UNC Class of 2019 EA Decision Thread

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Decision: Accepted in state!!!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 770 W 650 R 700 M
ACT: 31
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA: 4.54
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 3, English Lang 3, Psych 4,
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs and all honors others
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): school Morehead nominee

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): club volleyball 3 years (captain), hosa (secretary), nhs, nths, nfhs
Job/Work Experience: YMCA 1 year, full time over summer (40hrs/week)
Volunteer/Community service: hosted a blood drive, appalachian service project 3 years
Summer Activities: work
Essays: strong
Teacher Recommendation: decent
Counselor Rec: decent
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type: top public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy, although I do not think it helps instate

Reflection: I am surprised but very very grateful!
Strengths: writing
Weaknesses: math (Cs in algebra II and precalc), GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my essays helped a lot. Both were very unique and well written.
General Comments: Good luck to everyone else congrats if you got in

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Accepted (in-state)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (690 reading/650 math/710 writing)
ACT: 32
SAT II: not submitted
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Weighted GPA: 4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 52/410
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit (5) US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Psych, AP English Language, Honors Spanish, Sociology (on-line community college course)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class Secretary, National Honor Society, JV soccer
Job/Work Experience: Worked 10-20 hours per week
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer childcare at YMCA x 4 years
Summer Activities: Work and volunteering at Y
Essays: Common App - What I learned about myself when I stopped playing competitive soccer
UNC App - What I learned from my friend’s recovery from a life-threatening injury
Teacher Recommendation: Strong (I think)
Counselor Rec: Strong (I think)
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Mother is an Air Force veteran. Father is a clinical professor at UNC

Reflection:
Strengths: In state. ACT score. Volunteer work
Weaknesses: SAT, class rank
Why you think you were accepted: In-state with solid academics
General Comments: I am just so happy about being a Tarheel

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Decision: Accepted (in state)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): T: 2000 M: 610 R:690 W:700
ACT: 28, but I didn’t send
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2 (2.7 9th grade and 3.5 since then)
Weighted GPA: 4.189
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP German (5), APES (5), AP Lang (5), AP Gov (5), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Euro, Honors German 5, Honors Constitutional Issues, Healthful Living, Honors Precalc
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): German Club (President), Mock Trial (Captain), HBWTFSW (Parliamentarian and Vice President) (we do community service and work on self betterment), NCSU German Club, German Tutor
Job/Work Experience: Noodles and Company and Old Navy
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered with a group that brought and school supplies to needy families
Summer Activities: I was a national recipient of a trip to Germany, NCCU Entrepreneurship Academy, Mock Trial Camp
Essays: I wrote about how being stuck in a train station alone in Germany at night was the place where I was most at peace and I used a quote about not worrying about what you can’t change as advice for high schoolers
Teacher Recommendation: German Teacher, AP Lang Teacher, Mock Trial Supervisor
Counselor Rec: We know each other personally but we’re not very close
Additional Rec: N/A
State: North Carolina
School Type: 560 student < Charter School
Ethnicity: AA
Gender: male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): black, legacy

Reflection:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
General Comments:

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Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Take
ACT:34
SAT II:Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.81
Weighted GPA:4.21
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):28/356
AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Calc AB, AP Chem, AP Bio, AP Language, APUSH all 5s.
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, APES, AP MacEcon, AP Gov, AP Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Published in Journal of Pharmacovigilance for biomedical research, Varsity Tennis won D2 high school Sectionals, USA Swimming invited to Junior Olympic Time Trials and made New York State Team, Academic Decathlon President, Founder and President of Red Cross Club chapter,
Job/Work Experience: None.
Volunteer/Community service: Medical Intern for local clinic, Senior Sunrise Dementia Home, Volunteered in Pharmacy School admissions, Shadowed dentist.
Summer Activities:Lifeguard
Essays: Talked about how bad asian parenting is and how it is bound to produce poor results in the asian community regarding mental health after getting into an argument with my parents. Didn’t think it would work.
Teacher Recommendation: Asked my AP Language teacher who adores me, and my math teacher who is also my tennis coach.
Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic. Don’t really know her well
Additional Rec: Asked another one of my tennis coaches.
State: California
School Type: California Distinguished.
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Nada

Reflection: I’m so excited to be able to get in and be able to attend! Thank god.
Strengths: Extracurriculars.
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Lucky.

