***Official UNC 2017 RD Results Thread***

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

<p>[ b] Objective:[ /b] [ list]
[ *] SAT I:2050
[ *] ACT:NA
[ *] SAT II:780 US History, 760 Bio M, 710 Italian, 800 Spanish
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/20
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):World History (4) European History (4) Art History (5) English Language and Composition (5) US History (5) Biology (5) Italian (5) - Self Studied for World, Art Hist, Lang, Us Hist, and Italian
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Lit, AP Spanish Lit, calculus, econ, sociology, physics, forensics - self-studying for AP Calculus AB and AP comparative gov
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar With Distinction<br>
[ /list] [ b] Subjective:[ /b] [ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Quiz Bowl (captain) , Operation Smile , NHS (president), peer tutoring, varsity squash
[ *] Job/Work Experience:None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:volunteer internship at a local Georgetown SEED Program office, assistant in local hospital, NHS activities, Operation Smile activities, etc.
[ *] Summer Activities: Same as those above
[ *] Essays:Great Common App Essay. Supplement comfort food: NUTELLA :slight_smile:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Really really Great
[ *] Counselor Rec:Great too, she’s used to write for Forbes so I bet she wrote a great one
[ *] Additional Rec:No
[ *] Interview: No
[ /list] [ b] Other[ /b] [ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major:Biology (premed)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):Latin America
[ *] School Type:Private, religious
[ *] Ethnicity:Latin America
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:Prefer not to answer
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):my uncle did his undergrad there?
[ /list] [ b]Reflection[ /b] [ list]
[ *] Strengths:SAT IIs, transcript, APs, volunteer
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:My essays. I followed their advice of using “vivid colorful language”
[ *] Weaknesses:SAT
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Essays, GPA, AP, Recs, Etc.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted at University of Miami, University of Virginia, and Notre Dame</p>

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<p>Son rejected - OOS, uw 3.92, w 4.3, SAT 2010, over 200 hours community service, 3 varsity sports, youth band, 12 years classical piano, AP Scholar (6 AP classes) Darn! We will still cheer against Duke. Good luck to all in your decision making and you will end up where you are supposed to be!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown): 1760 D:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 29</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/54</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: All Honors courses for high school(HS), the rest are College Courses(CC). English 4(HS), High Schols Seminar, World Literature(CC), Basic Anatomy and Physiology I(CC), American Women’s Studies(CC), Intermediate Spanish II(CC), Elementary Russian(CC), Conceptual Physics(CC), Precalculus(CC), </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): First place at Science Olympiad in Anatomy n Phys, President’s list, Qualified for National Merit Scholarship, Third place in Quill writing competition, most talented 4 years.</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Co-President/Founder of Art club (2 yrs), NHS, Crosby Scholar, Questbridge Junior Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Target Cashier, tutor</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Freshman orientation (4 yrs), Picking up litter around school and neighborhood.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities: Work, Tutoring summer school in inner city</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: Epic!</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation:The Bomb!!!</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Pretty good I suppose :P</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Additional Rec:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview:[/li][/ul][ b]Other[ /b][ list]</p>

<p>[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Intended Major: Biology/Pre-med </p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): NC</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public, Early College</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: African-American</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: 65k</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Parents have HS diploma</p>[/li]
<p>[/list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]</p>

<p>[li] Strengths: Amazing essay, beautiful recommendation, passion for [/li]biology and art, well rounded.</p>

<p>[li] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Focused on family, desire to go to college to help women and children as a doctor.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: SAT score, extracurriculars.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GOD! In state, rigor of courses, essay, recommendation.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UNC Wilmington, UNC Asheville.</p>[/li]
<p>This was an amazing experience and I’m very excited :smiley: The campus is gorgeous and I’m so grateful to my amazing family and teachers for helping me get here. Congrats to everyone else who was admitted!</p>

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<p>I got rejected. Meh. I got accepted to Rice yesterday and that was my top choice school so being denied by UNC didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would have.</p>

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<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (two sittings): 760CR 770M 800W 11E
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 770MATI, 750MATII, 690LIT, 670CHEM
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9.02/11 (A=11, A-=10…F=0)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank or percentile; roughly top 45-40%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): None (school doesn’t teach to tests; I’ve taken plenty of AP-difficulty (and above) classes)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Tough. AP bio, AP econ (micro/macro), really tough senior histories. No junk classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Football (four years, two varsity letters)
School Newspaper (Staff Writer/News Editor)
Debate (Varsity)
Cohead of a few minor clubs</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Working in school library a few hours a week
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: N/A
[<em>] Summer Activities: Travel. A month in korea last summer, a month in spain summer before
[</em>] Essays: Common app essay was under 300 words, but I thought it was pretty dece. Forgot what my carolina essay was
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers seemed to like me a lot, and my history rec came from a teacher who gave me an A on my 15pg term paper
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No clue
[<em>] Additional Rec: Advisor (who loves me) explained a D+ and a C+ on my freshman year transcript as a transitional period
[</em>] Interview: None</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: None
[</em>] Intended Major: Business Administration
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ, USA
[</em>] School Type: Elite Private Boarding
[<em>] Ethnicity: Half White Half asian, put both down on my app
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 200k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No legacy, not good enough to play football in college, 3rd generation college. Excellent school reputation</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: SATI, upward trend in grades
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: tried to make myself seem adventurous (cuz I am doe)
[<em>] Weaknesses: No APs, relatively weak SAT IIs, GPA isn’t stellar
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Why not? ahahah, no clue. Maybe my essays? I spent hours and hours on em after three early rejections.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]In: Michigan (waiting on Ross PA)
WL: Wash U
R: Chicago (defer-reject), Columbia (early), UVA (early), middlebury</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ ist]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):1730 :frowning:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/197
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): (4) AP Government
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB Prep, AP Biology Prep, AP Human Geography, Honors English IV, AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, AP English Lit and Comp.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, North Carolina Northwest District Beta President.</p>

