UNC EA Results

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred [/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :

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Decisions are live! Congrats to everyone who got in.

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Decision:Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35E, 32M, 34R, 31S)
SAT II: didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t send
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: PHIL-160 Introduction to Ethics at UNC, Honors Chamber Choir, AP Stats, Honors French 4, AP US Gov, AP Lit, SOCI-101 at UNC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president and music director of a cappella group, pit orchestra for school musical, assistant music director for musical at school, band for church choir musicals that go on tour
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Duke TiP (twice), Barnard Precollege Program, Berklee 5-Week Performance Program
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App essay was about my a cappella group and how we used to suck but I worked really hard to make us better, UNC essay was about going to a Bruce Springsteen concert in the 4th grade and how it sparked my love for music
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: English teacher, strange guy but probably liked me because I was one of the only kids in the class who ever knew anything
Teacher Rec #2: Civics and Economics, also Global Cultures and Minority Studies elective, I think he liked me a lot but one of those people its hard to tell
Counselor Rec: My counselor LOVES me for some reason, says I always make him laugh so I bet his was pretty good.
Additional Rec: My choir teacher who I’ve had for four years and worked with on musicals. Added her late though so not sure if it went to UNC
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Music
State (if domestic applicant): NC (Chapel Hill)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: Probably my ACT score and the fact that I’m already taking UNC classes as a high school senior.
Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA and transcript, more Bs than optimal
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Easier to get in in-state, UNC classes again
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred ED from Barnard and deferred EA from UChicago. Waiting on a whole slew of other places.

General Comments :

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Decision: Accepted OOS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35 C (35 E, 35 M, 36 R, 35 S)
SAT II: did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW, 4.65 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/417 (top 2%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Stats (5), Calc AB (5), US History (5), Lang (5), Macro (4), Micro (4), Chem (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Physics 1, AP Gov, AP Calc BC, senior English electives, required art class
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, honor roll every quarter, some scholar athlete awards, local awards for athletics

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer (captain), Student Volunteer Program (Co-President), Mu Alpha Theta (secretary), youth anti-drug mentor program (head program coordinator), Leadership Conference Planning Committee, NHS, a few other minor ones
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a veterinary hospital for a summer
Volunteer/Community service: around 250+ hours, with 120 hrs from volunteering at one of the top hospitals in the US
Summer Activities: soccer, volunteering/working
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app 8/10 - was about a life lesson I learned, UNC 10/10 - I chose the TED Talk and loved it, it was very creative and showed a unique side of me that wasn’t represented in the rest of my app; short answers 9/10 - I tried to make them super quirky and unique
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Sent two teacher recs, both should be really good, 10/10; counselor 9/10 - she likes me a lot and is in charge of the anti-drug program I run but my school is really big so who knows

Teacher Rec #1: see above
Teacher Rec #2: " "
Counselor Rec: " "
Additional Rec: None
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemistry/Biochem (premed track)
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: relatively high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, GPA, essays
Weaknesses: OOS, no real hook
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not sure, probably a combinations of my strong grades/test score, relatively strong EC’s, and solid essays.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted EA to Ohio State, Miami (OH), and UVA

General Comments : Pretty excited to be accepted to UNC! Not sure if I’ll be attending, since I need to hear from my RD schools, but I’ll definitely consider it. Congrats to everyone else accepted, and to those who were deferred or rejected, I wish you the best of luck!

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Decision: Accepted in state

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (630 , 770, 620)
ACT (breakdown): 34 (35E, 34M, 32R, 34S)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 physics, 720 chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW, 4.875 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/260ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), English Language (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, Differential Equations, AP English Literature, two online courses through NCSSM Online
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math club (founder/president, 11, 12), Key Club (treasurer, 11, 12), Science Olympiad (Co-captain, 11, 12), NHS (12)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 40 hours at a local outreach center over the summer
Summer Activities: Visited Rome and volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app - 8 (may have been somewhat cliche). UNC essay - 6 (I picked the fifth prompt and wrote it the day the application was due).
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10, I had her for BC calculus sophomore year and she is the teacher adviser to my math club.
Teacher Rec #2: 10, My AP Chemistry teacher Junior year. I was the only student to get a 5 on the AP Chemistry exam and I am one of the two Science Olympiad captains this year.
Counselor Rec: 1. My counselor abruptly left at the beginning of the school year so it was written by someone who does not know me whatsoever.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes (won’t get any)
Intended Major: Math
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: ACT score, GPA, and showing an early commitment to my major, math.
Weaknesses: No extracurricular activities before my Junior year. I rode the bus my first two years and couldn’t stay after school for any club.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my ACT score and GPA really pushed me over the edge.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: No where as of yet, but I would really like to be accepted to Duke.

