<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 790
SAT Math: 740
SAT Writing: 740
SAT Total: 2270
SAT II: USH - 760, Math I - 680
ACT: NA
AP/IB taken/scores: 4 AP Euro, 4 AP American, 3 AP Chem… taking Calc AB, Bio, Latin, Econ this year
GPA weighted: 4.1
GPA unweighted: 3.9
Rank or % estimate: don’t rank but probably around 10%
Subjective:
Essays: I think my essays were a strong point.
Teacher Recs: I think they were great
Counselor Rec: Probably good
Hook (if any): None
Location/Person: Westchester
State or Country: New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: no
Recruited Yes/No: no
Important ECs: Head delegate of Model UN, 2nd singles Varsity Tennis, founder of Young Republicans in my school, three years of Mock Trial, 75 hrs of community service working with children with special needs, Peer Leader…
Deferred Yes/No: n/a
Other Factors: Received a likely letter in December and an invite to Tar Heel Shadow</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: On my big college-touring road trip we happened to pull into Chapel Hill the night of the championship game last year. The atmosphere was totally incredible and I received my SAT scores the next morning… it all seemed to be fate. Congrats to everyone!!! I’ve had to deal with deferral from G-town and I know it sucks, and my friends have been rejected from a lot of schools, but there will be a great school for you out there. I promise.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 730
SAT Math: 690
SAT Writing: 800 SAT Total: 2220
SAT II: Bio- 690, Math II - 700
ACT: NA
AP/IB taken/scores: 4 AP Calc AB, 5 AP Bio… taking Stats, Studio Art, Psyc, Spanish this year
GPA weighted: 4.4
GPA unweighted: 4.0
Rank or % estimate: 23/761 (5%)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: great, I assume
Counselor Rec: Probably good
Hook (if any): former TIP student</p>
<p>State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Legacy Yes/No: yes (mom)
Recruited Yes/No: no</p>
<p>Important ECs: Varsity cheer captain, NHS, art club, volunteer at elementary school, nursing home etc
Deferred Yes/No: n/a</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I am still waiting to hear from my regular decision schools in April to make a final decision. Congrats to everyone!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal:580
[</em>] SAT Math:760
[<em>] SAT Writing:730
[</em>] SAT Total:2110
[<em>] SAT II:Math2 790; Physics: 750; Chemistry:730
[</em>] ACT:–
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores:2
[</em>] GPA weighted:-
[<em>] GPA unweighted:3.88
[</em>] Rank or % estimate:5%</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:I think that is why I get in…
[</em>] Teacher Recs:2 strong letters form high school teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec:pretty strong.
[</em>] Hook (if any):no</p>
<p>[/ul][ b]Location/Person:**[ list]
[<em>] State or Country:china
[</em>] School Type:public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender:female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No:-
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No:-
[<em>] Important ECs: clubs, activities. not strong in sports but I do music a lot.
[</em>] Deferred Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[/list][ b]Other Factors:I am a international student but had my exchange year in Raleigh.**</p>
<p>**General Comments/Congratulations/etc:It is a surprise that UNC been accepted!![ /b]</p>
<p><em>FOR DEFEREES</em> IF accepted, reasons why you think so, actions you took after being deferred, etc…: I think my essay is touching, well-shape my dreams and future plan. It is well organized. This covers my shortage in SAT (the critical reading part)</p>
<p>SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Math: 800
SAT Writing: 790
Total: 2390
SAT IIs:
Math II: 800
Phys: 800
Chem: 800</p>
<p>GPA unweighted: don’t know hot to calculate, average grade 102/100
GPA weighted:
Rank: 3rd out of 77</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good, but probably not stellar, only lived 4.5 years in the US (German 1st language)
Teacher Recs: Unknown, but assumed to be really good
Counselor Rec: Probably good, too</p>
<p>AP Exams:
AP Chem: 5
AP European History: 5
AP Language: 5
AP US Hist. 4 </p>
<p>State: Virginia
School Type: Small Private
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Cauc
Legacy: No
Recruited: No
ECs:
Varsity cross country & track all four years, captain as senior
Volunteer work in ‘Elderly Home’, Tutoring at school, Chess club,
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Semifinalist</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 780
[</em>] SAT Math: 770
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2350 (superscore) 2330 (best sitting)
[<em>] SAT II: Math 1: 730 Math 2: 800 Lit: 750
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: not offered at my high school
[</em>] GPA weighted: n/a
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 9.8 / 11.0
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: not published by my school</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: fairly prestigious boarding school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Multiracial (white & Chinese)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Horseback riding, community service, dorm proctor</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I am SO excited! Of the eleven schools I applied to, UNC was one of my three absolute favorites. I really hope I end up getting some financial aid and/or scholarships so that there is some possibility of me attending.</p>
<p>**Stats:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 700
[</em>] SAT Math: 730
[<em>] SAT Writing: 680
[</em>] SAT Total: 1430/2110
[<em>] SAT II: Chem: 710, Math II: 790, Spanish: 760
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: English Lang: 5, Spanish Lang: 5, Biology: 4, Music Theory: 4</p>
<p>[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Honestly, very good.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Hook (if any): Hispanic</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Miami, Florida
[</em>] School Type: Private Independent School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: None at all.
