UNC 2022 EA Results

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I noticed there was no results thread so here goes nothing!
Congratulations to all :slight_smile:

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Accept/Reject/Deferred:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
LOR Rank (1-10):
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major and College:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :

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Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (750 reading/ 790 math)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 690 lit, 710 math II, 790 us history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/287
AP (place score in parenthesis): (seven 5s, one 4, one no test taken)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: ceramics, ap: lit, gov, bio, chem, stat
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): environmental club (founder/pres), art honor society (pres), school literary magazine (chief co-editor), nhs (secretary), girl scout, year-round swimmer, varsity XC
Job/Work Experience: summer lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service: museum, hospital garden
Summer Activities: see above
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
common app- 6/7 (love of art driving my motivation to start and improve in new things)
background- 5
where you live- 4

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8 (head of nhs & ap lang, known as one of the tougher classes at my school, but i did well)
Teacher Rec #2: 7 (ap calc and now stat, did well in class)
Counselor Rec: 6 (talked to her for the first time this year)
Additional Rec: 8 (girl scout troop leader)
Interview: none

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: environmental science
State (if domestic applicant): va
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: small public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: >150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: class rank
Weaknesses: essays, ECs, no awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: very lucky!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to ODU, VCU, UVA

General Comments: i’m very grateful to get in oos. i wish i had started on essays earlier and spent more time on them… good luck to all future applicants!

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Decision: Deferred (Out of State Applicant)

SAT I (breakdown): 1540 on new SAT (800 Math, 740 EBRW) This is superscored from three sittings.
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Bio M
Weighted GPA: 4.35/4.0- All A’s- Not a single B on my transcript
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis):Calc AB (5), Bio (5), APUSH (5), AP Lang (3)
Major Awards: Eagle Scout

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader for a year-Equivalent to President. Also Assistant Senior Patrol Leader for a year)
-School Concert Band, Jazz Band, Pit Orchestra (Trumpet)
-Piano Lessons since I was 5
-NHS, math, latin, and science honors societies
-Volunteering at Nursing Home
-Shadowed A Doctor twice
-JV Tennis Team for 2 years, then Quit
-Summer Job as PT aide at Physical Therapy Clinic -30 hours per week
Volunteer/Community service:

-Mixed in with EC’s above, but I also led my Eagle Project which took 130 hours of planning and work.
Summer Activities:
-Attended Congress of Future Medical Leaders Summer Before Junior Year.

-Summer Job (Stated Above) before senior Year.

-I basically chilled a lot during the summer while getting things done (college apps, SAT prep, Eagle project, etc.) Make sure you enjoy yourself during your summers off :slight_smile:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I spent a lot of time on these and they were great! Essays definitely not a reason for deferral.

Teacher Rec #1: Genetics Teacher- since its an elective, she gets very little rec letters to do, so I definitely think she put time into writing them. Also She really thought Highly of me she emailed my parents multiple times about me (Good things!)
Teacher Rec #2: Calc teacher- I was the only one that took interest in calc lol everyone else in my class goofed off while I actually tried to learn. I think he saw that in me!
Counselor Rec: Good! Every Student in my school had to fill out a survey detailing what the counselor should write about in your rec. Also, she also knows me by name which is rare in a large public school; that must be a good thing.

Intended Major: Bio/premed
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Strengths: Grades, SATs, Recommendations, Eagle Scout, Interview, Leadership
Weaknesses:
-My schedule could have been more rigorous… I took 3 AP and 2 Honors junior year while my buddies were grinding on 5-6 APs (I might have watched every family guy episode that year)
-I went very thin on humanities/social sciences classes to make room for extra science classes. My lack of English/History/Gov classes could’ve hurt me
-No ridiculously unique EC’s. Just typical Stuff.

Why you think you were deferred:
Out of state is competitive. My schedule could’ve been more rigorous, but it must have been rigorous enough considering I got into Georgetown…

Reflection:
I was honestly shocked that I got deferred, considering that I just got into Georgetown unhooked. This speaks volumes about how competitive it is getting in to a ‘public ivy’ out of state. The average SAT of UNC might be very low compared to my stats, but that is considering majority of the slots are reserved for in-state students only; the rest of the country (Out of state) is competing for a small piece of the class. In addition, the fact that they won the NCAA march madness probably attracted more applicants, making it more selective. All in all, I’m not disappointed because I’m most likely going to Georgetown anyways! I just think it’s funny/odd that I got into a reach school like Georgetown but not UNC.

