The OOS (only) 2014 UNC-CH EA Decision Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>DECISION: Rejected</p>

<p>[ *]Stats:
[ *] SAT: 2080
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] GPA: 3.77 weighted
[ *] Rank: N/A</p>

<p>[ *]Subjective:
[ *] Essays: What did I hope to find over the rainbow. I thought that and my CA essays were very good.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[ *] Hook (if any): None (one issue I’m sure)
[ *) Location/Person: Suburban Chicago
[ *] State or Country: Illinois
[ *] School Type: Public, large, ranked top 10% in nation
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major weakness: out of state
[ *] why you think you were rejected: out of state, they only accept 18%!
[ *] </p>

<p>Purdue and Indiana University are already “yes” so although very disappointed, I have options! </p>

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<p>DECISION: Deferred</p>

<p>Stats:
[ *] SAT: 2070
[ *] SAT IIs: 770 on bio, 670 on math 2, 650 on lit
[ *] ACT: 33 one sitting or 34 superscored
[ *] GPA:4.0 (unweighted)
[ *] Rank: 5
[ *] Other stats: 5 on AP Bio, 4 on AP Lang
Subjective:
[ *] Essays: had them reviewed by teacher
[ *] Teacher Recs: all positive
[ *] Counselor Rec: idk
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ *) Location/Person: Johns Creek
[ *] State or Country: Georgia
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: Co-Captain of softball, Chorus president, National Honors Society, Beta Club, musicals, several awards
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Competition for out of state students is too high
[ *] Other Factors:public high school, idk exactly
[ *] going to attend? I wish</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED OOS!</p>

<p>Objective:

  • ACT: 34 (36 English; 35 Reading; 30 Math; 34 Science)
  • SAT English 780; Writing 760; Math 690
  • SAT World History: 740
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
  • Weighted GPA: 4.65
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on World History and Psychology; 4 on Eng Lit.
  • IB: 5 on Math SL; 5 on Environmental Systems SL
  • Senior Year Course Load: IB French SL; IB Art HL; IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Global Politics HL; IB English HL; AP AB Calculus
  • Major Awards: 1st Place National Congressional Art Award; National Merit Commended; AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis):
    National Honor Society; National French Honor Society (Historian; Treasurer); National Art Honor Society (Vice President); hundreds of hours volunteering; Drama Club/International Thespian Society</p>

<ul>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Part-time student intern for forensic psychology practice</li>
<li>Essays: pretty good; UNC-specific essay: really enjoyed writing it and really liked it</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: very good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: very good</li>
<li>Interview: N/A</li>
</ul>

<p>Other

  • Applied for Financial Aid?: No, but applied for merit scholarship
  • Intended Major: Archaeology
  • State (if domestic applicant): FL
  • School Type: Private with both IB and AP programs
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: F
  • Income Bracket: too high to get financial aid; only would qualify for merit aid
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection

  • Strengths: high GPA in a demanding IB and AP curriculum; high standardized test scores; strong essays
  • Weaknesses: OOS
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths plus very clearly identified UNC as my first choice in my UNC-specific essay</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

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<p>Daughter was deferred</p>

<p>GPA: U 4.0 (out of 4.0), W 4.6
Rank: 4/495
ACT: 29
Lots of APs and good ECs and leadership
White Female from MD</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:

  • SAT: 2150
  • ACT: 34
  • SAT II: 800 Physics, 780 Math 2
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): 12 APs taken, all passed
  • Senior Year Course Load: Dual Enrollment British Literature, Dual Enrollment DiffEq, AP Spanish, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, and a nonsense elective
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis): I don’t want to list to avoid getting identified but I had great extracurriculars and community service in my opinion.
  • Job/Work Experience: None
  • Essays: Probably average
  • Teacher Recommendation: I read them, they weren’t amazing but they were positive
  • Counselor Rec: No idea
  • Interview: Wasn’t offered one</p>

<p>Other

  • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
  • Intended Major: Biology
  • State (if domestic applicant): Florida
  • School Type: Competitive public
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: Male
  • Income Bracket: Upper middle class
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Congrats to all those accepted! I also want to apologize for those rejected, but things will work out.</p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>[ *]Stats:
[ *] SAT:2130(superscored)
[ *] SAT IIs: us history-780
[ *] ACT:didnt take
[ *] GPA:3.8uw 4.45w
[ *] Rank:12/265
[ *] Other stats:ap us history- 5, ap environmental science-4, ap human geo-5, ap psych-4
senior year course load- ap english, french 4 independent study, ap gov, ap calc AB, ap computer science, ap bio
Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service/work (place leadership in parenthesis):
pizza hut team member, peer leader, book club president, NHS, community service club officer, french tutor, volunteer at nursing home, volunteer at library
Awards:
AP Scholar w/ distinction, National Commended Scholar, National Achievement Finalist
[ *]Subjective:
[ *] Essays: about how much i love North Carolina(my family in NC)
[ *] Teacher Recs:1 really good and the ther was average
[ *] Counselor Rec:decent
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:PA
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity:African-American
[ *] Gender:female
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:i wrote abut nc, black, idk
[ *] Other Factors:
[ *] going to attend?maybe</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2260(730 Math, 750 CR, 780 Writing).
SAT IIs: U.S. History(800), Literature(740)
ACT: 32
GPA: 3.7 unweighted, 4.1 weighted
Rank: n/a</p>

