OOS Early Applicant

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>I am a junior from Minnesota and I plan on applying to UNC early (early action, I believe). I am just curious as to what people think my odds are.</p>

<p>Courses:
Freshman: Honors English, Honors Civics, Honors Earth Science, Honors Geometry, 9th grade band, 3 gym classes, Spanish 2.
Year GPA: 3.821 Cumulative GPA: 3.821</p>

<p>Sophomore: Marketing, Honors Lit, Honors Comp, Honors Speech, Honors Algebra 2, 3 gym classes, Honors Biology, Ap US History, Spanish 3.
Year GPA: 3.917 Cumulative GPA: 3.869</p>

<p>Junior (still underway): AP Language and Comp, Honors Precalc, AP Stats, 2 gym classes, Honors Chemistry, AP Euro.
Current Year GPA (2 trimesters): 4.0 Current Cumulative GPA: 3.893
Class Rank: 45 of 461 Percentile: (90.24)</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 28 PSAT Scores: (Math/Reading/Writing) 69,63,55
I plan on taking the SAT soon and I will be taking 2 additional ACT tests.</p>

<p>Extra:
Varsity Lacrosse (since sophomore)
JV Soccer (freshman, sophomore, junior)
National Honor Society
Planet Earth Club President
Regular Volunteer at Eagan Resource Center (food shelf)
Volunteer at Feed my Starving Children
8 Years of traveling soccer
Lacrosse player on a traveling Elite team
Work year round at Lifetime Fitness (my cafe has won the corporations highest honor 3 times)</p>

<p>I am a very strong writer so I do not believe that essays will be an issue and my grade trends are really good.</p>

<p>Any Opinions? I'm also looking at other colleges such as UMich, UVa, and Purdue. Any suggestion?</p>

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<p>I suggest you take a study course to bring up your ACT score. OOS is tough with scores lower than 33 or 34. Early action is your best chance Good luck.</p>

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<p>Just a few points that may help my odds: Male (UNC’s population is predominantly female, and from what I have heard, being part of the minority gender may help) and I am Jewish (Once again, this plays into the “minority theory”).</p>

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<p>Josh, hate to burst your bubble but neither will factor into the decision making process…I was told straight out by someone high up in admissions that they take the best qualified applicants regardless of gender…and do not accept a male over a female to “balance” the class. Being Jewish (unless maybe if you are an Israeli) is not a factor because it isn’t considered a “minority”… the category is actually called a URM and it means Hispanic, American Indian etc.</p>

<p>Your ACT is low for OOS…needs to be above 30 to be truly competitive and the higher, the better. That said, UNC does use a more holistic approach to admissions and essays are very important but your odds will certainly be enhanced with a better ACT score.</p>

<p>Work on the ACT score and spend a LOT of time on your essays…they are your only voice in the admission process and the only way they can truly “see” the person behind the numbers. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>PS, if that’s your real name I’d suggest changing to a less identifiable name…much better for you and your privacy on a mostly anonymous blog site.</p>