UNC 2021 EA RESULTS (OFFICIAL)

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[B][size=4][color=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size][/b]
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In State or Out of State:

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
State:
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: OOS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT: 32 C (36E, 34R, 31S, 28M)
SAT II: 770 US History, 750 English Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA: 5.07
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, I’d guess top 5% though
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US Gov, 5 Art Hist, 5 World Hist, 5 Spanish Lang, 4 US Hist, 4 Eng Lang, 4 Capstone Seminar
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Capstone Research, AP Comp. Gov. and Politics. Rest are honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing special honestly. Some debate awards I guess

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (Speech Captain), Theatre/Thespians (Director of Communications), various honor societies
Job/Work Experience: Summer camp counselor every summer, Internship with lobbying group Junior year
Volunteer/Community service: 650+ hours over four years
Summer Activities: See Job/Work experience above
Essays: Common App 9/10. UNC ones also 9/10, I thought they were pretty great
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 English teacher I had for two years that loved me. 9/10 Debate moderator and teacher who also likes me
Counselor Rec: 10/10 we’re really close
Additional Rec: N/A
State: FL
School Type: Competitive catholic private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic I guess.

Strengths: My writing is my strongest suit so essays definitely helped
Weaknesses: Test scores. Was really worried about that being my make or break for most schools
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly… No clue. I guess they liked my essays!
General Comments: I love UNC, it’s one of my top choices and I can’t believe I got in. If you’re reading this and you’re OOS, my stats prove you don’t need perfect test scores to get in. Can’t wait to meet all the other Tar Heels and good luck to future applicants!

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Decision: Accepted OOS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit 2260C, 690CR, 770M, 800W
ACT (breakdown): 35C, 36M, 35S, 35E, 34R, 10W
SAT II: USH (770), Bio (800), Math 2 (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), USH (5), Eng Lit&Comp (4), Eur Hx (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Chem SL (7)
Senior Year Course Load: Marine Sci (A), IB Eng4, IB Calc&Stat, IB Bio3, IB Cont Hx2, IB French 5B, IB TOK
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ISEF (Finalist), State Science Fair (1st Place +3), Regional Science Fair (1st Place +2), USNCO (Nat exam), Astronaut challenge (State finals), AP Sch w Dist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim (12+ years - not recruit level), SGA, Clubs (French, Science, MAT, NHS, Interact), School newspaper (ed), Non-profit (co-founder)
Job/Work Experience: NIH paid summer internship
Volunteer/Community service: NPO, Hospital, IB ambassador, SGA, Key club, Interact club, Youth group, Youth UW
Summer Activities: Harvard SSP, NIH
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9? (Can’t rate my own essay)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Waived FERPA, so all below are guesses
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Chem - he said he wrote 4 pages, so guessing very good
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Bio - all 4 years, did research, so guessing good
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Have good relationship, but really can’t tell (large public school GC!)
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 1 from SSP Prof, 1 from NIH PI
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/A

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but don’t think will qualify
Intended Major: Undecided on app
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: –
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): –

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Decision: Rejected

In State or Out of State: OOS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Old SAT: 2240 (700 CR, 740 M, 800 W; 10 essay)
ACT: didn’t submit
SAT II: 790 USH, 720 lit, 720 math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
Weighted GPA: idk, my school does it differently
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/98
AP (place score in parenthesis): junior year: apush (4), ap bio (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Physics 1, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Spanish (also concurrent enrollment through local college), College Writing (concurrent enrollment through URI)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing MAJOR, but CSPAN studentcam documentary contest 3rd prize, National History Day state finalist, tennis all-division, etc.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-World Languages Club (Secretary)
-National Honor Society (Treasurer)
-World Languages Honor Society
-Varsity tennis: 4 years
-Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse (VAASA)
-Golf team

