Chance Thread (very detailed)

Colleges & Universities University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>PROFILE</p>

<p>Location: Southeastern, PA, USA
Race: white
Gender: male
Financial Status: upper income bracket for 2008</p>

<p>SCHOOL</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning: Critical Reading-660; Math-650; Writing-670
GPA: Weighted-4.27; Unweighted-3.66
Senior Year Course Schedule: AP Physics C, AP Literature & Composition, AP Calculus AB, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, Honors Latin IV (Independent Study), Naval Science IV
Junior Year APs: AP United States History, AP Comparative Government, AP United States Government, AP Language & Composition
Remaining Transcript: All honors courses with the exception of Math and English during freshman year. I have taken four years of math, science, English, social studies, foreign language, and naval science.</p>

<p>WORK</p>

<p>Lifeguard: 10-25 hours per week throughout school career; 40+ in summer. I hold all certifications and have saved the life of a heart attack victim via CPR and the use of an AED.
Landscaping Services: Acting manager of lawn care business.</p>

<p>ACTIVITIES</p>

<p>NJROTC
Commanding Officer - Responsible for training, managing, and leading a corps of 50 cadets in unit activities and functions (12). Solely drafted and published the unit’s first official NJROTC Cadet Handbook, totaling 47 pages (11). Directed and led the NJROTC community service program (9).</p>

<p>Boy Scouts of America
Eagle Scout and Senior Patrol Leader – Led a project to refurbish a Civil War era family cemetery plot and dedicated memorial stones to two of the interred sisters, Rachel and Lizzie Brower, who were Civil War nurses. Member of the Order of the Arrow (OA), scouting’s national honor society.</p>

<p>Wildcat Student Ambassadors
President – Responsible for coordinating and organizing various welcoming and community service events for distinguished visitors and new students; responsible for the management of 40 ambassadors. The ambassadors serve as official liaisons between the school and its community.</p>

<p>Junior Classical League
Vice President – responsible for coordinating JCL events, activities, and fundraisers, as well as the annual PA JCL State Convention. Placed 2nd statewide in the Major Model category for the creation of a waterproofed model of the Coloseum. The model represented a naumachia, or staged naval battle.</p>

<p>DECA
High school business club- Won 3rd place at the PA statewide DECA competition in the Business and Financial Services Marketing Research Event, qualified for nationals, and received the Award of Excellence for being in the top 25% of all projects judged at nationals.</p>

<p>National Honor Society
Became a member in junior year when membership is first attainable. Participation in community service events and adherence to the academic standards set forth by the club (A average). *Have also been a member of the World Language Honor Society (WLHS) since freshmen year.</p>

<p>Political Debate Club
Founding member. The club meets for two hours once a month to debate modern political issues in a forum-type setting.</p>

<p>Varsity Rifle Team
Entered numerous shoulder-to-shoulder competitions both in and out of state. Attained 2 varsity letters during sophomore and junior year. Plan to attain a 3rd during my senior year.</p>

<p>Ice Hockey
Played ice hockey on the school team. Unfortunately, I was forced to withdraw from the team midseason, as it became a financial hardship. I took a second job in order to contribute to the financial need of my family. </p>

<p>Sailing
Instructor- Spent the past two summers training with the NJROTC Leadership Academy sailing division in Newport, RI, the sailing capitol of the world. During my 2008 tour, I served as a sailing instructor, training cadets how to man and operate Rhode 19s (small sailboats), a most exhilarating summer.</p>

<p>Camping/ Hiking
Having camped and backpacked for over 7 years, I am an experienced outdoorsman with extensive survival skills, certified by both the BSA and NJROTC. I especially enjoy the physical and mental rigors of cold weather camping and am often called upon for my expertise.</p>

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<p>OOS is going to make it immensely difficult for you, you scores need to be good for OOS and ur SAT wud b fine if u were in state. Unweighted is kinda low but your ECs rock. If i guessed id say like high match area, specially if you ROTC there </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/623727-chances-would-appreciated-chances-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/623727-chances-would-appreciated-chances-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks for the quick reply, i was sure to chance u too. I know the SATs are a bit low, but the GPA is top 10% at high school of 300…so I dont think its too low, but for OOS your probably right :-(</p>

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<p>I’d say you look like a good match, just based on the huge amounts of extracurriculars. </p>

<p>Haha it seems we have applied to some of the same schools (I saw you on the Indiana thread), where else did you apply?</p>

<p>And just curious, are you competing in DECA this year? If so, we should hopefully see each other at nationals.</p>

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<p>YES I AM!!! what event are u… wow i cant wait for California</p>

