<p>so, who's going to apply??</p>
<p>I am. Hopefully I’ll become a Tar Heel C/O 2014</p>
<p>Was wait listed as a sophomore transfer applicant, then rejected when admissions said they weren’t able to take anybody off the list… I’ll be trying again as a junior transfer for Fall 2011. Here we go again…</p>
<p>if i applied to carolina within the past year, and i plan to reapply this year, do i need to fill out another entire application or is there some resubmit transfer application? also, if i do need to fill out another application, is it the same as the first-year application or different?</p>
<p>You will need to fill out a new transfer application that is slightly different from your first-year app… Transfer essay question prompts are different from first-year prompts and you are only required to write one essay instead of two. </p>
<p>The admission’s department does keep your prior year’s application and it is my understanding that they refer back to it while reviewing your new application…</p>
<p>cool thanks! I wasn’t aware that there was a separate application for Transfer students, and yay only one essay!</p>
<p>oh what is UNC’s average transfer SAT score?</p>
<p>The last class they gave info on was the Fall 2008 incoming class and there they say that the average stats for a sophomore transfer is 1220 (math and verbal) with a college 3.44 GPA. Junior transfer averages were 1136 SAT with a 3.15 GPA. I applied as a sophomore transfer for fall 2010 and had 1270 with a 3.82 first year GPA and was wait-listed and then denied, so I wouldn’t put too much faith in those numbers… They do take into account your high school record so even if you turn it on in college, you won’t be able to escape any HS shortcomings… It did look like juniors could get in with much lower scores if the were well rounded… And then there is that all important essay. This can make or break you… They are looking for selfless, well rounded, leaders who are kind, motivated and smart. Somehow you need to show in your essay how you are similar to these traits… Good luck!</p>
<p>Hiyas KJCUNC! Somewhere in my travels I saw 2009 transfer stats, but I can’t seem to find them now. 
The GPAs and scores were higher though. </p>
<p>Some advice for everyone that I’ve learned from admissions and other transfer students:</p>
<p>Those of you reapplying: For the love of god don’t submit the exact same thing you did last year. Show them you’ve grown and explored. ESPECIALLY not essays. Resubmitting the same essays basically works STRONGLY against you, and essays are weighted just as equally as academics for transfers. </p>
<p>Don’t take classes to pad your GPA. UNC would rather see you get a crappy grade in trying something new and/or difficult than you taking “easy” classes. I transferred in with 3 Cs. </p>
<p>Don’t stress yourself over your freaking GPA/test scores. Being here means you WILL see those applicants with the 3.7+ and you’ll feel like you don’t stand a chance. I went through that stress last year when I applied with my 3.46. I got in. (I’m writing this from on campus in between classes, actually!) Getting down on yourself won’t help you, and especially if you go back and review the stats of people who got in with their 4.0s and ECs of curing cancer, saving the world, etc., you can start feeling like you’re inadequate. This can translate to desperation in your essay if you write it after comparing yourself to others. </p>
<p>Don’t kiss ass in your essay. Carolina knows how good it is, they don’t need you to tell them. I heard that from an admissions officer I spoke to. What they DO want to see is some of who you are, and what you demand from Carolina. How is Carolina the next stop on your journey, is it a specific program they offer? Something locally you hope to get involved in while at UNC? There are plenty of good schools, why specifically Carolina and how does it fit in with your goals and who you are. </p>
<p>They want to see that you try new things, not just academically. This is probably more important than most think. If you’re a chem major and all you do are chem clubs and such, that’s not really saying much about you, you know? </p>
<p>Carolina prefers junior transfers over sophomores. This is just fact and is stated on their website. </p>
<p>Something I read a lot when I was applying that was just plain untrue, Carolina DOES NOT factor in residency for transfers. Doesn’t matter. Anyone else who tells you otherwise (and you’ll hear it at least once) is full of ****. </p>
<p>You have to take at least half of the classes required for your major at Carolina. I mention this in regards to choosing classes for spring, anything you take within your major that goes over that amount winds up as general elective credit (I found this out the hard way), which is one less interesting class you could take at Carolina. Use the Undergrad bulletin (here: <a href=“http://www.unc.edu/ugradbulletin/intro.html[/url]”>A $3 million investment in educators and rural North Carolina schools, students | UNC-Chapel Hill) and advising worksheets (for arts and sciences here: [Academic</a> Worksheets — UNC Advising](<a href=“http://advising.unc.edu/advising/worksheets-home]Academic”>http://advising.unc.edu/advising/worksheets-home)) to help guide you. </p>
