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UNC Transfer Fall 2020
khoinguyen2000
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Replies to: UNC Transfer Fall 2020
Stats:
White male, middle class family - applying for financial aid
High school GPA: 3.5 unweighted, no APs
College GPA: 3.75
SAT: 1320 (May or may not send, undecided)
Will transfer in with an Associate in Science degree completed
Gap year after high school in which I worked full time to save tuition money
ECs:
In high school:
SeaPerch team captain for 2 yrs (underwater robotics competitions)
CyberPatriot team captain for 3yrs (cybersecurity competitions)
4 years of NJROTC (tons of community service)
In college:
Vice President of Student Government
Will be employed as a physics tutor for spring 2020 semester
Lots of volunteer work with local veterans organization
Started a summer STEM program teaching middle schoolers how to build underwater robots
Employed over the summer as a student ambassador for my college (helped with admissions, campus tours, that kind of thing)
Have been running an oldies radio station for the past couple years
Applying to:
North Carolina State University (College of Engineering)
UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC-Wilmington
Northeastern University
Ohio State University
College of William and Mary
Looking forward to being a part of this admissions cycle with you guys, fingers crossed!
GPA: 3.75 overall, 3.62 UC (not sure how UNC calculates)
AA Degree: Political Science & Psychology
Volunteer/Community service: meals on wheels, local church, provide food and hygiene kits to homeless, foster fur babies - all inconsistent with working full-time.
URM, non traditional, first generation
State: CA
Applying to what schools? Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, Stanford, UCD (TAG Approved), UCB, UCSC, UCSD, SJSU and SFSU
Good luck everyone!
out of state Northern Virginia Asian Guy
Freshman at Virginia Tech
College GPA: should be something like a 3.8-4.0
Taking 15 credits this semester and 16 next semester. Should have ~30 AP Credits.
High School GPA: ~3.4 unweighted, ~4.0 weighted (worried about this)
SAT score: 1510
College ECs
CS internship
International Relations Org. (student research club)
PPE Club
PPE Book Reading Club
Econ Club
Medical Volunteering
High School ECs
Medical Volunteering
Foreign medical volunteering
CS internship
I should get some fairly strong recommendation letters from a professor and my internship employer.
Applying to W&M, UVA, and UNC
This is my third time (and last time) applying...
My freshman year I was coming as an international / out of state student so my chances were slim as hell... was declined admission
My sophomore year (last year) I applied and was waitlisted then declined admission because seats filled up...
This time applying as a junior and in-state student
I will have 62 credits including the Spring 2020 semester.
I am happy with my current university but of course would be happier if I get accepted in UNC.
Current school: UNC Charlotte
Major: Chemistry with a minor in criminal justice (may change major to biochemistry later on, still looking at my options...)
Intended future career: Forensic scientist (chemist or toxicologist to be specific)
College GPAs: 3.769, 3.812, 3.375 (took a heavy load my last semester and couldn't handle it as well as I thought I could have
Average GPA: 3.652
High school WGPA: 4.25 UWGPA: 3.96
ACT / SAT : Does not matter as I am applying as a junior (was reported as a 20 in my past 2 submissions, it is what I believe was the reason I wasn't being able to get in).
Only child
Diversity: American of Syrian and Turkish origins. Born and raised in Saudi Arabia with a bunch of diverse people. I am also a Muslim who wears a scarf.
Essays:
1) About me being a third culture child and raised with many diverse people and how it impacted my experiences and how I interact with people.
2)Volunteer group that I made. I am of Syrian origins so every time I go there I made a group which gather and collect clothes for donations during the war. This helped a lot of people and also influenced a friend of mine to create a volunteer group to create food for the ones in need.
In state white male, that has attended a in state community college, as well as UNC Charlotte.
College GPA: 3.8 at UNCC and 4.0 at community college
Should have about 60 credits transferring
High School GPA: ~3.85 unweighted, ~4.5 weighted
Act score- 28( had applied the last two times with a 25 so this is a big jump)
I have a lot of EC’s(just like everybody else), essays should be really good as I am making sure to have numerous successful English majors read over them. Recommendations should also be strong point.
Good luck everyone, I know how much getting into UNC means. Hurry up April.
ACT: 35
Bio SAT: 800
World History SAT: 800
Chem SAT: 770
HS: unweighted GPA +/- 3.25, weighted? 3.9?
Two APs (school doesn't offer than many)
Very, very competitive OOS HS
21 credits since HS graduation, 4 from UNC summer school and 17 at community college with 3.9 GPA (one A- in a 1.0 credit lab, everything else A)
2 varsity sports, boy scouts (life scout, not eagle), drama club (roles in two plays). No significant activities since HS graduation, but it's only been six months. Currently working a p/t job.
