistic approach has proven to be a successful indicator or they would have discontinued it. </p>
<p>Some people are not good standardized test takers (I was one) but can still excel in school. if a purely formulaic approach was used those people would never have a chance for admissions at top schools. The fact that UNC puts a lot of weight on essays really DOES make them a little different but then again Yale also puts a lot of emphasis on essays. It’s the only was they can see beyond the numbers and stats on a page and in Yale’s case an important way to differentiate between all the Valedictorian/4.0 UW/2400 SAT applicants they receive each year.</p>
<p>I grew up in Ohio. Almost 40 years ago my dream school was UVA and it was the ONLY school that turned me down! I got into UNC, Columbia, Cornell and others but no UVA…</p>
<p>My point is that the Adcoms overall do a pretty good job. Do they have a miss here or there? Yes, I am sure they probably do but on the whole they are trying to build a class that is interesting and dynamic. Yale turns down thousands of people with resumes that are incredible but they are very upfront about saying that they look for people who are “interesting.” How they define “interesting” is anyone’s guess but that is their criteria.</p>
<p>For those who did not get the acceptance they want try to understand that they can’t accept everyone…sometimes it’s a close call, sometime it’s not. Don’t try to second guess your application or try to figure out where you went wrong because no one can tell you and you are beating yourself up for no reason. You will find a school that “fits” and hopefully thrive and be happy. If not, do well and try to transfer to another school, even perhaps UNC.</p>
<p>For all who received bad news, try to put aside your hurt and look at the big picture…things do work out…I’ve been around these boards for about six years and trust me, they do work out. For those who received good news, be humble…things easily could have gone the other way.</p>
<p>It is just maddening for someone on the phone to tell you that your scores and everything else were great, but you didn’t take AP classes (which I couldn’t have) and you aren’t the right fit.</p>
<p>I would be fine if they told me that my scores were not high enough since that would be something concrete, but for someone to tell me that I wouldn’t fit without telling me why is absolutely exasperating.</p>
<p>I guess I just thought that my scores and the fact that my life has been completely altered the last 5 years due to sickness would be enough. Too bad I don’t FIT.</p>