<p>does unc ch consider the school you are coming from? also like in general…im sure that schools consider where you earned your grades from…</p>
<p>like for instance, a CC vs 4-year tier 1 school.
cuz that can also affect gpa.</p>
<p>rbkhoops21 - I called and asked them a few weeks ago (because I have a lower-than-average GPA but at a tough school), and they said that they do consider it.</p>
<p>Yeah, I really did like UGA, but it’s gotten to the point where if I don’t go to UNC I’ll feel like I’m really being forced to settle. I’d maybe try again after my sophomore year? Or half way through… lol</p>
<p>Hey guys!</p>
<p>I am a second semester freshman at Boston University’s College of Communication. UNC-CH is my dream school, but as mid-April approaches, I’m bugging out about it - especially after seeing how many well-qualified, talented, and intelligent students are also applying. Please let me know what you think and be honest; I’m trying to brace myself for reality (although I hope that reality means acceptance!).</p>
<p>Boston University, 3.65 first semester GPA with Dean’s Merit Honors Scholarship (expect about a 3.75 after this semester)
Courses this year included: economics, French, sociology, psychology, writing, and communication
Activities: Habitat for Humanity, Public Relations Students Society of America, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Alpha Phi sorority, also have a part-time job at a boutique</p>
<p>H.S. GPA: 3.75, no rankings given, but Distinguished Honors for 13/16 quarters
Courses included: 6 honors, 3 APs
SAT: 1290/1600 or 1960/2400
Activities: 3 years of guitar, 4 years of crew, 2 years of volunteering for “Best Buddies” (assists special needs students), 2 years of writing for the school paper, and founder of the Annual Powder Puff Charity Football Game that had over 15 sponsors and raised over $1500 for BreastCancer.Org, National Honors Society</p>
<p>I think my essays and 2 professor recommendations were pretty strong as well, but you never know!</p>
<p>Please let me know what you think. I’ve been trying so hard this year to make UNC-CH my home for the next 3 years, but I’m really getting nervous. To everyone here: I think you all have amazing chances of getting in, and I hope I am as fortunate as you. I wish everyone the best of luck:)</p>
<p>Anyone else dying of anxiety? Every day I become more and more convinced that UNC is the school for me, and less and less convinced that I have a shot at getting in. It’s enough to drive me insane.</p>
<p>Wow everyone actually seems very qualified this year, it’s going to be competitive. Can someone honestly tell me if they think I’m going to get in. I’m a freshman looking to transfer as a sophomore. </p>
<p>High School:
GPA - 3.9 (around top 25% of class)
Numerous Clubs, a few officer positions
Volunteered a lot
SAT - 1890 (CR - 640, M- 650, W-600) </p>
<p>College - NC State Univ.
Majoring in Business
GPA - 4.0 (technically a 4.24 because NCSU has higher weight for A+'s)</p>
<p>I believe my essays are solid… I think the one thing I have going for me is my college GPA, but in high school I was really just average. What do you guys think my chances are??</p>
<p>Monsters- I’m with you about the waiting thing. I keep re-reading my essays and finding fault, comparing my numbers to others, I’m so sure I don’t stand a chance now, lol. </p>
<p>Just to join the party: Junior, nontrad student, GPA 3.46, University and dept honors, national psychology honors (psi chi), volunteered with autistic kids both for summer and during the school year, founded my school’s first annual autism awareness day, mentioned the CIDD/TEACCH progams as part of my desire to go to UNC (I wanna go into autism research, I’m autistic myself, mentioned both in essays) black female, worked as a volunteer research assistant in the fall…guess that’s most of it, lol. Oh, my first year of college was in 01, my second spring 09 to now, if that matters.</p>
<p>You can chance me or not, just wanted to add to the thread my info so others can compare since I do it to them, lol.</p>
<p>@ monstersgoMoo</p>
<p>The wait is killing me!</p>
<p>@ BarkingAtHeels</p>
<p>Haha, I have to say, your user name is marvelous.
