Hi! I plan on applying to UNC in the fall, but since I’m OOS the only way I can afford to go is if I get one of the full-rides offered by the school (or by some miracle get exorbitant amounts of money from private scholarships…) My school isn’t a nominating school for the Morehead-Cain, but I can still apply if I’m referred through their EA applicant pool. What are the chances I’ll be referred/actually get the scholarship?
GPA: 4.0 UW, taken about half with honors
SAT: 2350 with 770 CR, 780 M, 800 W
ACT: 35 with 36 M, 34 R, 35 S, 34 W
SAT Math II: 800
Will take the SAT II in Physics and Bio M in the fall, expecting a high score.
PSAT: 221, probably will qualify for the NMS
APs:
-Calc AB freshman year, 5
-Calc BC sophomore year, 5
My school doesn’t offer any AP classes, so I prepped for both of these myself (I know it’s a little weird to have taken both AB and BC).
Course rigor:
I’ve taken about half of my classes with honors (about 80-90% of core classes with honors), and I’ve been taking math classes at my local college since sophomore year. I’ve taken Calc III (A-), Diff Eq (A), Linear Algebra (A), and Calc IV (A), and plan to take Discrete and Complex Variables next year, along with Introductory Chemistry at another college. My school also offers courses through a program at another university, and I’ve taken History 101 and 102. I can also take Writing 121 through yet another college if my schedule allows it.
Activities:
- Science Bowl every year, captain junior year and will be captain senior year. We got 12th place out of ~70 teams.
- Science Olympiad sophomore and junior year, captain junior year and we got 3rd in state after not placing in years.
- Varsity cross country every year, will be captain senior year.
- Varsity track every year
- Jazz band every year.
- Piano since I was 5, practice about 10-15 hours per week, plan to compete in the fall (I’ve never been competitive).
- Played in the school musical on short notice for volunteer hours.
- Two internships at a research hospital, 40 hours per week for the first one and probably 20 hours per week for the second one (it’s this summer). The second research project is my own proposal and I’ll be entering it into the Intel International Science Fair
- Will be in NHS senior year.
- Occasionally tutor math/SAT.
Thank you so much!!!