UNC 2022 EA Results

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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Deferred In State

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1420
ACT (breakdown): 31
SAT II: 800 Math II, 710 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.58 | 4.79 out of 6.0 Weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 99 out of 679 in a very competitive class
AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Human Geography (3) AP Psychology (5) AP Calculus BC (5) AP Macroeconomics (5) AP US History (4) AP Language and Composition (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science National Honors Society Officer, TSA Vice President.
Job/Work Experience: Worked 20 hrs a week over the summer, little over the school year. Internship at a startup.
Volunteer/Community service: None (yeah)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Both about an 8/10.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10.
LOR Rank (1-10):
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Soon will
Intended Major and College: Physics (BS)
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Uh large competitive high school?
Ethnicity: Asian (India)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores to a certain extent.
Weaknesses: GPA, volunteering
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No service, lots of Bs.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted NC State

General Comments: Sucks a lot. Good luck to everyone else who got deferred, keep your head up to those who got denied, there must have been lots of qualified people applying this year. Congratulations to everyone who’s now a future Tarheel.

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Deferred in state
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1230 610 math and 620 CR
ACT (breakdown):didn’t submit
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 12
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP U.S(5), AP capstone(3), AP English(3), AP Research(3), AP Physics, AP Calculus AB, AP literature, AP Government, AP microeconomics( My school also does AICE which is English AP) (8 AICE credits)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar, Advanced International Certificate of Education certificate, President’s education award program.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate(president) {I was 7th in the nation for my even in Speech last year}, National Forensics league honor society(Vice-president), Jazz band(saxophone section leader), Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, National Honor Society, Key Club
Job/Work Experience: Delivery person, Firehouse subs employee, Lifeguard, swim instructor.
Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for humanity, Youth court, Judging debate tournaments
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):10, my former debate coach gave me an amazing recommendation
LOR Rank (1-10):
Interview:

Other

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

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, essay, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: SAT score
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: SAT score and maybe class rank
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments: Still a chance and hoping! Any suggestions on what to send in my email to the admissions would be appreciated.

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REJECTED OOS

Objective

SAT I (breakdown): 1570 (790M, 780EBRW, 22 essay)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Math 2 (800), Literature (780), Chemistry (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A because my school’s grading system is weird but it’d probably be a 4.0 at another school
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3% (school does not rank, percentile determined from honors society membership)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5, AB subscore: 5), Chemistry (5) (my school doesn’t offer AP’s as such)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Astronomy Club (head); Varsity cross-country, Nordic, and track; Debate (Advanced level); Peer Tutor; GSA; Math Team; Newspaper (Online Editor); student leader
Job/Work Experience: none that I put on my app
Volunteer/Community service: none mentioned
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I don’t believe the ratings I’d put here are credible sources of information, but I am an above-average writer and have an advanced vocabulary; my essays veered to the cheesy side
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): strong
LOR Rank (1-10): ?
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major and College: Physics, College of Arts and Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): New England
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: parents divorced, hard to say
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: academic performance in course load and grades; test scores; recommendations
Weaknesses: essays?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: although I have the stats, I probably didn’t hone a fine enough image of myself as someone who is very skilled in any one field
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted at UVM (Honors College) and UNH so far

General Comments: I didn’t realize until I was rejected that I was expecting to get in. Goes to show you that you can’t be too confident; being humbled by this decision will probably benefit my character. That said, I applied to UNC because I was nominated for the Morehead, and I would’ve thought that would make my chances extremely good. I don’t really understand the decision, but I suppose it’s for the best; I’ll move on and hope for the best elsewhere

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Accepted - In State
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86, Weighted: 4.86 out of 6.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/272
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (4), AP Calc AB, AP Environmental Science, AP Stats, AP CompSci
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NC Academic Scholar, Orange County Schools Academic Scholar, Orange County Schools Honors Graduate, 4th in NC for Business Law at 2017 FBLA Student Leadership Conference

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (Treasurer/Parliamentarian), Virtual Enterprise (Chief Financial Officer), Beta Club, NTHS, Link Crew, Self-learning guitar for a few years, Dual enrollment classes in senior year
Job/Work Experience: Busboy at a local restaurant - about 15 hours a week
Volunteer/Community service: Around 50 hours
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App Essay was about my first generation status and my parent’s “rags to riches” story (9/10), supplementals were about my passion for environmentalism (7/10) and overcoming pessimism through volunteering (8/10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): AP Stats teacher known for writing great recommendations/UNC alumni (10/10), AP Environmental Science Teacher that also writes good recommendations (8/10)

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student

Reflection

Strengths: Recommendations, GPA, Essays
Weaknesses: AP Test Scores, Class rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: First generation status/good academic stats
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to NCSU CoE, Minnesota-Twin Cities and Wofford.