Job/Work Experience: 2 summers of bussing at local beach club
Volunteer/Community service: 40 hours per year for NHS; teach CCD at local Catholic church
Summer Activities: work & tennis
Essays: Okay, my common app one is either good or weird, can’t tell (could be interpreted as either). One of my UNC ones is good, the other is alright
Teacher Recommendations: Both good, one by a UNC alum but they probably didn’t know that
Counselor Rec: Decent probably, but she doesn’t really know me too well
State: Rhode Island
School Type: Small public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Strengths: I have good test scores, grades, and ECs, but these are just average in the UNC OOS applicant pool.
Weaknesses: Test scores are good, but not good enough. I have no hooks, am OOS, and have nothing that truly stands out about my application
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m OOS, which is extremely competitive for UNC. I was expecting to get deferred or maybe accepted, so the rejection came as quite the surprise. But at least this will make my decision easier.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Boston College (honors program!), University of Miami (with a scholarship!), and Fordham. Deferred: Georgetown
General Comments: You’ll end up at a great school no matter what. One thing that I’ve learned through this process is that it’s not only good to go to a school that you want to go to, but to also go to a school that wants YOU! Congrats to everyone who got into UNC though :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: In State

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take it
ACT: 35
SAT II: Chemistry 800 Math level C2 800 Japanese 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Weighted GPA: school does not calculate weighted GPA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% out of 50 (school does not rank but only give percentile)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5) AB subscore (5) Chemistry (5) Physics 1 (4)
(My school actually doesn’t offer AP so I took those before I got into my current school)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: [Physical Chemistry I, Physical Chemistry I Lab, Linear Algebra, Fundamentals of Classical Physics I, Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Lab, US History until 1877, Intro to Philosophy, Class Piano I] <- 1st semester
[Differential Equations, Intro to American Politics and Government, Fundamentals of Classical Physics II, Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Lab, Statics, Philosophy of Science, Class Piano II] <- 2nd semester
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AMC 12 105/150, AIME 5/15, USAAAO Qualifier, US Representative for International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics 2016 (Honorable Mention on International Olympiad), Hold a patent for an invention (It’s not an award but I thought it was worth mentioning)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SciOly club, Math club, Student Government Association, Community Service club… no leadership position haha
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: long-term (2 months) tutoring at nearby cultural center
Summer Activities: Research at North Polar Region (Svalbard) about Patterned Ground (August 2014)
Family trip to Osaka (July 2015)
Alone trip to Tokyo (July 2016)
US Astronomy Representative Training Camp at MIT (August 2016)
Essays: Common App 8.5/10 (Wrote about my life-long aspiration about astronomy)
UNC Supple essay 9.5/10 (Wrote about how Freddie Mercury inspires me as an astronomer even though he is an artist and another one was about imminent crisis of space flotsam invading the atmosphere)
Teacher Recommendation: #1 Math 10/10 (I waived FERPA so I wasn’t sure but when I told him I got into UNC he said he wrote an excellent one for me so I’m guessing 10/10)

2 English 9/10 (She is relatively new teacher and I'm guessing she's still figuring out how to write letter of rec but still she also said I deserve a good letter of rec so I'm guessing 9/10)

Counselor Rec: 9/10 (My counselor usually gives out above average recommendations)
Additional Rec:
State: MO (I am resident in NC but attend school in MO… it’s kinda complicated haha)
School Type: Boarding school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Strong preparation in Astrophysics… I guess? Or maybe just strong preparation in STEM-field research in general. I tried to incline all my activities to science or astronomy related activities to make the ‘hook’ and I guess it worked out pretty well.

Strengths: ACT, GPA, EC(Olympiad)
Weaknesses: No leadership position
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Princeton (deferred) Georgia Tech (deferred)
General Comments: Well I guess my status as In-state applicant really helped me out a lot here. I just want to say that public schools have that inevitable inclination towards their states’ applicants and therefore for OOS it is a different ball game. Same for UNC! Maybe if I applied as OOS my chances might have been slim. So don’t be sad even if you got rejected/deferred from UNC. You’ll be fine wherever you go.