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: nope
[<em>] Important ECs: Debate, Music, Volunteering, Writing.
[</em>] Deferred Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
National Hispanic Merit Scholar
National Merit Commended Scholar
Mu Alpha Theta
National Honor Society
Held a few musical jobs</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
GO TAR HEELS!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT:33
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Calc AB: 5 Stat: 5 Euro: 4 US: 4 Bio: 4 Chem: 3
[<em>] GPA weighted:4.54
[</em>] GPA unweighted:3.88
[li] Rank or % estimate: top 5%</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: one was really good, the other was probably okay
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one outstanding, the teacher really really liked me, the other probably pretty good too
[<em>] Counselor Rec: really good, we had a pretty good relationship, I wasn’t just a number, I had gone in and talked to him about various things previously
[</em>] Hook (if any): Hispanic? I guess that probably helped</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: hispanic
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: no
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: no
[<em>] Important ECs: ballet since I was three, teaching ballet for 4 years, selling ice cream at local theatre for two years, peer tutor in math
[</em>] Deferred Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
Congrats to everyone who got in. And if you didn’t don’t be discouraged, admissions are such a crap shoot (especially for UNC out-of-state applicants), I’m sure you’ll be admitted to some other great schools.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 720
[</em>] SAT Math: 770
[<em>] SAT Writing: 740
[</em>] SAT Total: 2230
[<em>] SAT II: 730 History, 720 Literature, 690 Math II
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Calculus AB 5, Euro, 4, US History 4, English Language 5
[<em>] GPA weighted: 4.4
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.85
[li] Rank or % estimate: 8th out of 507 (top 1.5%)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Topic of choice (philosophy of evaluating country’s success): very good. Study Topic (human trafficking): not all that great, but very heartfelt and passionate.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’m sure it was amazing. I gave it to my IB History teacher, who also attends my church. I know and talk to his whole family and actually went on an international trip with him for 5 weeks this past summer, so he definitely was able to comment on my leadership skills.
[li] Counselor Rec: No idea, but my family is pretty close with her.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Southern CA
[</em>] School Type: Large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Not really sure. I have a TON, but I’m not sure which things are considered important.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I’m 8 for 8 and am basically waiting for my in state school, UCLA, and Virginia. (:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 800
[</em>] SAT Math: 760
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2360
[<em>] SAT II: French 800, Math IIC 730, USH 700
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: French Language 5
[</em>] GPA weighted: school doesn’t weight
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 94.35
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: no idea, school doesn’t rank</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: wrote about researching sarcasm in dementia patients and how I failed miserably at Mandarin
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one teacher said my rec was “very easy to write,” the other one loves me so probably good too
[li] Counselor Rec: no idea but also probably good</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[<em>] Important ECs: Fencing, softball, volunteering, positions on publications
[</em>] Deferred Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
Congratulations to everyone!! If you’re still waiting like me, I hope you feel the same hope that I do that if you can get into UNC out of state, you can get in almost anywhere!!..I hope, haha :D</p>
<p>SAT- 2240 (800M, 690CR, 750W)
ACT- 35
SAT II- going to take math 2 and bio in october
AP- stat(5), english lang(5), calc ab(5), taking calc bc, english lit, bio, and chem as a senior. All of my other classes are GT (highest possible) except for a couple honors
GPA- 4.0 uw, 5.3 w
Rank- top 10 out of 375</p>
<p>EC’s:
Varsity Soccer- 4 years, captain as a senior
Varsity Basketball- 3 years
Varsity Baseball- 3 years
Fellowship of Christian Athletes- 4 years, president as senior
Program where my school partners with a city school to do service projects- 2 years, founder and president
National Honor Society- 3 years
Mu Alpha Theta- 2 years
SADD club- 2 years</p>
<p>I thought the essays were really good, but who doesn’t like their essays haha. The recommendations were really good too</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: DE
[</em>] School Type: competitive, charter
[<em>] Ethnicity: azn
[</em>] Gender: m
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: nope
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: nope
[li] Important ECs: volleyball O_o? lot’s of activities with church[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: prob got in because of scores and coursework.essays were kinda bad…</p>
AP/IB taken/scores: Physics 3, Eng Lang 3, Eng Lit 4, Enviro Science 4, Us Hist 4, Euro hist 5,
GPA weighted: 4.76
GPA unweighted: 3.86
Rank or % estimate: top 12.5% out of 384
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: very passionate and creative
Teacher Recs: I want to say they were good, but who really knows
Counselor Rec: {Pretty good, I was able to get close to her
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<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Gainesville, Fl
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: IDK, I am big on soccer and volunteering in the autistic community
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: This is the 7th school I have gotten into, and it was my number one school. I am just waiting on WashU and Upenn, but i really believe I will be a Tar Heel next yr (depending on financial aid, but I am counting on Carolina covenant)</p>
<p>@Ryan: Hopefully you will eventually get admitted to UNC, but don’t blame your not getting in on people of color. If you look at the students accepted after your post, they’re mostly caucasion or asian, neither are URM. Good luck.</p>
<p>Sorry to be a URM that nullifies the above statement, lol.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 720
SAT Math: 720
SAT Writing: 780
SAT Total: 2200
SAT II: Lit - 720, Span - 720
GPA weighted: N/A
GPA unweighted: 3.76
Rank or % estimate: (school doesn’t rank but i’d be top 10% out of 100 students)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Teacher who worked at UChicago admissions said they were ‘fantastic’ and would ‘definitely serve to boost’ my application… interpret that however you’d like haha.
