Hello everybody, UNC is my dream school and I’m about to submit my application but still feel incredibly nervous so any feedback would be appreciated!
I am applying as in-state and hispanic female (half white, half peruvian)
W GPA: 4.625
UW GPA: 3.917
SAT: 560 (CR), 600 (M), 560 (W) so 1720 super score
I know, I know, that score is low for UNC but they value grades and course rigor over testing and that is one of my strengths. However, I am retaking the SAT this weekend and have been studying a lot and feel pretty confident that i will be able to raise my score.
Taken all honors classes and 3 AP’s last year, AP Lang and comp (3), APUSH (3), AP Euro (3)
I would have taken more AP’s but I was in yearbook and that took up 2 class spaces. Senior year course load- 5 AP’s: Bio, Calc AB, World History, English Lit, and Psych, also taking Ceramics, Literature and Film, and dual enrollment at community college taking Sociology.
Extracurricular’s:
Animal Protection Club- 2x President
National English Honor Society- President
DECA- Vice president
Key Club- Special Events Coordinator
Leadership Club- Environmental Leader
Yearbook- People Editor
National Honor Society- Member
National History Honor Society- Member
Principal’s Advisory Board- Member
Golf- Varsity for 2 years
Part time job Nothing Bundt Cakes for 2 years
Volunteer weekly at a therapeutic horse farm
Awards:
Presidential Service Award- Volunteered 100+ hours
AP Scholar
Proficiency at DECA regional and state competitions
A honor roll 9th and 11th grade (whatever that’s worth)
Wrote one essay about a death in the family and how it caused me to transition to adulthood and learn about human endurance, very well written. Other essay is about a time I raised my voice when my teacher said Antarctica is unimportant, more comical but really shows my personality.
I think I covered everything so please chance me! Carolina is the only place I want to be and I really just want to know that I have a chance. Thank you!
Standardized test scores are really low-awfully low. But you are in state and hispanic so i think you probably have decent chance of getting in because your GPA is great. However, i think your second essay about Antarctica probably is not the best choice-unless YOU think it’s great (it just doesn’t sound that interesting to me). All in all you being an in state applicant means you have a pretty good chance of getting in, if you don’t you gotta retake that SAT. Good Luck!
I have to say, though you are in-state and hispanic, those test scores are awfully low for Chapel Hill, and I’m not sure that your grades will compensate quite enough to fix it. I would say raise it by at least 200 points for at least an okay chance. Also, I agree that the Antarctica essay was a bad choice. I would not really want to read about that.
I would also say raise your scores a bit, although I think the Antartica essay is colorful and as long it is well written. Maybe try the ACT, and see if you do better on it? ECs and grades look good. I would say its a mid reach to match.
I’ve had friends with very similar test scores and GPA as mine get in so I don’t think it completely ruins my chances. And I’m not going to go in depth about the essay but I promise it’s much more interesting than just “an essay about Antarctica” it’s quirky and funny and shows what I’m passionate about. I know how to develop an essay and everybody I have showed it to has loved it. I really just wanted to write about something more lighthearted and not as depressing as my other essay. Thanks for your inputs though!
Thanks @as9934 ! And I’ve tried the ACT and it was even worse than the SAT for me, I’m just not a great test taker. But I really think I’ll improve this weekend with all the practice I’ve done and getting used to the testing format.
You have good ECs and a good GPA. UNC loves volunteer work. Although your SAT is not amazing, its not that bad for UNC. I know some people who got in with 1600s. I’d say you have a decent shot since you are in-state.
My daughter is a freshman, instate student from a competitive public high school. Her highest class rank was #6 out of about 500 students. Her QPA was near 5.0 and her SAT was somewhere around your score for Math and Verbal (like 1160-1180 I think) and her highest ACT score was 27. She was captain of a varsity team and President, VP. etc. of various clubs. Member of NHS and several other HS’s. She is 100% caucasian so I would say your chances are pretty good!
I’m applying this year too. SAT only slightly higher than yours (1700), taken 3 times and my ACT is the equivalent at a 26, that I got three times in a row…UNC is my dream school too and I have been very stressed about my test scores hurting my chances as well…in ranked 12 out of 548 with an unweighted GPA of 3.85 and a weighted GPA of a 4.9…my counselor has told me not to stress about test scores, and you shouldn’t either also, I read this link when I start stressing about it http://admissions.unc.edu/apply/how-we-review-test-scores/
@RideOn@goheels44 Thanks for that perspective! I do know that they look at way more than test scores and I really feel like I’ve done everything I can so hopefully they see that. Also, I actually got a 1920 on the October SAT! Best of luck to you guys as well, let me know how it goes!
also, I read this link when I start stressing about it 