<p>so me and a buddy of mine were featured on the news a couple of months ago for taking action to raise awareness for the genocide in darfur and the link is still available of the news site. does anyone recommend i send it to the admissions office even though I have already applied EA?</p>
<p>Given that admission decisions are, the collective CollegeConfidential seems to believe, tentatively scheduled to come out on January 5th, and several holidays will happen between now and then, I do not know how likely it is that submitting that article now would have much of an affect on your status. Instead, I would wait to see what happens – if you are in EA, great, no more worrying; if for some reason you are deferred… well, that is an automatic ‘point’ to beefing up your application for the RD round.</p>
<p>Seriously, don’t worry. In 10 years, when you look back on this holiday season, do you want to remember a happy time spent with friends and family, or sleepless nights spent obsessing over a decision you have no real control over. We are all in agreement that the admissions process should undergo reform… don’t give them any more power by letting them run your life after you hit submit.</p>
<p>They don’t like papers, web articles, etc. They won’t bother reading them. The admissions office stated that in the aplication. It’s all about scores</p>
<p>I have yet to find this statement in the application instructing students to NOT submit papers, web articles, etc. – furthermore, I have always understood that Chapel Hill is generally regarded as a larger school that in fact looks beyond scores and actually considers the recommendations, essays and achievements of the applicants. I believe merely sending a link would not do much good, but should you wind up deferred to RD, I would try and write a different optional personal statement and make mention of the program there, and then include the link as tactfully as possible.</p>
<p>I completely agree with scuba723. Multitasker, can you provide us a link where this instruction on what to submit is given? Also, your statement that suggests, “it’s all about scores” and nothing else, is an inaccurate one. </p>
<p>scuba723 gives some good advice here, which I would also suggest (in case you are deferred). Unless this occurred <em>after</em> the EA deadline date, perhaps one of your teachers who wrote a recommendation mentioned this in his/her letter. Is that possible? It isn’t a stretch to believe that someone from your school made them aware of this already, but simply didn’t tell you about it (whether it happened before or after the EA deadline date).</p>
<p>I just looked at the link and saw that it was posted February 2007. So that’s nearly a year ago. I’m not sure why you didn’t include it in your list of activities, at least, on your application. Nevertheless, I would guess one of your teacher recommendation letters might have included it, or perhaps your guidance counselor letter. Do you know for sure they didn’t?</p>
<p>Multitasker, what are you talking about? That’s a ridiculous statement because UNC actually encourages relevant clippings and articles. My guess is that you’re a ■■■■■ or a jerk, though the two aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive, are they?</p>
<p>Even though it is probably too late to send it for early rounds, I agree that if you are deferred or denied, send it to them for reconsideration.</p>
<p>Cloying: you are hilarious…your comment to Multitasker made me chuckle. Some people just love to say things that aren’t at all true. If one knows ANYTHING about Carolina, it’s that they thrive on information about an applicant that sets them apart from others and anything that can really describe your passion and interests is an asset in your application. I believe they are looking very hard for reason’s to accept an applicant and not reject them and all colleges should be like that.</p>
<p>you both are so supportive and so upbeat. i love that neither of you ever put anyone down or make them feel like they ask a dumb question. everyone
that cares about whether they get in is posting cause it means a lot to them</p>
<p>Merry Christmas and you two deserve extra marshmellows in your hot cocoa.</p>
<p>good luck to all of you who had a good experience with Carolina.
Not a ■■■■■ or a jerk. Just giving the facts. Look again. I did not apply, but my sister did last year, and she was deferred, to later get rejected in March.
A 20 percent of students who get the defer letter get in, and if your clip hels, send it, but her class (private school with bright kids) out of 16 kids who applied, 5 deferred and the only 2 got in</p>
<p>In state
740, 710 and 720
Act 32
doesn’t matter. that was a yr ago and frankly I wanna drop the subject because I don’t care to continue.
good luck to all of you, no hard feelings. I just wanted to let you know of her experience and 16 other kids. Carolina is trying very hard to get to the Ivy League level, and kids who would have gotten in 3 yrs ago, good kids with great stats, still did not make it.</p>
<p>I have to say I find it very hard to believe that an instater with scores like these did not get in. Must have been something else on her record that prevented her from doing so. My brother and several cousins have gotten in to Carolina instate with scores lower than those with no problems. Both males and females and caucasian</p>
<p>Multitasker I think you just contradicted yourself…you said it’s all about the scores, then you posted the stats of an in-stater with fantastic scores that didn’t get in. So obviously, it’s not all about the scores.</p>
<p>PS: My scores were similar/lower and I got in as an out of stater.</p>
<p>heathergree, you are right, is not all about the scores, whatever. I told you I would like to drop the subject. There was nothing wrong with my sister. She applied to 12 schools, got in 10, except for Columbia and Ch. Hill.
Attending Georgetown and happy.
Got in in BU, Bing, W Forest, Maryland, Emory, NYU, Indiana, Charleston and Syracuse.
Who knows what they want every year is different. People who got in last year that I know, were more involved in Arts and dance.
This year, I don’t know.
Godd luck</p>
<p>yeah mutlitasker you are very right indeed. A bunch of people I know that got in last year that didn’t have excellent scores at all were highly involved in the arts. the trends are really unpredictable.</p>