Took the World History SAT test on a whim just to get another high score, but grades were probably the issue first time around. Can't do anything about the grades except continue to get A's.
ACT: 28 / E: 32, R: 31, S: 30, M: 20
OOS Transfer
Female / 26 years old
Major: Public Policy
Essays: 7 - 9 on a scale of 10 - talked about personal experience with the growing housing crisis in CA, briefly touched on being raised by cocaine addicts, how job experiences led me to realize education is the key to a more ideal career path, emphasized desire to assist underserved populations.
Submitted today, so relieved to almost be done with applications.
HS GPA: 2.4 lol
College GPA: currently 3.71, 73 credits by end of Spring 2020
Male
Major: Econ
ECs:
Gap year after high school
- 200+ hours volunteering across 5 countries
- Travel Internship abroad
- Travel Internship at home
In college:
- Honor Society/Honor Roll
- President Model UN
- Board member UN Association
UNC is a reach!! Not expecting to get in. Good luck!
I am a 22-Year-old Caucasian Male Transferring from an NC Community college with an associates in science.
My current GPA is at a 3.52 hoping to get it above a 3.6 after this semester
Extracurriculars: Phi Theta Kappa (Current Chapter President. VP last year) NSLS and SGA.
Awards: Deans List Fall 2019
I plan on sending in 3 recommendations.
My Applied Major is Exercise Science Pre-Occupational Therapy
My High School Stats (2011-2015) were pretty bad: Weighted: 2.44 Unweighted: 2.38 and no honors or APs
Extra Curriculars: Marching Band, Cross Country, Track & Field, and HOSA.
I currently work about 30-40 hours per week and regularly volunteer at my church.
My Current Transfer Acceptances are as follows: Baylor, Appalachian State, Gardner-Webb, Campbell
I am an international student from Asia, applying as a sophomore transfer applicant
Current institution: Top 30 LAC in the midwest
SAT:1430
Toefl:107
College GPA: 3.58(being placed on the dean's list)
High school GPA: 3.51 / 4.3(a highly competitive school overseas, got a lot of Bs on transcript)
tons of ECs in high school and college
The LOR is from my History professor. Though I got a B on the course, he promised that he would write a great LOR for me(not merely a B, as he said)
I am so nervous and I think my high school performance might hurt me, and my college GPA is below 3.7, the average GPA of students they accepted last year, but UNC is my dream school. I will apply it anyway.
Junior Transfer student from a NC Community college.
GPA: 3.79
70+ credits and will have AS degree
Major: Computer Science
EC:
Dean’s list entire time, PTK honor society, and I have been serving in the US military reserves for the past 4 years (partially during high school). Worked part time jobs during high school in retail/fast food.
I know I don’t have many extracurriculars but any feedback would be much appreciated!
I went to high school 20 years ago, had similar stats. Submitted and got in to UNC as a transfer with a 3.92 GPA last year.
@mraustinatwork You've got a good shot - but you can only transfer 60 credits from a 2 year school. But since it's an NCCC it'll wipe out your Gen Eds.
I applied to UNC last year but was rejected
I'm a Freshman at App State right now
White female
ACT: 30
SAT: 1320
GPA in HS: 3.7 unweighted 4.3 weighted
Completed the IB program and got the IB diploma in HS
GPA in college: 4.0
In the Honors college at App
Applied sociology major
EC in HS:
President of GSA
VP of French club
Studied abroad during the summer before my senior year
Volunteer dance teacher to special needs kids
7 years of competitive dance
Coordinated a fundraiser for local org
Presidential service award x2
EC in college:
Member of 2 clubs
Chancellor's list
(Not much but I am currently applying for an internship this summer and trying to get a research position for my major)
My recs should be pretty strong, they'll be from the coordinator of the IB program from HS and from my professor/advising coordinator from the honors college.
Everyone seems so amazing! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for all of you, you've got this! Good luck!!
I applied last year as a freshman but was waitlisted and ultimately denied. I am applying as a sophomore transfer now.
White female, In-state, Chatham County
High School:
UW GPA: 3.84
6 AP courses and 5 dual enrollment CC courses
Member of several honor societies, leader of 2 clubs, lots of volunteering
Worked 15 hours per week at a restaurant for half of high school
SAT: 1430
College:
NC State University
GPA: 4.0
15 credits last semester and 12 this semester (though, I did get a job and am in an honors course that is 0 credits) + I am taking summer classes
Will have 59 credits by Fall 2020
University Honors Program, pre-health student, dean's list, living in the WISE Village, member of a couple of other clubs
Work as a stockroom assistant for organic chemistry labs
I plan to major in neuroscience at UNC and I'm really not sure if that's a competitive program or not.
Essays: Both well-written, revised by several different faculty members at NCSU, a couple of friends, and another professional
Getting into UNC means the world to me.
Good luck everyone.