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Decision: Accepted (:

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 630 in each section (1900 total) and 10 on the essay
ACT: n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.48
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14 out of 688
AP (place score in parenthesis): stats (4) geography (4) physics b (3) us history (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: ap gov, ap calc ab, ap English, ap bio, economics.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (community service committee head), interact club (vp), physics club (pres), NHS, SHS.
Job/Work Experience: Work at vet hospital 15 hours a week
Volunteer/Community service: animal shelter, make a wish, pennies for patients, various school supply and toy drives, 5k volunteer, habitat for humanity
Teacher Recommendation: yes
Counselor Rec: yes
State: I’m from Texas
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection:
Strengths: good rank and GPA, student council allows me to volunteer A LOT.
Weaknesses: SAT score
Why you think you were accepted: I’ve worked hard all 4 years and my school is insanely competitive and my application was the best I’ve ever done. (:

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Accepted - In state

SAT I (breakdown): 2150; 750M, 700 CR, 700W, 9E
ACT: 34C; 32E, 35R, 34S, 9E
SAT II: 780 Math 2; 690 US history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
Weighted GPA: 4.47
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 92/334
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (3); AP US Gov (5); Physics 1; Physics 2; Stat
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of wrestling stuff, nothing else worth mentioning
Job/Work Experience: worked at some UNC football games
Volunteer/Community service: about 34 hours worth
Summer Activities: none
Essays: common app: 8.5/10; UNC essay: 6/10
Teacher Recommendation: VERY good (and a UNC alum.)
Counselor Rec: don’t know
State: North Carolina
School Type: public, very competitive
Ethnicity: white
Gender: make
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection: the acceptance rate for EA instate applicants is almost 60%, not to mention my school send 30-40 each year to UNC, so I had an easy path.
Strengths: test scores, teacher rec, common app essay
Weaknesses: EC’s
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: EA, instate
General Comments: Happy to be accepted. Good luck, everyone.

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Posting for my son.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1860
ACT: 29
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Weighted GPA: 5.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/233
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): None offered at my school
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes, 4 Honor Classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, HOBY

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts, Venturing, National Honor Society, Student Council,
Robotics Club all 4 years +President of Robotics Club last 2 years in which we compete at State Level, Intern at
National Democratic Headquarters in my County this past year.
Job/Work Experience: Work at Supermarket for past year
Volunteer/Community service: Over 200 hours + hours at various places.
Summer Activities: Worked and Internship at Democratic Headquarters in my county
Essays: Pretty Good
Teacher Recommendation: Engineering Teacher. Didn’t see it but believe it was great.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it.
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type: Magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:
Strengths: Overall well rounded student
Weaknesses: SAT test grade
Where else accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at Ohio State, N.C. State, Appalachian State, University of

Maryland; rejected at UVA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted, as I feel I am a well rounded student.
General Comments: So happy to be accepted!!!

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Decision: Accepted in-state

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130(superscore):590M/740W/800R
ACT: didn’t send
SAT II: 740 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2nd
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology(4), Language and Composition(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy, Chorus, Biology II, AP Government, English IV, AP Literature, Physics, AP Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school newspaper (editor), science olympiad, knitting for charity, programming, choir
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: knitting for charity
Summer Activities: programming projects
Essays: one about a family circumstance, another about some of the knitting projects I did
Teacher Recommendation: good, I think
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: none
State: North Carolina
School Type: small public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection: If I could do it again I would have had someone read over my essays
Strengths: grades
Weaknesses: essays, upon rereading, were not that good
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: grades and ECs
General Comments: I am very happy that I was accepted-I’ve been planning on applying here for years. I’m very disappointed I wasn’t invited to the Excel@Carolina/Honors program/scholarship day though.

