Chances for an In-State Transfer

justblewit
Tue, 03 Dec 2013 11:05:08 +0000

I’m a current academic sophomore at a local community college. Going to UNC has been a dream of mine that I want to make a reality. My high school grades weren’t the best and I wasn’t a competitive enough applicant out of high school. I’m going to be applying to UNC as a Junior transfer for Fall of 2014 (as well as NC State and UNCG).

Current college GPA: 3.67 (I’m really worried that this will hurt me)

Volunteer work: Over 200+ hours at UNC Hospitals

Honors: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Work: Currently an Intern at AT&T working roughly 20 hours a week

High School GPA: 2.8 or 2.9

SAT scores: Not going to submit them as they are optional for Junior transfers (will this hurt me?)

Letters of Recommendation: I’m fairly confident that I can get strong letters of recommendation.

Essays: I’m extremely confident that I can write a strong essay(s).

Major: Communication

Other information: My sister is a UNC alum and I’m a minority (not sure if any of this stuff helps).

I was hoping for some honest feedback in terms of my chances. I’m worried my poor performance in high school will haunt me. What can I do to build a stronger application? Also, I will have only 55 credits by the end of this upcoming Spring 2014 semester. Does UNC take summer classes into consideration? I read that you need 60 credits to transfer as a Junior.