(Sidenotes, I would love to answer any general questions about my results/stats so please do not hesitate to DM me if you have any questions)

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Decision: Accepted

In state

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT: 35C (35 E, 34 M, 35 R, 36 S)
SAT II: 720 US History, 700 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Lang Comp (5), AP Human Geo (5), AP US History (4), AP Stats (4), AP Calc AB (3)
IB (place score in parentheses) N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Gov, AP Biology, Rest are Honors
Major Awards: Just some regional DECA awards and some basketball awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Basketball (Co-Captain), Varsity Golf, 1st Chair Alto Saxophonist, DECA, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Worked for a catering company
Volunteer/Community Service: Helped coach youth basketball players during the summer and volunteered to help pack meals each year at my church
Summer Activities: See sports, job, and volunteer work
Essays: Common App: 8/10 (nothing extraordinary), UNC essays: 9/10 I really liked those
Teacher RECs: 10/10 I got my UNC alum APUSH teacher to write it; one of my favorite teachers.
Counselor REC: 7/10 We got a new counselor this year and I never even met them.
Additional REC: 10/10 Got a UNC alum who is a lawyer to write it. He only writes 1 per year but he and my father are fairly close. He has great connections with the school.
State: NC
School Type: Competitive Mid-Size Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc): None

Strengths: ACT score, in state, additional rec, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA and no hooks
Why you think you were
accepted/deffered/rejected: I worked hard and took my testing seriously.
General Comments: I’m super happy and relieved to have gotten in. I’m fortunate to be in state even though I think I’m a pretty competitive applicant. I’m waiting on 3 ivies but I don’t have much hope so UNC is a great fallback. I can definitely see myself having fun and being successful here. Congrats to everyone accepted and good luck to those not, I’m sure you will find a great school. Seems weird that the wait is over. I remember reading the results of the 2019 and 2020 classes live. I even posted an annoying “what are my chances” thread as a young junior haha. I’d say they’re very good now lol.

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[B][size=4][color=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size][/b]

In State or Out of State: In-State

Objective:
SAT: 1080/1600
ACT: 23
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.58
Weighted GPA: 4.46
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/152
AP (place score in parenthesis): I took two AP classes freshmen year but I did not take the tests
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
College Credits: 30 credits so far, mostly dual enrolled
Senior Year Course Load: Conceptual Physics (college), Precalculus Algebra (college), Principles of Biology (college), Honors English IV, Precalculus Trigonometry (college), Computer Programming I, World Civilizations II (college), and College Transfer Success (college).
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Student of Merit, Dean’s List (this year upcoming)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance-(head dancer), Student Advisory Board- (Surveyor), Chorus- (head Alto), Tutor, Mentor, Gaming Club, National Honors Society
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Helping out in church, visiting the elderly in my tribal community
Summer Activities: Did a class over the summer last year in college
Essays: I talked about my tribe, Haliwa-Saponi and Costa Rica with renewable energy, and also for my personal statement via Common App, I talked about getting “C” and “D” for math in Freshmen and Sophomore and how I did not let one terrible teacher stop me from being a high “B” in a college math class in Senior first semester
Teacher Recommendation: I chose my English teacher that I had for English III and English IV, so it was probably great.
Counselor Rec: This was good I think, I guess, I do not know.
Additional Rec: N/A
State: In-State
School Type: Went to public magnet for freshmen through junior year, then regular public school.
Ethnicity: Black and Haliwa-Saponi Native.
Gender: Nonbinary
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college in terms of four-year since I am with my mom. (She was very happy!)

Strengths: I think my essays did it for me.
Weaknesses: I would say math in freshmen and sophomore year due to my math teacher being horrible :frowning:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was accepted because my experiences were unique and my schedule was unique as well.
General Comments: I am VERY PROUD OF EACH OF YOU–whether you got accepted, deferred, or rejected, please understand that you are worthy. Also, dreams come true since as a person who is from a rural part of in-state, that had to do most of this college stuff on my own, I never thought this would happen but dreams come true if you are genuine. Also, be authentic and take risks!!

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: Out of State

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 34
SAT II: 790 Chinese, 800 Math II, 800 Biology (E)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a (somewhere in the top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chinese (5), Calculus BC (5), Biology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Gov/Microecon, ASB Leadership, AP Stats, AP Japanese, British Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): other than Eagle Scout nothing really lol

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class President (9th, 10th, 11th), ASB President (12th), California Scholarship Federation (VP), NHS, JNHS, Varsity Badminton (co-captain), Boy Scouts (Eagle), Art class
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Tech Museum (around 150 hours)
Summer Activities: Boy Scout high adventure camps, BU RISE, Boys’ State
Essays: Common App 9/10 UNC ones 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: AP Biology Teacher 10/10 and American Lit H Teacher 9/10
Counselor Rec: Assistant Principal of Activities/ASB advisor 10/10
Additional Rec: AP Chemistry Teacher 10/10
State: CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Strengths: student government, boy scouts, teacher recommendation letters
Weaknesses: Asian male from Bay Area

