What are my chances of getting into UNC?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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I’m currently in the process of applying to colleges, but I thought posting this would help reel me back into reality and approach my essays from a practical perspective.

  • SAT: 1360 (superscored)
  • ACT: 30 (superscored)
  • Class Rank: 12 out of 365 (?)
  • GPA unweighted: 4.0
  • GPA weighted: 4.42
  • I have taken 4 APs so far, those being: AP Euro (3), APUSH (5), AP Lang (4), AP Psych (4)
  • I am currently taking 4 more APs my senior year (AP Lit, AP Human Geo, AP Calc AB, and AP Bio)
  • extracurriculars: Tri-M (9th), Marching Band (9th), Art Club (9th), ACE (9th, 10th, 11th), Key Club (11th, 12th) - currently have 25 service hours from last year, NHS (12th)
  • outside of school, I tutor 2 kids (since 9th grade) and take piano lessons (since 8th grade)
  • a first-generation student (Asian)
  • my teacher recs will be pretty good because they're from teachers I know quite well and have received excellent grades in their classes (and both are alumnis from Chapel Hill as well); my APUSH teacher is doing one of them and he also grades for the college board, and he said that he enjoyed reading my leqs so maybe that will help? idk
  • overall, I'm not the best student, but I would still like some feedback

I also heard that the county you live in impacts your chances of getting in?? I’m from Mecklenburg so I’m not sure if that’s going to do me any favors

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Just look at the common data set and compare your stats to the averages

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My stats are very similar - top 5-6% of class, 1450 SAT, 4.5 gpa, etc and most people said that I gave a good shot at getting accepted. I do believe that living in Mecklenburg might put you at a slight disadvantage, but I’m not very sure to what extent. Best of luck to you.

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Your stats look very similar to my daughter who is now a freshman at UNC. Asian female with a 30 superscore ACT and about top 7% in her class with an unweighted of 3.9 and a weighted of 4.78( on a 6 point scale ). She took 5 AP classes Bio, Env Sci, Human Geography, Stats, and Psych We live in Wake county. I would say that academically you look very solid but your ECs are a bit light compared to average. Overall I think that with strong essays you should have a better than 50% chance of getting in. Good luck!

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thank you to everyone that replied! i got into unc!!! i’m very excited to attend this fall