OOS legacies and athletes have priority. The odds of an OOS unhooked applicant to UNC-CH are estimated to about 5 to 10%, or Ivy Level.
North Carolina is right to be prioritizing in-state kids. However the multi-million budget cut to the university has me rethinking recommending the university, no way that wouldn’t affect quality, making it less worth it to try to get in from OOS.
@MYOS1634
That seems way lower than what is posted in UNC-CH websites!
If you read the UNC-Ch threads you’ll see this discussed extensively.
The 15% number includes athletes (basically all recruited athletes -checked for stats and performance via the NCAA clearinghouse, hence recruited- are admitted so that’s 95% right there), then legacies whose odds are about twice normal odds (30%? not sure). Full pay internationals and a handful of Robertson internationals are added to the mix. Now you have a rough idea of the odds for an unhooked student.
That makes perfect sense. Now we can ignore some “numbers lie” people…
You didn’t understand my post at all.
@MYOS1634 @StanManYeah @paul2752 Now I’m confused hahaha, UNC prioritizes athletes?
Colleges prioritize athletes/ legacies for money reason.
Athletes bring profit through sports. For example, we U of Alabama extensively and activey recruits football players because college football brings so much money. And such money is used for, for example, new building, scholarship, etc etc. It also brings reputation to school.
Legacies applicants are prioritized because of loyalty and donations that the colleges receive from the legacy family
@paul2752 Could you please tell me the sports that bring more profit ?
Football (American football) and basketball.
Yes, you have to VERY good at sports. You have to be recruited to college(through your coach I think),a
and to be exceptional, you have to be captain quality of a team. Just knowing to shoot the ball isn’t enough at all.
Also, it depends on schools, but it is a huge time commitment in general. For example, Oregon State U has a Division 1 football team, and based on my sister’s anecdote, you have to spend almost all day on foot badll
@myos1634 @paul2752 too bad I dont play football and basketball.
Well, thanks for the answers, I’m definetily going to try UMass-Amherst, UMass-Lowell and UAlabama, I still have 3 spots left in my list of 10 universities that I’m going to apply, but with time I might decide.
@josevi IF you wanted an Athletic scholarship, you could try for soccer.
http://www.scholarshipstats.com/soccer.html
The UMass teams are D1 for soccer. Men’s soccer team usually have a lot international players (women’s have American). But Brazilian soccer is king. It really is. My life revolves around soccer. My younger kids and H are obsessed with it. I never get tired of watching it. In Mass parents pay a fortune for elite youth soccer. You could also have job opportunities assistant coaching elite youth soccer teams. Alabama also gives out soccer scholarships from that link. It could open other doors for you. Maybe even UNC. You would have to make a recruitment video of your play and put together a resume.
BTW Your English is very good.
@gearmom Thanks for the information.
I’m not really looking for a Athletic scholarship, but if I can somehow get in a university using sports I would, why not ?
And thanks again haha, my english is far from perfection, I do a lot of mistakes but good to know that it still good.
About the brazilian soccer, glad you like it 
I actually prefer the old brazilian soccer, but it’s really good to know that there are people like you that thinks like that
Remember, D1 college sports are MUCH MORE intense than high school sports. Don’t think of this as an extracurricular activity. This will be a huge portion of your time in college
@paul2752 @gearmom I have this in mind… But I’m a bit confused, you would say I have higher chances of getting admitted if I apply for a Athletic scholarship ? by the information I described in the beginning.
You have to recruited…
You can get yourself recruited. They don’t send scouts worldwide to every pitch and field in the world. That’s how its done in the US. Half the time, you market yourself.
A D1 sport is a job. That’s how you should view it. It could open doors to reach schools and pay for schooling. Your other options, the UMasses and UAlabama, have solid academic scholarships. You would not HAVE to play there. You said that you had three more spots. You could choose a few reach schools and try for recruited athlete.
Yes, Brazilian soccer is hot. They have Brazilian soccer camps for kids in the summer in the US. I bet coaches give you a look with your accomplishments. You could a least feel it out if you were willing to play.
@paul2752 oh, I get it now, sorry… I was thinking that I was going to apply at the university as a athlete… first I should be recruited.
@gearmom I’m definitely interested in this, but first I need to think and see which way is the easier for me, getting recruited with my ACT and GPA or by sports