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: ** In State **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1460 (740R 720M) new
ACT: 33 composite (35E 32M 36R 28S)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.75 out of 6.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10 out of ~360
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (5) with AB subscore (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 1st semester: H. A&P, office TA, H. Chem II, H. Eng IV.
2nd semester: AP Stats, H. Visual Arts III, AP Chem, H. Contemporary Law & Justice

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club (treasurer) [french program died in my senior year and so did the club], NAHS
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: N/A
Summer Activities: …N/A
Essays: CA essay 7/10, picked the transition to adulthood prompt and talked about the week i spent packing/cleaning an old house.
unc #1 7/10, i wrote about my first concert (twenty one pilots)
unc #2 8/10 wrote about wanting to do the disney college program because of how wdw has impacted me personally
Teacher Recommendation: done by my ap calc teacher - probably great. Never read it, but I’ve had multiple people tell me that she writes good recommendation letters.
Counselor Rec: As good as it could be? I spent a semester working in student services, so my counselor knows me pretty well, plus she’s the best counselor at the school IMO
Additional Rec: N/A
State: North Carolina
School Type: large public high school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): technically first-gen

Strengths: in state, good gpa/act/rank
Weaknesses: lame ecs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: got lucky? the fact that i’m in state is a huge pull. my essays were interesting, too, to say the least.
General Comments: lol please don’t be like me and wait until the week before the deadline to write all your essays, and then have no one proofread them. i got lucky. my advice: be authentic, relax, and don’t force yourself to do things just because it will look good. by all means, please challenge yourself, but do what you enjoy.

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: In-State

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
ACT: 30
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/267
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language/Composition (4), Calculus AB (3), APES (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP US History, Honors Psychology, AP Statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place woodwind solo (Saxophone) Teen Talent Festival, 3rd place piano solo Teen Talent Festival, 2nd place woodwind solo (Saxophone) Top Nazarene Talent, Junior Marshal, Morehead-Cain Nominee, Most Outstanding Musician Award 3 years in a row, AP Scholar Award.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High school band (Band Captain), Youth Group Student Leader, Saxophonist for Church Band, Beta Club (Vice President), National Honor Society, Greensboro Youth Jazz Ensemble.
Job/Work Experience: Piano/Saxophone Private Instructor for Beginners
Volunteer/Community service: Translated documents and fund-raised for Triad Health Project (organization that helps with the HIV/AIDS dilemma in the NC), assisted in preparing testing materials for Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools ESL department, Mission Nashville, 30 Hour Famine, Soup Kitchen.
Summer Activities: Mission trips, various events with the youth group, Project Uplift, college visits
Essays: Common App 9/10, UNC ones 9.5/10
Teacher Recommendation: Honors English 10 teacher 10/10, AP Calculus Teacher 8/10
Counselor Rec: Guidance Counselor 8.5/10
Additional Rec: N/A
State: North Carolina
School Type: Mid-size Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Cuban and Puerto Rican)
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Strengths: GPA, strong ACT score (for in-state), I think personally my essays are really good, I was able to demonstrate my passion for music and I think that’s what put me over the top if my scores/essays hadn’t yet.
Weaknesses: Not a whole lot of AP classes because block schedule at my school made me take overall less courses as well as presenting conflicts between certain AP classes that I could only take as an upperclassmen due to prerequisites. However, my senior year did not have any conflicts because I now have all of my prerequisites so all of my classes are AP classes (except for psychology).
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, test scores, essays, demonstrated passion for music.
General Comments: It has been so much fun interacting with everybody on this forum. Witnessing people freaking out as much as me was relieving and provided some comfort in the uncertain times. It is amazing to see some of the people I’ve seen posting since October finally getting their dreams realized. It’s also great to see the attitude of those who did not get in, as they are all brilliant students as well who will strive in any setting. I look forward to trying to aid next year’s class through this process now that I have a bit of understanding on it and I hope I can be active in admissions throughout my time at UNC. THANK YOU EVERYBODY!

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ACCEPTED!!!
SAT: 1230
GPA: 3.74W
3 EC’s, but I love them all!
Literally cannot believe this.
Congrats to all my future Tar heels!