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I think it is wrong to wait three months to release decisions and then take $80 from us. I was rejected my rank was 5/186 my sat was 2020 and my act was 30 my essays were powerful (English teacher read them) I had two pages of extra activites.

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@antwania97 Did you retake your SAT and ACT. On this tread on 1/6 you posted these were your grades:

What Are My Chances?
I have a 4.6 GPA weighted and 3.8 GPA unweighted
I made 1470 on SAT and 20 on ACT

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Decision: Accepted OOS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800M/730CR/790W)
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2390 (800M/800CR/790W)
ACT: not taken
SAT II: Chemistry – 780, US History – 790, Math II – 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Mandarin, AP Spanish, AP Physics C, AP Calc AB, English Elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist?

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, Skating, Debate, Racing, Engineering-related internship, Foreign Exchange (Sorry I’m being really vague)
Job/Work Experience: Paid internship at a university, Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutoring, Counselor for kids, Hospital, NHS
Summer Activities: Aforementioned hospital volunteering, volunteering as counselor, and internships
Essays: Common app was about racing (7.5/10), supplement about an anime convention (8/10)
Teacher Recommendation #1: Very good.
Teacher Recommendation #2: No idea, but we had a good relationship.
Counselor Rec: No idea. I go to a big high school, so it probably could be better.
State: Massachusetts
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian/White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double legacy?

Reflection: Vaguely disappointed at no merit money, but honestly just really, really happy to be accepted.
Strengths: Double legacy, SAT, GPA
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, essays?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably the double legacy
General Comments: Good luck to everybody else!!

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Decision: Rejected OOS

ACT: 34 (SS: English 35, Math 35, Reading 33, Science 35)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.54
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 out of 270
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), AP Lit (4), AP Stats (Sr Class), BC Calc (Sr Class), AP Bio (Sr Class)
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP Classes, 1 Dual Credit, 2 Regular (Required Courses to Graduate)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, IHSA Top Scholar Athlete, ALUMS, IEHS Finalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 Year Varsity Basketball Starter (2 Year Captain), 4 Year Student Council rep (VP of student body 1 year), 4 Year LEAF member (1 Year President), Volunteer Basketball Coach, Student Spirit (First Leader 1 year), District Leadership Team (1 Year), Writer/Editor for School Newspaper, Volunteer Special Ed Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer Special Ed tutor (three hours a week for all semester), Volunteer Basketball Coach, Skills for Life Camp Counselor
Summer Activities: Volunteer Coach, Skills for Life Camp Counselor
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recommendation: Very Strong
Counselor Rec: Solid but not stellar
Additional Rec: Very Strong
State: Illinois
School Type: Suburban, Public with 1200 students
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection: Overall, I was very disappointed with the decision as UNC has always been my dream school. I thought I had a solid chance of getting admitted or at least deferred.
Strengths: ECs with lots of leadership, above average ACT, Rigorous Courseload (not all classes listed here)
Weaknesses: Few B’s/GPA, No Work Experience

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I know that 70% of OOS applicants were males, so that put me at a disadvantage. Also, they only accepted 11% of EA OOS applicants, average ACT of 32. Recruited athletes were factored into these stats though, so actual acceptance percent is lower and ACT is higher. Before anyone comes after me, my college counselor found this information through a connection in UNC admissions office.

General Comments: To start, I wrote this post 100% off of what I sent to UNC. Honestly, I was shocked to know I didn’t even get deferred; UNC has been my dream school ever since I was born in Raleigh, and it really sucked getting that rejection letter. Especially when I found out that a cross-town acquaintance got in (OOS, mind you) with a 28 ACT no hooks. Unsure about the rest of her profile besides a 3.7 UW GPA at a weaker school than my own, but those stats seem too low to be correct. I may be somewhat biased in my opinions, however.