<p>Other stats:
Senior year schedule: AP Calculus A/B, Current America/Independent Living, IB Environmental Science, AP Government, IB Psychology, AP English IV
APs: European History(4), U.S. History(5), English Language and Compostition (5)
EC’s: Volleyball four years, 100 community service hours, two community service clubs, volunteer head coach for local volleyball league, English and Math Honors Societies, photography internship at local magazine, service trip to Fiji
Work experience: Tutor and server at Lemonade
Awards: National Merit Commended student</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Common App essay was pretty decent. I did the one about learning from failure. UNC specific was one of the best essays I’ve written. It talked about how I discovered my passion for history out of curiosity about a class, and I think it helped my chances a lot.
Teacher Recs: One was probably very good and very specific; the other one was probably also very good but more generic
Counselor Rec: Probably decent because we all filled out a 50-question questionnaire so our counselors could know us better
Hook (if any): Absolutely none. I’m white and upper-middle class with two married parents.
State or Country: California
School Type: Public school with a very good reputation (it’s a California Distinguished School).
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Strengths: Good ECs, excellent test scores, solid grades and difficult course load, and good essays
Weaknesses: A few B’s in some honors classes freshman and sophomore year. My biggest weakness was really the fact that I’m OOS
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: My college counselor told me not to expect good news from UNC because the OOS acceptance rate is so low, so I was a little surprised when I got in. However, I’m above average for UNC in terms of stats, and I think my essays really helped.
Going to attend: I’m definitely considering it. I have yet to see the school, but it’s one of my top choices at the moment. Looks like I’ll be headed to Chapel Hill for spring break :)</p>

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<p>Decision: REJECTED</p>

<p>SAT: 2220
SAT IIs: US History (720), Literature (720)
GPA: 3.64 UW, 4.40 W
Other stats: Top 10% of class
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recs: Strong rec from IB English Teacher, strong rec from IB Theatre teacher
Counselor Rec: Hardly knows me
State or Country: Maryland
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
major weaknesses: No math class senior year</p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2350 (800 R, 800 M, 750 W)
SAT IIs: Literature 740, Math I 770, US History 730, Chemistry 760, World History 770
ACT: lol I didn’t bother
GPA: 4.5 weighted, 3.98 unweighted
Rank: 3 out of 605 (swag)
Other stats: National Merit Scholar Semifinalist, National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I thought the common app one was pretty good, although the only person who proofread it was my mom. It was about my favorite place being the band room at my school. My best friend read it and told me she hated it, but I think she was jealous of my mad writing skillz. The supplement essay was pretty… cliche, lol. I wrote about… Ancient Rome, I think? I’ve taken four years of Latin and I’m pretty sure I threw that in there a couple times. I probably should have just written about band again, looking back on it.
Teacher Recs: They love me and I love them too. One was my AP Environmental teacher from last year who I’m really close with, another was an English teacher I had for three years who thinks I’m totally awesome.
Counselor Rec: HA I’ve never met her. So… very generic. It’s a big school. The guidance department is kind of a joke. </p>

<p>Extracurricular: I do band. First chair flute player for 2 years, All State band for 6 years, All County band for 7 years, Most Outstanding Musician 2011-13, Superior ratings 7 years in a row in a statewide competition. Drum major (leading the band like a pro) of an approximately 300 person ensemble during marching season–you can bet that I emphasized THAT in my essay. Section leader for two years. FSU Marching Band Leadership Camp 2013.
Hook (if any): My parents didn’t graduate from college… so I guess that makes me a first generation college student? My mom went to Chapel Hill for two years though back in the 70s… didn’t graduate. Awkward.
State or Country: Rainy, hot, miserable Florida.
School Type: huge, public, Florida. It has it’s charm, but it’s definitely nothing special when it comes to quality of education. The band is awesome though.
Ethnicity: White as the driven snow.
Gender: I am a girl
Income bracket: Upper middle class</p>