Where else applied:
Accepted to Georgetown (Top Choice!!!)
Accepted Case Western with 28k/yr merit
Accepted to Rutgers
Deferred UNC Chapel Hill (Out of State)
Rejected from REMS program at University of Rochester, still waiting to hear from the school itself

Comment:
Seriously, you’re all great. Everyone will end up in the college they are meant to be in, whether it be Harvard, or a state school. Good Luck with everything!!!

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Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 31C, 36R, 35E, 27M, 28S
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5) APES (3) APUSH (4) AP Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4yr Varsity Athlete (Captain), participated in regionals and states, NC Governor’s School, Environmental Club, CO-Founder of 3D Animation Club, NHS, NAHS
Job/Work Experience: Work at an escape room place.
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ Hours
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/9 I think they were very good.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 6/7 positive but probably average and generic.
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: #1 School in North Carolina, top 1% in the country.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 75k-103k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, essays, governor’s school
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly I have no idea.

General Comments : Beyond confused and disappointed.

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Accepted
In State
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 34c (36e, 35w, 35m, 31r) 9/12 essay
SAT II: Didn’t sent
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.856
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send - would take 13 by the end of senior year
IB (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t take
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ap scholar with distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band/Winterguard, Internship at Hospital, Tutoring, Beta Club(treasurer), food bank(head of outreach), NEHS
Job/Work Experience: Internship?
Volunteer/Community service:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Red Cross, Boys and Girls Club
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7/10
LOR Rank (1-10):
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: bio(bs)
State (if domestic applicant): nc
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large public
Ethnicity: indian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 100000-140000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: act score
Weaknesses: essays kind of sucked tbh
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: honestly don’t know
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: NCSU

General Comments :

Results thread only

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: ACCEPTED
Objective: Journalism School
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Scholar all 4’s and 5’s
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Column writer award, Palm Beach Post, National Honor Society, AP Scholar
10 AP’s all together, 5 AP’s senior year
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity sports, cheer captain, Prom Committee chair, National Honor Society Officer,
Job/Work Experience: worked 10 hours a week
Volunteer/Community service:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Strong
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Stong
LOR Rank (1-10): 2
Interview: NO

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
Intended Major and College: Journalism
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private College Prep
Ethnicity: Native American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Spent the summer excavating a site in Greece, Roman Bath House

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Great story
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred Princeton, Accepted UVA, waiting on Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell

General Comments :

Results thread only

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Accepted
ACT: 33
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/390
AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Human Geo (5), APUSH (4), AP Bio (4), AP Psych (4), AP Calc AB (4), AP Govt (4), AP Macro (4), AP Lang (5), AP Chem (3), AP Stats (4), AP Calc BC (IP), AP Lit (IP), AP Enviro (IP), AP Art History (IP)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AP National Scholar (11th)

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity Volleyball, NHS (VP), Mu Alpha Theta, Club Volleyball
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer Assistant Volleyball Coach, Boys Volleyball Manager,
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 I wrote about my love of knitting as a stress reliever for one and I wrote about my experience sending a teacher to prison for sexual assault for the big one
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
LOR Rank (1-10): 10/10 My guidance counselor killed hers and I don’t know what my teacher wrote but it was probably pretty good as I have had him for all my AP Math classes

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: You have to but I am not going to get anything
Intended Major and College: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: Public, Inner City
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Top 1%
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, AP Classes, Writing
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my essay was very moving and especially important within the current conversation.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Alabama: Accepted
Clemson: Accepted
NC State: Accepted
FSU: Accepted
Boston College: Deferred
UVA: Deferred

General Comments :

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 770 math, 730 reaing (1500 total)

ACT (breakdown): Did not submit it, but a 33

SAT II: 780 Math II, 790 Biology

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (4), AP Enviornmental Science (5), AP Calculus AB (4), AP Calculus BC (4), AP US History (5), AP Engligh Language (5), AP US government and Politics, AP European History, AP French Language and Culture, AP Physics 1, AP English Literature, AP Statistics

IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society (2 years), English Honor Society, French Honor Society (3 years, president for 1 year)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Professional Ballet company for the past 10+ years, including solos and competitions since high school, Piano lessons and competitions, Voice lessons and performances.

