<p>Hey! I'm OOS and I've been trying to gauge admissions at Chapel Hill. I'm really anxious to apply to schools, but I don't want to waste my time if my chances are too slim. So anyways, thanks for checking this out, and please let me know what you think my chances are!</p>
<p>GPA: 5.236 weighted (With all APs and all A+s being a 5.83)
Rank: Top 3%
Mostly As, a couple Bs....one C in math but we don't talk about that...
SAT: 2170 (710/720/730 CR/M/W) I plan on taking it again, I think I can get it up to a 2250 at least.
PSAT: 216</p>
<p>APs: U.S. History, Art (Drawing), Euro History, Biology, Chem, Art History (self-studied 4)
Senior year: AP Econ Macro/Micro, AP Stats, AP English, AP French, AP Art (2D)
I've taken all available honors classes since freshmen year, and will have taken nearly all APs that are offered.</p>
<p>ECs:
HS Tennis Team (4 years) (We're second in the state)
HS Soccer Team (2 years)
State Science Fair (1 year)
National History Day Regional Winner (1 year)
National History Day State (1 year)
Peer Tutor (3 years)
Head Tutor (1 year)
JV Math Team (1 year)
Band/Pep Band (1 year)
Art Galleries (3 years)
Youth Group (3 years)
Appalachia Service Project (1 year) (Going again next year)
Part time job (16 hours a week)
National Honor Society
French Honor Society
Science Fair Air Force Award
In Vitro Award for Biology
5th in state for French
8th in state for French
Outstanding Student in French
Published Abstract by the International Society for In Vitro Biology
Scholastic Gold Key
Merit Award (3 years)
Dean's List every semester</p>
<p>I want to double major in Art History and English...probably go on to a PhD in one (or both if I'm feeling crazy...)</p>
<p>I’d recalculate your GPA according to the NC scale (never heard of a A+ being a 5.83), but regardless, I think you have a good shot at Chapel Hill. OOS admissions is always a little dicey, but you have an excellent GPA/class rank, good ECs, and are you a varsity athlete? UNC loves athletes. Anyway, it’s never a sure thing for OOS, but your stats look competitive for the applicant pool.</p>
<p>How hard is it to get an abstract published? Was it for a paper that someone else wrote, or was it completely original? Sorry that I don’t know this, but if it is something that is completely original, or that is very hard to do, I think you are in. I know that most people talk about getting a paper published in an academic journal as amounting to almost an automatic in, but I don’t know how that works with abstracts.</p>
<p>Either way, I say you have a good shot. Recalaculate your GPA based off the UNC model (As are weighted at 6.0 for AP 5.0 Honors, and 4.0 regular. A regular/honors class with an A+ is just 4.0/5.0 respectively.)</p>
<p>Thank you so much to everyone who has replied! I really appreciate it. </p>
<p>I’ve been on vacation, but I managed to recalculate my GPA according to Chapel Hill’s scale, and it turns out to be a 4.48. I assume that there is no differentiation between an A+, an A, and an A-, correct? And just the three levels of AP, honors, and regular? (At my school we have four)</p>
<p>I’m not a varsity athlete, but the tennis team at my school is very competitive because we’re usually first or second in the state. I hope that doesn’t hurt my chances…</p>
<p>Also, the published abstract was original. It was part of my science fair paper. I’m not exactly sure how hard it is to do, but my project was the only one that received the award at the state level, and I think the only high school abstract to be published by the Society for In Vitro Biology at the World Congress. </p>
<p>So I have one more question, is it worth applying early action? I don’t know if I’m that strong of an applicant, but I was aiming to have applied to all my schools (University of Virginia, William and Mary, University of Michigan, and UW-Madison) in by November 1st anyways…what do you think? </p>
<p>Yeah, I would apply early. Your GPA is just above the overall average for UNC (4.47), which is brought down by in-staters and recruited athletes, and while some here would say that to have a great chance OOS need to be a fair bit above that, I think that your ECs are impressive enough that you will have a good shot.</p>
<p>Nothing for OOS is certain, so make sure to get a good teacher rec and a good counselor statement (you can send more, but they say that it really doesn’t affect much.) Also, be sure to put time into your essays. Carolina places a lot of weight on them, more so than most of her peers.</p>
<p>Part of the issue with my GPA, I believe, is the fourth level at my school between regular and honors, which is the highest class for many freshmen and sophomore classes. It’s usually about the same difficulty as an honors course, but for underclassmen. I counted it as regular, to be on the safe side. I’m hoping that my school profile has an adequate explanation for that…</p>
<p>For the essays, do you think it would make a difference if I were to choose to do option #8 and use an essay from another school? I don’t really know if there’s a preference for applicants using NC prompts. I’m counting on some great recs and I’ve already started working on my essays. Thanks for all your help!</p>
<p>^I would say for OOS 4.6 is good. The average GPA for UNC as a whole is 4.47. This includes NC residents and recruited athletes, so to be competitive OOS, you need a GPA in the 4.5-4.6 range. UNC doesn’t admit based on one number, and truly tries to look at the applicants holistically. Any qualified student who does not have a GPA in this range should still apply, but be aware of how hard OOS admissions is…</p>
<p>888hjk: Don’t worry, they will see your individual classes and make a determination of rigor based on that. Weighted GPA is useful here because it gives us an idea of your class rigor and performance without having to go through your entire transcript. </p>
<p>As for the essays, I really don’t think they mind if you use an essay for another school so long as it is a good essay that reflects who you are. If it is just a plain drab academically oriented essay, I don’t think they will like it. I also think that they ask you to explain why this essay fits you well (I’m not sure, I didn’t do prompt 8 last year, and didn’t spend too much time looking at all the options this year.)</p>