<p>I am a junior, and I will be applying for early decision to all of my top choices this upcoming fall. </p>
<p>Schedule</p>
<p>IB Psychology I: A
IB Theory of Knowledge I: A
IB Math Studies: C
IB Biology I: A
IB World Literature: A
IB Spanish I: B
IB European History: A</p>
<p>Accomplishments
200 Service Hours
2 years of Tennis
2 years of Soccer
Debate Team for 3 years</p>
<p>Weighed GPA: 4.6
Unweighted GPA: 3.5</p>
<p>I think you have a great chance if getting in. You did make a C, but your GPA is very impressive, so I think that should be dismissed--especially with all IB classes.</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>What are your SAT or ACT scores?</p>
<p>You can't apply early decision to more than one school....</p>
<p>yea, u can't apply early decision to more than one school...
you can apply early Action to more than one school tho...</p>
<p>either way, if u are in-state for UNC, I would say u have a definite shot...but i need more info than just the stats u listed. what u described is a typical applicant to top-tier colleges...granted ur taking all IB's so thats good, but about ur extracurriculars..can u elaborate? and class rank also if available</p>
<p>Class Rank: 40
SAT: 1900
ACT: N/A</p>
<p>If you are OOS that SAT is far too low for admission to UNC or (Brown or Dartmouth) unless you are a URM or have some very unusual circumstances.</p>
<p>I am a URM - and if I'm not good enough for Chapel Hill - what are your suggestions?</p>
<p>I think that SAT is still too low for most Ivys even if you are URM. Try retaking them, and definitely try the ACT; I personally scored 160 pts. higher on it when converted.</p>
<p>You don't have to go for the big-name schools, either. There are plenty out there that offer a great education that you'd have a decent shot at. I'd look into places like Boston College, BU, NYU, Davidson, etc; those schools also take a close look at personal circumstances, so that might be beneficial to you if you have something there that could help. Let me know if you need any other ideas!</p>
<p>VC-</p>
<p>Chapel Hill is not an Ivy, but those suggestions for other colleges should definitely match BrownorDartmouth.</p>
<p>Brown-</p>
<p>If you raise your SAT score (since you're OOS) maybe 100+ points, I think you could have a shot.</p>
<p>Hi, I got in oos... which was surprising because the essays I wrote didn't seem very good at all. My main essay was about visiting NC on a ski/snowboard trip during winter break, and at the end I said, "And North Carolina wasn't too terrible either."
... which pretty much sums up the odd sense of humor I have, or stupidity for actually saying that.</p>
<p>My advice for writing the essays is to not be afraid of being a bit different than every other applicant.</p>
<p>My friend got into UNC-Chapel Hill with similar stats: all IB courses, URM, top of the class (ranked top 10), OOS, BUT had an overall SAT score of 1780. I think you have a good chance if you have awesome recs, essays, and ECs. Not saying every URM of 1700+ will get in, but it isn’t impossible.</p>