OOS likely letters!

<p>hey I was just wondering if some of the OOS people who received likely letters could post their stats, courses, EC's and all that stuff?</p>

<p>bump......</p>

<p>Hmm I didn't get a likely letter, but I got a likely e-mail of sorts (<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-north-carolina-chapel-hill/619757-e-mail-admissions.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-north-carolina-chapel-hill/619757-e-mail-admissions.html&lt;/a&gt;). Would I be of any help, or not what you're looking for? :)</p>

<p>yea i had already read your post and yours seems just as good if not better than a letter, so if you could put your stats up that would be great.</p>

<p>Sure thing.</p>

<p>Out of state (Florida), white female, sort of/distant legacy
GPA: 4.0uw, 4.6 (more or less)w
SAT: 700M, 800CR, 800W
Rank: 6th out of 560
I have all IB classes with a couple of APs mixed in (Human Geo = 5, English Lit = 5)
National Merit Semifinalist
Founder/President of Interact, an international service club...so lots of community service
Drama Club
International Thespian Society
French Honor Society
French tutor
Epistemology Club
Two years of volleyball (freshman co-captain, jv)
Big on languages - first student at my school to take three IB language classes...also self-teach Polish</p>

<p>Can't think of anything else...my guidance counselor told me that I had great recommendations - I got one from my junior science teacher, and science is my hardest subject, so that's helpful I imagine. My essays were VERY unique, mostly from weird travel experiences. Hope this helps!</p>

<p>rough sketch:
GPA (UW): 3.88 on 4.3 scale (A+ = 4.3, rest as usual)
Rank: First decile
ACT: 35
SATII: 790 US History, 780 Math II, 780 Bio M
AP: US 5, Bio 5
Current schedule: 4 APs, in all core classes
Past schedule: all honors except freshman english
ECs (in breif): Youth Orchestra, Jazz Band, All State, XC Captain, lab research 2 summers, varsity golf, varsity wrestling, church community service, violin volunteer service, bass gigs, pit band, NHS, young democrats, National Merit Commended</p>

<p>nobody can write VERY unique essays, just unique ones.</p>

<p>kelceylein</p>

<p>I'm curious, you stated above</p>

<p>"I have all IB classes with a couple of APs mixed in (Human Geo = 5, English Lit = 5)"</p>

<p>What do you mean you have "all" IB classes? I'm curious how you are differentiating IB from AP?</p>

<p>The only reason I ask is because at my school, all but about 3 IB classes, they teach AP & IB students together and the IB students just have to do additional work and the portfolio of course. So, I am wondering how your school does it differently. Also, you didn't mention if your school was public or private.</p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>Sorry about any confusion I may have generated. I go to a public school. We have a very large IB program (if I'm not mistaken, it's the second largest in the US by number of exams administered). Our IB and AP classes are entirely different - often taught by different teachers. A couple of the IB classes I've taken have also prepared us sit for an AP exam of the same subject, but, generally speaking, non-IB students cannot take IB classes, due to program restrictions which I'm not 100% clear on myself. APs are open to anyone with the proper prerequisites. Hope this helps!</p>

<p>And you'll have to forgive me, itsme123. I modified the adjective "unique" with the adverb "very" under the impression that the former would be taken to mean "peculiar" or "unusual" rather than "singular" or "unequaled" - I do not think so highly of myself :) I can see that I'll have to be more careful with my assumptions from now on.</p>

<p>Hi HHS here's my stats. I just got my likely letter today.</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 730 Math 710 Reading 760 Writing (1440/2200)
BUT the letter is dated 12/22/08 so that means they only saw
700 M 690 R 690 W (1390/2080)
Unweighted GPA: 4.00
Weighted GPA: 4.70
Rank: 1/240
AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Euro 5
AP US 5
AP Eng Lang 4
Sr Yr:
AP Eng Lit
AP Spanish
AP Calc BC
AP Chem
AP Environmental
Major Awards: AP Scholar
Bloustein Scholar (didn't see)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Isshinryu Karate 10 years (assistant teacher and Black Belt)
Varsity Swimming
Varsity Volleyball
NHS
SHS
Job/Work Experience: Busser/Waiter
Cashier
Volunteer/Community service: 2 local youth partnership groups (helped form one in my county with the advisor).
400+ hrs as assistant teacher at karate school
wrote article for national community service organiz.
Essays: i thought very good when I submitted then. Then I began to doubt them. not really sure. however i thought my essays for the Robertson supplement were the best I've written if that has anything to do with it.
Teacher Recommendation: great and good
Counselor Rec: good but cookie cutter
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Catholic/Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian/Persian
Gender:male
Income Bracket: n/a
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):n/a</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 M, 770 CR, 750 WR)
* ACT: 36
* SAT II: 800 Math II 770 Physics 730 Lit
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1% of 700
* AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), English Language (5), Euro History (4)
* IB (place score in parenthesis):Physics SL (7)
* Senior Year Course Load: Hard. Full IB.
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional, State, and national yearbook/journalism awards, 2nd place in an international academic competition
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of journalism and yearbook. Editor-in-chief of 3 publications. Cross country and track runner.
* Job/Work Experience: Held jobs since 10th grade
* Volunteer/Community service: Just to fulfill IB requirements
* Summer Activities: Camp counselor; journalism competitions and awards; journalism internship; helped organize a statewide journalism convention
* Essays: Amazing.
* Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
* Counselor Rec: Don't really know her.. at all
* Additional Rec: Amazing, from yearbook rep who said I was the best she's ever seen
* Interview: Boring
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
* Intended Major: Journalism
* State (if domestic applicant): FL
* Country (if international applicant):
* School Type: Giant public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: 60,000
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen
</code></pre>

<p>Got a likely.
(this is copy/pasted from the Yale SCEA decision thread, so some info may not apply to UNC)</p>

<p>sat1: 690 m 630 cr 600 w
sat2: 770 chem 720 bio 660 math2</p>

<p>4.6/4.6 gpa
rank 10/701
black female</p>

<p>straight A's in 8 ap's and honors classes throughout hs
i took college classes over the summer, got a's
three leadership positions
gold congressional award medal (along with silver, and bronze)
over 400 hrs of service
6 academic awards in bio, chem physics, eng, etc
community service awards
I play two sports</p>

<p>i think essays were good
i know the rec's were excellent</p>

<p>i was surprised to get the letter!!!!</p>