<p>Bait&Switch, you are confusing freshman admissions with transfer admissions. As a freshman, yes, it is very difficult to get in as an OOS student because they have 82% of the spots reserved for the incoming class. However, as a transfer, there is no residency requirement. Because the student is an OOS TRANSFER applicant, they will not face the residency hurdle that OOS freshmen applicants face. </p>
<p>Here’s the quote on the admissions website about it:
<a href=“http://admissions.unc.edu/faq/transferring.htm#residency[/url]”>http://admissions.unc.edu/faq/transferring.htm#residency</a></p>
<p>As I was saying, on a whole, UNC accepts 41% of transfers - a solid rate for a school of it’s quality. Compare it to other top schools and it is not difficult to transfer into, as NC has about 1300 spots for transfers. The average accepted transfer GPA is a 3.45 for Sophomore level transfers and 3.4 for Junior level transfers according to the article linked below. If you have a 3.5, I would say that you are safely in, as you are above average and will be coming from a reputable university. UNC admits 44.5% in-state transfer applicants and 37% OOS transfer applicants, a huge difference than in freshman admissions where it’s near impossible to get in OOS (19% acceptance rate for OOS applicants). 33.5% sophomore transfers (which you would be) were admitted, and 48.7% junior transfers were admitted. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.durhamtech.edu/html/calendar/articles/mar2007WorththeWait.pdf[/url]”>http://www.durhamtech.edu/html/calendar/articles/mar2007WorththeWait.pdf</a></p>