Would it benefit me specifically to apply Early Action?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Hi all. I came here to ask that if it would benefit me specifically to apply Early Action to UNC.</p>

<p>my stats are as follows</p>

<p>GPA - 3.65 unweighted, 4.1 weighted
SAT - 2120
SAT II - 770 USH,
760 World History
660 Literature
4 AP's by the end of senior year.</p>

<p>Would it benefit me to apply EA? I live in South Carolina and am an Asian Male.
Do I have a shot with EA?</p>

<p>Thanks to anyone that takes out their time to help me :) I will chance you back if you want!</p>

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<p>bumpity bump</p>

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<p>EA is ALWAYS the best shot @ any school. Good luck!</p>

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<p>^ Not at UNC. It makes no difference.</p>

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<p>^ my reply was based on w</p>

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<p>Sorry…^ my reply was based on advice from HS counselors @ my son’s school. They recommended EA, especially for selective schools. Also, academic reps from a number of colleges & universities visited & they all recommended EA. (Duke in particular). MY B-I-L is an admissions advisor at a college in another state & has always admonished us to do EA…especially Duke & UNC, where his own kids attended. It certainly doesn’t hurt!</p>

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<p>UNC doesn’t have a true EA like other schools.</p>

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<p>Perhaps I used the wrong term…Early Action/ Early Decision, but they do have several deadline dates & “waves” of acceptances. My kid applied Nov. 1 & was accepted late January.</p>

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<p>Correction: he applied BEFORE Nov. 1st… that I THINK, was the deadline.</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot based on those stats but nothing is certain with OOS admissions. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Its a good shot, EA gives you much more chances to get in than regular</p>

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<p>Since it’s EA, not ED, there is no reason NOT to. If you are on the bubble, you will just be deferred.</p>

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<p>It may benefit you to apply Regular Admission if you feel that you can bump your GPA by the end of your first semester of senior year. A 4.1 GPA is below UNC’s average, and although nothing can be certain with college admissions, it may help you to increase it slightly.</p>

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<p>There is NO significant admissions “advantage” to applying EA at UNC. If you’re “borderline,” applying EA will not “push you over the edge.” There is literally no advantage. If you’re likely to be accepted EA, you were also likely to be accepted RD. You simply find out sooner and/or have more time for an appeal. If anything, it may be smarter as a “borderline” applicant to apply RD so you have time to boost your GPA.</p>

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<p>When I was in high school people debated this all the time. Usually the students with really REALLY good grades applied early so they could “just get it out of the way”, and students who were less confident in getting in applied later, because they were afraid that their applications wouldn’t look as good when compared to the top students who applied early. However, at UNC its called “early notification” and applicants are supposed to be treated on the same level no matter when they apply. Honestly, I don’t think it makes that much of a difference (either you will be deferred early and then accepted or accepted at the regular deadline), but if you have doubts about getting in, apply for the regular deadline so you can up your GPA.</p>