HI all!
This is my first post, but I’m looking to transfer to UNC Chapel Hill for fall of 2019, possibly fall 2020 if I need to take a year off to work. My GPA atm is 3.9 and I’m expecting it to remain relatively the same through this last semester since I already have most of my difficult classes out of the way. I was just wondering what my chances would be of getting in? I’m in Phi Beta Kappa and I’m in the Global Scholars of Distinction program at my community college. I don’t have too much in the way of ECs because I work 2 jobs (total 50-55 hours a week) outside of class, but I’m president of my colleges PRIDE club, and was secretary/treasurer the year before. I also started a PRIDE club newspaper to talk about LGBT issues, we publish 4 issues a year.
I’ve done decently well in school the past two years but I have an extremely rocky GPA from my college before because of extreme medical problems and depression. I think I can explain my issues pretty well in a personal statement, but would coming from a 2.0 gpa to an almost 4.0 still look okay for transferring?
My high school GPA was okayish, a 3.6 with heavy involvement in band and orchestra. I was an all-state bassoonist, principal bassoon for two youth orchestras, did a lot of master classes with professional bassoonists and chamber ensembles (like the Berlin Phil, Vienna Phil), was in the honor chamber ensemble for UNC School of the Arts, played in like 7-8 operas, stuff like that. I was also a varsity swimmer and my relay team placed at states if that counts for anything. but that was all like 5 years ago.
I also have several teachers who offered to write me letters of recommendation.
What do you think my odds are for getting into UNC to study English and maybe minor in something else? My other top choice is Salem college for English