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 32
SAT II: not submitted officially but 790 lit, 740 US
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 104/573
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP HG
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: IB Art HL, IB Film HL, IB English HL, IB History HL, IB Math Studies SL, IB Environmental Science, IB French 5, TOK
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): couple of regional art awards but nothing major

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): some clubs w/ 2 leadership positions, community service, Art Honor Society, sound board operator on school musical
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer usher at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte for a few years
Summer Activities: British American Business Council Travel Scholarship (to England for 2 weeks, chosen based on essay)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 9/10, Chapel Hill Essay 8/10, writing is my strong suit
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: English teacher 7/10? Good but she doesn’t know me too well
Teacher Rec #2: Film Teacher 8/10
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): NC (in-state)
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public, known for sending a lot of kids to UNC particularly from the IB program
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: essays, test scores
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: In-state helps. A lot.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at Fordham, Pitt, Ohio State; Waiting on Columbia, UChicago, Barnard, Boston College, Boston University, NYU

General Comments : Probably won’t go because it’s not my top choice but congrats to everyone!

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**Decision: Deferred **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send (one sitting 2100 c, 690r 680m 730w)
ACT (breakdown): 34 Composite (35E, 35M, 32R, 33S, 31W/E) One sitting
SAT II: Did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95/100 unweighted (my school doesn’t do out of 4.0)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5) US History (3) Physics 1 (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, Original Science Research, College-level english class, AP Spanish, AP Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4-year varsity cross country (captain), 4-year varsity winter track (captain), 4-year varsity spring track (captain), 6-year piano lessons, 2-year member of school’s Model Congress club, Member of school’s chapter of National Honors Society
Job/Work Experience: 4-year referee for local rec soccer league, 1-year counselor at local day camp
Volunteer/Community Service: 3-year volunteer at local food pantry, various other random service events
Summer Activities: Did a summer program at Princeton where students can learn about topics that interest them that aren’t standard to most schools’ curriculum (examples include the Psychology of Dreaming, the Mechanics of Time travel, etc.)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app (9/10 mostly for creativity) was about a time when my phone was stolen and how my true failure was yielding to my cynicism of the world; Activities section (not sure if it counts as an essay but i’d say 8/10) was about my volunteer work at the food pantry and how it has in part sparked my interest in studying economics and developing markets; UNC Supplement prompt #1 “For whom do you raise your voice?” (9/10) was about starting as one of the least talented members of the cross country team and eventually becoming captain in my senior year, and how I “raise my voice” for the newer members of the team that get little direction from the coach, but are stuck in the same position I was back then
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Never saw any of the ones from school, but they all liked me and witnessed what I would consider to be some of my best academic work, so I hope they were good

Teacher Rec #1: ^^^
Teacher Rec #2: ^^^
Counselor Rec: ^^^
Additional Rec: 8/10 Director of distribution for all food pantries in the county; he knows me very well and the rec highlighted a part of me that no part of my application had truly covered (ambition and reliability)
Interview: Never offered

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (about 1400 student total)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High ($200,000+)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): zilch

Reflection

Strengths: Strong ACT score, good GPA, deep involvement in extracurriculars, creative and thoughtful Essays
Weaknesses: AP scores, few Awards, Out of State
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: While my numbers were strong and I am very involved in my extracurricular, it is possible that my essays didn’t show them exactly the type of person that they want, for now at least (not to mention OOS)
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: REJECTED from Duke ED; ACCEPTED to Michigan, Miami Ohio ($22k/year scholarship + honors), Northeastern ($22k/year scholarship + honors), Tulane ($32k/Year scholarship + honors); STILL WAITING TO HEAR from Cornell, Northwestern, and Wake Forest

