<p>Hey guys, I applied UNC EA and I'm getting pretty nervous. Almost no one from my school goes to UNC and I know there is one other qualified app applying EA. How do you think my chances are?</p>
<p>I attend a Jesuit Prep School in NY
ACT: 33 (35 Eng, 34 Math, 33 Read, 29 Sci)
GPA: 3.85 U/W
Rank: School dosen't officially rank but I'm about 5% of 221</p>
<p>Freshmen
English 1 H: A
Algebra 2 Adv H: B+
Global 1: B+
Biology H: B+
Latin 1: A
Religious Studies 1: A
Intro to computers: A
Intro to music: A</p>
<p>Sophomore Year
English 2 Adv H: B+
Geometry H: A
Global 2 H: A
Chemistry: A
Latin 2 H: B (grrr)
Spanish 1: A
Religioius Studies 2: A</p>
<p>Junior Year
AP english lit and comp: A
AP US History: A
Trig-log-calc H: A
Physics H: A
Latin 3 H: A
Spainsh 2 H: A
Religious Studies 3: A</p>
<p>Senior Year
AP Lit and Comp: A
AP Calc: A
AP Macro: A
Latin 4 H: A
Engeneering Science H: A
Religious Studies 4: A</p>
<p>Extra curriculars:
Indoor track: freshmen/junior year
Cross country: Freshmen/sophomore year
Outdoor track: Freshmen/sophomore year/Senior
100hrs on the "midnight run" - volunteer work
Business Club: Founded it in Freshmen year and am currently the president
Associate Editor of School's Political Newspaper 10th/11th/12th</p>
<p>Work Experience (my main EC)
Job at a local hardware store - 15hrs a week since 8th grade
Internship at Private Equity firm - 10hrs a week the past summer</p>
<p>Summer activities:
Freshmen: Went on a NOLS trip for 1 month in wyoming/worked
Sophomore: Traveled through Europe for 3weeks/worked
Junior: Worked 29hrs per week</p>
<p>Applying for FA: NO! UNC is a great deal.</p>
<p>Note: When I spoke to my guidance counselor he said my schedule was "very rigerous". I'm not quite sure what this means, but I take 2 languages and have taken nearly the most AP's I can. </p>
<p>I’m no expert, but I would say that you’re in. You’ve got great grades and extracurriculars, along with pretty impressive test scores and class rank. I’d be quite surprised if you didn’t get in. I applied EA too, maybe I’ll see you there! Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks, if I get in I will be screaming so loud you’ll hear me across the country. This whole process has just been so stressful, so I am glad to be able to have people to discuss with and help relieve some worries!</p>
<p>It has all the out-of-state decisions from last year.</p>
<p>In terms of your stats, I would say it could go either way. I applied OOS too and have looked a lot at this link^ and it seems like UNC likes very high weighted GPAs (like 4.5 and above) and you didn’t list what your weighted GPA was but that will be a major factor. Your ACT is good but it’s supposedly equal to a 2180 on the SAT and most of these people (on the link^) have slightly above that. It is very possible that you will be defferred, so keep your 1st semester senior grades up.</p>
<p>Overall, I would say it could go either way. People have gotten in with that ACT before but a high weighted GPA is important, though I’ve seen people get in with only a 4.3ish so again it’s very case-by-case. It seems as though UNC does a very good job of taking a hollistic review of each applicant.</p>
<p>Alright, I just recalculated my GPA using (what I assume as the UNC scale) 6/5/4. My GPA came out to 4.69 which I’m hoping is well above the average needed for an OOS student.</p>
