<p>My sense about rec letters is that if they come from a professor they will carry more weight than a random community member unless the community member is huge donor or something. Also I would not send in the common app form. I asked that question of the admissions people and they said send in free form letter.</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>Anyone applying to the School of Public Health? Aren’t letters required for that school…because it says we need 3.</p>
<p>I’m applying to the school of Public Health and yes you need 3 letters of recommendation. 2 from your professors and one from an outside source.</p>
<p>Is it safe to use the Fall 2010 Admitted Transfer Student statistics on the Admissions blog as a guideline for the possibility of being admitted for Fall 2011? Does anyone know if those numbers have varied a lot over the years? Thanks for the input.</p>
<p>just making sure but the application doesn’t require a school official’s report or a “why transfer/carolina” essay, correct?</p>
<p>I’ll take a stab at the questions. I think if you look back the statistics fluctuate a lot, even for freshman admits. If you think you are in the neighborhood of the 2010 stats and feel comfortable with it all I think you have a reason to be optimistic. But…one never really can tell can they?
Haygirl I believe you are correct. I never saw those items as being a requirement. The only thing they want from any other school seems to be the transcripts.</p>
<p>LadyDianeski - UNCA is great, I went to high school that was 10 minutes away from Asheville and decided to go to UNCA due to family issues. I thought I would hated it but surprisingly, I’m liking everything that UNCA has to offer however, they don’t my major which is Int’l business. I’m a student ambassador so if you would like some quick facts about UNCA please let me know.</p>
<p>I’m applying to transfer to UNC from a university in the UK. I was accepted out of state last year, but didn’t go, and being abroad has helped me realize that I want to be a journalist and have a liberal arts education, which would make UNC perfect for me. I want to use my common application essay for the UNC essay, but my why transfer? common app is about 800 words and cutting it down to 500 would definitely take out a lot of clarity because I have to explain the discrepancies between my school and an American one. </p>
<p>Does it matter that much that it is so above the word count? Or should I definitely try to cut it down even if it would take away from the writing and the information?</p>
<p>ashu- </p>
<p>I would expect that if you were accepted as an out of state student last year then you will be likely be accepted in this case too. If you really like the essay then you should probably submit it as is, and explain why it’s long. This is pure speculation, but I don’t think that they read each and every one of the 3000 sum-odd essays that are submitted every year. I feel like an essay would be read, or maybe just looked at more heavily, only if the rest of your application was marginal. </p>
<p>you should be fine, good luck.</p>
<p>Hey everyone,
i’m a current freshman at NC State applying for sophomore standing at UNC.</p>
<p>Major: Biology
College GPA: 4.0
SAT: 1310/1600 or 1960/2400
High School GPA: 3.35 Unweighted or 4.4 weighted
7 AP Courses
Lots of interesting Extracurriculars including volunteering for the NHL All Star game
What i’d like to think are quality essays.</p>
<p>The primary purpose of this post is to get out nervous energy now that the deadline has arrived and I realize I no longer have any control. It’s gonna be a fun month and a half.</p>
<p>is anyone having problems with their applications? Since 9 PM (pacific time) every time i try accessing my application, it says “This application is now closed”. I’m freaking out…anyone have similar problem?</p>
<p>I just got into UNC’s Public Health School!</p>
<p>congrats usctounc…dude im trying to apply but my application says “This application is now closed”…did you have a similar problem? I am a transfer student</p>
<p>anandrenga2001,</p>
<p>Thank you! I believe the priority deadline for Public Health was January 10th. Transfer students that applied after this date were given a spot if any were available. They said that they were only taking 36 students this year so I’m not sure if all the spots have been filled or not.
Here is a link that shows the deadlines for each of the departments within the Public Health school.
[UNC</a> School of Public Health - Undergraduate studies information](<a href=“http://www.sph.unc.edu/student_affairs/undergraduate_studies_information_958_8996.html]UNC”>http://www.sph.unc.edu/student_affairs/undergraduate_studies_information_958_8996.html)</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>
<p>now the waiting begins! I hope we hear at the beginning of april</p>
<p>Hey guys. I also applied to UNC for sophmore transfer. Just got in all my application requirements. This should be a fun month.</p>
<p>@raksudum what did you apply for? good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>I applied for sophmore admission for Fall 2011. I applied for their Exercise Physiology/ Kinesiology program. What about you?</p>
<p>@raksudum I applied for their Public Health program. Good luck to the both of us!</p>
<p>On a separate note, I need some help. I had a death in the family during the Fall of 2010 that severely impacted my results (grade-wise) for that quarter. UNC application (at elast for the Global health program) did not give us a provided space where we could explain some discrepancies in our academic record. I have been asking around and ppl have said that I should send them a letter with these kinds of things (as I have some other stuff I have to talk about such as not choosing the right major for the longest time and taking random classes) </p>
<p>thoughts on this? should i send them a letter?</p>
<p>Yes you should send a letter. If you feel that the impact it had on your mental well-being and your grades from 1st semester does not reflect your normal work ethic. Just make sure you let admissions know ahead of time. Also in the header list your name, DOB, and your Person ID from myUNC so that it’s easier for them identify you.</p>
<p>Also don’t make the letter more than a page and half if you can help it. Admissions sometimes just get annoyed when they have to read too much.</p>