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: In state

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 28 (32E, 27M, 28R, 23S)
SAT II: Spanish w/ Listening (770), Biology Molecular (540)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.65
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Calc BC
Sociology
Spanish III Hon
AP Environmental
Band
Anatomy/Physio Hon
AP Lit

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band (Drum major), Jazz Band, Piano, Beta Club, National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: Cook at Bojangles, Sales/Cashier at Shoe Carnival
Volunteer/Community service: Math tutor, Abby foundation
Summer Activities: National Youth Leadership conference, Work
Essays: Common App 8/10, UNC 10/10
Teacher Recommendation: English 10 Hon, AP Calc AB/BC, APES, don’t know what they wrote
Counselor Rec: don’t know what she wrote
Additional Rec:
State: NC
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college, unique essays

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: Out of State

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT: 34 Reading, 34 Math, 34 English, 33 science
SAT II: didn’t submit but i got an 800 on Math II and a 760 on Bio-M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.54
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): both unavailable
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), World History (5), US History (4), English Lang (4), Physics 1 (3), Chemistry (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics, Advanced Multivariable Calculus, AP Latin, AP English Lit, AP Statistics, AP Physics C, Introduction to Ethics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, UVA’s Jefferson Book Award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JCL
Job/Work Experience: i had an internship in a medical research facility but thats about it
Volunteer/Community service: hosptial, science center/kids museum, library
Summer Activities: volunteering, internship at a major research facility
Essays: eh; my short answers were bad, but my essay is like decently good in my opinion
Teacher Recommendation: strong for one, probably moderate for my 2nd
Counselor Rec: strong
Additional Rec: n/a
State: FL
School Type: Private college prep
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: FM
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): i’m an asian female that applied w/ a humanities major (?) i guess

Strengths: strong course load, extracurriculars showed a lot of commitment to a couple of things, lots of community service hours, definitely 1 of my teacher and my counselor recs
Weaknesses: probably my test scores, maybe my essay, definitely my short answers
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t know not gonna lie

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: In State

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1940 old version (670 CR, 570 M, 700 W)
ACT: 29 (32 E, 25 M, 33 R, 25 S)
SAT II: N/A.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 23/425
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language and Composition (5), Environmental Science (3), United States History (5), Psychology (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A.
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature and Composition, AP Statistics, AP Physics 1, Civics and Economics Honors, AP US Government and Politics, Newspaper 3 Honors, and Forensic Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not major but the school newspaper I am editor of won the Tar Heel Award from the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (at UNC) my sophomore year and All North Carolina my junior year. Individually I won a newspaper sports photograph award from them. AP Scholar with Honor.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor-in-chief of school newspaper, Spanish Club VP, Beta Club Treasurer, Special Needs Prom Committee, National Honor Society, National Math Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, Book Club, Film Club, Quill and Scroll Honor Society for High School Journalists, Junior Marshal.
Job/Work Experience: Internship at town newspaper (wrote multiple stories for them), host at local restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Not much. Just tutoring and required hours for NHS.
Summer Activities: NCSMA camp at UNC (in top division), town newspaper internship, and restaurant job.
Essays: Common App was kind of cheesy about how I overcame failure when my novel was rejected by literary agents. Short answers were…decent? I felt insecure about all of my essays but how can you not?
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them but one came from my newspaper advisor and should have been great. Other came from my junior AP English teacher… Not sure what he wrote about LOL.
Counselor Rec: Average for a big public high school where I’ve met her twice
Additional Rec: N/A.
State: North Carolina
School Type: Large public high school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A.

Strengths: GPA?, ECs
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m in state and I think I showed a lot of passion for journalism (my intended major) and writing through my activities and essays.
General Comments: Congratulations to everyone accepted! This is my dream school, and I’m so happy to embark on this adventure with you guys!