Teacher Recs: 1 pretty good, 1 amazing (i think)
Counselor Rec: Amazing…
Hook (if any): Hispanic</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Student Council Vice President, President of Model UN, Debate Captain, Varsity Field Hockey Captain</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Beats me.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
I am pretty sure that my Hispanic status and my essays were what got me the acceptance. I’m going to try and get down for a visit this spring. I’m excited to have UNC as an option for next year :).</p>
<p>“Congratulations” to those who were accepted,
“Hang in there!” for all who were deferred,
and if you were rejected, “No worries, everything will work out.”</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 610
SAT Math: 760
SAT Writing: 680
SAT Total: 2050
SAT II: Chemistry 770, Bio 720
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: AP Chem (5), AP English Lang & comp. (4), AP Bio (5), APUSH (4)…now taking AP Psychology, AP Physics B, AP English Lit&Comp, AP Calc AB
GPA weighted: school doesn’t weight
GPA unweighted: 3.7
Rank or % estimate: 15 out of 294
Essays: wrote about my friends mom with brain cancer and rap music
Teacher Recs: both were excellent
Counselor Rec: best one that could be</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: CT
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African and Asian American
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: NHS president, 4 years AAU baseball captain, 4 years HS baseball, 2 years best buddy
Deferred Yes/No: No</p>
<p>Other Factors:Idk haha</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Very excited. I have a full scholarship to University of Pittsburgh but id rather go to UNC or if i get into Wake Forest, Wake. Kinda hard to turn down the full ride but i don’t really like the campus and plus, UNC and Wake meet 100% of need =]</p>
AP/IB taken/scores: US History - 5, English Lit - 5
GPA weighted: 4.3
GPA unweighted: 3.8
Rank or % estimate: school doesn’t rank
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<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Peer Mentor, President of Environmental Club, Editor of newspaper, lots of volunteer hours.
Deferred Yes/No: Yes.
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<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I’m not shocked I got deferred…congrats to those who got in!</p>
<p><em>FOR DEFEREES</em> IF accepted, reasons why you think so, actions you took after being deferred, etc…: I am visiting again and hopefully I will email the rep when I get inducted into the Cum Laude Society.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT Verbal: 680
[</em>]SAT Math: 660
[<em>]SAT Writing: 740, essay: 11
[</em>]SAT Total: 2080
[<em>]SAT II:N/A
[</em>]ACT: N/A
[<em>]AP/IB taken/scores:7 IB courses in progress last year: 5 on AP psych, 4 on AP lang, 5 IB classes in progress
[</em>]GPA weighted: 4.3
[<em>]GPA unweighted: 3.67
[</em>]Rank or % estimate: top 10%</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Essays: good, writing’s my strength. wrote one about writing song lyrics, and the other about a time i tried pantomime and did really well at thespian state competition
[</em>]Teacher Recs:goood
[li]Counselor Rec: great, im sure</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Nope
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[<em>] Important ECs: too many haha-senior class president, cheerleading captain, been in 5 plays, thespian, NHS, NSHS, very involved in general…
[</em>] Deferred Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
identical twin who has exact same stats…literally exact.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
Still in shock, screamed when i got in can’t wait to possibly be a tarheel =]]] congrats to you all you deserve it!</p>
can’t wait to possibly be a tarheel =]]] congrats to you all you deserve it!</p>