In state URM chances for UNC
SAT I (breakdown): 1930, 650 CR 570 M 710 W (10 essay) I know this is really low. This is from the Jan 2015 test I just got back. I was scoring 2100+ in the blue book(usually ~750W, ~730 CR, and ~670 M). I really think my nerves got to me as I did have a bit of a panic attack in the middle of it. I will be retaking in March or June and hoping to break at least 2050.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW 3.5
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH - haven’t taken
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Stats, AP English, AP Micro Econ, AP Macro Econ, Honors Pre Calc, Honors Spanish 4, Religion
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional/state debate awards
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
(Co-Founder, President/CEO) 501© Non-Profit Organization that has raised $5000+. Don’t want to get into too much detail to avoid identification (I know a lot of people from school who lurk CC)
Debate Team 11,12,
Lincoln Douglas Debate (Captain of LD Team 12th grade) 11, 12,
Investment Club (Treasurer) 11, 12
Rigorous Community Service
-Thursdays I tutor African refugee children
-Saturdays I volunteer at a dog rescue place
Well over 100 hours, not sure specific hours
Summer activities: Possibly organizing mission trip through my non profit to spend a week volunteering in the area my organization targets
Job/Work Experience: Acting as CEO of self-started non-profit organization. No income
Essays: Have already begun to work on. Should be amazing (hopefully)
Other
Intended Major: Finance major, CIS minor
State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Private Catholic (sends between 30-40 kids/year to UNC out of about 70-80 applicants. Average SAT scores from 1700+, GPA is hard to determine)
Ethnicity: Hispanic (predominantly white school, will be one of few URM applicants to UNC in my class)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, in state
Weaknesses: GPA obviously. I’ve had a lot of social issues with moving between states and such. I know colleges don’t accept that as a valid excuse, but that’s the truth.
Reflection: Obviously my GPA is low, but I am in state and a URM. I feel that I can partially balance it out with my other attributes (updated SAT scores, ECs, Hooks,
Best of luck to you!