official unc transfer thread

[rutgersmamma]

Citymiddle, can you please elaborate about your experience at the UNC Transfer Day. Any pertinent information that you could share? Thanks,

[citymiddle]

for unc transfer day, we sat in a large room while we heard from previous transfer students, took a campus tour, and then had a meal in the dining hall. toward the end, an admissions staff took a look at our transcripts and marked off which courses would be applicable toward a UNC degree. it was held from about 10 am until around 4 in the afternoon. everyone was very friendly and helpful. they did specify that transfer applications would be notified in the middle of april. if you have any specific questions, you can ask and i'll let you know if they gave an answer.

[AmenoMusicista]

I'm applying for junior standing.

College GPA: 3.79
ACT: 27 (11 Writing) :/
Currently at a state school in PA.

[rutgersmamma]

Citymiddle, Did you come away with an idea as to whether it is easier to get in as a transfer in as a soph or to wait, apply to transfer as a jr?
If coming in as a soph, do they use high school information to make an admissions decision? If one applied as a h.s. student, will they still have recs, etc. if they decide to apply the next year as a transfer?

[UNCjtd20]

rutgersmamma....i can tell you out of personal experience it's much easier to get in as a junior. i applied last year as a sophomore and got rejected. i met with the assistant dean of admissions and he told me that since you only have a semester of college credentials showing as a sophomore applicant, the decision of admittance is based much more greatly on high school credentials....whereas when applying as junior you have 3 semesters of college credentials they can base their decision on and thus high school credentials are not as important

[citymiddle]

yep... they said getting in as a junior was easier. as was just previously stated, they look much harder at your HS transcript when you're coming in as a sophomore. junior standing has more weight put onto your college coursework. both current UNC transfer students i spoke with were denied as sophomore transfers and accepted as junior transfers.

[lovejini]

What if I'm technically sophomore standing but with 53 credits (7 less than Junior status)? Would the admissions committee review my app as an in-between? (aka not as hard as a Soph. but not as easy as a Jr.)

[A2Wolves6]

I think all of you are going to get in. The average accepted applicant's transfer GPA is a 3.4, and the lowest I've seen in this thread is above that.

[rutgersmamma]

Are transfer applicants all thrown into the same applicant pool regardless of state of residence? I'm told the IS/OOS ratio applies only to freshman. Is that true?

[A2Wolves6]

Residency is not taken into consideration for transfer applicants, unlike freshmen where they have to take 82% of in-state students

[waw0208]

Freshman at ECU with GPA of 3.8 whole family went to UNC also i have good activities and awards do i have a shot?

[stoneimmaculate]

current sophomore at another NC state school I won't specify.

Gpa:3.9
officer positions in two clubs
1360/1600 SAT

[vickpick]

rutgersmamma...ur rite...they don't look at IS or OOS....atleast i think so.
Won't it be better for them to have OOS students?..lol..more money $$$$$

[vickpick]

waw028..what were ur sats

[waw0208]

My SAT's are pretty low about 1050 but im thinking my college GPA can outweigh it.