<p>I notice a lot of the people on this site have incredible stats, so it really doesn't help me. I'll be starting my sophomore year in college next year, and I'm wondering if I will be able to transfer to UNC as a junior.
Right now, I have a 3.9, but hopefully it will be above a 3.95 after my sophomore year. Here's the thing, my family doesn't reside in North Carolina, but at the North Carolina school I attend now, I get in-state tuition because my family is in the military. I'm not sure if this will effect my chances...
In high school I did rather poorly, with SAT scores below 1100 and a 3.3 weighted GPA (however there was also a definite upward trend, with my freshman GPA at a 2.0).
I've been told it shouldn't be a problem, but I am definitely apprehensive. My high school EC's were decent, in college I've been writing for the school paper and have been doing volunteer work for the Red Cross and working over the summer. Next semester I will join several clubs if I can as well as work.
Also, I will be able to get a letter of recommendation from a UNC professor.
Do I stand a shot?</p>
<p>Yeah dude, you're in.</p>
<p>Yeah you are in with a 3.95 in college.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. I'm having a lot of trouble comparing my stats to other people looking at unc. Too many brilliant people on this board.</p>
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<li> Transferring as a junior is much much easier than as a soph.</li>
<li> UNC drops the 18%-from-out-of-state acceptance quota for transfers</li>
<li> I got in as a junior transfer with a 3.31 (I am doing Chemical Engineering at my current school though, and those were the grades that dragged me down)</li>
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<p>make sure your essay is good (it does suck that its a boring question and can only be 250 words), make sure you have done something else other than school, get a letter of rec. sent (even though they dont ask for one). do these things and you're totally in.</p>