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790M+780E=1570
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 760 U.S. History, 730 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): International Student so different grading but my 9th and 10th CGPA was 10/10. 11th was 90%, while 12th Midterms was 85%.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesnt rank
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Certificate of Merit by Central Board of Secondary Education, National Level Debating?

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debating (Prime Minister of school team), Lots of continued social work, Research with History professors, Environment Coordinator etc.

Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Taught at a school for underprivileged children, offsite rehabilitation of a village struck by a flood
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app was good (9/10), UNC essays were also decent (9ish/10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Should have been amazing, the teacher really loves me lol (10/10)
LOR Rank (1-10):
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major and College: History
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Can afford
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, Test Scores, Grades
Weaknesses: Kinda weak ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No clue
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UMich- Deferred, Yale-Rejected

General Comments :

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Accepted
Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35 (34E, 36M, 34R, 36S)
SAT II:N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 84
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some Science Olympiad

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis, Piano
Job/Work Experience: Piano Teacher, Research Opportunity.
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 6.5
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10
LOR Rank (1-10): 10
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Early College
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High enough to not get much aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: In State
Weaknesses: Supplements
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted since I am in state.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred from Georgia Tech and Rejected from Stanford.

General Comments :

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My D’s stats

ACCEPTED!! out of state

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1530 (800 math, 730R/W)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), World History (4), Biology (5), Spanish Language and Composition (5), Calculus BC (5), English Language and Composition (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Regional Semifinalist for the Brain Bee

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): club soccer, varsity soccer (captain), student council (vice president), ceramics, HOSA, typography (started own shop and received multiple significant commissions)
Summers (not included in others but I thought would be helpful): soccer camps, local hospital volunteering, clinical shadowing, Stanford Clinical Summer Internship, research in local medical school
Job/Work Experience: research internship at local medical school
Volunteer/Community service: 200 ish hours, co-leader of a free math tutoring program for underprivileged youth in Dallas, local hospital volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): probably 9/10 or 10/10 because I thought they were clever
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Biology teacher 9/10: we were only sorta close but I did well in her class
Spanish teacher 10/10: she LOVES me, and I had her for two years
Counselor 10/10: our school is small so she really knows me well + we’re really close
Research mentor 9/10: I’m pretty sure he knows how to write good recommendation letters (he went to Harvard), and he spoke highly of me, but I didn’t get to see him a whole lot
LOR Rank (1-10): see above?
Interview: none

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Biology AS
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: All-girls Private
Ethnicity: Asian (Indonesian)
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): unique ethnicity? haha

Reflection

Strengths: essays, good rec letters, consistency in pursuing medicine
Weaknesses: national awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: spent a long time on my common app essay + (I think?) I was a pretty unique applicant
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: MIT (rejected), UT Austin-School of Natural Sciences (accepted)

General Comments : I’m super excited! Getting rejected from MIT sucked, but I’m really glad I have UNC as an option! :slight_smile:

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Rejected OOS
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II: 690s-720s MATH II, Chemistry, and US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7133
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): both are not available
AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 total. Sophomores and Freshmen cannot take any.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
OTHER: I spent two summers at Penn and Harvard (one each), and took two classes with their undergraduates at each. I got 2 A-'s from Penn, and 2 A’s from Harvard. These seem important, but idk.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (President), Mock Trial (President), DECA (Semi-Founder), BuildOn Community Service, Jewish Student Union (Secretary), School Newspaper
Job/Work Experience: Worked for two partial summers at an event planning firm, where I called high level business executives.
Volunteer/Community service: BuildOn’s community service (350+ hours), and worked briefly at a camp for the blind.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10. Went through a professional editor, an independent college counselor, and my school’s college counselor.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8. I chose one teacher who really liked me, but is notably lazy and notably spends little time on the recommendations. The other was teacher of a hard class I persevered through, so liked me a tad less, but has really detailed recommendations.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major and College: Business
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: summer programs, essay, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Kelley School of Business (Accepted), Northwestern (Denied), Virginia (Denied)

General Comments: It’s been a bumpy admissions process thus far. Could be worse though. Obviously UNC is a tough school to get into from OOS.

