Sorry, meant to say Tufts is need aware.
I believe decisions are on the 26th.
Does anyone know how much attending Project Uplift counts towards admissions? Whenever I attended last year, I remember someone saying that I was almost guaranteed admittance just for attending and that we would be assigned a special admissions officer. Although I would love for that to be the case, I was just wondering if it attending put any positive marks on your application besides just demonstrated interest.
I don’t think it has any pull.
Does being a Morehead-Cain nominee have any bearing on the admissions process for the university overall?
@figgie13 I’ve heard that too but I don’t think that it has anything to do with attending Project Uplift. I think the probable reason that some people have this impression is because they take a lot of people from Project Uplift because usually the people they ask to attend are high-achieving minorities, which DO have a lot of pull in admissions.
@rajandhisjourney I wouldn’t think so. I was one of my school’s nominees as well, but since it was only school-wide, and UNC played no part in the nomination.
Odds are, if you were one of two school nominees for a full-ride scholarship to UNC, your stats are good enough to get you in anyways.
Larger schools in NC can nominate up to 5 students for Morehead-Cain. Except for ARP nominees, M-C is independent from UNC Admissions, so there are no guarantees that being nominated means an acceptance. But as @adp106 indicated, it’s a good sign.
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@wstrav My apologies - I was unaware that there were 5 nominees in some schools. I do realize that Morehead-Cain is independent from admissions, but I was acknowledging that a nomination likely implies strong academic performance, so that’s what I meant.
When do results come out for EA, like date and time EST?
@adp106 I appreciate the reassurance. My school is one that only selects two nominees for the Morehead-Cain scholarship. It’s a small and fairly competitive private school so I’m hoping that the nomination is indicative of good news. I guess at this point we just sit back and wait for decisions to come out, haha. Good luck to you and everyone else applying and thanks for the help!
@purplepuffin21 No exact date has been announced. We anticipate it will be the last week of January. Watch your email for an email notification from UNC and check in here to see if results are out.
Can someone chance me again? haha just want more opinions.
- Education: a. Terry Sanford High School (In-state) b. GPA Weighted: 4.96
1240 SAT
- AP Coursework: a. 2013-2014: i. AP Psychology b. 2014-2015: i. AP Human Geography ii. AP Computer Science A iii. AP Environmental Science c. 2015-2016: i. AP Calculus AB ii. AP Calculus BC iii. AP English Language and Composition iv. AP Biology v. AP United States Government and Politics d. 2016-2017: i. AP English Literature and Composition ii. AP Statistics iii. AP Art History iv. AP Physics v. AP United States History
- Honors and Awards: a. Academy of Scholars (2015-present) b. Global Studies Academy at Terry Sanford HS (2013-present) c. National Honor Society d. 2x Presidential Service Award winner, I will get my third this year. e. Rotary Youth Leadership Award f. 2nd place in Engineering Design and Biotechnology at TSA State Competition. (2015 and 2016 respectively) g. 6-7 medals in various events such as Astronomy, Write it Do It, Dynamic Planet etc. h. 2 state medals in Experimental Design (7th and 9th)
- Activities: a. Science Olympiad b. Mu Alpha Theta c. National Honor Society d. Academy of Scholars e. Key Club f. Technology Student Association (TSA) g. Interact Club h. Youth Group i. Math Honor Society j. Tutor for NCVPS, Peer Tutoring k. American Red Cross
- Leadership: a. President (12th), VP (11th), Secretary (10th), and Treasurer (9th) of Interact b. President (12th), VP (11th), Secretary (10th), and Treasurer (9th) of Interact Youth Group. c. President of Red Cross chapter (9th grade) d. Sergeant at Arms of TSA chapter (12th grade) e. Lead Peer Tutor (Group Leader) of my NCVPS Peer Tutor team (9th-12th grade) f. Relay for Life Captain (12th grade) g. Captain of my Science Olympiad team (10th – 12th grade)
- Volunteering: a. Interact: We organize projects to benefit people around the community and the world. In one of our projects we held a program to raise money to sponsor schools in rural India. To sponsor each school for one year it was $365. Each school supported 30-40 kids. In just one night, we were able to raise about $16,000 dollars! We have been doing this program for the last three years and have supported 100+ schools. We also volunteer at various Veteran’s homes and nursing homes. We also take clean up and fix historical sites around Fayetteville. Its part of the Rotary Organization, which you might have heard. b. In Youth Group we organize local projects to raise money for Relay for Life. This is an organization that uses the money to sponsor cancer treatment and cancer research. We also make food for the poor every other week, including sandwiches, fruits etc. We raised a lot of money towards Relay for Life! c. Tutoring: I have tutored with NCVPS through their peer tutor center since the 9th grade. I have accumulated over 200+ hours doing so and have received 2 presidential awards so far. I am planning to get my 3rd award by the end of this year, I have already volunteered about 70 hours so just 30 more for my presidential award. d. I also volunteer with the American Red Cross organizing blood drives etc. e. Key Club, Mu Alpha Theta, and NHS we organize drives for the poor.
In-state
sat is low but since you’re in state, that helps A TON especially for unc which has an 18% limit on out of state students. umich is already 50% out of state for class of 2020. good luck! @adepani3112
mom of a junior here. what is CSS?
CSS Profile is the financial aid form, run by the College Board, which many colleges use to calculate financial aid. FAFSA is the free form used by the federal government for its financial aid. Many colleges, including UNC, require both forms for those applying for financial aid.
@adepani3112: In about 10 days or so you should be getting the only opinion that counts.
I looked at Admissions’s Twitter and I can’t find anything that proves or disproves the January 26th hypothesis. I hope they release decisions then and not later! I had a dream a week or so ago that I was rejected, and I was so happy when I woke up and realized that was only a dream. Best of luck to everyone as we wait here for sooooooooo long
Just to pitch in on the MC discussion, I don’t know if it’s worth anything, but I was my school’s sole nominee (competitive high school) and I can almost assure you guys I’ll be getting denied next week haha. OOS, 4.2/3.8 GPA, 31 ACT, aka I’m an idiot in this context and have no shot lol.