UNC Chapel Hill Admissions

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<p>Applying OOS From Cedar Rapids, IA</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 28
Best Subject Scores
-English: 27
-Mathematics: 29
-Reading: 31
-Science: 26
-Writing: 08
-4.0752 GPA (First 3 years)
-Class Rank: 35 out of 418 (Top 8%)
-94% composite score on ITED tests (2010)
-AP Test Scores:
-Psychology- 4
-U.S. History- 4</p>

<p>Activities
-National Honor Society member
-Science National Honor Society member
-Cougar Advisory Council (Selected board of student leaders who discuss school related issues with Principal to improve school policies)
-Environmental Science Club
-Ping Pong Club
-RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Conference)</p>

<pre><code>Sports:
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<p>-4 year varsity golf, 2 years basketball, track, tennis, and 1 year baseball
-Golf team 3rd, 4th, 2nd, 4th place team finishes at the state tournament
-2nd Team All-Conference sophomore year, 1st Team All-
Conference junior and senior year, and 1st team All-Metro three consecutive years
-1st Team Academic All-Conference</p>

<p>Volunteer:
-Flood relief following 2008 natural disaster
-Volunteered at local elementary school with America Reads program
-Mercy Medical Center volunteer work in Cardiac Stroke department
-Helped nurses and doctors with supplies and general patient care
-Led service project benefiting FOP research (degenerative bone disease)
-Organized project and communicated with donors from area schools and other locations to acquire donations.
-Refereeing youth basketball
-Volunteer “Ace” golfer at Tanager Place Invitational (2010, 2011) and Eastern Iowa Arts Association (2011) charity events
-Student led Spanish program teaching young kids at local church basic elements of the language as an introductory course</p>

<p>Summer Programs
-RYLA (Nominated through school counselors)
-Youth leadership conference through the Rotary organization. One week program designed to foster more responsible and effective leadership skills. Included some of the top students from across the state and several well-recognized speakers encouraging character and good service. Still involved with rotary and follow-up activities relating to the conference. </p>

<p>-Participating in University of Iowa “Mini-Medical School” program in summer of 2012
-Gives students a look at medical research and development. Topics include: breakthroughs in Cancer research, specific disease treatment and research (ex. Cystic Fibrosis and Stem Cell Research), molecular genetics, etc. Discussions with respected doctors and the Dean of Medicine at the University are also available.</p>

<p>Give me some feedback on my chances at admission.</p>

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<p>Can someone help me out with a breakdown of my chances for admission?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>UNC Chapel Hill is one of the toughest for out of state admissions. I don’t think anyone is responding because your chances aren’t good with your ACT score.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I realized that my ACT scores are just average and know that UNC’s OOS admissions are really tough. I would have had a 30 for my composite the second time I took it but my science score randomly dropped. UNC does super score though so they will have my best science score which is good.</p>

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<p>I wish you luck but I really don’t think you will get in. Please make sure you have other schools which are more likely on your list. I would guess a 32 ACT would be the minimum. Also most kids would have at least 6 APs or full IB and higher class rank.</p>

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<p>Keep your chin up! I don’t think you are in such bad shape. UNC superscores so you have that advantage. Also at UNC’s info session they said that they view admissions like a table with 4 legs. And each leg stands for one of these areas - transcript/test scores, EC’s, essays and letters of recommendation. They said that if one area is weak, and all of the other 3 areas are strong, you will be fine. They said a table can still stand on 3 legs. So stay positive and don’t worry yourself sick over it. I do agree to have safeties (but I would say this to anyone applying to UNC Chapel Hill). Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Any thoughts on my chances??
I’m an African American from Connecticut (so I’m out-of-state) and I go to a really good New England boarding school. My school doesn’t officially rank though.
GPA: 3.62 (4.0 scale)
ACT: 29
SAT: 730 Math, 660 CR, 680 Writing
SAT II: 650 Math 2C, 650 Lit
Extracurricular: Varsity Soccer and Track, Prefect in my dorm Junior year, RA in my dorm Senior year, Trumpet
I have 100+ volunteer hours at a hospital and I’m a National Achievement Outstanding Participant (idk if that’s worth much)
I know it’s UNC is tough out of state so I was just wondering. I applied Early Action if that helps at all.</p>

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<p>Therealkid, I also think you would face uphill for unc admission. Most admitted in-state students I know of have stronger stats than yours.</p>