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Decision: Accepted

In-State with Pride

Objective:

New SAT: 1400 (700 in EBR&W and 700 in Math)
SAT II: 730 in Math 1 and a 630 in Math 2
Unweighted GPA: 3.87
Weighted GPA: 5.14
Class Rank: 6/525
AP: Calc AB, Calc BC, Stats, Environ, Bio, World, U.S. History, Psychology, English Lang (Have passed all of them or better)
Senior Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP U.S. Gov, AP Comp. Gov, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP English Lit, AP Spanish
Awards: AP Merit Scholar, some awards for debate and other things

Subjective:

Sports:
JV and Varsity Football (9-12, Captain my senior year, but NOT RECRUITED)
JV Baseball (9-10, was the statistician for the whole program)
Varsity Lacrosse (11-12)

Other ECs:
Spanish Club (9-12, Co-founder of the club, and I am fluent)
UNICEF (9-12, President)
KEY Club (9-12)
Speech (11-12, Captain of Extemporaneous Speaking)
Debate (11-12, Captain of Congressional Debate, also a PF Debater with many awards in both)
Math Club (11-12)
National Honors Society (11-12)
Amnesty International (12, joined because I accidentally walked in on a meeting and got interested lol)
Practicing Martial Arts (I have 2 black belts)
Helping my dad with his insurance business
Tutoring my siblings

Job/Work Experience: Briefly worked at a movie theater between my junior and sophomore years

Volunteer/Community Service: I have about 120 hours thanks to my ECs

Summer Activities:
Football workouts (AKA Hell on Earth)
Helping out with Speech and Debate
Touring schools

Essays:
Common App: 9/10. Very in-depth story about the relationship between my autistic brother and me.
UNC: 8/10. I feel like they were well-written, funny, cohesive essays that was just me being me, but nothing absolutely mind-blowing.

Recommendations:
Teacher Rec. #1: 10/10. My Stats teacher who has caused everyone who has read the essay to cry.
Teacher Rec. #2: 9/10. My Spanish teacher. I’m apparently the best-speaking student he’s ever had.
Counselor Rec.: 8/10. I’ve had a lot of face-time with my counselor to work out schedules and things.
Additional Rec.: 8/10. From my football coach who says that I’m the smartest player he’s ever coached, but it’s not very specialized.

Other:
State: NC BABY
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Intended Major: Mathematical Decision Sciences
Hooks: None to speak of

Strengths: Rank/weighted and course load, I also thought my ECs were meaningful too.
Weaknesses: My SAT for in-state is above average, but it could have certainly been better; my essays were not the greatest things ever, although I will credit them with being authentic and honest with who I am and how I think.
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: Being in state is the only reason I got in. I’ve seen the data, and it’s true. Period. Thanks for allowing me to vent on this forum, everyone! Let’s keep the admissions season going strong!

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: OOS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 Reading 780 Math 780 Writing (2350 composite, single sitting)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 800s Math II and USH, 780s Bio E and Latin
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Weighted GPA: 4.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2 %
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Chemistry, Psychology, US History, and Statistics.
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP BC Calculus, AP European History, Honors Latin, English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): several fairly major writing awards, perfect scores on National Latin Exam, publications in literary magazines.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editorships at national literary magazines, President of Classics Club, officer at school literary magazine.
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Math and English tutor, Docent at Children’s Museum, special education center volunteer.
Summer Activities: Traveling, writing mentorship program, Summer@Brown, summer gym.
Essays: Strong.
Teacher Recommendation: Unsure; one of them was probably pretty generic.
Counselor Rec: Strong.
Additional Rec: n/a
State: MA
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: East Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Strengths: Objective stats, focused/unique extracurriculars, good essays.
Weaknesses: Not a lot of APs, B+ in AP Chemistry, not a lot of extracurriculars.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good at packaging myself, so to speak.
General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: In state but considered international (complicated)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1480 (760 for both parts)
ACT: 28 (didn’t submit)
SAT II: 790 Spanish 680 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/66
AP (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at school
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at school
Senior Year Course Load: Semester I: Calculus II, British Lit., Public Speaking, Physics I
Semester II: Calculus III, Physics II all classes dual enrollment
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor role, NC scholar, nominations to Governor School, nominated for Morehead Cain, Parks Scholarship nominee., others

