Official 2013 UNC-Chapel Hill Transfer Decisions Thread

muaythaiguy18
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:10:57 +0000

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 760M, 690 CR, 730W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 760M, 690 CR, 730W
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II (subject, score): N/A
[] College GPA: 3.7
[] College Course Load: Honors math
[] Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0): 93%
[] Weighted High School GPA: N/A
[] High School Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/370
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 in Calculus AB, 4 in English Lit
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: all AP classes, but I’m from Canada so its a little different
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: N/A
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
[]Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, Salutatorian[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: 7 years martial arts, 10 years piano, founded a student group at my university
[] Job/Work Experience: Private tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered at the hospital for three months
[] Summer Activites: Nothing special
[] Transfer Essays (1-10 rating, details):
[] Transfer Essay: 2/10. I wrote it in like 25 minutes.
[] Extracurricular Essay: 3/10 again.
[] Supplement Essay:2/10. I wrote it in a couple minutes as well.
[] Additional Essays:
[] Recommendations (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ list]
[] Instructor Recommendation #1: 10/10, economics
[] Instructor Recommendation #2: 7/10, math [/ul]

Other[ul]
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Canada
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: $140K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul] None
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics
[] Weaknesses: I didn’t actually qualify for transfer because I didn’t take any foreign languages in high school, but they accepted me anyway.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academic strength.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Only result I’ve had back so far. I hear from the others in mid-May.
General Comments & Advice: Do exactly the opposite of what I did in submitting the application. Finish it early and do a good job on your essays.