<p>Testify, I sorta understand how you feel. UNC was the only college with bad news for me as well. I too, was exasperated by the whole admissions process, especially when they started calling people right before the deadline.</p>
<p>What hurts me so much is the fact that they deferred me. I honestly would rather be in your shoes so I don’t have to wait. But instead, they couldn’t just give me an answer after I submitted the application in September. I really felt insulted by that, as though they’re just playing with me or something. And now, they expect me to wait another 2 months for their decision as well? As though they’re the only school? UNC is worthy of waiting 7 months for? That’s a highly entitled attitude. I used to really like the idea of going to UNC, but after the way this whole process is going, NC State sounds like a much better option.</p>
<p>Congradulations to everyone who got accepted though. I hope you have a wonderful time there. Come visit Raleigh sometimes :D</p>
<p>I think I can understand how Testify feels. He was rejected from his 1st choice school and he was upset about it. However, the ones that got in do not feel his sadness and anger, so they really cannot say anything about it because they have never experienced it (or should i say most of them)</p>
<p>And the ones that got in that were talking back at him are making his matters worse. Just sayin’.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 720
[</em>] SAT Math: 710
[<em>] SAT Writing: 700
[</em>] SAT Total: 2130
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t Submit ANY for UNC
[</em>] ACT: Never Took It
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: AP MICRO/MACROECONOMICS (two 4s)
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.6173
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.9712
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 1st</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Written in One Night. I think I used one of my Governor’s School Essays for one of them, but overall, they were pretty good. I wrote about how we should embrace new cultures and stuff like that.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My Science Teacher called me a “Revolutionist” in his…
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great!
[</em>] Hook (if any): besides being a URM, I am an Early College student. My ECs and camps were probably stand-outs too.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Tarheel State
[</em>] School Type: Public Early College High School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Nope
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: I don’t think so…
[<em>] Important ECs: Let’s just say they are pretty darn good.
[</em>] Deferred Yes/No: Nope</p>
<p>[/ul] Other Factors: Being a Morehead-Cain finalist?</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Dreams come true.</p>
<p>As a parent, I applaud eadad’s post as it echoes my sentiments exactly. My son was one of the students lucky enough to be accepted to UNC from out of state. He has loved the school since he was in grade school and if he had been rejected he would have been devastated. I feel for each and every student who didn’t get in (or worse yet, is still waiting to hear). I know it sounds cliche, but it’s definitely true - those who are disappointed will surely hear good news from another great school. So many times we’ve heard stories of kids who end up at their second or third choice school and they can’t ever imagine they would have been happier anywhere else. I wish you all the best of luck, and try your best not to take the rejection personally - the adcoms do the best they can but it’s an imperfect process.</p>
<p>Testify,
I do not know your exact stats, but it seems fairly obvious that you were well qualified enough for you to feel so much frustration at a rejection. While I do sympathize with you (you mentioned an illness), I would also like to point out that it isn’t sportsman-like to call UNC “■■■■■■■■” on a public forum. Think about what that message conveys to people who did get accepted. That said, I wish you the best in your college admissions process.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 670
SAT Math: 700
SAT Writing: 620
SAT Total: 1990
SAT II: none yet
ACT: 29
AP/IB taken/scores: 5-Psychology., 4-Environmental Science, 4-English Lang., Taking Stat, English Lit, Biology
GPA weighted: 4.9
GPA unweighted: 4.00
Rank or % estimate: 47/588
Subjective:
Essays: decent
Teacher Recs: good, but pretty standard since she writes a lot
Counselor Rec: standard (large school, not very personal)
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Legacy Yes/No: Yes (siblings)
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: President Amnesty International, Treasurer Medical Bioscience Academy, Varsity soccer, varsity cross country, club soccer, executive board NHS, key club
Deferred Yes/No: NOPE!</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Already paid my deposit! So excited :)</p>
<p>I implore you to think about it this way - the admissions officers know best which students will succeed at Carolina, both academically and socially. You yourself have already latched onto the only reason why they would reject a student who is so clearly qualified - you are not a good FIT. Perhaps UNC has done you a favor by guiding you away from a place where you would not be the happiest. I know you don’t realize this yet - UNC is your dream and you don’t see how in the world you couldn’t have been happy there - but I encourage you to explore the possibility.</p>
<p>Regardless, there is no need to take your frustration out on either the university or its admissions officers. Furthermore, the university has every right to withhold from you the reasons why you were not admitted.</p>
<p>NC State University is a great school. Take pride in attending such a great university - a school for which you are a better fit and at which you will clearly have more success than you would have had at Carolina.</p>
<p>SAT Verbal: 620
SAT Math:570
SAT Writing:550
SAT Total: 1740
SAT II: N/A
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: N/A(didnt offer these at my school)
GPA weighted: 4.1
GPA unweighted: 3.4
Rank or % estimate: 9 of 58</p>
<p>Subjective
Essays: Strongest part of application IMO, proofread a ton
Teacher Recs: Good, AVID teacher seems very good at writing.