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, DECA, tutoring, exploreres, Phi theta Kappa, Leadership, church activities and community service.
Job/Work Experience: Paid internship in a NCCDI. Helped save low income families from foreclosure and/or to buy a home.
Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross Blood Ambassador, church mission trips, Operation christmas Child,
Summer Activities:Worked with an organization to save foreclosed homes, and help lower income buy homes.
Essays: Common App: 9/10: I think it was well done of my experiences under DACA.
Supplement: 7/10: wrote about my want to be an astrophysicist for long term goal and how I wanted to better my public speaking skills for short term goal. Pretty basic IMO.
Supplement: 9/10: Wrote about how my fifth grade teacher’s teaching methods and life impacted my passion for learning.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see because of FERPA in Common App, but I think it was positive.
Counselor Rec: Same with teacher recommendation. I was very close to my counselor.
Additional Rec: N/A
State: North Carolina
School Type: Early College
Ethnicity: Latino/Hispanic (Peru)
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Peruvian

Strengths: I really liked my inspiration essay and the common app essay. Strong ECs in terms of value, great grades, early college experience, and me taking the most difficult courses offered.
Weaknesses: My essay on long and short term goals was pretty basic in my opinion. And I was worried lack of leadership positions would negatively impact my application.
Why you think you were accepted: I do think I achieved much and showed that I value my time and use it to pursue my educational goals as well as to help the community.
General Comments: Super happy!! And good luck to those deffered and to the Regular Admissions applicants!

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**Decision: Deferred **

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): New SAT 1490 (770 M, 720 R&W)
ACT (breakdown): nope
SAT II: 760 Math II, 760 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.83 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/268
AP (place score in parenthesis): 14 total with senior year - Gov(3), Enviro Science, English 11(4), World History(3), Calculus AB(5), Studio Art 2D(5), Biology(3), Physics
Senior Year Course Load: Photography 3 AP, Principles of Comp Sci AP, English 12 AP, Calculus BC AP, French V AP, Chem AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3 Photography Awards, Le Grand Concours Bronze and Honorable Mention

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: Varsity tennis (10th-12th), Piano for 11 years (won some awards, jazz band piano soloist, accompanist for solo&ensemble festival), Cultural Club (President), National Honors Society, Photography (mostly just in school), Indian dance (choreographer and performer)
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring and babysitting
Volunteer/Community service: School Branch President of non-profit that collects food for shelters, Volunteered at Johns Hopkins Medical Center Alzheimer and Dementia unit, Volunteer at my temple
Summer Activities: Interned for clean water availability project in India over the summer, johns Hopkins volunteering

Essays (rating 1-10, details): wrote about my internship in india and what inspired me to do it (my experiences visiting as a child), maybe cliché maybe good irdk (8), supplementals were average(8), plme essays were pretty good (9)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: bio Ap teacher (8? ferpa)
Teacher Rec #2: Calc Ab ap teacher (7? ferpa)
Counselor Rec: (8-9?)

Additional Rec: nope
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection:

Strengths: GPA, extracurriculars are diverse I think, community service
Weaknesses: sat score, no scientific research or any of that stuff
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: idk
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred from Brown, accepted at UMD and UMBC

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I wasn’t going to post my D’s stats because I didn’t think it was useful since she was admitted (would have given more info had she been deferred/rejected:

Decision: Accepted
OOS - Legacy
ACT 36
GPA 3.92/4.0
NMSF, NHRP, NHS
Journalism Club, Arabic Club, Piano/Guitar and others
URM

But the one thing I was concerned is that she has no AP or IB as her school doesn’t offer them as it has a specialized curriculum (project-based). It also doesn’t rank. So having AP/IBs aren’t necessary if your school doesn’t offer them.

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Decision: Accepted

In State or Out of State: In State

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1450 (770 CR, 680 M)
ACT: Didn’t submit.
SAT II: 750 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
Weighted GPA: 4.96/6.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/30 or so
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send.
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Euro, AP Enviromental, AP Physics I, and a bunch of random courses.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A, some medals.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Some leadership roles.
Job/Work Experience: Babysitter.
Volunteer/Community service: A TON of volunteer work in areas I am passionate about.
Summer Activities: I had Duke TIP stuff listed, if that counts.
Essays: 8-9/10
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 7/10, idk.
Additional Rec: 9/10
State: NC
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Strengths: I have a long history of being committed independently to my areas of interests, SAT scores.
Weaknesses: Non-traditionally educated.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My SAT scores are in the 75th percentile for in state applicants.
General Comments: YAY! So excited to be accepted:)