This is the official thread for those applying EA to UNC Chapel Hill.
List your unweighted GPA, any SAT /ACT scores, and ECs. What majors are you going into?
Ask your questions, the CC community is here to help!
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CA resident
3 yr public HS, Senior transfer to private to be starting QB.
4.5 WGPA/ 3.98 UWGPA
35 ACT
EC:
- Varsity football throughout high school.
- Advanced Jazz Band throughout high school.
- Sports injury prevention club president at school. ( Junior and senior year)
- VP of a non profit serving youth on the spectrum. ( volunteering since middle school)
- Founder and Team captain of a neighborhood teen volunteer program ( started freshman year)
- Volunteer of a local teen program playing music at senior centers ( freshman to junior year)
- Volunteer of a local nonprofit tutoring math and English ( freshman and sophomore year)
Apply for undecided or business
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NC resident (in a semi-underrepresented county & public HS)
4.42 Weighted / 3.85 UW
1300 SAT but didn’t submit it.
EC:
- Varsity baseball throughout high school
- Volunteer every Sunday at local church helping teach English to newly immigrated people from Haiti.
- Member of school newspaper for one year
- Ran amateur publication that covered a local professional baseball team extensively (3 years)
Preferred majors were Poli Sci or Journalism.
Do I have a realistic shot at acceptance?
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out of state, 3.84 GPA, test optional, 8 APs (4 in progress) and 5 semesters of dual enrollment completed, 2 in progress
EC:
- Competitive violin
- Multiple community service award + PVSA gold for 3 years
- Varsity track
Intended major: business+music
Does anyone know how likely it is that an OOS student would get their application put through for Morehead Cain nomination from Admissions? Our school is not a nominating school, despite me asking for them to apply many years ago. But I do believe D24 would be competitive for at least a first round review and she applied by Oct 15th to make sure she at least had a chance to be considered for the “admissions nomination” but I have no idea at what point “no news is bad news.”
I have seen it is possible but not sure how likely it is for an OOS student getting sent to Morehead Cain. I had my son do the same thing applying early for this possibility. I think at 4.0/4.56 IB diploma candidate he would have a chance but you never know the competition. I am hopeful for an admission here and the Morehead Cain would make it a no brainer.
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All students are eligible to apply for the Robertson Scholarship. The program is a full merit scholarship that provides students with the ability to study at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke and you do not need to be nominated and you can be from out of state or international. While it is said people can be referred to the program, the program explained in an information session that the only way you can ensure they look at you is if you fill out their application. You can apply even if you apply to other merit scholarships. They have their own website and application and it is due on November 15.
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Have you looked at the Robertson Scholarship? They do not require nominations even from out of state students.
Curious if anyone here was nominated for/applied to the Morehead-Cain scholarship? My son was one of his school’s nominees and applied.
My S24 is applying for Biomedical Engg EA (other interests Neuroscience/BS Bio) has the following profile
Out of state: CA in Competitive urban high school (Bay Area)
GPA: 3.91 uw (until junior)
SAT: 1560 (790E/770M)
ACT: 34 (M32/S36/E35/R33/W8)
Has taken 5 APs until Junior (Calc AB 5 / Biology 5 / Statistics 5 / Eng Lang Comp 5 / Seminar 4) and taking these APs in Senior year (AP Physics / BC / Spanish / Eng Lit / Comp Sc / US Gov + Macroeconomics)
He is an Eagle Scout and has focused on lots of community and school volunteering (>150 hours). Hoping to get good recos from Bio and Eng teachers at school.
What are his chances?
Your son sounds like a terrific applicant but it is hard to chance people for UNC OOS. OOS admissions are extremely competitive - I think the acceptance rate for OOS was around 8% last year. S24 applied as an applied math or Econ major with slightly better stats (3.98 UW/1580 SAT) and I’m not confident he’ll be accepted because the acceptance rate is so low.
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We live in NC. My daughter received an email from admissions that they are reviewing her application now and would let her know if they had any additional questions. Today I received a letter addressed to me, saying thank you for her application, they don’t know her decision or the decision of any other kids yet, but that they received many great applications, etc. They gave me contact info if we had questions while we wait. Did anyone else receive a letter addressed to the parents? I’m just hoping it isn’t to soften a potential rejection later on.
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Nothing here. S24 just got the form letter saying they have all his stuff and are reviewing his application.
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Got this letter also today for our son who is applying Early Action. I’ve looked around and generally I think UNC sends quite a bit of form letters, so I’m not sure there is too much to read into it either way.
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Yes, our daughter received the email and a letter arrived today…
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To those who have received those letters/emails, are you all in-state?
We received this letter today as well. We are out of state. Anyone else?
Any thoughts on this being a letter to soften the blow of an ultimate denial of acceptance?
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My guess is everyone will receive and timing is at the mercy of usps. I don’t think there is any meaning behind it and just a form letter to all.
D24 also applied OOS as one her early action schools.
Intended major: Business
4.0 UW (#2 in her class)
1560 SAT
Havent received anything so far so it’ll probably be a few months.