Please chance me for Chapel Hill in-state?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Okay, I’m in need of a chance me because I have no idea whether or not I’ll get in to Chapel Hill. On the one hand I’m black and I live in state so that helps a lot, but on the other hand my grades and GPA are not fabulous. Do you think this could be overlooked though, since I am an IB diploma candidate? My extracurriculars are pretty weak as well and I feel like I have a lack of leadership. Also I’ve been regretting applying regular decision. Do you think this will hurt my chances?</p>

<p>Gender: Female
Race: African American
Age: 17
State: NC
High School: Public, last year we sent 46 to UNC
GPA: 4.37 (3.3 UW)
Class Rank: 62 of 378</p>

<p>SAT Scores: Total 2030
Math: 670
Critical Reading: 690
Writing: 670
Essay Subscore: 8</p>

<p>AP /IB:
AP U.S. History: 3
AP World History: 3
IB Philosophy SL: 5</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Cashier/General Employee at Carolyn Allen Concessions</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
4 years Varsity Basketball
2 years team co-captain (does this count as leadership? There are a lot of us in the same grade, it’s easier to share the title)
National Honor Society
Roots & Shoots
Vice president
Part-time Job
AAU Basketball
Dance Club lol</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
Honors Spanish IV
IB Math SL
IB Philosophy HL
IB Environmental
IB English IV
IB 20th Century History</p>

<p>Other Classes:
AP World History
IB History of the Americas
Honors Pre-Calc
IB Theory of Knowledge
Honors Chemistry</p>

<p>Volunteer Activities:
-I worked at a Tutoring service for 8 hours a day during the summer and didn’t get paid.</p>

<p>Other: I am a national achievement semi-finalist, but I don’t know if this will help at all</p>

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<p>Your SATs, National Achievement SF status, ECs, and in-state-ness (is that a word? ;)) certainly make you a very strong candidate, IMHO.</p>

<p>And yes, I think the National Achievement thing will very definitely help.</p>

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<p>OK, thank you! Hopefully you’re right!</p>

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<p>You have much stronger ECs than my older son. Until I started browsing this board, I had NO idea how crucial ECs were. If I’d known, I would have encouraged DS to do more service projects.</p>

<p>Best wishes! I think you have an excellent shot at getting in.</p>