'so you've been waitlisted' thread

Transfer Students
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<p>I'm interested to know how everyone is dealing with this. As transfers, we [usually] hear later than everyone else anyways, so this makes the waitlist process that much more painful. Is anyone planning on sending their SIR somewhere else, then canceling it later? How does this affect housing? Please post stats, major, school waitlisted for (top choice?), and intentions for action. Opening to my letter below...</p>

<p>Dear Michael,</p>

<p>Thank you again for applying to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After carefully reviewing your application, we are sorry to say that we are unable to offer you admission at this time. However, we would like to place your name on a waiting list for possible openings should any become available.</p>

<p>Int'l Relations major:
3.5X gpa, 73.5 units at transfer - junior level</p>

<p>waiting on UCLA still, will send SIR to LA or SD and possibly accept UNC -if offered- in June.</p>

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<p>Hi. Yeah I got pretty much the same thing last night, was a bit of a disappointment. However my friend was flat out denied so I guess I am to be considered somewhat lucky…</p>

<p>About Myself: (Sophomore Transfer)</p>

<p>Psychology Major:
4.0 College GPA (For Fall '09) 4.0 GPA (Currently for Spring '10)
29 Credit Hours at the end of the year (13 Fall '09, 16 Spring '10)
Current College: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Part of the: National Society of Collegiate Scholars at UNCC
(Came after app was in, In other words it was not on my list, maybe was assumed?)</p>

<p>Courses Include: </p>

<p>Fall '09: (13 Credit Hours)
UCOL 1600 (LBST 1222) - 6 Credit Hours (Global Connections Lecture & Writing Seminar, 19th-21st Century History)
College Algebra 1200 - 3 Credit Hours
LBST 1221 - 3 Credit Hours (Western Cultures, Native American History)
EXER 2102 - 1 Credit Hours (Walk, Run, Jog)
*Dropped Psychology 1200 - 3 Credit Hours (3 hour long class drop)</p>

<p>Spring '10 Courses: (16 Credit Hours)
Psychology 1200 - 3 Credit Hours
Sociology 1200 - 3 Credit Hours
Statistics 1222 - 3 Credit Hours
Psychology Lab 1200-002 - 1 Credit Hour
Geology 1200 - 3 Credit Hours
English 1101X - 3 Credit Hours (Kind of a English 1101,1102, & 1103 Hybrid)</p>

<p>High School:
3.97 GPA
1680 SAT (540 Reading, 580 Math, 560 Writing)
(I don’t test well on the SAT…)
Part of the: National Honors Society
Graduated with Honors in the Top 20% of my class </p>

<p>Pros: (EC’s, any other junk)

  • Full Ride 4 Year(s) Scholarships from Veteran’s Affairs Office (VA)
    (I get paid about $2,000 to go to College <em>Shrug</em> I’m very Lucky, Dad served in Wars and opened that door for me)
  • 2 Excellent recommendations from very accredited professors (Yale/ Duke Graduates)
  • Member of my college hall governing student body
  • Member of various college religious groups
  • A fairly decent amount of artistic awards and community service from high school
  • Played for the soccer team for about a year in high school before getting into academics
  • Also wrote a very compelling essay (was reviewed by my English professors whom loved it)
  • And a some what sympathetic but meaningful optional essay detailing my personal experiences with mentally ill person(s) that showcased a legitimate reason for being in the program</p>

<p>Cons:

  • Left High school a semester early as an early graduate in order to seek a full time job to cover apartment cost for a private college (Savannah College of Art & Design, as a Interactive Design & Game Development Major with a Merit Scholarship) I got into but I decided not to go to.
  • Only took 3 AP Courses in High School (Didn’t do AP test because I was initially going to a private Arts school where they wouldn’t matter)
  • Only had 13 hours the 1st semester of college, due to me dropping a 3 hour lecture I did not want and being left without a filler class. Granted I was in a 24 weight course that was counted for 6 hours and place 2nd in the course during that time, along with other various top placement in courses.
  • Probably didn’t have as much community service as they’d like…
  • My actual essay was about double the 500 word limit due to me having some rather compelling things to say that meant a lot to me.</p>

<p>With all that being said, my current course of action is to stay at UNCC. I may explore the option of a NC State transfer… If all falls through maybe I’ll reapply Junior year. I am not sure. I am engaged and my Fiancee is a Nursing Major at UNC and is exploring the option of transfer to UNCC so I don’t have to worry about the struggle that is this waiting game they are putting us through. I don’t like the distance, but I don’t know if I can give an ok to that kind of jump, granted UNCC has a good Nursing school. I am just currently sitting on my toes and waiting, having a perpetual maybe hanging over my head agitates me because so much needs to get done in the case of a definite “Yes” or “No”…</p>

<p>I am sorry to those of you who did not get in, and to those of you who got wait-listed. I wish all of you the best of luck in your future endeavors and possible yes decisions. I personally hope I get in, but have prepared for the worst. Looking at last years statistic that were thrown up on here we each have roughly a 36 or 37 to 1 chance of getting a “Yes”. Discouraging, ya, possible, yes. </p>

<p>Well, at any rate that was a mouthful and I may have left something out, but that should pretty much describe my situation.</p>

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<p>sorry to hear…are you going to submit spring semester grades, or just ride out the waitlist?</p>

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<p>I was waitlisted as well, though it’s still kind of a shock to me…</p>

<p>-College
College: NC State
GPA: 2.828
ECs: None to speak of (will explain later)
Major: First Year College, will declare Business
Hours: Fall - 11 Spring - 12
Over the course of the fall semester, I had H1N1, Pneumonia, and then Mono; all perfectly spaced apart so that my grades were sufficiently messed up… Despite the illnesses, I had 2.828 on 11 hours. I had my First Year College Advisor write me a recommendation detailing what happened. I have no idea if that helped, but I assume it played some part.</p>

<p>-High School
GPA: 3.75 UW/4.5 W
Rank: 16th of ~225
ECs: 3 years, Varsity Soccer; Founder and President, Finance Club; President, Spanish Club; National Honor Society
APs: Calculus AB - 3; Chemistry - 3; Environmental Science - 3; English Lang - 2; English Lit - 3</p>

<p>Family: Mom and Dad both graduated in '83 and '82 respectively. Sister will graduate this May.</p>

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<p>hey, that really sucks…sorry to hear. actually, amazing to hear you did as well as you did. what are your plans now? as of now, I’d withdraw my ucla/ucsd sir for unc, should I beat the odds. I’m still surprised I was deferred.</p>