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Accepted In-State
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 27
SAT: 1350
SAT II: 610 MATH II, 560 Biology E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Statistics (3) - Didn’t submit; I take dual enrollment classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): High School Student of the Year, FBLA 1st Place Regional Competition
OTHER: Interned at clinical research facility, started non-profit, and worked at a doctor’s office.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (Team Captain), Organization for Melanin Empowerment(Founder and President), FBLA(Secretary), Media Technology… blah blah(tech organization for teachers and students)(Secretary), SGA President for School, Began tutoring program at school
Job/Work Experience: Worked for two partial summers at an event planning firm, where I called high level business executives.
Volunteer/Community service: Probably did like 120 hours of community service… yikes.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major and College: Statistics
State (if domestic applicant): NC
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: essay, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Test Score
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Harvard College(Deferred), University of Michigan(Deferred), University of Virginia(Accepted).

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: ACCEPTED OOS :slight_smile:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
ACT (breakdown): 31, 32 super score, 11/12 writing
SAT II: 740 USH, 580 Literature (Did not send either- I took them last minute and did not study)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98, W:4.6667
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/520
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5), US History (5), Lang (5), Chem (2, it’s bad I know, didn’t report), Currently taking Euro, Calc, Spanish, Lit, Government.
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 10 International Finalist DECA and FBLA, 1st place in Water Filtration competition, Model UN awards at Vanderbilt, WashU, UVA, Duke, NYU, TN Governor’s School

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Personal Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Student Council President, Model UN Undersecretary General, Youth Leader in Cultural Organization, Volunteer Leader at 2 area hospitals, Library Volunteer Leader, Mentor at Organization for kids with developmental disabilities, Community Service Club President, DECA/FBLA representative, Announcements Producer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’d say a good 9/10 for the UNC specific but like 8.5/10 for Common App. Overall pretty good and showed my passion for interaction and communication
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Got 10/10 recs from my AP US and English teachers, had 2 additional recs written by library volunteer coordinator and director of my governor’s school which were both stellar
LOR Rank (1-10): all 10/10. I picked them for a reason
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Public Health Policy and Administration
State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
School Type: Big high school
Ethnicity: AA
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, AA Male (helps at UNC), I also visited campus and spoke to an admissions rep if that helped

Reflection

Strengths: EC’s, recs, writing to an extent, GPA/grades, ACT writing score, ethnicity
Weaknesses: pretty low test scores for OOS, AP scores (I really thought my 2 on AP Chem would do me in)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: While my app was very strong, I know I was given a huge boost by being a black male at UNC. But all my supplemental aspects were quite stellar. I was also my school’s Morehead Cain nominee and while I didn’t make it to finals, I made it to semifinals
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred Tulane, accepted Florida State, Miami (Ohio), Missouri, Tennessee, Oklahoma

General Comments: Honestly in the weeks leading up to it I was sooo nervous about my chances and thought I might actually get deferred. So many people from my school applied and I was very nervous. Turns out that 5 of us including me got in. Still waiting on a few places but excited to possibly be a Tar Heel! I cried as UNC is my first major competitive university acceptance and the first school I visited. Meant a lot to me. I hope everyone gets good news soon enough!

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@berkeley101 They are probably a Chancellor’s Science semifinalist because that is the only Excel that has released its decisions so far.

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@musicandscience: Did you post your results somewhere? Perhaps I missed them.

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@gandalf78 I didn’t haha I was actually planning on doing so today. I haven’t had much time to sit down and complete the template since decision day

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: ACCEPTED
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 30 (35 R, 31 E, 30 M, 25 S)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 5.17 (weighted— 5.31)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4), World History (4), Calc AB (3), Lang (3), Chem (3), Environmental (4), Psych (5), currently enrolled in AP stats, lit, government, and bio
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A couple of things, can’t remember all off the top of my head

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: scribed at ER of Hospital
Volunteer/Community service: Humane society of eastern Carolina, church organizations, summer volunteer programs
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
LOR Rank (1-10): IDK
Interview: Nah

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Biology or Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Can possibly afford college
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): IDK maybe my ethnicity and I discussed my love for travel and visiting China

Reflection

Strengths: persistent, creative, great at art
Weaknesses: Academically struggled in AP Chem and Lang; ACT wasn’t super great
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: well-rounded perhaps?
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Deferred at Dartmouth College
General Comments : hope I get some excel opportunities!