Counselor Rec: Probably good as well.
Hook (if any): I attend an Early College Program at Fayetteville State University. Had 27 hours of college credit at time of application, have 43 now, will have 59 at end of my senior year(taking hard classes, not typical “easy A” senior type of coursework.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NC
School Type: Public(you have to apply though)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Co-editor of school newspaper, Academy of Scholars member
Other Factors: Helped United Way with a canned food drive, helped a local church feed the homeless a few times</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: The only reason I got accepted is because I put down Im Cuban, even though I look like the whitest kid on the planet. Im looking at some of the others who got rejected and I don’t really think I match up too well. Lol.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 750
SAT Math: 700
SAT Writing: 740
SAT Total: 2190
GPA weighted: 4.52
GPA unweighted: 3.85
Rank or % estimate: 9th </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NC
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Legacy Yes/No: yes
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Wake, UGA or UNC…</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: verrrrry gooood (possibly the final push for my acceptance)</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: pretty good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: all right</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Instate</li>
</ul>
<p>SAT Verbal: 630
SAT Math:710
SAT Writing:690
SAT Total: 2030
SAT II: Chemistry 620, Math II 729
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: Chemistry-4; AP Calculus-4; AP Env Sci-3
GPA weighted: 4.72
GPA unweighted: 3.91
Rank or % estimate: 19 of 550</p>
<p>Subjective
Essays: Okay, modified Common App night it was due UNC
Teacher Recs: Strong
Counselor Rec: Stong for large public with to few counselors
Hook (if any): cannot think of any</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NC
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Irish American
Gender: Female
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Intensive dance program dancing 3-5 days a week for 15 to 20 hours for 52 weeks a year; President of Senior Leadership; 200+ volunteer hours for multiple organizations/events; self created community service program focused on animal rescue and assistance for abused/neglected/homeless animals; multiple school organization with leadership roles; tutor for other students.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Current acceptances UW-Madison, Florida State with scholarship $$; NYU and now UNC-CH. Currently, UW-Madison is my top pick with plans of double major in chemistry and dance. But still deciding…depends on school visits.</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT Verbal: 800</li>
<li>SAT Math: 700</li>
<li>SAT Writing: 800</li>
<li>SAT Total: 1500/2300</li>
<li>SAT II: French: 770 US History: 800 Lit: 790</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>AP/IB taken/scores: US History 5, Psychology 5, French Lang 5</li>
<li>GPA weighted: ~3.9</li>
<li>GPA unweighted: ~3.3</li>
<li>Rank or % estimate: top third, but not top 25%</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: who knows? didn’t have anyone look at them</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: probably very good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: fair to good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): had taken a class at UNC?</li>
</ul>
<p>Frankly, I was really surprised I got in, as were a lot of other people. I guess I just got lucky. But here’s some hope to people with low GPAs and high SATs.</p>
<p>I actually got accepted EA, but I forgot to post it then.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 640
[</em>] SAT Math: 660
[<em>] SAT Writing: 590
[</em>] SAT Total: 1300/1890
[<em>] SAT II: n/a
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: n/a
[</em>] GPA weighted: 3.76
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 4.25
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: top 5%</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were very good.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very, very good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): I go to a middle college, so I’m graduating high school with my associate’s degree :)</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: North Carolina
[</em>] School Type: Middle College (public, but selective admission)
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: nope
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: well, they constantly sent me stuff asking me to apply
[<em>] Important ECs: theater, chorus, colorguard, vice president of rotoract club, active in my youth group, part-time job at subway
[</em>] Deferred Yes/No: Nope, accepted!</p>
<p>[/ul] Other Factors: I think that going to a middle college is what really set me apart, along with great teacher and counselor recommendations.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I’m so excited to be going to UNC! I’m living in Granville and most likely majoring in business and rushing in the fall! Congrats to all my fellow tarheels!</p>
