I’m not trying to overestimate my success. Yes, I might not have scored extremely high on my APs but I’m like 4th or 5th in my class at a very difficult college prep school. I was valedictorian at my old public high school. After looking into UNC, I do not think that I am considered “normal folk” there. My SAT scores are well above UNC’s average. obviously that is just one particular aspect, but I think it proves a valid one.