OFFICIAL UNC 2014 Decisions Thread-Out of State

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal:620
SAT Math:670
SAT Writing:650
SAT Total:1940
SAT II: Japanese: 540 USHistory: 680
ACT: ====
AP/IB taken/scores: English Comp 4, US History 4
GPA weighted: 3.57
GPA unweighted: ===
Rank or % estimate: top 60th percent </p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: i chose to write about watchmen and a contemporary analysis of the meaning of a hero via the Comedian
Teacher Recs: came from my honors chem teacher who pushed me really hard
Counselor Rec: nobody ever talks to her, but hopefully a good letter
Hook (if any): I really don’t remember</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: WA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: black
Gender: female
Legacy Yes/No: nope
Recruited Yes/No: no
Important ECs: Destination Imaginaion International level competitors, japanese, spanish, dance coreography, track and field 7years, acting, key club, bsu founder, fbla founder
Deferred Yes/No: no</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I was kind of surprised myself that I got in now that I see other people’s resumes but emotional essays are a huge strong point for me, so that probably helped. I actually feel kind of bad because UNC was one of those schools I was just “eh” about. I got into UMich as well, and I think I might go there instead.</p>

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<p>If you have not visited Chapel Hill and UNC, I HIGHLY recommend it before making a final decision. I realize it’s a long way from WA state but it’s not a decision you should make w/o visiting.</p>

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<p>size=+1 color=blue bDecision: Accepeted!/b/color /size</p>

<p>bStats: /b list

  • SAT Verbal: 720
  • SAT Math: 800
  • SAT Writing: 670
  • SAT Total: 2190
  • SAT II: Biology 760 Math level2 800
  • ACT:NA
  • AP/IB taken/scores: NA
  • GPA weighted:
  • GPA unweighted: 4.0
  • Rank or % estimate: 2%</p>

<p>/list bSubjective: /b list

  • Essays: I combined my other 2 essays and made that one.
  • Teacher Recs: Fine
  • Counselor Rec: Fine</p>

<p>/list bLocation/Person: /b list

  • State or Country: Beijing, China
  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: F</p>

<p>Good Luck to Everybody!</p>

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<p>Has anyone received their snail mail yet?</p>

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<p>[ b]Decision: Denied</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: didn’t submit
[</em>] SAT Math: didn’t submit
[<em>] SAT Writing: didn’t submit
[</em>] SAT Total: –
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] ACT: 26…
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: AP US 3 AP World 3, will take AP Comp, AP Stat, and AP Bio exams this year
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.5679
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 4.0
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 17/445</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: long one was thoughtful and creative, short one was good, not excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: standard
[</em>] Hook (if any): none</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Location/Person:**[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MD
[</em>] School Type: large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: no
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: no
[li] Important ECs: NHS, national english honor society, national drama honor scoiety, peer fecilitators, cheerleading 4 years, junior coaching, younglife</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:</p>

<p>[ b]<em>FOR DEFEREES</em> IF accepted, reasons why you think so, actions you took after being deferred, etc…: my ACT scores were enitrely too low. I didn’t study enough and for some reason thought they were high enough, probably because my other schools accepted them. I was expecting it but am still dissapointed, and will probably attend PSU or Udel. Good luck to all!</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!
Hook : Music Composition (he “wowed” one of the professors)</p>

<p>Bergen County Academies (Hackensack,NJ)
Public High School: National Blue Ribbon School
Male</p>

<p>There is no weighting of GPA’s ( very difficult to get that across)
There is no ranking as well (all classes are Honors or AP or higher)</p>

<p>He took a lot of AP’s, NHS, Tri-M and his own personal band success.</p>

<p>1st choice school: definitely attending and congrats to all</p>

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<p>Answering the snail mail question I received mine a couple days before online decisions (and others on the forum did as well, both acceptances and denials). In case you were wondering its the same letter from the website, plus an intent to enroll form and a brochure and a “whats next” booklet if you were accepted.</p>

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<p>**Decision: DENIED **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 790
[</em>] SAT Math: 790
[<em>] SAT Writing: 730
[</em>] SAT Total: 2310
[<em>] SAT II: 780 US History, 720 Math II, 690 Chem
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5 on US History, will take BC Calc, Chem, and Psych this year… however my school offers 10 AP’s total and places limits on when you can take them/how many (impossible to take more than 6… and no one does). I have one of the hardest class schedules available
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.64
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 4.00
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: top 5% (doesn’t rank further than that)</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: 1 about experience running cross country (decent), other about trip to Kenya and desire to be doctor… very good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: didn’t see it, but should have been very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: again didn’t see it, but should have been great
[</em>] Hook (if any): Iranian, true interest in medicine, volunteering in Kenya, National Merit Finalist</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Iranian (but considered caucasian)
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: dancer for over 14 years, dance teacher, lots of volunteerism, lots of academic awards</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Honestly, I was expecting to get in (since they supposedly so value high SAT scores/GPAs). I might call and see if they give me an explanation. Kind of freaks me out because I still have many better schools to hear from. My counselor thought it might have been that I didn’t show a ton of interest in the school and applied late in the second round of admissions… I visited but I wasn’t in love with the school. Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>

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<p>The lateness of the application could have been interpreted as a lack of serious interest or could also have been seen as you viewing the school as a last minute “safety” which, if that was indeed the case, was not a wise choice given the unpredictability of UNC admission decisions. </p>

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<p>Could that have possibly come across in your application/essays?</p>

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<p>My counselor thought it might have been that I didn’t show a ton of interest in the school and applied late in the second round of admissions… </p>

<p>I doubt this was the reason. My daughter has the same stats as you and sent her app in the exact day it was due for regular decision. I would like to be a mouse in the corner when the admissions people look at the apps and decide who gets in and who doesn’t. If you find out from UNC why you were denied, please post. I’m surprised you didn’t get in.</p>

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<p>waitlisted</p>

<p>89 GPA UW
790 R
520 M
540 W
770 US History
700 Biology
Great ECs
Great Recs
Great Essays
URM
Waitlisted probs bc gpa and scores</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT Verbal:

  • SAT Math:

  • SAT Writing:

  • SAT Total: didn’t send

  • SAT II: horrible didn’t send

  • ACT: 33

  • AP/IB taken/scores: Lang, Calc AB, Stat, U.S. Gov - 5. Micro, Macro, Euro - 4

  • GPA weighted: 4.468

  • GPA unweighted: 4.0

  • Rank or % estimate: 10/540 (2%)
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: I think they were okay

  • Teacher Recs: No idea, hopefully good!
  • Counselor Rec: No idea, hopefully good as well!
  • Hook (if any): None
    </code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: MO

  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: Female
  • Legacy Yes/No: No
  • Recruited Yes/No: No, I wish I would have done more last year
  • Important ECs: Jr. Class Officer, 4-year varsity tennis/lacrosse.
  • Deferred Yes/No: No
    </code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I got invited to go to the Honors program so it’s definitely a possibility! Beautiful weather and great value for awesome academics. Congrats to everyone who got in and chin up to those who didn’t. There are so many good schools out there, college is going to be great regardless.</p>

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<p>I still havent heard about my decision! getting annoyed! Weren’t they all supposed to be out last week?</p>