<p>do out of state chances tend to be less because unc is public?</p>
<p>Yes. significantly less than In state applicants.</p>
<p>NC law requires that UNC keep a ratio of 2/3 In-State and 1/3 OOS. (Or 80% In-State and 20% OOS, not sure. someone correct this if this is wrong.)</p>
<p>Generally speaking, it is always more difficult for out-of-state applicants to get into a state school. From what I’ve heard, UNC is one of the more difficult for out-of-staters. Don’t (DON’T) let this be a deterrent to you applying, though 
it’s worth a shot especially if it’s high up on your list. That’ll show through in your essays.
@kleewave123, I’ve heard that it’s the 80%/20% ratio. Also I believe that they are required to accept anyone in the top 10% of any NC public school (please correct me if I’m wrong).</p>
<p>i live in nc and i have never heard the top 10% rule, but everyone that i know from in state that took calculus was accepted, while ones that didnt were defered or denied, minus a few exceptions of course</p>
<p>i got my rejection letter today. i was just wondering because my stats are above their ranges and i wanted to know why i was rejected. maybe there was more to that though. thanks for the help guys.</p>
<p>There is no “Top 10% rule” for in-state students. Those who are in the Top 10% tend to get in, but there are those that are rejected (I know a fair number from my hs that were.) As for the Calc thing, I know a good number of kids taking Calc who were rejected, and an even greater number who took AP Stats instead and got in.</p>
<p>Also the official number is 82%/18% (NC/OSS) I do believe.</p>
<p>yeahhh it’s sooo much harder to get in oos. Don’t feel bad, getting in OOS is like getting into an ivy. They only accept a certain amount of people by LAW from out of state, so it’s really like only the brightest from out of state. </p>
<p>I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you though 
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<p>everything happens for a reason, though. You will find a college that you will be perfect for and meant to be.</p>
<p>bluepotato, I know where you’re coming from. I’m OOS and my stats were far above their ranges, with a really rigorous schedule (BC Calc included!). So, I think I might call, but does anyone have any experience with this? Do they give you a decent explanation if you request one?</p>
<p>I know MA is FULL of super-bright people so if they really have a certain amount of people that they can take from each state then maybe I didn’t make the cut. However my stats, etc. are above most of the people that got accepted and posted in the RD forum. (If you want to see mine, I posted them to the RD section)</p>
<p>Ugh, Georgetown did this to me too in the fall. Took a lot of people seemingly “below” me (not that SAT scores, GPA, etc. make you any less of a person… I personally hate all the numbers crap), deferred me. College admissions processes suck.</p>
<p>Looking at the profiles of accepted OOS students that have been posted thus far, the bar seems to have gone up a bit. That said, it’s hard to truly evaluate what the class might look like when comparing them to CC posters since CC tends to skew heavily to the top of the class each year.</p>
<p>This could partially explain if stats were somewhat above those from previous years but it’s also important to remember that UNC is one of the few school that really looks at the whole application and places great value in essays, ECs and LOR’s as well as just “the numbers.”</p>
<p>I posted this during the early period but it must be said again; the current economic crunch is driving more students who in past years would have applied to “more elite” privates and Ivies to schools like UNC because of the great value that it offers. With a post grad degree virtually a necessity right now, carrying little to no undergrad debt is a big incentive for many these days.</p>