<p>How competitive exactly is UNC For out of state? I hear that it's much harder than in state and that it's very very hard out of state.</p>
<p>What, if any, SAT score would one need to consider UNC a school that one would most likely (75% chance+) get into? Or is it like the Ivies in that it is extremely hard to get in even with tremendous stats?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I’m not terribly sure how hard it is to get in OOS because I was in state when I applied, and that was fairly easy. However, the stats are something like 81% in state and 19% out of state, so take that as you will. I’ve never met someone who got in OOS, but I’ve met plenty of people who applied and were good candidates and were rejected. I’m not sure of the exact stats but I know it is definitely difficult so try your hardest 
Good luck.</p>
<p>I spoke to an admissions officer over the summer to ask about the stats of the OOS pool.He said that the mid 50 percent SAT stats were 750 on each part and that the students were pretty much stellar in every other aspect of their applications.</p>
<p>So is it fair to say that it’s almost as hard out of state as places like Penn, Cornell, and Hopkins?</p>
<p>[First-Year</a> Full-Time Undergraduate Student Profile, Fall 2010 - Office of Institutional Research and Assessment](<a href=“http://oira.unc.edu/first-time-freshman-class-profile-fall.html]First-Year”>http://oira.unc.edu/first-time-freshman-class-profile-fall.html)</p>
<p>Only 10% of OOS score above a 1500 on the SAT so no.</p>
<p>There are kids around here, OOS, who get into Princeton who don’t get into UNC, but a lot of kids from around here apply. So, if you are from an area where a lot of top kids apply to UNC, then your chances are worse than if you are not. (they have to take mostly in state kids and want as many other states represented in the student body as possible.)</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>It’s not easy, by any means, to get in from out of state, but it’s certainly not as hard to get in as it is at the Ivies, Stanford, Duke, etc. The acceptance rate for out-of-state students last year was 18%. Duke’s was about 12.5%, and Harvard’s was around 6%.</p>
<p>What test scores will you need to be a strong candidate from out-of-state? As long as you have a good GPA, strong class schedule, and solid extracurriculars, I’d guess you would need a 2000 or higher.</p>
<p>I also cannot emphasize how important the essays are. If you write great essays, you can make up for deficiencies in other areas of your resume. The people from admissions and from the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid that I’ve talked have all said that the essays are probably the most important part of the application. As cliche as it sounds, they give the admissions officers a feel for who you are as a person.</p>
<p>Stats from:</p>
<p>[UNC</a> Admissions Blog](<a href=“UNC Admissions Blog”>UNC Admissions Blog)</p>
<p>[College</a> Admissions Rates Drop For The Class Of 2015](<a href=“College Admissions Rates Drop For The Class Of 2015 | HuffPost College”>College Admissions Rates Drop For The Class Of 2015 | HuffPost College)</p>
<p>A Carolina admissions counselor told us that essay and letters of rec are critical.</p>