<p>I will be applying to either the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or Duke (NOT BOTH) for the Robertson Scholars Program. Since I am an international student seeking financial aid, I can't be applying to two schools that give little, if any, financial aid (at least for international students).</p>
<p>I understand that Duke is more selective (13% vs. 28%) and more prestigious, but does this apply for the Robertson Scholars Program? Would I have more chances if I applied to UNC?</p>
<p>Btw, these are some of my stats:</p>
<p>SAT - 2,020 (WILL BE TAKING IT AGAIN, WILL BE RAISING IT)
Math - 710
Reading - 660
Writing - 650</p>
<p>SAT SUBJECT TEST:</p>
<p>Math I - 730
US History - 700
Spanish - 800</p>
<p>AP's:</p>
<p>Psychology - 5
Spanish - 5
US History - 4
English Language - 4</p>
<p>EXTENSIVE EXTRACURRICULARS... Not worth listing... (i.e. Sports, student government, community service, nhs)</p>
<p>50% of the Robertson’s are UNC students and 50% are d00kies. BTW, your understanding of UNC’s acceptance selectivity is incorrect for int’l students. For the subset of applicants which consists of int’l and out of state students, the maximum percentage is 18% and actuals for last year was in the 16% range.</p>
<p>To clarify my hastily composed post above … 18% is the maximum percentage of the incoming first year class which may consist of int’l and out of state students. 82% of the first year class MUST come from NC. 16% is approximately the actual percentage of int’l and out of state students in the past year’s first year class (the actual number of int’l students was 91). Given the large and growing number of out of state and int’l applications (more than double the number of applications submitted by NC students), the acceptance rate for OOS/Int’l is even a lower percentage. Some estimate it to be in the 14% range.</p>
<p>To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure you have a strong chance RD at either school never mind the Robertson program. A lot of US schools are not great with international aid, though I’m sure there are some. That might be a better route to investigate.</p>