<p>Strengths: First of all, I’m a really good test taker. A really, really, really good test taker. The SAT is my jam. As far as extracurricular, I think what makes me stand out is that I chose one thing (band) and really, really, really took it as far as I could. People say to be “well rounded” but I think the best thing to do is just get really good at one thing. I’m a darn good musician and I think it’s helped me a lot in all aspects of my education/life. Plus I love it.
Weaknesses: I’ve never had a job, I did 100 hours of community service at the library to get Bright Futures (it’s a Florida thing). I feel like the kids I’m competing against for spots in these awesome colleges have done all these amazing things for their community and had crazy job opportunities and done research, started organizations, etc. I definitely haven’t done anything like that.
Why you think you were accepted: Luck, mostly. Test scores. My extracurricular stuff certainly didn’t hurt, although I feel they aren’t nearly as good as most people’s on this site. Or else they don’t look as good in print. Also my GPA is pretty nice if I do say so myself.
Also accepted: FSU (safety, my brother went there, it’s significantly better than UF in every way but I still kinda hate it), Georgia Tech (also kind of a safety school).
Going to Attend: I’ve never seen it, but from what I hear it’s gorgeous. Also their band looks seriously BA. Plus it’s like the best public school in the nation and if I’m gonna pay the $$ it better get me some darn good education! I have to hear back from 8 more schools before I really make a decision, but I’m thinking yeah :]</p>

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<p>decision: accepted oos</p>

<p>SAT: 1980/1370
GPA: 4.2/4.5 weighted
rank: n/a, school doesn’t rank
senior year course load- took 4 out of 5 APs available and also Honors Spanish 5 (not an AP class yet-but would have taken it), 5 on APUSH exam junior year. </p>

<p>essays: Unc essay- very good, spent too long on it, personal one- quirky and funny, also very good
teacher rec: I knew my English teacher wrote a very good/ funny one, I had her last year and she got to know me very well. 9-10/10
counselor rec: not sure, probably a 7-8/10
ECs: member of NHS, head of my schools student mentoring program, my schools drama club, ran track. Had many volunteer hours. Ride and train ponies in my free time (currently own 2)</p>

<p>hook: legacy, dad attended
location: south carolina
school type: very small, private, rigorous school
ethnicity: white
gender: F</p>

<p>I am probably going to attend, I grew up loving this school. </p>

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<p>DECISION: Deferred</p>

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<p>Did any oos receive an invitation to scholarship day?</p>

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<p>DECISION: Rejected OOS</p>

<p>[ *]Stats:
[ *] SAT: 1990 * CR:710 M:620 Wr: 650)
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] GPA: 3.97 (unweighted)
[ *] Rank: 25/413 (top 10))
[ *] Subjective: Pres. German Club, Amnesty Intl, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights (int’l), GAPP program for student exchange, Sr. Mentor for FRIENDS Program, work, Nat’l Honor Society, Nat’l Art Honor Society, 5 APs
[ *] Essays: Excellent
[ *] Teacher Recs: Excellent (had teacher for 5 years, German)
[ *] Counselor Rec: no idea
[ *] Hook (if any): Legacy, Dad went, Aunt went
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: NH
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: Strong leadership, voted most likely to travel the world, Anthropology/Int. Relations,
wanted to apply to GAP, wants to go to Africa to work with indigenous tribes, Peace Corp
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Scores?, come from small town OOS, ethnicity
[ *] Other Factors:
[ *] going to attend? </p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED OOS</p>

<p>[ *]Stats:
[ *] SAT: 2020 * (CR: 620 M:740 W:660)
[ *] SAT IIs: * (Math Level II: 760), (Chemistry: 690)
[ *] ACT: 29 (Did not send)
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.87, Unweighted GPA: 4.0, College GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank: 1/507
[ *] Total Volunteer Hours: 465 hours</p>

<p>[ *] Other stats: Will graduate with 95 dual enrollment credit hours (75 so far). I have dual enrolled at CF, University of Florida, Florida International University, and Harvard Extension. However, UNC only saw my classes from CF and UF. I have also taken three AP’s (European History - 3, Microeconomics - 4, U.S. Government - 3). I am currently taking AP Calculus BC. </p>

<p>[ *] Nationally Certified Phlebotomist, Nationally Certified EKG Technician, Medical Preceptorship, Medical Shadowing in multiple fields (250+ hours), Hospice Volunteer, Hospital Volunteer. </p>

<p>[ *] Participant in Philosophy club (Vice President), Academic Team (Captain) National Honors Society, Science National Honors Society, MU Alpha Theta Math Honors Society, Phi Theta Kappa (College Honors Society), National Society of High School Scholars.</p>

<p>[ *] Attended the National Student Leadership Conference in Medicine and Health</p>

<p>[ *] Varsity Baseball (2 years - Co-Captain), Varsity Wrestling (1 year), Varsity Weightlifting (3 years - placed second in the state of Florida, also Team Captain), JV football (2 years). Basically, I LOVE SPORTS. </p>

