<p>UNC is my dream school, but I'm out of state and don't have fantastic SAT scores...What do you think my chances are of getting in as an out of state student?</p>
<p>GPA: 4.59
Rank: 3
SATs Math: 650 CR: 560 Writing: 620
I have plenty of extra curriculars. I have had all A's except 1 B last year and a B+ this year. I took 1 AP last year, 3 this year, and 5 next year. I know it's super competitive out of state and feel like I probably need more of a stand-out SAT score to give me a better chance. I'm not great at standardized tests and was hoping to raise my score to at least a 1300. Thoughts?</p>
<p>Hi crowe14 (I like your name haha).
I just went through the application process with my daughter. If there is one thing I learned it is that nothing is a sure thing. You have excellent stats and a great chance of getting in to some really good schools. Just work on improving your SAT score and/or try the ACT. We are from Pennsylvania, my daughter’s single-sitting SAT score was 680M, 800CR, and 730W. She has many EC’s and most of them have remained constant showing commitment through the years. She has held leadership positions, was an NMSQT commended student, and has tons of verified, quality volunteer hours. Her rank is 4/439 in a public school, and she has a 4.0 unweighted GPA. She took all AP’s available at her school. She was wait listed at UNC Chapel Hill. She was accepted to Tulane (honors program with presidential scholarship), Vanderbilt, UVA, Boston University, NYU (with a full-tuition scholarship), and UPenn. She was also wait listed at Emory, and rejected from Yale and Princeton. I saw many people with both higher and lower stats than hers accepted, wait listed, and rejected from all of these schools. She applied for financial aid and was awarded nice packages from the schools to which she was accepted. I do think you will end up in a great place that is the right fit for you, but my advice is to not have your heart set on only one school. Throughout the entire process, people continuously asked my daughter where she wanted to go, and she always said she wanted to see where she was accepted and weigh her options. That is what she is now doing.</p>
<p>Yes, from what I’ve heard from others’ experiences, UNC’s admissions can sometimes seem random, probably because it’s so competitive. It’s not my only choice- I’m interested in William and Mary, UVA, and JMU and would be happy going to any of those- UNC is just my first choice. Thanks for the feedback! Your daughter has a ton of awesome options.</p>