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 superscored (760 Math / 770 Reading / 710 Writing)
ACT (breakdown): 34 (35 English / 33 Math / 34 Reading / 33 Science)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 730 Bio E, 740 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/370 something
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Bio (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), APES (4), Chem (4), Music Theory (4), Euro (4), US (4), Psych (4), Stat (4), Comp Sci AB (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
1st sem - Year long AP Human Geo, Year long AP Chinese, Dual Enrollment Linear Algebra, Dual Enrollment Calc 3
2nd sem - Dual Enrollment DEQ, AP Lit, year long AP Human Geo and year long AP Chinese
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no nat’l awards but there are state/local/regional awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • 9-12 Science Olympiad (12 - President, 11 - Spirit Coordinator)
  • 9-12 Math Team (12 - President, 11 - Vice President)
  • 11-12 Peer to peer tutoring program (12 - President)
  • 11-12 Beta Club (11 - Junior Rep)
  • 12 National Honors Society
  • 9-12 Lacrosse
  • Piano (have won awards over the years)
    Job/Work Experience:
  • Babysitter (11-12)
  • Tutor (11-12)
    Volunteer/Community service:
  • Volunteer at local food pantry (100+ hours)
    Summer Activities:
  • Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics (state-funded, selective)
  • Governor’s School (state-funded, selective)

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App 7/10 - how playing by ear / posting Youtube covers has driven me to want to create a more accurate transcriptional program
Supplement 8/10 - do over GS to make more friends/get to know people earlier
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Disclaimer: I didn’t read any
Teacher Rec #1: 8 or 9, my APES teacher who is also SciOly head coach. He has a good impression of me inside and outside the classroom
Teacher Rec #2: 7, my APUSH/Euro teacher. He said he wrote good things
Counselor Rec: 9, my counselor is new but she’s very easygoing and is always happy to see me/has a good impression of me
Additional Rec: 9, my volunteer coordinator for the group that I work with at the food pantry. She has a good impression of me
Interview: None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Comp Sci
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, large, best in area
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Probably none

Reflection

Strengths: GPA/rank, leadership, in-state
Weaknesses: ORM, probably essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: In-state definitely helped, lol
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: NC State (Park Finalist)

General Comments: Congrats to everyone else who was accepted, and good luck to those who were deferred!

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1990
ACT (breakdown): 30 (31 superscored)
SAT II: 680 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not given
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not given, but top 80% (AKA bottom 20%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang and Comp (5), US History (4), World History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP micro/macro, other classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): leadership award, ap scholar, NHS, etc.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lacrosse, XC (captain), Student government, wrestling
Job/Work Experience: Local grocery store and neighborhood magazine
Volunteer/Community service: Lots
Summer Activities: Some lacrosse, mostly community service.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t read.

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection: not surprised at all.

Strengths: Scores, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA was the nail in the coffin, no doubt.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, GPA, GPA
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted EA at Villanova

General Comments : Congrats to everyone who got in!

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown):
Best Composite: 33
Reading: 35
Math: 34
Science: 33
Writing: 34
Essay: 8
SAT II: Math Level II: 700
Chemistry: 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/239
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5) Calculus AB (5) World History (4) Chemistry (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer it
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology (took over the summer) Dual Government, AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP English Lit, Physics, AP French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Voted Secretary of Senior Class
French Club (president) - (Grades 8-12)
Prevention Club (secretary) - (Grades 10-12) ( Most active extracurricular activity; work alongside local chartered Prevention Council)
Green Club - (Grades 11-12)
Key Club- (Grades 10-12)
Concert/Symphonic Band (6-10)
Debate Team (8-9)
Beta Club (only available to 12th graders)
Pep Club (10)

Job/Work Experience:

Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteered 115+ hours at local VA Hospital
Volunteered at local library 8-9th grade
Do the majority of volunteer work through school clubs (Key Club, Beta Club,etc.)