Job/Work Experience: seasonal employment at a plant shop

Volunteer/Community service: 300+ volunteer hours teaching at the NC museum of Natural Science this past summer, and 200+ there the previous 2 summers. also, not sure to list this as volunteer or job, but have an internship in the paleo lab, for 8 hours a week (not included in volunteer hour count)

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 , was about how I have CRPS in my leg, and what its like to not be able to walk when I was little, and live with hypersensitivity now. Other essay was about living with a father who has Dystonia, and how that has been living with only 1 functioning parent, and having to care for my siblings, being the oldest.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7/10, guidence councler has helped quite a few students get in over the past few years. And teacher did his pretty well, I’ve had him every year of high school for French, and am FHS president, so I work directly with him outside of school.

Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes

Intended Major and College: Geology

State (if domestic applicant): NC

Country (if international applicant): N/A

School Type: College of arts and sciences

Ethnicity: White

Gender: Female

Income Bracket: 100,000

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: Definently feel that my scores and stright A’s helped a lot.

Weaknesses: I guess everyone feels this way, but looking back at my essays, they could have been better

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I’m pretty well rounded

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Univeristy of Alabama: Accepted with full tuition scholarship, and Honors college.
Auburn University: Accepted with their highest scholarship and Honors college.
University of South Carolina: Accepted with instate tuition, and Honor college.
University of Kentucky: Accepted with the highest non-competative scholarship (ATM).
Colorado School of Mines: Accepted.

General Comments : Congrats to all who made it!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1550, 800 M, 750 CR
ACT (breakdown): 35 E, 35 M, 34 R, 34 S
SAT II: 780 US History, 780 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on APWH, APUSH, Eng Lang, Stats, Calc AB & BC, 4 on Physics 1
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Eng Lit, AP Art History, AP Music Theory, AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Jazz Band of America, GRAMMY Jazz Band Finalist, Youngarts Winner in Jazz Composition

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of jazz piano, I’ve gotten awards for my playing and composition.
Humanities Conservatory
Job/Work Experience: Internship with Tech Consulting Firm
Volunteer/Community service: Music related, 50+ hours
Summer Activities: Jazz camps for the most part
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 6/10 Probably okay he wouldn’t stop talking about me to his class the next year according to his students
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 7/10 she saw me struggle in biology and then get one of the highest grades in chem two years later.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 7 Probably decent, she knows me and likes me
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 9/10: from a pretty famous jazz trumpeter that knows me quite well

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: I forgot lol but I’m not getting it either way
Intended Major: Music
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: About 250k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Grandparent legacy? Not sure if it helped.

Reflections: I’m super thankful I got in, I was not expecting this.
Strengths: Grades, Test Scores,
Weaknesses: Lack of academic ECs, not enough APs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Maybe legacy, maybe my jazz ECs, who knows?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Harvard, Accepted at Berklee College of Music, Rejected from Juilliard

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1370 (650E, 720M)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35E, 34M, 33R, 30S) 9/12 Essay
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/565
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psych (5), APES (5), AP Human Geo (5), AP Lang (4), APUSH (4), AP Bio (IP), AP Calc AB (IP), AP Lit (IP)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society of Dance Arts, Crosby Scholars, dance classes
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10; my essays were pretty unique and genuine, I wrote about teaching myself Korean, having OCD, and my cats
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
GC: 5/10, I go to a really big school (about 2,400), so she didn’t really know me very well and it was probably pretty generic
Teacher rec: 9/10, from my AP Lang teacher, who saw how hard I worked and my dedication
LOR Rank (1-10):
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Asian Studies
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $75,000-$85,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection

Strengths:
-ACT score
-Interesting Essays
Weaknesses:
-Lack of extra curriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think it was a combination of my test scores and individuality, but in reality, I have no idea
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Duke: Rejected
UVA: Rejected
NCSU: Accepted
UNCW: Accepted

General Comments: I am incredibly grateful and happy that I got accepted! Congrats to everyone else who did as well! For those who were deferred/rejected, we’ve all been in that situation, but you will end up where you are meant to be!