<p>That’s about all I can think of for now. Some of it stuff I wish I knew when I applied, lol.</p>
<p>Thanks for that nice post BarkingAtHeels!</p>
<p>That is great advice that BAH is giving you McBain! She lived it last year before she was accepted as a transfer student and has always been willing to share what she learned to help others! It is a confusing process and following her advice will help you maximize your chances of being accepted. Good luck!</p>
<p>Hey BAH, hope all is well!</p>
<p>I’m thinking about applying here as a business major, undecided yet though…</p>
<p>Okay I wanted to post to this thread because I had a question about transferring:
Currently I am a student at Campbell University and have enjoyed it so far. I am at the start of my sophomore year and loving every minute of it. Even though I love how small this school is, I want to branch out a bit to my number one choice, UNC-Chapel Hill. I know that transferring there could be tough, but I think I can do it. Currently, I have about a 3.0 GPA. I have done my best to get involved with school as much as possible. I am a Resident Advisor for a freshman dorm, have done a few volunteer programs, a member of the SGA student forum and a mentor to elementary school kids (I’m trying to do more this year!) I want to know what my chances of transferring to a school like UNC-Chapel Hill would be. I hear it’s easier to get in as a transfer than as it is to get in as a freshman applicant (completely agree) </p>
<p>HELP!</p>
<p>WannaBe:</p>
<p>Even as a junior transfer your GPA is kinda low. Granted, GPA isn’t everything, but your essays and ECs would have to be REALLY impressive to compensate, to the point of it being almost prohibitively possible. Your ECs are fine, spend this semester focusing on your grades more than doing more EC wise, write a strong essay, and I’d say you’d have a better chance. </p>
<p>It is easier to get in as a transfer, and easier to get in as a junior transfer that sophomore, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Last year, a lot of top notch students got rejected, including my buddy KJCUNC. People with 3.7+ GPAs got rejected and even some with 4.0s. And the average for jr. transfers for 2009 was 3.4 something. If you honestly think you can compensate elsewhere for the GPA, you have a shot. However, you’d have to invest a lot of time in your essays, time I honestly think would be better spent in classes, for a lot of reasons. </p>
<p>KJCUNC: Everything is great! I’m enjoying Chapel Hill (except the bugs, god) and my classes are fun and interesting. You better be here next year! :)</p>
<p>Side note: I also strongly recommend Shadowood Apartments for anyone looking to live off campus. I can’t speak for anywhere else since I live at Shadowood, but I’ve been more than happy here and the apartments are pretty nice and quiet, there’s community events with free food and a short bus ride to campus. Plus the deer who like to wander the complex, lol.</p>
<p>UNC doesn’t have spring admits, right?</p>
<p>nope</p>
<p>so BarkingAtHeels you think it’s somewhat possible? I’m doing whatever I can this semester to make deans list and eventually join my school’s Pre-Med/Allied Health Services Honor Society (my major is Psychology w/ minor in Biology), I think those would both help out…a lot!</p>
<p>McBainTrain, correct, no spring admits. </p>
<p>WannaBe, again, with your current GPA it’s possible (anything’s possible), but almost completely unlikely. It would basically throwing the app fee away, I think. Work hard this semester and get great grades, and you’ll improve your chances, obviously the higher the better. </p>
<p>Considering the budget cuts and all, they’ll be taking even less transfers next year, which means it’ll be more competitive…and possibly a no one off the waitlist situation like this year. I think a few years ago you’d be a decent “in”, but now your chances are significantly lower. Not so much a commentary on you as it is that budget cuts really narrow the playing field.</p>
<p>When is the application going to up? Anyone have a clue</p>
<p>The application is already live I believe</p>
<p>wonder what kind of chances I have. </p>
<p>I’m a Puerto Rican male entering my 3rd year of college.
I’m an English major, but I’d like to double major in English and History if admitted.
Wagner College GPA 3.6 (27 credits)
Community College GPA 3.83 (31 credits NJ Community College)</p>
<p>Only non-A grade at my CC was a B- in Gen. Chem which pretty much killed my GPA.
Planned 31 credits this year and will have all of the UNC General Education requirements met to transfer in as a junior. </p>
<p>HS GPA- 3.4/4.0
SAT 1900/2400 (1180/1600) planning to retake
SAT II- Planning to take SAT II in Literature, U.S. History and World History.
OK Extra Curriculars.
I have excellent professor recommendations. (Does UNC accept recommendations?)</p>
<p>So does anyone know how hard it is for out of state transfers to get in?</p>