Summer Activities:
Took an online class, worked with Prevention Council to develop a Community Summit

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
My common app essay is about moving to America (8/10)
UNC essay I talked about my synesthesia (10/10 I really liked this one because it was pretty unique!)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: I had one recommendation from my English Lang teacher that I think was pretty good. He writes very formally and I think he is the best writer out of all of my recs. (9/10)
Teacher Rec #2: I had the other from my chem teacher. I know my chemistry teacher on a personal level so I think her rec will be pretty good too. (8/10)
Counselor Rec: I’ve had my counselor write me a rec before for another thing and it was good but not anything exceptional. (7/10)
Additional Rec: I also had a rec from the head of the Prevention Council who I know personally. I think her rec was good and gave insight about me outside of the classroom (9/10).
Interview: Did not have one

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Clinical Laboratory Science
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia (OOS)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (pretty small <900)
Ethnicity: Black (Ethiopian)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First generation immigrant, Female going into STEM

Reflection

Strengths: Not going to lie, I worked really hard in high school so it’s nice to see it pay off. I also really think my essays set me apart (especially my UNC essays)
Weaknesses: SAT IIs for sure! Also being OOS
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really can’t say for sure. Hopefully my personality came through in my app.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted EA to UVA. Still waiting on RD from a lot of other schools.

General Comments : Very excited to be accepted into UNC! Congrats to everyone else who was also accepted and good luck to those who were deferred!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I: 2260 (710R 800M 750W) didnt send
ACT: 36 (36EMS 35R 8 Essay lol)
SAT II: 800M2, 800Phys, 730Chem
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Rank: 10/350
AP: 4 APUSH (few pending)
IB: 6 Econ SL, 7 Math SL (many pending)
Senior Year Course Load: HL Phys, HL Chem, HL English, SL French 4, BC Calc, TOK (lol), AP Micro+Macro (online)
Major Awards: NMSF, many piano awards, school recognized awards, nothing huge.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Hip Hop Crew member (one of CO’s top, 9hr/wk); competitive piano performance (state rep for past 3-4 consecutive years); NHS (President); Hip Hop Club for school, involving performing at assemblies, halftimes, parades, shows, etc. (creator/president/choreographer/literallymanageeverythinglol); Econ Club (Pres); choreograph for school mascots/cheer (2hr/wk), school tutor (2hr/wk)
Job/Work Experience: Teaching cultural dance to 4-7 year-olds
Volunteer/Community Service: Summer hip hop camps (30hr/week); Thrift Shop managing (3hr/wk); Food/coat/book drives w/ NHS (abt 2hr/wk average); teaching free piano/music lessons to local families who cannot afford lessons otherwise (2hr/wk)
Summer Activities: Summer hh camps (see above), traveling, researched and wrote my EE/senior thesis on economics (gluten-free product market: took data and price elasticity calculations, etc.)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): CA 10/10 (about hip hop crew, more artistically-oriented); Supplements 8/10 (some were great, some could be better – as always)
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10): 8/10 English teacher, extremely positive but very generic; Math teacher I’ve no idea - really likes me and has a reputation for writing incredible recs
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10): 7/10
Additional Rec (rating 1-10): none

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Intended Major: BA/Econ
State (if domestic applicant): CO
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: Scores, academics, and good enough ECs
Weaknesses: Didn’t show a lot of interest
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted UMich engineering, deferred Stanford. Waiting to hear back from more.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Hoping for some scholarships, otherwise probably will not end up here. Best of luck to everyone!

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):720 cr, 740 m, 710 wr
ACT (breakdown): nah
SAT II: 710 m1, 720 m2, 770 us, 730 chinese
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):24/667
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Lit, 3 Lang, 4 Stats, 4 APES, 4 US, 4 World, 3 Human, 3 Spanish Lang
IB (place score in parenthesis): nah
Senior Year Course Load: Calc AB, World Lit Honors, Physics 2, AP US Gov, AP Macro, AP Drawing, AP Euro, German 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, AP Scholar with Honor, Local art awards, student of the week, honor roll

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim, Math (VP 12, Public Relations 11), German (treasurer), Spanish, NHS, art
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service: 133 hours
Summer Activities: Lifeguard, community service, travel
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app: 7, Supplement:7
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: didn’t read
Teacher Rec #2: didn’t read
Counselor Rec: didn’t read
Additional Rec: art teacher-6
Interview: not offered

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Global Studies
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 300 K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): divorced parents?

Reflection

Strengths: decent scores, good enough grades
Weaknesses: ehh essays. my supplement was about gun control which was probably too controversial, but it worked out in the end
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Decent scores and grades
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted: UVa, UCF, deferred: USC- I applied for scholarship and was not offered one and they said they are still considering my app for admission, rejected: Dartmouth

General Comments :
Very happy that I was admitted. I was definitely not expecting to get in. I am very grateful for this acceptance.