<p>[ *] Subjective:
[ *] Essays: Pretty good, my common app essay was really personal and really good though. I demonstrated a STRONG PASSION FOR MEDICINE.
[ *] Teacher Recs: 1 from an english teacher and 1 from a history teacher. The teachers admired me.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I have a counselor who is very supportive of me even though he only knew me since the beginning of senior year. However, I know he recommended me highly.
[ *] Hook (if any): NONE </p>

<p>[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Florida
[ *] School Type: Large Public (Not highly rated)
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male</p>

<p>[ *] major strength/weakness: My weaknesses were definitely my test scores. I never thought I would get into a competitive school with my test scores but I guess my extracurriculars and coursework took over for me. I would like all of you to know that test scores are not as important as we all think they are. Another weakness is that both of my parents are doctors and I am usually not eligible for financial aid or need-based scholarships. Also, I am 100% Indian (even though I am third-generation) and that does not help either. </p>

<p>[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: I believe that I got accepted because I abandoned an IB program after my sophomore year to pursue more rigorous endeavors through a local college as well as some non-local colleges. I am still sorta shocked that I am accepted because my test scores are not too great for out of state. Also, I took the SAT 7 times and accidentally sent all of them to UNC. The point of matter is, I am starting to learn an important lesson that coursework, grades, and curriculum take precedence over test scores. Also, I had strong essays and strong recommendation letters. However, my leadership in clubs was not the strongest attribute. Overall, I see myself as a generally well-rounded student. </p>

<p>[ *] Other Factors: I am a major non-conformist and I displayed that well to the college. By non-conformist, I mean that I like to take challenges outside the realm of what is already established and pave new paths for myself. I’ve interviewed with some other colleges and they seem to be looking for non-conformists to come to their university. In order to get into a school like UNC Chapel Hill (OOS), it really requires a person to be a non-conformist by distinguishing themselves from the other 10,000+ applicants. </p>

<p>[ *] going to attend? I am not sure whether or not I am going to attend yet. I applied to 14 other schools that I am still waiting to hear answers from. Since I have a strong passion for medicine so I applied to several combined medical programs as well. However, my SAT score is always my big limiting factor. I am also hoping to give Harvard a chance if for some reason I get struck with some major luck. Ironically, I was on my way to visit UNC when I found out that I was accepted. Therefore, I had not visited the school prior to being accepted. Overall, I loved the school and I would love to attend if I were not accepted to Harvard or a combined medical program. </p>

<p>Congratulations to those accepted! Also, good luck to those in the process or those already rejected. </p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted</p>

<p>[ *] SAT: 2050
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] GPA: 4.3 weighted, 4.0 unweighted
[ *] Rank: top 10% at very competitive school
[ *] Essays: My UNC essays were probably my weakness. I should have written about my community service, but I was so eager to apply early that I just submitted it on 10/1 with semi-decent essays.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Really really good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Also really good
[ *] Hook (if any): I got a severe concussion my sophomore year and missed over 6 months over school. I’ve had bad migraines every day for the past two years and memory loss and have been forced to drop classes. Nonetheless, I remained positive and ended up in the top 10% of my class and did extremely well. I wrote my common app essay on this.
[ *] State or Country: Ohio
[ *] School Type: Competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: Act score, GPA, teacher recs, overcoming adversity
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Probably my academics and my essay
[ *] Other Factors:
[ *] going to attend? I wish! It’s my dream school but probably can’t go unless I get merit money and I didn’t get invited to scholarship day</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted, offered Excel@Carolina</p>

<p>[ *]Stats:
[ *] SAT: 2290 (800CR, 720M, 770W)
[ *] SAT IIs: 790 Math II (Did not submit other SAT II scores)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] GPA: 4.00 UW
[ *] Rank: 4/~350
[ *] Other stats:</p>

<p>[ *]Subjective:
[ *] Essays: How do I rate my own essays? Hence subjective. No. But one of them made people cry, so not bad?
[ *] Teacher Recs: Same as above, didn’t read
[ *] Counselor Rec: Same as above, didn’t read
[ *] Hook (if any): None</p>

<p>[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Strengths: Unique extracurriculars; Strong writer; Diverse intellectual interests. Weakness: Test Scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: It all came together; I felt that I truly expressed each part of myself, both personally and academically, throughout the application.
[ *] Other Factors: Unusually remarkable leadership; some personal difficulties</p>

<p>[ *] Accepted to: Harvard College
[ *] Going to attend? No, will attend Harvard. </p>

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<p>8 days later and no official packet in the mail. That long?</p>

38

<p>I live in South Florida and just got mine today.</p>

39

<p>We are in central FL. No big deal, I doubt he’ll even go there</p>

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<p>Got mine today, NY. </p>