FOr you UNC people...

GravityxZero35 · December 2009

Im applying for RD and from OSS
can you rank these in order of most to least importance for admission?
gpa, essay, ACT/SAT, AP scores, EC...

personally, my gpa is very low... UW only 3.54
im just curious to see if i still have a shot

also, what is UNC known for?

thnx everyone

corey91 · December 2009

UNC claims a holistic approach so this is just my opinion.

SAT, GPA, Essay, EC's, AP scores

Of course if you have a spectacular essay or EC those things can make a big difference.

UNC is known as one of the best schools in the SOUTH! hehe

GravityxZero35 · December 2009

haha ya i know, thats why im applying
lol... i meant academic-wise

corey91 · December 2009

Academically they are excellent in all fields except engineering.

Secret Asian Man · December 2009

Corey personally I would flip the GPA and SAT in your rank, otherwise I agree.

pierrelourens · December 2009

I second that the essays are very important. Admissions represents to whom I have spoken say that essays are your "interview" that they wish they could have... if it weren't for so many applicants. Good luck, and be yourself!

corey91 · December 2009

@ secret asian man

Idk, if you have 1750 SAT and a 3.8-9 gpa do you really think that UNC would take them in over a 2000 SAT and a 3.4 gpa?

eadad · December 2009

^^^^

As an OOS applicant unless there were extenuating circumstances, or are a highly URM I don't think so. A score of 2000 would probably be on the low end as well even with a 3.8-3.9. OOS admission is THAT competitive and getting more so each year.

adwilliams · December 2009

I'm an OOS student at UNC in the class of 2013. Based on my strengths and the fact that I got in here but was waitlisted elsewhere, my rankings would be:

GPA, ACT/SAT, Essays, EC, Recommendations, AP scores.

I like to think that Carolina got it right.

corey91 · December 2009

eadad - I meant relatively not using those actual scores/gpa

KansasGirl · December 2009

You can google "common data set" "university of north carolina" 2009 and see exactly how the class is made up.

inflagoman_2 · December 2009

All of the events I went to, they really stressed strength of schedule, and making sure you fully tried to put yourself to a test. Unfortunately every time the question was asked, "Would it be better to have an A in an honors, or a B in an AP class?" it was always responded as we'd like them to have an A in the AP class, then they would continue and be ambiguous. As stated before, admissions has constantly said the essay and recommendations can be very important in finding out the actual person.

BruinsJEW · December 2009

I believe that GPA, SAT, Extracurricular, Essays, AP scores/ recommendation. Although they say that it is a holistic approach, every large university has a set manner in which they do admissions. Basically, they have a graph and if you fall on that line, then you hold a chance. They first look at your GPA and SAT and see where you fall on the graph, if you're within the graph then they'll consider you for admissions. However, outliers also do sometimes get consideration, however you must explain your argument (extenuating circumstances, URM, etc.) for your abnormality in the UNC applicant pool. Basically if you fall on the graph, you're on step closer but you still have to stand out amongst the other thousand applicants through your extracurriculars and essays.

Hope this helps

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