<p>Hey everyone, I was wondering if you all could help me out in regards to my chances for admission into UNC-CH. I am a high school junior in North Carolina, and that is my first-choice school, since it has a great journalism program. My GPA is 3.75, but I am currently pulling a C in Pre-calculus. I just took the SAT, but based on my PSAT scores, I am guessing that I got around the 2000-2200 range. I also expect relatively good scores on SAT subject tests, which I am taking in May. I have taken mostly honors and AP classes (14 out of the 24 classes so far have been either AP or honors), and I plan on taking the most rigorous courses in my senior year. As for extracurricular activities, I am in Newspaper, Latin Club, National Honors Society, and I will be joining/forming maybe two or three new clubs next year. Finally, I have recieved a few awards, such as a nomination to a selective NC-wide program called Governors School, National Latin Honors Society, and NC Scholars.</p>
<p>This may be a stupid question to ask, but neither of my parents went to college, and since I am the oldest child in my family, I am pretty much going at this application process in the dark. Any help that you guys can offer me will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Hey...I am a senior and i was accepted at UNC-chapel hill early action in January. Your GPA is around mine, so if you could get that up a little ur senior years that would be awesome. as far as APs, you didnt specify how many were honors and how many were APs, so i can't tell you that, but I can tell you i am graduating with 10. the C in pre-calc however, could hurt you. From what i know UNC is very competitive, but i assume you are in-state, which could be fine. Because you are a junior, it's also difficult to say. Starting the beginning of your senior year, really jump on teachers who know you personally to write you good recs, and spend a lot of time on your essays. As far as i can say, if you weer applying out of state it could go either way, but in state you probably have a fairly good shot as long as you do take rigorous classes and score well/recs/essays, etc. good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your input.</p>
<p>more info... by the time i finish high school, i will have taken 6 AP classes, but my high school is incredibly annoying, or else i would have taken more. I plan on taking SAT II subject tests on US History, Math I, and Literature (the english one; i forget it's name). My unweighted GPA is 3.75, but my weighted is a 4.45. Also, I will apply to NC State and Columbia (just for the hell of it, because it's in NYC).</p>
<p>Anyone want to reccommend private colleges too that are good in journalism/liberal arts, that would be cool too.</p>
<p>I just got accepted as an in-state student. I go to a private high school in Charleston, SC--but thankfully, my father still lives in Winston Salem. Anyway, I took 7 APs in 4 years, had a 4.3/5 GPA, and had many ECs, including the president of 2 clubs, involved with sports, drama, yearbook. My SAT was mediocre, but the rest cancelled out. I think, by what you've listed, that you have a strong chance, especially being an in stater. It's almost near impossible, these days, to get in out of state.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, guys.</p>
<p>Do jobs really help out with the applications process? If you work about fifteen hours a week, then does that really count with colleges.</p>
<p>Moonie---the important thing to keep in mind with your apps is that colleges are going to look for things that matter to you. They want to see that you have a high school life besides going home and only playing video games or watching TV. Being committed to a job over a period of time is good....extra-curricular activities that you feel strongly about (not just ones you are doing so you'll have something to put on your app) are good....some apps have a question or two about writing a short explanation about the EC you feel most proud about, etc. The best advice I can give is, don't get wrapped up in the mania here on CC.....it's very easy to start feeling over-anxious by comparing yourself to all the uber-achievers here. Keep up your good school-work, and you'll be fine for UNC-CH. Use Princeton-review or College Board's school finders to find other schools that you may be interested in..... And, you are still a really, really good person, even if you don't apply to any ivy-league schools :)</p>
<p>Thanks... Before I got on this website, I was thinking about maybe applying to an Ivy for the hell of it (like Columbia, because I like NYC), but when I see other people's qualifications, I don't see a realistic way to get in. However, I'm glad about this fact. I would be miserable joining twenty clubs or taking 10 SAT II tests, becuase that is just not me. I prefer having time to myself, and I would rather have a regular high school life than get into Harvard and being a miserable overworked person. I still believe (partially due to my own arrogance) that if I really tried, and if I studied for the SAT or joined 50 clubs, I could easily get into an Ivy-League school. However, I will not know, and I'm glad I won't.</p>
<p>Hey Guys,
I'm a little confused on this whole GPA thing with UNC. It says the average weighted GPA at UNC is a 4.37. I live in Virginia, so my GPA scale is based out of 4, not 5. Unfortunatly, I can't manage to find anywhere that can give me an accurate 4.0 GPA scale. I actually didn't even know you North Carolina students were out of 5. Here I was, ruling out UNC (my fav school) thinking I had no way of getting in.</p>
<p>So, in short, if anyone could send me a link or just tell me the avg GPA on a 4.0 scale, that would be awesome. Thank you!</p>
<p>Moonie9091: Work on the precalc grade but I think you look like a strong applicant from the humble perspective of a RD admit/Morehead finalist. The initiative to start/lead clubs is highly regarded. First-generation student student is also a plus as is Governor's School (I went to GSE '06 and it seems at least a third of my friends there are accepted to Carolina and considering it...they also have recruiters both campuses.)</p>
<p>Feel free to PM me know if you have any more questions about the process (I went through it without the benefit of an experienced counselor, only child etc.) or about Governor's School.</p>