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Decision: Accepted OOS

Objective:
ACT: 32C; 35 English; 34 Reading; 30 Science; 28 Math
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Weighted GPA: 4.48
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no ranking at my school
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology 4; AP Lang 4; AP Lit 4; World History 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): Full IB Diploma Candidate
Senior Year Course Load: IB HL English; IB HL Global Politics; IB HL Theater; IB SL French; IB Math Studies (took IB SL ESS as a junior)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat. Merit Commended; AP Scholar with Honor; several writing awards; Optimist International Scholarship Winner; Ronald Reagan Student Leadership Award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS; French NHS (Vice-President); Fiction Addiction Book Club (President); Learning Commons Advisory Committee; International Thespian Society
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Humane Society Teen Adoption Ambassador (2700+ hours); founded Supplies for Success, a school supplies salvage program to help underprivileged students get school supplies
Summer Activities: NCSU Writer’s Program
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: n/a

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes, but likely will not receive anything
Intended Major: English/Creative Writing
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Mom did her doctoral internship at UNC; sister attends now

Reflection
Strengths: A lot of community service work; relatively strong ACT scores; relatively high GPA, IB Diploma Candidate and AP Scholar with Honor
Weaknesses: Relatively low AP scores and OOS
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted IU, UK, and UNCW.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Work hard in school, prepare hard for standardized tests, and try to find community service opportunities that make you stand out from the rest. Strong writing skills are big and make sure someone proofs everything you send in for typos.

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (720 math, 720 reading, 700 writing)
ACT (breakdown): 32 highest composite, 33 superscored (35 math, 32 english, 32 science, 31 reading)
SAT II: 760 Chem, 700 Math II, 660 Spanish, 720 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99; Weighted 5.18
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/134
AP (place score in parenthesis): APHUG (4), APUSH (3), AP Spanish (4), AP English Lang (4), AP Chem (4), AP Calc AB (5)
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 3 Honors, considered to be most rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

  • Intel ISEF Finalist, State SSEF 4th Place Award, Regional SSEF Superior Medal and Special Award, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Coca-Cola Scholars Semi-Finalist, Recognized in local newspaper for being a “Positive Person in Pinecrest”, Male Leadership Award at School, several photography awards at art fairs, and other small things here and there like school awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Self-employed tutor (9-12)
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): #1 (10), #2 (10), Counselor (9), Additional (10)

Teacher Rec #1:

  • Had this teacher for four years (H Bio, H Chem, AP Chem, H Physics); she helped me through the process of science fair; I was an officer in NHS (she is the sponsor) for two years - she most definitely wrote me a great recommendaiton
    Teacher Rec #2:
  • First year having this teacher (AP Bio), but she took me though science fair and saw how much work I put into it - she is known to write phenomenal recs at my school
    Counselor Rec:
  • My counselor is like my best friend. I always hang out in her office, and she knows me very well.
    Additional Rec:
  • This was my Student Activities Director for three years. He ran the leadership program at my school. He’s kind of like a father to me and has taught me most of the things I know about how to be a leader to this day. He’s seen me at my best and worst and knows me very well.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
Intended Major: Business Administration
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Cuban (Hispanic)
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (Hispanic)

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :
Started filling this out, but I got bored, so here is the information I put in lol. It just takes awhile. Congratz to everyone who was accepted!

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35 english, 30 math, 35 reading, 33 science)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 760 US History, 760 Biology, 730 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 , 4.51 Weighted
(two B’s first semester of junior year that turned into A’s second semester)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): AP US Gov’t (5) AP US History (5) AP Biology (5) AP Language and Composition (5) AP Psychology (5) AP Comparative Politics and Gov’t (5), taking 3 more at the end of senior year
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Environmental Science, AP Modern World History, Honors Calculus, Physics, Studio Art, Psychology Internship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Henry Clay Center (legislative thing), Community Service Award for over 500 hours