:)</p>
<p>I’m dying, ha. Everyone is all, “Don’t worry, you’ll get in!” when, obviously, they have no way of knowing and I have no better chance than any other applicant (meaning, what, a 30% chance?). ARGH. Hahah. But hopefully it works out for all of us.</p>
<p>I think many of the people on here who have taken the initiative to measure themselves against other applicants and seek more information probably have a leg up against the many who are simply applying just to apply.</p>
<p>I agree though; the wait is so long!</p>
<p>Yeah, this wait sucks! It’d be nice if we at least knew what day, instead of some mystery day before or on April 17th. 
Hopefully they do what they did last year and release them the week before which would be NEXT WEEK for us! :O</p>
<p>I’m having trouble paying attention in class because I can’t stop obsessing over what is good and bad about my app, lol. It’s funny, I’ve been here checking out other applicants, and I still have no better idea about where I stand, lol, just that as a junior transfer I stand a slightly better chance. </p>
<p>Time is going by SO SLOW!</p>
<p>@CNUtoUNC Thanks for the compliment about the name! My current school’s mascot is a wolf…and of course UNC and the Heels…hence the name. :)</p>
<p>Yeah, when i was applying I was so confident… Now as each day passes I lose more and more confidence. I hope we find out by April 10th. Because if I am accepted I won’t have to stress out on my finals here…</p>
<p>My confidence is draining as I keep reading:
HS GPA: 4.0
College GPA: 4.0
EC: Cured Cancer
ect…
It’s painful! Man, This week cant pass quickly enough! haha, I really hope we all make it! I’m just going to be devastated if I’m denied/wait-listed.
@BarkingAtHeels Heh, my current school’s abbreviation is CNU. It seems I was just backwards with my first school choice.</p>
<p>Yeahhh the wait is killing me too. I’m really afraid my lack of APs is going to hurt me. That and my SAT scores are not the greatest. But I’m hoping that my college record and essay will get me in. I wrote about surviving leukemia so maybe they’ll pity me haha.</p>
<p>@CNUtoUNC hahaha EC: Cured cancer, that made me laugh so hard! Probably because that’s what it feels like. </p>
<p>I sent in my high school transcript even though I didn’t need to, partly because my ACT Score is also on it and partly because I was a decent (not great) student in high school (graduated early though). So many good sophomore transfers, I feel like a crappy junior transfer candidate now. Like why take me when there’s all these sophomores making me look bad, lol. </p>
<p>The good thing about being a non-traditional student is I am old enough to drink, this is gonna be important if (when?) I get rejected. :P</p>
<p>I hope we all make it though, then we can meet up and be like “remember when we were so convinced we’d never get accepted?” and laugh at how silly we were. Like bquin21 said, we’re probably some of the best because we’re so obsessive and want to compare ourselves and are making extra effort. I’m sure there’s plenty of people who applied and had no business applying that we don’t have to worry about. But even then, isn’t the acceptance rate only ~40% for transfers? I keep wondering if I stand out at all over 60% of applicants. >_<</p>
<p>I hope they post the exact date of decisions soon, I’m seriously gonna go nuts. I’m also kinda losing interest and motivation in my classes this semester, it’s like major senioritis.</p>
<p>“I’m sure there’s plenty of people who applied and had no business applying that we don’t have to worry about.”</p>
<p>This makes me laugh, barkingatheels. btw, I love your name.
Good luck to all u guys! maybe it would come out next week.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, man, senioritis is coming in… I have 3 major papers due on the twelfth and I haven’t started!
Haha, I agree, if (or when :P) we all make it in we need to have some sort of “CC caused an unnecessary panic attack party…” </p>
<p>I can not wait a week!</p>
<p>Does any one know the specific day to get the decision?</p>
<p>last year the unc admissions blog said the decision date would be April 9th a week before that- April 2nd. Now that it is April 2nd already and there’s no updates on the blog, I am not expecting a decision before April 10th.</p>