<p>[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): American Field Service (4 years)- Fundraiser Chairman & Exchange Chairman- I raised over $4000 in a doughnut sale I designed that goes towards the club’s annual short-term exchange. I also help plan the activities we take when our exchange students arrive. Beta Club (3 years)- I am our school’s Beta President and District President. Rotary (4 Years)- I serve as our club’s President. Swim Team (4 years). Tennis Team (4 years).
[ *] Job/Work Experience: since 7th grade, I have to work at our family’s restaurant to support my family financially
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Yokefellow Ministry- I help sort donations and clean the store. (similar to Goodwill)
[ *] Summer Activities: UNC Project Uplift, Broyhill Leadership Conference, Camp Med, Medical Explorers, National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, American Field Service Europe Trip
[ *] Essays: Really good 10/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great!
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great. My counselor loves me!
[ *] Additional Rec:N/A
[ *] Interview:n/a
[/ul]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major:Economic-with premed-may switch to math or whatever
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: <24,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, ECs, Personal character
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: myself definitely!
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT! I am a REALLY bad standardized test taker but I can ace school finals all day long.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Personality
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
A: University of San Francisco, Pacific Lutheran, UNC-Charlotte, NC State
R: UChicago</p>

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<p>Anyone gotten the admission package from the school yet? If so what does it contain?</p>

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<p>Not yet, I think it takes them a week or two before mailing them out!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted OOS </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[</em>] ACT: 34 (only took once)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5), US History (4), Language/Composition (4), Physics B (3-self study), Macroeconomics (4), European History (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, Advanced Physics Concepts, Advanced Chemistry Concepts, Advanced Statistics, AP Literature, Anatomy, Advanced Art 3, AP US Gov/Politics, AP Biology,
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar of Distinction, Summa Cum Laude, Badger Girls State Nominee, Scholar Award, Several regional art awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eco Club (treasurer 11, president 12), Key Club, Drama Club, National Honor Society (Historian 12), Humane Society Club (co-president, 9), Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon (co-captain 12), Kind Council (leader 12), Cast of two plays, Crew of two musicals,(Crew Leader musical 12), Student Council (secretary 9), Science Olympiad, Journalism Team (editor)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Community Service through National Honor Society and Key Club (200 hr), Eco Club (100 hr), Children’s Miracle Network (50 hr), Nursing home volunteer (50 hr)
[<em>] Summer Activities: I attended an art camp (grade 10), Badger Girls State delegate (grade 11), Health Careers Summer Camp (grade 11), Job shadowed a cardiologist (grade 11), took a Certified Nurse Aide course (grade 11)
[</em>] Essays: My CommonApp discussed how moving from NC to WI changed my perspective and made me a stronger person, my Short Answer talked about my work with Alzheimer’s patients at the nursing home, and my Supplement was the bottle prompt (definitely one of the best essays I have ever written)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: From my physics teacher of 2 years, and my APUSH teacher who is also the National Honor Society Advisor
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Gifted counselor, advisor of Eco Club
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Med
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[li] Strengths: Test scores</p>[/li]
<p>[li] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I moved from NC to WI during high school</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: No sports, didn’t have any long term EC’s because I moved high schools, No hooks, not a URM, etc.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays supporting my scores </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Kettering University, University of Wisconsin, NC State Rejected: Duke U</p>[/li]
<p>UNC Chapel Hill is my dream school! Unfortunately, I wasn’t called for Scholar’s Day so I don’t think I will be able to attend (too expensive for OOS). Maybe I will be a Tarheel for medical school:)</p>

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<p>Okay, have people gotten their admissions packets yet?</p>

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<p>Nope…I got honors carolina and the Excel@Carolina letter but not the official admission packet yet</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2150, 750 math, 690 cr, 710 writing
[</em>] ACT: 30, did not submit though
[<em>] SAT II: did not take any
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top quarter
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): have not taken exams but have taken calc ab, calc bc, english, psychology, and statistics classes.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: ap calc ab, ap calc bc, ap english, ap statistics, + 5 community college classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): just work
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 30 hrs/week job
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: minimal, did not cite in application
[</em>] Summer Activities: job
[<em>] Essays: really awful…written the night before
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: great recommendation from calculus teacher, okay from english teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[<em>] Interview: did not interview
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: economics
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): nc
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: small public
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$10,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT score maybe? idk…really none
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: nothing really
[<em>] Weaknesses: minimal extracurriculars, only okay gpa, not top 10%
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: unsure
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected at Smith, Scripps, and Whitman. Accepted at Willamette.[/ul]</p>

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How do I check my application status? I haven’t received an email or anything that tells me if I got accepted or rejected, and ConnectCarolina says it is still unavailable. OOS as well. Congrats to all who made.

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You posted to an old thread. You should look here [UNC Class of 2021 RD](http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-north-carolina-chapel-hill/1959126-unc-class-of-2021-rd.html#latest) for current info. You’ll get an email next week telling you how to check your admission status. Decisions will be announced before April 1st.

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Oh shoot. Thanks a bunch. Didn’t even see the 2013.