Transfer Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>I am looking at potentially transferring to UNC Chapel Hill next year. I will be a sophomore transfer for Fall 2010.</p>

<p>I was a slacker my freshman and sophomore years, and didn't really get the whole "working to get to college" thing until it was too late to help me.</p>

<p>I went to a top private school in Atlanta (my class' average SAT was 1300+) and finished high school with an 3.53 weighted GPA on a 5.0 scale. I got a 32 on my ACTs though. </p>

<p>I took 4 APs, getting two 5s (US and Art History), a 4 (English Lit) and a 3 (Environmental Science), then went off to a large out of state flagship in the Southeast.</p>

<p>I'm not sure this is the place for me for various reasons and I think I want to put out some transfer applications to give myself some options. Honestly if I hadn't slacked in high school UNC would have probably been my first choice of school. Why not try to make it happen?</p>

<p>I got a 4.0 in my first semester. I'm vice president of my residence hall, am involved with a religious group on campus, and will be named to the President's Honor List for this semester.</p>

<p>In high school, I was vice president of my class my senior year, played varsity lacrosse for 4 years (Captain senior year, won Coaches' Award for Leadership twice), won the Headmaster's Award my senior year, wasn an AP Scholar with Honor, was a Peer Leader (one of 16 seniors that mentored groups of freshmen), and was very involved with the same religious organization that I do in college.</p>

<p>Do I have a chance at UNC?</p>

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<p>Your GPA is crippling. See my other post about getting into UNC with below a 4.0 weighted.</p>

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<p>I think for transfers the look more at college GPA than high school, so I wouldn’t call it crippling, if you can keep your GPA up I would say you have a shot.</p>

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<p>You won’t know unless you try and you’ll regret never trying.</p>

<p>So try. Who knows?</p>

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<p>I am applying as a junior transfer from a junior college in NC…please let me know what you think my chances are!</p>

<p>High school:
3.0 unweighted, 3.3 weighted GPA (slacker)</p>

<p>College:
3.83 GPA (around 56 transferrable credits)
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Varsity Baseball (2 Letters)
Academic Award
Scholar Athlete</p>

<p>Extracurricular: Multiple volunteer activities (coaching, charity walks, food drives, etc.)</p>

<p>Completion of AA Degree in May</p>

<p>Great letter of recomendations/strong essays</p>

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<p>ATHLETICS6: I’d say you are in. I transferred in from a NC Community College with a lower GPA than you (3.78) and fewer extracurriculars and no awards.</p>