In the end, congrats to all who get to call UNC home! If you didn’t get accepted, it just wasn’t meant to be, and I hope you find the right fit for next year.

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Decision: Accepted OOS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 33–34 superscored
SAT II: 780 BioE
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc B/C (3), bio (4), environmental (4), lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, AP Literature, Behavioral Science, Political Thought and Radicalism, AP French, AP Physics 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Community Service Club (co-president), Science Olympiad (just senior year), cross-country 2 years, 4-H for 7 years (lots of state awards for herpetology and entomology in that), volunteered at the Columbus Zoo
Job/Work Experience: Worked in a bakery over the summer; pet care and dog walking for the past eight years.
Volunteer/Community service: 430 hours at the Columbus Zoo alone; I also have many, many unrecorded hours of service at shelters, retirement homes, etc.
Summer Activities: Field studies trip 2013, created my own state field studies trip last summer, worked, etc.
Essays: Hahaha, took a risk with one of them. Common app essay was about planning and leading my own field studies trip, which I guess was standard-ish. UNC supplement was “What bothers you about the world, and what do you plan to do to change it?”, I wrote about reptile and invertebrate education and my plans to have a zoo. I guess it made me stand out…?
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 from environmental teacher, 9/10 from French teacher–I assume both were very good.
Counselor Rec: Probably pretty standard, I don’t really know her that well.
Additional Rec: N/A
State: Ohio
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Strengths: Scores, Essays, ECs
Weaknesses: ACT was a little low, I was worried about that. I also have never attended “college camps” and my ECs aren’t exactly standard.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Truthfully, I think it was my essays and devotion to one area, which is animals and the biological sciences. I think showing my passion in conjunction with my grades helped.
General Comments: Good luck to everyone in the RD round!!

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Accepted in state

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 32
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Weighted GPA: 4.53
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%; 16 out of 255
AP (place score in parenthesis): APES (4), APUSH (3), AP Stat, AP Bio, Ap Gov
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Hon. English, AP Bio, Weightlifting, AP Stat, DE World Civ, Gym, Ap Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, NTHS (Pres), HOSA, Varsity Football, Freshman Transition Help, Spanish HS, NSHS
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours; youth football PA system, Tiger Rescue, Habitat
Summer Activities: Lifeguarding, Volunteering, No camps
Essays: hella good in my eyes; Common App was about dedication to football and being ready to step up when needed, UNC about “micro-moments” and the impact another person had on me following the death of a close friend
Teacher Recommendation: assuming to be very good; 8/10 at least for each

Counselor Rec: 7/10
Additional Rec: 9/10
State: North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection: I was ecstatic and think my scores were what set me apart from other kids in my school. They weren’t significantly high for an applicant, but compared to other males in my school, they really helped. I also put a lot of effort into my essays.
Strengths: Test scores, essays
Weaknesses: no significant ECs out of school
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I would like to say test scores and being a male. I hope my essays played a role because they meant a lot to me and required a lot of effort.
General Comments: Best of luck to anyone deferred or applying RD! I hope to eventually meet some of you! #GTHD

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retook it twice @college67

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The fact that you have time to look back at my previous posts scares me @college67

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@antwania97, Well you posted a comment about how UNC is unfair to take your money and make you wait 3 months. For all college applications you are required to pay money and there is always a waiting period. To say they are unfair because you did not get in is not correct. My son did not get into some colleges he applied to. Wash it up to say it was not meant to be and move on. Good luck with your other college choices.