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Editor and Contributor at my school’s science journal-- we conduct and publish academic research and literature reviews submitted from students across the country. huge time commitment, we are the only journal of our kind that is entirely run by high school students. I had to learn how to create and edit serious academic work for a publication setting.
Literary magazine, co-founder and editor.
Book donation system for nearby food bank, over 9,000 books so far, about 300 a week that I single-handedly find and deliver. Huge time commitment, I spend my weekend mornings collecting books.
Tutor at inner city DC public school, once a week
Crew Team (rowing)
Job/Work Experience: prestigious internship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center-- competed with college and graduate aged students. Worked in neurosurgery and research departments with head science writer and helped to edit major research papers.
Volunteer/Community Service: over 500 hours, huge part of my life
Summer Activities: Worked at a wolf sanctuary in Colorado for abandoned/abused wolves.
Essays: Common App-- was on my book donations project and how reading transformed my life. Supplemental-- How working with the abused wolves shaped my educational experience (moving from memorization to learning for the sake of learning)
Teacher Recommendations: one from AP Lang teacher, he’s fantastic and definitely the most difficult grader in the school. He really loved me and we bonded a lot, I transformed in his class from shy girl in the back to outgoing girl leading the discussion. APUSH and APCP teacher who saw my enthusiasm for politics and learning.
Counselor Rec: She knows me well, and in a public school that is rare. She seems to really love me, nominated me for the Jefferson scholarship at UVA
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? no
Projected Concentration: Psychology. most of my interests revolved around this major
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland, (DC suburb)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large competitive public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: too much for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: research experience, really heartfelt essays, AP test scores
Weaknesses: imperfect test scores/grades, didn’t take AP Physics my senior year, no extraordinary awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Really showed interest in my projected field of study
Where else you are applying or have already applied: UMD-CP, UFL, Tulane (community service scholarship), Vanderbilt, Davidson, Brown, Williams, Georgetown, Wash U (one of their social science scholarships)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Apply to lots of places, take difficult classes.

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35 C; 35 E, 36 M, 35 R, 34 S (36 Essay)
SAT II: 790 World History, 800 Biology, 780 U.S. History, 770 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP Biology (4), AP Physics-1 (4), AP U.S. History (5), AP Lang/Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Chem, AP Literature and Composition, AP Euro, AP Macro, AP Micro, AP French, AP Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/Distinction, National Honor Society

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Hunting Society (Founder/President), Cooking Club (Founder/President), Documentary Production Club (Founder/Co-President), DECA (Treasurer), Literary Journal (Editor), Math League (Secretary), Poetry Club
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital
Summer Activities: Hunting Society/Cooking
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Can’t rate my own writing, but my common app was about hunting, and my UNC TedTalk supplement was about how I’m a liberal but people don’t see me as one bc I hunt/use guns to do it and we can’t judge a book by its cover blah blah blah
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): History teacher-8, Pre-Calc Teacher-idk, probably good; Counselor Rec-idk, but she likes me

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Comfortable
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: Test Scores, Common App Essay, Recs, Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: GPA; my UNC supplement was kinda rough. Actually not that good.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Strength
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Boston College CSOM, UMich, Babson (Presidential Scholar); Deferred: UChicago

General Comments: Yay

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2050 superscored (3 tries)
ACT (breakdown):31 (one sitting)
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 34/381
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psych, AP Calc AB/BC, AP English 3, AP Microeconomics
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English 4, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, American History 2 Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major; only stuff from school like Honor roll, and National AP Scholar with Honors (I think)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta Vice President, President of Amnesty International Club, Special Olympics club, National Science Honors Club, Rec Basketball for 4 years
Job/Work Experience: Kumon, a mechanic shop
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at 2 senior care places doing activities
Summer Activities: Didn’t mention
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, my essay was about my struggle with weight
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9

Teacher Rec #1: English teacher, he loved me lol
Teacher Rec #2: Science teacher who I had two years in a row for two different science courses
Counselor Rec: Better than average because I’ve met with her on several occasions and she knows my drive and ambition
Additional Rec: None
Interview:None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yea
Intended Major: Nursing
State (if domestic applicant): Instate NC
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black/ African American
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 60000-80000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, parents are both immigrants but both went to college?

