<p>I've recently applied to UNC at Wilmington. I'm from New England and I'm not sure if this will help or hurt me because UNCW is public. I just want some insight on my chances of getting in. </p>
<p>3.5 unweighted GPA
Top 10% of class
1710 SAT</p>
<p>All honors courses/ 4 total AP courses</p>
<p>Student council 4 years (president)
Varsity lacrosse 4 years (2 year captain)
Club team 4 years
CCD teacher 2 years
Lacrosse coach 2 years</p>
<p>Being from out-of-state will hurt your chances a litte bit. Your unweighted GPA is right on track. Your SAT score could be a little higher, but I don’t think it will really hold you back. I think you have a pretty good chance at UNCW.</p>
<p>Thanks! Any idea on financial aid?</p>
<p>I would just fill out the FAFSA and submit it by the priority deadline (which I believe is March 1st). The good thing about going to school in North Carolina is that all of its public universities have very reasonable out-of-state tuition (with the exception of UNC-Chapel Hill).</p>
<p>UNCW: Match</p>
<p>How well does a UNCW degree look on a resume? My dads nervous it won’t do me much good if I plan on coming back to the northeast after I graduate.</p>
<p>UNCW is considered to be one of the better schools in the state of North Carolina (and the South in general). The pecking order for public universities in NC goes: UNC-CH, NC State, UNCW and App State roughly tied for 3rd, and the rest are behind UNCW.</p>
<p>People often make the mistake of assuming that, because it isn’t a very well-known school, UNCW must have pretty mediocre academics. In the state of NC, a UNCW degree carries more weight than most others. In the Northeast, where UNCW is an afterthought, a degree would probably be seem as less impressive to most employers who haven’t done much research on the school. If you plan on seeking employment in the Northeast, a degree from a northeastern school (or any school with more name recognition) might be more practical.</p>