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Decision: OOS Accepted

Objective:
ACT: 35
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Latin, European History, US History(5), English Lang (5),
Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, Honors Calc, APLatin - Virgil
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Blue Key Society, Fine Arts Society

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): horsemanship, orchestra, speech
Job/Work Experience: zilch
Volunteer/Community service: 10
Summer Activities: college extension credit
Essays: pretty good, I guess
Teacher Recommendation: outstanding
Counselor Rec: outstanding
Additional Rec:
State: IN
School Type: 800-student board
Ethnicity: White/Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Orchestra honors with a high-demand instrument, Captain of Equine Team

Reflection: Very happy, we visited the campus and I loved it.
Strengths: ACT score, captain of equine team, essays, recs
Weaknesses: I’m not Miss Volunteer. I;ve had no time.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ACT, my specific orchestra skills, I am graduating with honors in Music, equine leadership, recs
General Comments: So happy! Thank you UNC!

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Decision: Accepted! (In State)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1980
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Weighted GPA: 4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 47/408
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), AP Gov (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 303 (Dually-enrolled), Economics 221 (D-e), H. English 4, APES, AP Psych, H. Band, AP Stat, H. Finance
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Current Events Club (Founder, President), Spanish Club (President), Academic Tutoring Program (Foreign Language Officer), Varsity Tennis (Co-Captain), Local Symphony Youth Orchestra
Job/Work Experience: Local Professional Symphony Orchestra, 3rd chair trumpet
Volunteer/Community service: Beta Club, NHS
Summer Activities: NC Governor’s School
Essays: 9/10
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
Counselor Rec: No idea, he was new that year, 6/10
Additional Rec: 8/10
State: North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None (Although Governor’s School is pretty much a hook)

Reflection:
Strengths: Great essays, attended Governor’s School, grades on upward trend
Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA – started off badly, but ended up with all A’s junior year!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: In-State, Essays, and Governor’s School. I put my hardest effort into this application and it payed off!
General Comments: UNC is true to its holistic statement. They looked at more than numbers-- and that’s why I got in. Note to future in-state applicants-- NC Governor’s School REALLY makes the difference. It was the best summer of my life and you should look into it. And if your grades aren’t superior, don’t sweat it! Show them passion and effort beyond the classroom, and keep grades on an upward trend. That’s what I did, and it payed off for me.

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Pick one:
Decision: Accepted In state student

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 640 Math, 640 CR, 590 Writing
ACT: not submitted but my score was around a 21 (we took it in school)
SAT II: none.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.575
Weighted GPA: 4.708 (out of 6)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 52/592
AP (place score in parenthesis): I didn’t send my scores, but I did put that I’ve taken 14
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Euro, AP English, Student Council, and a tutoring class (I tutor kids that need help)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Most Valuable underclassman for student council 10th grade, and intern of the year award in 11th.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country, student council, DNC internship
Job/Work Experience: Staff at local nonprofit, board chair of their student advocacy group, also head of another nonprofit’s advocacy group.
Volunteer/Community service: 700+ between the previously mentioned nonprofits, also tutoring kids with disabilities and peer tutoring in school
Summer Activities: internships previously mentioned. I also took summer classes each year but not sure if that caught anyone’s eye.
Essays: Good, repetitive. I did them both on very similar topics and didn’t label the topic of either.
Teacher Recommendation: Decent, spoke very highly of me but not the best written.
Counselor Rec: Good I’m assuming, she wanted to know a lot about my interests and whatnot, she seemed impressed.
Additional Rec:
State: North Carolina
School Type: public, large (3000 students)
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen, female… my essays were about how I used to be in special ed. Course rigor…

Reflection: I’m honestly surprised
Strengths: Course rigor, essays and recs. My Extracurriculars are pretty amazing (I’m just gonna be honest) but I HATED common app and refused to even really fill out the ECs to do them justice. I couldn’t fit my dedication to each thing I’m a part of with the nonprofits in 10 words, but I helped run some of their most successful fundraisers, met with CEOs of other nonprofits to create connections etc. not gonna go indepth on anything.
Weaknesses: My ECs, I really should of added more stuff (I only filled out 4 of the 11 allowed slots).
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: First gen, black female, and my essays. Plus the course rigor from my school is unheard of (calculus/ap physics my sophomore year etc), but I know my GPA was mediocre.
General Comments: