Official 2013 UNC-Chapel Hill Transfer Decisions Thread

ronaldot
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:04:13 +0000

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):n/a
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):n/a
[] ACT (breakdown):n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):n/a
[] SAT II (subject, score):n/a
[] College GPA:3.595
[] College Course Load:42 credits (18 credits IP w/ 4.0 midterm report)
[] Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0):~3.3
[] Weighted High School GPA:not sure
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):Business Club, Some Community Service
[] Job/Work Experience:3 Internships. Most recent in NYC trading industry…also mentioned how I lined up an internship in Tokyo this summer.
[] Transfer Essays (1-10 rating, details):8? Well written, tailored to UNC, just my transfer objectives - no compelling life story etc. [ list]
[] Additional Essays: explained how I was dealing with my parents divorce first semester/how it hurt my grades that semester…put all the blame on my self, and said how I used this as a life lesson.
[] Recommendations (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
[] Instructor Recommendation #1:Financial Accounting, didnt read, highest grade in class
[] Instructor Recommendation #2:Sociology, didnt read, highest grade in class [/ul]
[] Employer Recommendation #3:Internship, he wrote about how I helped create partnerships/mentored new interns [/list]
Other[ul]
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country:NY
[] School Type:Public 4 Year
[] Ethnicity:Asian/White
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket Range:400,000+
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Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Upward trend in grades, Internships, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses:My cum. GPA, no legacy, no residency
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Definitely my current grades, upward trend, and work experience. I did terrible first semester (parents were separating), but since then I’ve received 4.0s.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Still waiting on Cornell and USC [/ul]