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Accept/Reject/Deferred: Accepted!!!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): I took it but I didn’t do well :^)
ACT (breakdown): 35C 35R 35W 33M 36S
SAT II: 750 Chem 760 US 640 Math 2, didn’t report
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A, top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Chemistry (4), US History (4), Human Geography (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, William Hornaday Award (some Boy Scout/conservation thing), but nothing else really

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteering over the summer, conservation volunteering for a very long time (since 5th grade)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 8.5/10, UNC Supplements: Peer Essay 10/10 (it was really down-to-earth and I poured a good amount of emotion into it), Change about place Essay 8/10 (could’ve been better with length
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Latin Teacher 9.5/10- I had decent grades in the class, but she attested to my work ethic and leadership role in JCL. i also helped with issues that are too personal to post but she included. Math teacher 7-8/10 - she isn’t the best writer but she said what’s needed/necessary
LOR Rank (1-10): Counselor Rec was just the standard one. Lucky to have been close with my counselor, though. 8/10
Interview: None
Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): California rep!
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, All Boys, Catholic (could it get any better)
Ethnicity: White/Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection: College app szn is a real tough one, but start early for sure. Also definitely apply to UNC early, along with UVA, U of Michigan, etc… Make sure that in your essays and all parts of the application that you show different aspects and sides of you. You want to show a portrait of who you are, not just a single part

Strengths: Eagle Scout, community service, Common App essay, possibly teacher rec
Weaknesses: GPA, im surprised I got in with my gpa
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Holistic review is a godsend.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UChicago deferred, Fordham accepted, Northeastern accepted, Loyola Chicago accepted

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Accepted OOS :slight_smile:

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 34C 36R 36W 29M 34S
SAT II: Not too hot so I didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96.9/100 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/526
AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A (my school only offered honors classes ((all of which I took)) and Dual Enrollment ((of which I took 3)) )
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing huge… 20+ Science Olympiad medals. thats pretty much it.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Science Olympiad (President, and Team Captain)-- 20+ medals on the invitational, regional, and state level
Volunteer in Emergency Room at Local Hospital 12 grade
Selected for EMT Training Program at school… on track to be a certified Basic Life Support Provider by May
Middle School Mentor- Selected by faculty to be a tutor and adjunct homeroom leader for middle school. 12th Grade
Religious Education Teacher- Selected for community outreach program to teach religious ed to 1st grade students 10-12th grade
Northwell Health Volunteer-- summer 11th Grade
Stagaire for Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes… AKA Missionary in Lourdes, France 12th grade
Intern for a Non Profit promoting Educational Equity-- summer 11th grade
Elite Choir (Senior Leader)- Recording Artist on 6+ School Albums 9-12th grade
Worship Band (Senior Leader)- Lead Vocalist 10-12th grade
Freshman Retreat Leader- selected to run, organize, and speak at retreats run for underclassmen… 11th grade
Job/Work Experience:
Intern (Unpaid) for a Non Profit promoting Educational Equity-- summer 11th grade
Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteer in Emergency Room at Local Hospital 12 grade
Middle School Mentor- Selected by faculty to be a tutor and adjunct homeroom leader for middle school. 12th Grade
Religious Education Teacher- Selected for community outreach program to teach religious ed to 1st grade students 10-12th grade
Hospital Volunteer-- summer 11th Grade
Missionary in France 12th grade
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App- 7/10 I think I’ve read it too many times to be a fair judge. UNC supps were both 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t read but i chose really great teachers who i had great relationships with outside and inside the classroom for my recs and was very thorough in my bio for my counselor’s rec so probably avg 8/10 for recs
LOR Rank (1-10): see above
Interview:N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Romance Languages, (pre med track)
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: White/Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First generation college

Reflection

Strengths: Hooks, great ECs, ACT score
Weaknesses: Common App Essay, no SAT Subject tests, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I owe it all to their holistic admissions process. I feel like admissions really considered who i am as a whole person and placed equal weight on every aspect of my application
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to scranton, fordham, loyola MD, and some other safeties

General Comments :
Congratulations to all! still cannot believe I got in wow. To anyone reading this, all of us here on CC tend to fall into the trap of letting college define us. your future is what YOU make of it. all of you will thrive no matter what. just believe in yourself and your own ability to achieve amazing things :slight_smile:

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ACCEPTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1520 (Math 800, Reading 720, Essay 19)
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): World History 760, Math II 720
Unweighted/Weighted GPA:4.00, 4.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/301
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 5 on US Gov, Calc, Comparative Gov, Pysch, English 4 on WHAP
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 5 that I know of
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with distinction, a lot of music awards for oboe and piano, NHD 2nd place, Scholar Athlete many times, some french award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track, Mock Trial (Team Captain), a lot of service clubs, literally every single honor society, all-state band and orchestra, math team, science olympiad, student government executive board
Job/Work Experience: Interned at Georgetown
Volunteer/Community Service: various community initiatives
Summer Experience: worked
Teacher Recommendation #1: idk
Teacher Recommendation #2: idk
Counselor Rec: generic idk
Additional Info/Rec:

CommonApp Essay: wrote about cooking with my mom

Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/16
U.S. State/Territory or Country: east coast
School Type: smallish public
Ethnicity: asian lmao
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range: less than 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): nope

Reflection
Strengths: well rounded
Weaknesses: too well rounded
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted UMD Honors, UVA. Deferred Upenn, UChicago.
What would you have done differently?:

Other Factors:

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Accepted, international
Excel@Carolina Research Scholar

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1520 (720E 800M)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 800M-800CHEM-790PHY
TOEFL: 107
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97/4.16
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Cal BC (sub 5), 5 Chem, 5 Mechanics, 5 E&M, 5 APUSH, 5 Chinese
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): many random state awards on visual arts and science/math

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president of math club, STEM society, founder of school orchestra and Active Minds; cello principal of local youth symphony, all state orchestra; research every summer
Job/Work Experience: lab assistant, environmental service intern
Volunteer/Community service: animal activist, peer tutoring
Essays (rating 1-10, details): CA alright; UNCs r crap
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): good choices of recommenders
LOR Rank (1-10):
Interview: no

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major and College: Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): TX HS
Country (if international applicant): China
School Type: private
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: 3 research, major-related ECs, competitive arts
Weaknesses: Chinese, no competitive sports, no national awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was not surprised about any outcomes because of my international status. Happy about getting in

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to all schools that I didn’t apply for financial aid, deferred from all schools that I applied for financial aid.

General Comments : for international fellows, congrats to everyone who got in and also congrats to everyone who didn’t. It is so much harder for internationals to beat this system and to be accepted by competitive American colleges. Remember to never punish yourself for a rejection/deferral because there are so many factors beyond your control like ethnicity and nationality. Always trust your ability to accomplish great things anywhere. It’s the school’s loss if they missed you.

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Accepted- Honors Carolina + EuroTAM assured admission

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1440 (730 R 710 M)
ACT (breakdown): didn’t send 32 superscore, 30 composite- 36 R 34 E 28 M 27 S
SAT II: 700 lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86, weighted 5.04
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/360
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (3), Psych (4), APUSH (3), World History (4), Spanish Language (5), English Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Chem 1 Honors, Film 1 Honors, Peer Tutoring, Global Awareness Honors, English IV Honors, APES, Film 2 honors, AP Gov, AP Euro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NC Governor’s School, National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction Regional Awards- Global Scholar, NC Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Beta Club (President), Best Buddies (President), Student Council (Student Body Historian), Film Club, NHS, National Art Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Environmental Club
Job/Work Experience: Hostess job since sophomore year, Owner/Freelance photography business
Volunteer/Community service: 825+ hours Technology/Arts volunteer at church since 7th grade, regular volunteering in the Hispanic community, local service for Beta Club
Summer Activities: Internship at Hispanic non-profit/working with the mayor (10th), NC Governor’s School- Social Science and research project (11th), MOSTEC at MIT (11th)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9.5, I wrote my common app about how I am a bridge between two worlds coming from a low-income, single immigrant mother background yet going to school in a very affluent, homogenous community. May not be completely polished because I changed my topic a week before submitting my common app
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10, from my English teacher of 3 years who knows me extremely well. She knows a lot about my background and I did very well in her classes. Called her my ‘school mom’
Teacher Rec #2: 8, from my Calculus teacher, I got a B in his class but always went in for tutoring and showed dedication to learning the material. He wrote me my rec for MOSTEC too which helped him get to know me
Counselor Rec: 8, she was new my junior year so I made a really big effort to get to know her but she also had 360+ recs to do. I was the first one she got to so maybe not so bad. I was always in her office for things like gov school and MOSTEC
Additional Rec: 10, from my church leader who knew me for 4 years through my consistent volunteering, also knew my family background and educational goals
9, got a peer rec from my close friend. She emphasized my dedication to learning, curiosity, and service
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major and College: PoliSci/International Studies, I wish to go into foreign service
State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
School Type: good public school, 1300+ students
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <15,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen student, low-income, many childhood struggles brought up in essay

Reflection

Strengths: My summers were very productive- an internship, gov school, and MOSTEC helped a lot. Emphasis on community service and passion for social science. Photography business is unique. Hooks are probably helpful
Weaknesses: Test Scores, also I got 3 B’s my junior year
Why you think you were accepted: I think overall my application is very strong, my extracurriculars and service stand out
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: So far I have been accepted to WashU, USC-Columbia, Clemson, NC State, Fordham, and Washington and Lee

General comments: I think my extracurriculars, service, essays, grades, and unique summer programs really made up for my lower test scores