Reflection

Strengths: URM, Scores in school, instate
Weaknesses: awards, test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was accepted because I was an above average student who put in the work and effort to get to UNC, and I really think the admissions officers saw that. Plus I’m a URM and instate lol
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: no where else yet

General Comments : Be hopeful and always pray

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Decision: Accepted In-State

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 34 C (36 S, 35 E, 34 R, 31 M)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #2/430 when I applied (#1 now)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Human Geo, AP Phys, AP Lit, AP Calc, IB Sports Exercise, IB Biology

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): None really (just one club that had six meetings)
Job/Work Experience: Produce market since 10th grade
Volunteer/Community service: Nothing really
Summer Activities: Work and vacations lol
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: Submitted before I fixed a lot of things since I had to rush for early action deadline so 5/10; UNC essay was on how media affects how people think 7/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher #1: AP Language Teacher- Really Good probably can’t be sure as I waived right to read
Counselor Rec: Got to know her well so I’d say definitely better than average counselor recommendation

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology but probably won’t stay that way
State (if domestic applicant): NC
School Type: Large Public (not the best since it’s in Fayetteville but it isn’t terrible either)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male

Reflection

Strengths: ACT, Course Load, GPA/rank, work experience, recommendations
Weaknesses: ECs, Volunteer work, essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA/ACT combo
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected at Duke (but I knew that was gonna happen lol) I went ahead and sent emails to rescind my applications at a couple of other schools bc they were private and out of state so def not going there since I got into UNC. Only waiting on NCSU and Wake Forest but most probably going to UNC!
General Comments : Yay!

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1890
ACT (breakdown):28
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 121/625
AP (place score in parenthesis): APES (4), APPSY (5), APUSH (4), AP Lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, AP Lit, AP Gov, Honors CTE Elective, AP Stats, AP Euro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar (11th)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (VP 2 years), NHS, NHHS, Habitat, Interact
Job/Work Experience:Summer Camp Counselor/Barn Hand
Volunteer/Community service: Over 250 hours
Summer Activities: Summer camp counselor/barn hand
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App-7 (hated all of the topics), UNC Essay-9 (TedTalk, I loved my essay, about humans and how people observe one another)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10- Spanish teacher for 3 years, no doubt a stellar rec
Teacher Rec #2: N/A
Counselor Rec: 9-10, I have had a different counselor during all four years of high school, but I was able to get to know her very well.
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Business Admin
State (if domestic applicant): NC

Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Large, competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Major Legacy (Grandparents, Mom, Aunts, and Brother)

Reflection: I am absolutely crushed, I had a feeling deep down that I would not get in, but it is a difficult pill to swallow.

Strengths: Legacy, Recs, Essays, Community Service, Short Answers
Weaknesses: Test scores, gpa, competitive school in one of North Carolina’s largest county
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Transcript, Test Scores, Class Rank
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected from Virginia, Accepted to Ole Miss, waiting on NC State, Wake Forest, and UGA

General Comments : One can’t go back and change their grades or academics, but I am able to say that I am very proud of myself for putting myself out there, taking challenging courses that interested me, and having the ability to move on from this situation. However, as a lifelong Carolina fan, congratulations to all of those who were accepted and Go Heels!!!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 34 C; 33 E, 32M, 36R, 34S
SAT II: 790 Spanish, 770 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA: 5.02
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/220
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Environmental Science (5), English Language (3), Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP statistics, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Language ,
AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Brain Game (Team Captain), JV and Varsity Basketball
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours of volunteering refurbishing computers received Mayor’s award and President’s Volunteer Service Award
Summer Activities: Science Research Program
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App essay: 9, talked about working on the Riemann Hypothesis. Supplemental essay: 7, talked about quantum physics
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:Calculus teacher 10, he knows me very well, we talk a lot about math and basketball and I got a 100 in his class.
Teacher Rec #2: Spanish teacher 8, got the highest grade in the school in her class which is one of the hardest classes at my school.
Counselor Rec: Probably decent, don’t talk to my counselor much.
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium sized public magnet school, one of the best in the state
Ethnicity: Asian but did not report
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: 90,000-100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None

Strengths: Test scores, grades
Weaknesses: Didn’t show much passion in my intended field of study
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred at Princeton
Where else you are applying or have already applied: NC State find out in 2 days, Duke, Cornell
General Comments : Most of the top students at my school get in so I was kind of expecting it.