<p>Shadowplayer: I want to say that your stats are almost identical to mine.
I will apply to UNC Chapel Hill with a 2140 SAT (no ACT), a 4.35 wt gpa, ~7% at my school, and will have 10 APs by the time I’ve graduated. I ran track and played in the orchestra, with my share of volunteering and leadership.
The main difference is that I’m an In-State student. Honestly, I cannot see how much more competitive an OSS would have to be. I truly believe I have a fair chance of getting accepted, and that you do too. My counselor said I had a pretty good chance, too. Then again, time will only tell. :)</p>
<p>Eadad: I appreciate your advice about UNC’s high consideration of the essays.</p>
<p>Kraziespaghetti: You have a fair chance, imo.</p>
<p>Aigiqinf: Mecklenburg County NC (which houses NC’s most populous city, Charlotte) also grades upon the 7 point scale, like Wake County, and unlike the rest of the United States.</p>
<p>Cuze0507: Really, you’ve never heard of the weighted scale? It seems to me only logical to award more points to those who enroll in more challenging classes, in my opinion. To provide standardization and measure individual effort, however, most colleges today request an applicant’s weighted and unweighted GPA.</p>
<p>Actually, I’m applying to 2 CA schools believe it or not: UCBerkeley and UCLA – kind of ironic, eh. Do you think I could get into California schools?</p>