Should I even apply to UNC-CH? OOS Student

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<p>PA Resident
Race: Black
Gender: Male</p>

<p>HS GPA: 3.3 or 3.4</p>

<p>SAT: 1430 Total (I'm going to retake it)
M: 440
CR:480
W:510</p>

<p>EC's
-Marching Band
-Drumline
-Percussion Ensemble
-Drumming lessons every week
-Semi-pro Baseball
...and possibly Mock Trial, World Affairs club, and the School Newspaper this year</p>

<p>Things that might get counted against me:
-NO AP's or honors so far (I'm going to try to get as many as I can for my senior year, and I might do dual enrollment).
-I've been to 2 different high schools in three years, not because of discipline problems, but because of my mom's inability to pay for Catholic school (I went to Catholic school grades 9 and 11). </p>

<p>Things that might help me:
-Upward trend in grades (F-year: 3.1 or 3.2; S-Year: 3.4; J-Year: 3.6)
-I'm an URM
-I'm a 1st gen student</p>

<p>Should I even waste my time applying to UNC-CH?</p>

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<p>I think you should focus on other schools you’d really like to attend. Right now, your scores and course load won’t be able to compete with other applicants.</p>

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<p>hi i think you’re smart to ask the question. Application fees can add up and so you should apply to schools you think you can get in to… </p>

<p>UNC is wonderful, my daughter is there, but you know there are lots of great schools in your state too!</p>

<p>Get your scores up, have you tried the ACT? Reason I ask is my D did a lot better on that since she loves science…</p>