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<p>Yea i applied to Indiana got into Kelley and Hutton and the hole bit… I also applied to Penn state, boston college, the united states naval academy, boston university, bentley university, drexel university, saint joseph’s university, and Princeton (I had a small connection so i figured even thought there was no chance in hell, why not?) Originally I was gona take advantage of an NROTC scholarship which I received, but it will more than likely be rescinded because i have a peanut allergy (schools under the NROTC I applied to include University of Penn and Notre Dame, but only because of the NROTC situation</p>

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<p>Yeah I didn’t apply to nearly the amount of schools as you, but we both applied to ND and Indiana though. Eagerly awaiting that Kelley Scholar’s decision that’s supposed to be coming soon, and of course the decision here. </p>

<p>ATL was SWEEEET last year!</p>

<p>This year, I’m in Financial Analysis Team and Advertising Campaign Manual, hopefully one of the two will get us there…that trip will totally cap off the end of senior year!!!</p>

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<p>yeah i definately agree…i just finised my manual for business and financial services marketing research. Also ATL was pretty good. I applied by October 21 and heard on the 15 of november for Indiana, too late for kelley scholars!!! Can you post your stats please?</p>

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<p>-4.5 cum. GPA (weighted)
-35 ACT
-Honors/AP classes throughout my high school career
-AP European History - 5
-AP English Language - 5
-AP US History - 5
Currently enrolled in:
-AP Spanish Language
-AP Government (US + Comparative)
-Honors Math Analysis
-AP English Literature
-AP Microeconomics
-AP Macroeconomics (second sem.)
-AP Environmental Science
Class Rank: 9/896</p>

<p>EC’s:</p>

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<p>Spanish Honors Society:</p>

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<p>Played golf (JV) sophomore year and (V) senior year</p>

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<p>Played tennis sophomore year</p>

<p>Had a internship at a local business over the summer - was let into the decision making process in a real-life situation (35 hours/week)</p>

<p>I’ve got slightly higher test scores, not nearly as much extracurricular involvement…I personally think that we’ll both get in.</p>

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<p>thanks for that… SLIGHTLY HIGHER??? I think NOT!!! you are pulling a 35 ACT and a very good GPA. I think you are assured in. As for me, while my stellar ECs look appealing, this is first and foremost a numbers game and thats wat scares me the most</p>

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<p>iomr, go start your own chances thread and stop hijacking other people’s threads.</p>

<p>jarad, I think that while UNC is a reach for you, you never know, and it looks like the EC’s may help swing the ball in your favor some.</p>

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<p>thank you for your response…hopefully the ECs will help. By the way, I asked iomr for his stats, as we were having a conversation.</p>

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<p>“I personally think that we’ll both get in.”</p>

<p>I wouldn’t be so confident. While I think you both have a good shot, you should nonetheless be prepared to get deferred/rejected (depending on if you applied EA or not). UNC has recieved a record number of admissions thus far, and I am almost positive OOS applicants are largely responsible for the increase(judging from previous years where there was an increase). Without a doubt, this will lower the already “Yale-like” OOS acceptance rate. </p>

<p>However, I will still say it is a match for both of you; iomr probably has the better chance of getting in because of his excellent class rank and high test scores…EC are also good. Jarad, you are not far behind. Your EC’s are very nice; I hope you used them to your advantage in the essays.
I am applying In-State this year, so I won’t have as much competition as you two will. Nevertheless, I am still nervous and checking the UNC website/blog daily. Good luck to both of you.</p>

<p>@phonyreal98…lol, fail</p>

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<p>thanks for the vote of confidence…yea i have good reason to be nervice, i understand that, but hey perhaps my ECs will get me through. as for imor, his super high rank and stellar ACT score should land him the spot…i do not think he will have a problem</p>

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<p>you have a good chance</p>

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<p>bump…come on folks show some more love here</p>

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<p>Don’t mean to be a dick, but you’re in the upper income bracket and hockey was a financial hardship? Uhhh… what?</p>

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<p>dont mean to be a dick, but perhaps if you had been a tad bit more astute, you would have noticed i mentioned upper income bracket for 2008. i played ice hockey during freshman and first half of sophomore, but could no longer do so afterword for reasons of financial difficulties that you are simply NOT entitled to knowing about! understand that a recovery was made, and that should be sufficient. </p>

<p>I do not appreciate your comment The Chronic 420. This is simply a chance thread, not a space for you to dispute my credentials or record. My credentials and record are my own business, and you must trust that considering I want the best respones possible, I will relay my record to this thread with truthfulness and integrity. You are not a judge, so please, if you wish to chance me, do so. If not, DO NOT post here!</p>

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<p>Sorry mom.</p>

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<p>did your family get a government bailout?</p>