<p>My s15 has always been interested in UNC. He has heard that OOS it is almost impossible to get in.... true? He is 3.95 on 4.0 unweighted. 2 AP last year, 4 this year. Captain of the cross country team, Varsity LAX as a sophomore, NHS, Key club and the ping pong club. 33 ACT, 2150 SAT last year. Anyone know what his chances might be?</p>
<p>UNC admits about 14% of the OOS applicants.</p>
<p>Here’s a link to UNC’s First-Year Full-Time Undergraduate Student Profile, Fall 2012 which includes some information broken out for in state and out of state enrollees. </p>
<p>[First-Year</a> Full-Time Undergraduate Student Profile, Fall 2012 | Office of Institutional Research & Assessment | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](<a href=“http://oira.unc.edu/facts-and-figures/student-data/admissions/first-year-full-time-undergraduate-student-profile-fall-2012/]First-Year”>http://oira.unc.edu/facts-and-figures/student-data/admissions/first-year-full-time-undergraduate-student-profile-fall-2012/)</p>
<p>His stats are what they should be to get in OOS.</p>
<p>agreed. But its a crap shoot even for those in state. They have all sorts of agendas going on over in the Peoples Republic of Chapel Hill. Fine school. Lots of fun. Good luck getting in.</p>
<p>I was out of state and would have been surprised if I HADN’T gotten in… I was 34 ACT, GPA 3.89 unweighted, but something like 4.7-4.8 weighted because of IB (I didn’t get the IB diploma, though, went in with only APs). A lot of my college friends’ scores were quite a bit lower than mine but then again a lot of them are in-state, too. Still, that’s a good record and I don’t think I’d worry.</p>
<p>The percentage of OOS admits to any schools in the UNC system is 18%.
I don’t think any OOS student is a “sure thing” for Carolina. All you can do is apply and cross your fingers but be sure to apply to other schools that are a sure thing. Some of my kids instate friends who thought they were shoe-ins were very disappointed when they didn’t make the cut.</p>
<p>My dd was rejected Oos. 4.0 UW 4.5W 34ACT 2150 (1490 M/R). 4 years varsity sport, three leadership positions with clubs, 6APs, many many volunteer positions. Her guidance counselor believes they will only accept one person from their school each year. In the past 6 years one person has been accepted per year and 5 of the 6 were athletes.</p>
<p>Hmm, wow. I mean, I had a lot of honor societies and and AP credits and 150 volunteer hours (thanks, IB), but no athletics or anything THAT fancy; I didn’t think it was <em>that</em> competitive and was always kind of flippant about getting in since UNC wasn’t my top choice and I applied totally on a whim since I had a friend who had moved to this area. Maybe I should be a little more grateful. :P</p>
<p>It sounds like if the kid has good stats it is just luck of the draw. I am sure he will apply and see what happens. :)</p>
<p>Always apply and see what happens. Best of luck.</p>
<p>OP,</p>
<p>While the admit rate seems low, the average SAT Total (Critical Reading + Math) for OOS is only 1,330. Your stats are well above their average. They may deny you for Tufts Syndrome; otherwise, you have nothing to worry about.</p>
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<p>Can you link me to where you found this? I’m currently at a 1340 CR + M so I might actually apply if this is true.</p>
<p>SamLee is correct. But what he doesnt know about UNC, since he is not employed there and not part of the admissions team and doesnt live in NC, is that there are tens of thousands of applications to UNC and they have legislative mandates about how many instate kids they must accept (and of those, the vast majority are all in the top 10% of their high school), and then there are legacy admits, and athletic admits and then social engineering admits. UNC also places HUGE emphasis on ones desire to attend UNC, and are deft at figuring out if you just floated an application in the door or if they are your number one choice and will decline other offers, etc. They may well accept you and then again they may not. Kids with high stats are often rejected there or waitlisted. It happens. </p>
<p>Its a highly sought after school because of sports, location, cost, reputation and the ubiquitous “fun factor.”</p>
<p>They strategize on diversity and social issues.</p>
<p>If the 1300 is a real stat then the athletes and legacies must bring the average down because I know at least 5 kids that were rejected with a 1450+. We visited twice so they had to know if my dd’s interest. Interestingly my dd did decide against UNC before she was rejected so it didn’t bring tears. It is a beautiful and great school. Good luck.</p>
<p>The link in post #3 shows the breakdown for IS and OOS. 44% of OOS students have 1400 or better. Another 21% are in the 1300s, so 65% of OOS students have a 1300 or better. There is another 21.7% that have “scores not available”, which I guess could include some high ACT scores. That leaves only 35% of OOS students below 1300 on SAT scores. It’s tough to get into UNC OOS, but the OPs stats are within the right range.</p>
<p>UNC also likes good essays and ECs that are relevant to the student’s interests.</p>
<p>I have a son at UNC who loves it. It’s a great school!</p>
<p>Dont forget that some of those out of state stats belong to athletes, both male and female, in just about every sport known. </p>
<p>UNC is contemplating increasing the number of out of state students this admissions cycle. I have no clue how many more. But its being circulated in the media.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t count on the out of state % cap being raised at UNC-Chapel Hill, at least not for 2014 admissions. NC is often “considering” the cap on out of state students for UNC system schools. Apparently, yesterday the UNC Board of Governors discussed a pilot program to raise the cap for HBCUs in the system and UNC Pembroke (which was created to serve nearby American Indian residents.) The pilot program is controversial and decision is months away. IMHO, raising the cap for UNC-Chapel Hill would be even more controversial and if approved, likely very slowly phased in.</p>