Hey guys! So I know the general consensus on this site is that these types of threads are annoying and I know that you guys aren’t actually admissions officers, but I just wanted to get some other opinions on my chances for getting into my dream school:
UNC-Chapel Hill
So I’ll tell you a little bit about myself and my resume, starting with the fact that I’m currently a junior in high school. Here goes (and thank you in advance for reading):
- GPA (Weighted): 4.5 - expecting it to go up after this year
- GPA (Unweighted): 3.85 - expecting it to go up after this year
- Class Rank: 79/622 - expecting it to go up after this year
- I live in-state, I know that's a big factor with this particular school
- SAT: 2180 - taking it again in June
- ACT: 34
- AP Exams: Got a 4 on two of them (have taken 3 total so far)
- SAT II Tests: haven't taken any yet, but taking 3 in October
- National Honor Society member (junior year, already approved for senior year)
- Student Mentor (at my school, for freshman)
- FCCLA member
- Have my driver's permit (lol, I don't really know if colleges care about this but I'm just putting it out there)
- NC State Internship: doing an internship at NC State over the summer under a professor who teaches chemical engineering at the university.
- Competitive Badminton Player: I play competitive badminton (league outside of school) and have won medals at various junior and adult tournaments across the country - been playing all throughout my high school career. I've been ranked as high as #4 in mixed doubles nationally and #5 in singles nationally. I'm one of the top badminton players in the country (won at Pan American Games, Junior International Trials, etc).
- Recipient of the High School Badminton All-American award.
- Employment: Assistant coach at my local badminton center.
- Sponsorships: have received sponsorships from Black Knight, Adidas, Yonex, Bonny, and Wilson because of my badminton skills (been given rackets, clothes, etc).
- Charity Tournament: I organized a charity badminton tournament over the summer by myself, and we raised around a $1,000 to go to local charities.
- Volunteer: have performed hundreds of hours of volunteer service for badminton - helping little kids learn how to play, etc. Have also volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, SPCA, etc. Just a couple hours away from receiving the "Presidential Service Award (bronze)"
- Recommendations: I was going to ask my math teacher to write it, she knows me well. I was also going to ask the chemical engineering professor I'm interning under at NC State this summer - he already knows and likes me.
- College Applications: I'm really good at writing, so I'm not really worried about these.
- College Tours: I've been on a couple tours of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus already, and it's BEAUTIFUL. I've also played a couple of tournaments there in Fetzer Gym.
So I think that’s all guys, thank you for taking the time to read all this. I’ll edit and add more stuff if I can think of any. But what do you think? Do I have a shot? 