What are my Chances as an Out-of-State Student?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>I know this is kinda lame and that getting into UNC is a reach but just tell me what you think please.</p>

<p>Location: Ohio</p>

<p>Caucasian Male</p>

<p>Intended Major: Journalism</p>

<p>Only took the ACT.
Score: 30
Small public School
GPA: 3.9 unweighted
Class Rank: 3 of 132</p>

<p>My school offers only 1 AP class-English</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Varsity Cross Country 4 years
Art Club 3 years
Varsity/ JV Baseball 3 years
Student Council 2 years
Science Club 2 years
Ski Club 2 years
DECA 2 years
National Honor Society 2 years
Candy Striper 2 years
Media Club 2 years
Bowling Club 2 years
Freshmen Basketball 1 year
Prom Committe 1 year
Varsity Track 1 year
School Newspaper Writer/ Editor 1 year</p>

<p>Honors and Positions Held</p>

<p>Student Council Community Service Committee Chairma
Bowling Club Team Captain
Placed First in Business Law and Ethics category at DECA districts
Hugh O’Brian Youth Ohio West Ambassador (HOBY)
Hugh O’Brian Youth World Leadership Congress Ambassador(HOBY WLC) Scholar-Athlete Award
Highest Honors
Running Redman Award (most dedicated athlete)- Cross Country
All North Central Conference Honorable Mention Cross Country
National Honor Society President
DECA Vice President
Governor’s Show award of excellence in Mixed Media
Buckeye Boys’ State Representative
Placed third in Business Law and Ethics category at DECA state Competition
Junior Class President
Art Club President</p>

<p>Essay is Pretty good, still revising.</p>

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<p>OOS is pretty competitive, but I think you have a shot. Just make sure your essays are good.</p>

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<p>It's a slight reach. Successful OOS applicants usually have 1420+ (about a 32 ACT) and real good ECs and GPA.</p>

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<p>i dont think a 30 on the ACT will keep you out</p>

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<p>your ACT would be your weakness, but you seem to have spectacular EC's and leadership positions. still, that ACT is going to bite you.
you have a shot, and i think you will be borderline</p>

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<p>i agree with everyone else, you have great ECs and be sure to write about your passions in your essays b/c unc is looking for students who will contribute to its campus.</p>

<p>the ACT score is a bit low for out of state, not bad though. but unc converts it to SAT in the admissions process and it is equivalent to about 1980 on the new SAT. if you look at it that way, the converted score isnt that impressive (compared to OOS scores). since ACT doesnt make you send in all your scores like collegeboard does (gosh i hate collegeboard), it wouldnt hurt to retake the ACT and see if you can get it to a 32. if you dont, you can always choose to not send it.</p>

<p>unc looks a lot at essays/ECs, so test scores arent a HUGE matter i guess, but it always helps to get as high a score as possible =]</p>

<p>good luck!!</p>