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UNC Class of 2023 EA Discussion Thread

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  • dkahfdfhkdkahfdfhk 248 replies3 threads Junior Member
    Can I get a chance me for the UNC 2023 EA please?

    In state Indian Meck county; largest school in district
    1450 SAT (720/730) -kinda low took it once at the beginning of junior year and did not take it again.
    31 ACT
    4.4 W GPA 3.96 UW
    7 AP's: Psych, HUGE, APES, Macro, Comp Gov, US GOV, Stat (all 4's or 5's)

    EC
    AAU Basketball (good amount of time)
    Public Library Volunteer (50 hours)
    Temple Volunteer (75-80 hours)
    NTHS
    Mu Alpha Theta
    Started a senior center (25 hours so far)
    Rec/church basketball all 4 years
    Basketball referee

    AP Scholar with honor , Honor Roll 4 years, outstanding volunteer at JCGC
    2 essays were pretty good; recs from teachers that really liked me
    Counselor rec was probably generic because we have over 3000 kids and there is no real personal connection
    Common App essay was about an injury+basketball and how I overcame it

    Pretty nervous, this is a pretty basic chance me because I am doing it during notes lol


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  • gnr283gnr283 17 replies4 threads Junior Member
    @dkahfdfhk You seem like a very strong candidate. Good luck to you!
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  • dancejosiedancejosie 4 replies0 threads New Member
    Arts and Sciences
    Weighted GPA: 4.1
    Unweighted GPA: 3.85
    Class Rank: 65 / 375
    ACT: 32 composite / 34 superscore
    8 AP’s: Calc AB / Psych / Enviro / Lit / APUSH / Bio / Lang / Geo
    State: Utah

    Extracurriculars
    Captain of Dance Company
    President of National Honors Society of Dance Arts
    NHS Club Member
    HOSA-Future Health Professionals Club Member
    EMT (training course) / do monthly ride alongs with fire department
    Part-time job at local restaurant
    Volunteer at Eye Care Clinic (100+ hours)
    Student Council (junior year)
    Founder of HS and Junior HS Food Pantry
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  • abigailgrabigailgr 28 replies0 threads Junior Member
    I’m in the same boat though so maybe I’m just convincing myself :)
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  • PastpowerPastpower 377 replies3 threads Member
    @abigailgr Probably the best advice I’ve seen on College Confidental all day.
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  • elizabeth15elizabeth15 6 replies0 threads New Member
    Any idea of when admissions decisions will be released?
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  • doctorunusualdoctorunusual 40 replies0 threads Junior Member
    Yes it's January 26th at 12 pm for early action
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  • speedyturtle12speedyturtle12 9 replies1 threads New Member
    How do you know this?
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  • Mcunn226Mcunn226 268 replies9 threads Junior Member
    "Early Action: Apply by October 15 to get your decision by the end of January."
    https://admissions.unc.edu/apply/deadlines/
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  • mardonna90265mardonna90265 64 replies9 threads Junior Member
    @speedyturtle12 that is a very specific date and time and it is a Saturday. Is this EST
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  • speedyturtle12speedyturtle12 9 replies1 threads New Member
    Yeah, I want to know where that date comes from when on their website it only says "by the end of January."
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  • southbendsouthbend 31 replies0 threads Junior Member
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/01/05/early-college-admissions-by-numbers/?utm_term=.8d442b63937a

    Interesting article over 27,000 applicant for EA at UNC
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  • androidbugandroidbug 3 replies4 threads New Member
    Chance me UNC EA OOS
    **applying for business

    GPA: 3.755
    SAT: 1470 (R&W:670 | M:800)
    Courses: All honors-9th and 10th | Dual Enrollment-11th and 12th (getting AA in business)

    ECs:

    Started my own marketing agency- several thousand dollar contracts (10-15k total)
    Website Development and Marketing Intern at Kadama LLC.
    Marketing Intern at C4 Group
    B2B Marketing Intern at Bloomz, Inc.
    Marketing chair of TedxYouth in my local city
    FBLA Gold Seal Committee Head
    NHD Research- got mayor proclamations for research
    club soccer
    Temple volunteer
    YMCA Counselor

    Awards:

    2018 FBLA National champ (1st/201 Teams)
    2017 FBLA National finalist (6th/195 Teams)
    2017 FBLA State Champ (1st/45 Teams)
    2018 Collegiate DECA State Champ (1st/ 30 Teams)
    2016 NHD State Finalist (1st/35 Teams)
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  • slngbldslngbld 96 replies12 threads Junior Member
    If the pattern from previous years holds true then the decisions will be released on the last Friday in January between 4:00 pm and 4:30 pm EST. So I would definitely be logged in to your Carolina portal and be hitting refresh beginning at 4:00 pm on Friday January 25th if I were you. Good luck everyone!
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  • srabinow2019srabinow2019 7 replies0 threads New Member
    Could they possibly release them earlier?
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  • Mcunn226Mcunn226 268 replies9 threads Junior Member
    In theory, yes. But I don't think they have in recent years. Check the previous EA threads to see if they have.
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  • srabinow2019srabinow2019 7 replies0 threads New Member
    follow up -- does UNC look at/limit the number of people they accept from one school or one state. I know about the whole 18% rule, but if a significant (5-10) number of kids are applying from one school, I know not all of them will get in obviously, but do they have a student cap like other schools do? (Georgetown for example does 2 from a school) And how much more of a disadvantage does a lot of student applying from your school put you at?
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  • SlimJim005SlimJim005 258 replies2 threads Junior Member
    I called UNC this summer, and a fairly open AO told me that the accepted OOS students tend to have SATs that hover around 1500 and ACTs that hover around 34. She said those numbers are clearly a lot higher than the averages for in-state students. So, they use OSS scores to raise their overall averages. Just an FYI.
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  • tommc1tommc1 89 replies2 threads Junior Member
    @SlimJim005 - The most recent class profile breaks out the SAT ranges for those attending from in-state versus out of state. Not sure how these numbers compare to the accepted student ranges.

    https://admissions.unc.edu/files/2018/10/Class-Profile_FINAL.pdf
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