You guessed it

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
1

<p>Alright, I just got rejected from UCLA, and I was wondering what my chances at UNC are since Berkeley is also obviously out of the question for me now and UNC is the only other school I haven't heard from.</p>

<p><strong><em>OUT OF STATE (New Jersey)</em></strong>
GPA: Weighted: 3.905. Competitive high school.
In mostly accelerated (equivalent of honors) courses.
Took AP U.S History last year, got a 5.
Taking AP Psychology, AP Literature and Comp., AP Lang. and Comp. this year.</p>

<p><strong><em>Prospective History major</em></strong></p>

<p>SAT
Math: 690
CR: 790
Writing: 650</p>

<p>Subject Tests
U.S History: 800
Literature: 790</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (not much here):
New-York Historical Society Internship
Local Historical Society Internship
Jobs at phone survey unit, vegetable co-op, and online newspaper.
Cross Country in fall 2009
Winter track in 2009-2010
Spring Track in 2010
Bass guitar in a rock band for 4+ years, have recorded original music and played local shows. </p>

<p>White male not requesting financial aid</p>

<p>Thanks so much for you help!</p>

2

<p>also I forgot to add :

  • my first semester senior grades were good (3 As, two A-s, and a B)
  • I have been accepted at Wisconsin, Maryland (President’s Scholarship), and Rutgers (Scarlet Award).</p>
3

<p>If you want an honest opinion - I don’t think your stats are quite high enough for OOS to UNC. You can check the stats on the OOS accepted thread from the EA decisions and I’m afraid you would not fall on the accepted side. Good luck and I hope I’m wrong!!</p>

4

<p>2130 > 2080</p>

<p>2080 being my SAT and I got in. So yes you have a good shot</p>

5

<p>Your SAT scores are marginal, ECs are a bit weak. I still have not seen anything that defines how schools truly evaluate the CR section of the SAT or how much weight they put on it. Without CR your old SAT score is a 1340 which, while not bad, is certainly not a guarantee in a highly competitive admissions environment.</p>

<p>It may come down to your letters of recommendation and essays. I hope you really took the time to make them stand out.</p>

<p>Because UNC uses a more holistic approach it is difficult to predict when scores and ECs are borderline. Some may have been admitted with slightly lower SATs but their essays or Recs may have been the difference maker.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

6

<p>you have a high SAT score but a low weighted GPA. also you don’t take enough AP’s so sadly i don’t think your chances are too hot BUT i got in with a 2050 so you may have a shot (4 AP’s per year)</p>

7

<p>

</p>

<p>Actually it’s the CR section that colleges really look at (the old verbal). The writing section is like the one they don’t put much weight on.</p>