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ACCEPTED OOS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1550, 780 Math and 770 Reading
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 790 US History, 740 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 unweighted, 4.478 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (5), Lang (5), APUSH (5), US Gov (5), Calc AB Subscore (4), Calc BC (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): School does not offer
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
-Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Two Gold Keys in Short Story Category
-Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, One Silver Key in Personal Essay Category
-American High School Poets Contest, Topical Winner
-SPI Travel Blog Contest, 2nd Place
-Avant Garde Short Story and Poetry Award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-New Jersey Scholars Program (similar to Gov School, extremely prestigious and free)
-SPI Study Abroad in Biarritz, France (Global Student Ambassador)
-Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band (Assistant Drum Major, Section Leader, Soloist)
-Euro and Fed Challenge Clubs (President, nationally ranked)
-Model UN Club (President)
-French Club (President)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: I didn’t put any volunteer work on any of my college apps. The work I did was pretty meaningless.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
-Common App essay: 10/10, about a protest I organized.
-UNC specific ones: I tried to highlight my writing ability. Honestly, I thought they were a little cheesy, but evidently they were good! One of them was about a weird radio station I listen to and used really informal language, the second was more of a creative writing/philosophical piece describing family friends and meditating on ambition and success.
-UNC resume: I applied for Contemporary European Studies, EURO-TAM and everything, and so I chose three activities relating to that and really, really elaborated. Each description was 1-2 paragraphs and really emphasized what it was and how it had an impact on me.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I waived my rights, so I honestly don’t know.

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Contemporary European Studies
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Suburban public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:Upper middle class (though that’s changed, my dad is unemployed af right now)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection:
Strengths: I think that my school specific resume was really what did it. Contemporary European Studies is a major unique to UNC, so I think they could see that I really, really wanted it and really, really wanted to go to UNC. Otherwise, it was definitely my leadership roles and my scores and grades.
Weaknesses: Probably my essays. Even though they got me in, I still think they’re SO cheesy. Maybe it’s just the writer in me that’s cringing.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I tend to stand out from your above-average-white-female-suburban-New-Jersey girl, and I think they saw it. I also had a very specific program in mind and really tailored my application to that.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
-Accepted: Rutgers (awaiting merit and Honors College), Miami University in Ohio (Honors and Scholars Programs, $24,000 merit aid), University of South Carolina (Honors College, Top Scholar)
-Deferred: Yale, University of Virginia, McGill (conditional acceptance pending semester grades)
-Awaiting: Harvard, Brown, UPenn, Duke, Vanderbilt, Lehigh, University of Toronto (Trinity College), American, and

General Comments: I was deferred from UVA yesterday and was SURE I wasn’t getting into UNC. Sometimes colleges just see different things in your application. Don’t worry, it’ll all be fine. Where you get in doesn’t define you (a lesson I’m still learning) and everything will work out in the end.

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Rejected
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (720 English, 790 Math)
SAT II: Got 800 in Math but didn’t send it to UNC
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t give
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): 42/45 predicted
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CIE ICE Distinction and a couple others

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot of great ECs and leadership experiences. I don’t have the energy to type everything out. DM me and I’ll give you the list
Job/Work Experience: ^
Volunteer/Community service: ^
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 all my essays were really good
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8/10. Teachers at my school don’t understand what a recommendation is.
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major and College: Business Administration
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type: private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: not sure
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: SAT, ECs, IB predicted score, essays
Weaknesses: international student, teacher recommendation, ethnicity
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: because international student
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: rejected at UPenn
Accepted at Tulane, Indiana Bloomington and Northeastern.
Waiting for reply from UC Berkeley, UCSD, UC Irvine, Boston University, USC, Cornell, UMich-Ann Arbor and a couple of UK and Canadian universities

General Comments: I’m really surprised by my outcome. I though a had a pretty decent chance of getting in.

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 35
SAT II: math II 780, chem 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):94.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis):physicsC 5, chem 5, psychology 5, cal ab 4, cal be 4, English 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude, Ayn Rand essay contest, science book award, AP Scholar with distinction, French honors society

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ski racer, varsity tennis, volunteering app, chamber ensemble, research
Job/Work Experience:university cell lab
Volunteer/Community service: somoali refugee English teaching
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t read, but I guess they are pretty good
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major and College: biology
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: Asia
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: score, research experience
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: research
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: Georgia tech, Northeastern. Deferred: Cornell
General Comments : congrats to all who got accepted

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Accepted
SAT I (breakdown):1540 (760 R , 780 M)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 W , 36 M , 34 R , 35 S)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/520
AP (place score in parenthesis): Env Scie (4), Psych (5), US Gv (4), APUSH (5), Calc BC (5) + 4 more senior APs
IB (place score in parenthesis):

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Running cross country, key club (treasurer), Summer Ventures
Job/Work Experience: lots of babysitting
Volunteer/Community service: tutoring of peers and disadvantaged elem. schoolers, church volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7… not bad but not my strongest part of app for sure
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8, very good relationship with teachers and excelled in their classes

Intended Major and College: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): In state (NC)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $130,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: test scores, GPA
Weaknesses: essays, ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: very strong test scores and grades with a focus on a few meaningful ECs
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments : Accepted at: NC State, ECU, and UNCC

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I’ll keep this one short.

Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1580, 780R/W+800M
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: Chem 800, BioM 800, Math2 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(5) Chem(5) EnvSci(5) CalAB(5) Phy1(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): bio olympiad medalists and somewhat others

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): musical composition; city coordinator for major competitions; tutoring (leadership) AP Bio & Chem; neuroscience research at JHU
Job/Work Experience: intern at hospital lab
Volunteer/Community service: tutoring
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, or 10 but honestly idk
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): idk, 9?
LOR Rank (1-10): see above
Interview: no

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major and College: psychology
State (if domestic applicant): n/a
Country (if international applicant): China
School Type: public (>1000 graduating class)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: consideration not included in college applications
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing particular

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Accepted EA

MAJOR: Physics (BS)

Objective:

ACT (breakdown): 31 (32E, 33M, 32R, 29S)
SAT II:
Math - 740
Chem - 740
IB Predict:
Round 1 - 43/45
Round 2 - 45/45

Subjective:

Extracurriculars:
Job/Work Experience: Two internships
Volunteer/Community service: Too many
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 6/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): no idea
LOR Rank (1-10): no idea
Interview: nope

Other

Intended Major and College: College of Natural Sciences
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Can afford college

General Comments: Got the Excel Carolina email also… waiting for the results

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@berkeley101 What did the Excel Carolina email you got say? I didn’t receive one yet

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Accepted Computer Science BA
In-State
Asian Female

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1440 (720,720)
ACT (breakdown): 30
GPA: 3.96UW, 4.96W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/392
AP (place score in parenthesis): CompSci A, Phys 1 & 2, Stats, Calc AB/BC, World History, APUSH, Lit, Lang

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lead Programmer of FTC Team, President of Math Club, Founder of quartet/lead violinist, principal chair, concertmaster
Job/Work Experience: Kumon - Academic Tutor, UNCG Learning Factory Summer Camp
Volunteer/Community service: Science Museum demonstrations, builds computers, planetarium assistant, etc etc
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App was great, supplementals not so much bc honestly not interested in UNC
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10/10

Reflection

Strengths: Recs/ECs, went to governor’s school
Weaknesses: Maybe essays

Accepted: Georgia Tech, Purdue, NC State, Embry-Riddle, HPU
Denied: MIT

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: ACCEPTED OOS
SAT I (breakdown): 1290
ACT (breakdown): 30
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP : 9 AP Classes

Extracurriculars: tons
Job/Work Experience: Held a part time job at the same business since 15 years old
Volunteer/Community service: tons
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10
Interview: none

Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
Intended Major: Broadcast Journalism
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Title 1 Public School
Ethnicity: White/Asian
Gender: Female

Where else I applied:
New York University (Accepted)
Penn State University: University Park (Accepted)
Point Park University (Accepted)
Fordham University (Accepted)
Temple University (Accepted)
Ithaca College (Accepted)
The Kings College (Accepted)

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Accepted in state :slight_smile:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 32 composite
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 AP classes
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N.C. Governor’s school, NCSSM summer ventures catalyst nominee, Tar Heel Girls state, American Legion auxiliary Samsung Scholarship Finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Service Club (prez) , math club (vp), Debate (captain), soccer (captain), WF youth leader, girls state (state Attorney General), chem club, N.C. yag (committee chair), English for Gov school, biomed at SVSM
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: 2 mission trips to Haiti, 6 years volunteering with special needs children, nursing home, local food drive
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app 8/10- wrote about my stance against social media and how it affected me and how it affects teen girls and their body image
Diversity 7/10- wrote about my experiences with Gov school and how I was immersed in an environment of so many different beliefs
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 5/10- lol
LOR Rank (1-10):
Interview: none

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major and College: nursing
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Shook
Strengths: ACT and my EC’s
Weaknesses: LOR, Asian from Wake county
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think Gov school and SVSM gave me a small boost, but who knows…
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at UNCW, NCSU, ASU

General Comments : CHAPEL THRILLLLLLLL