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Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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Do I have a shot at UNC Chapel Hill OOS? Current Sophomore… plan on graduating a year early though.

Location: Alabama
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35 E, 30 M, 35 R, 32 S)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank: 1 or 2/80ish
APs: US History, English, and Calculus
Awards: NHS,

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: FBLA President, Student Government President, & Beta Club President
Volunteer/Community service: Intern for Chamber of Commerce President
Recommendations: From English & History Teacher, & Local Chamber of Commerce President, and CEO of Fortune 500 Company

Other:
Intended Major: Business
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$400,000
Hooks: First Gen College, Lives in rural area with limited opportunities, gay.

Notes: Freshmen year grades were rough, however it was a result of a medical condition which I can provide documentation for, but they’ve improved substantially

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Failed to mention, I’d apply Early Action

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  1. First Gen can be a minor hook. The other two are not 'hooks'.
  2. How can you have a 3.9UW with 'rough' grades in Year 9? How "substantial" can any improvement be from Grade 9 to 10? Also, anytime a student is arguing extenuating circumstances the GC should do it, not the student.
  3. What is your school like that a 10th grader is president of 3 clubs, including SGA?!
  4. Having 2 non-academic LoRs is usually not a great plan- especially if you do not have a serious, legitimate, direct working experience with the "President of a Fortune 500 company" that is meaningfully different from the Chamber of Commerce LoR. From here it looks like you have a family friend with a big title who is happy to write you a letter as a favor- something that doesn't impress AOs.
  5. Admission rate for OOS is 15% (b/c of the cap on OOS students). You have to really stand out- there needs to be meat behind your bullet points.
  6. Among other things, UNC requires 4 years/units of English. If you are planning to graduate a year early make sure you have the 4th English.
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  1. Noted. I’ll talk to my GC about it. I missed tons of school last year because of a medical condition, which is well documented.
  2. It’s a very small school in Rural Alabama. Football is the only thing it seems like anyone cares about so it’s relatively easy to hold those titles.
  3. I did an internship last summer with him.

Thank you!