We got this letter as well
Cool! Thank you for the info. That does sound like a good option. Iāll pass the info on to him.
We got this letter as well. I thought it was nice as we got similar emails/letter from 2 out of 15 colleges that my daughter submitted EA. Itās interesting to see different marketing strategies. Good luck to all the kids Class of 2026!
We are in-state and we got the same letter too. I donāt think we should read too much into it. Itās just UNCās way to acknowledge and appreciate the considerations from the applicants.
There is no good reason for UNC to send out āhintsā and also not enough time to the AOs to actually go through the applications and sort them by ālikely rejectā and notify the students.
Sit back and enjoy the time we still have our precious children living with us. 
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do not put stats my friend. Makes other look somewhere else for college
has great chance at UNC
I got the same letter (instate). if we all put stats together we can sniff any potential outcome. Mine first:
GPA:4.4
ACT:35
APS: 12
EC: Decent that showed long commitiment in music, science and community services
Thanks!!
Instate, GPA: 4.0 SAT: 1540, Mostly DE, 1 AP. No Letter yet. Applied super early. Fwiw, My D24 (GPA 4.0, ACT: 32) did receive the letter and was admitted.
In state. 4.0/4.7w, rank 1/200,Enough DE for Associates. TO. No letter. Applied very early, good ECs/ leadership, small town
OOS, 1560, 4.0 UW, 14 AP/DE including Calc 3 and AP German, 5 on all 7 AP tests she took, very good, but maybe not great ECs, and no special awards. She got the letter. Being OOS means itās a long shot, so not sure the letter means anything.
This is a new process for early acceptance. So I would say they will stay with the Feb 10 th date or close to it.
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Everyone gets this letter. My kid (UNC class of 2028) got it 2 years ago and is now a thriving sophomore at UNC!
Yes - whatever the Friday before that date is, probably.
Weird, my kid and all her friends (most of whom were admitted) all got the letter 2 years ago.
FWIW, my kid 3.9/4.5 gpa, 33 ACT, 10 AP classes in state, big competitive district, ranked in top 10% of class(8-9% at time of application).
Now a sophomore at Carolina. She got to review her admissions file last year and found the things the reviewers commented on (reviewed on 10/16) were her LORs, # of AP courses and how many are being taken senior year, # of Bs in high school, commitment to a long-term sport that she also volunteered in and had leadership in. There was also an essay score (generated by AI.) and a few notes about her essay. Both reviewers recommended acceptance.
Good luck to all - not long now if youāre in state!
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Yeah, it is a little odd. Not sure if applying really early would throw off the timeline of receiving the letter. Thereās also a possibility it came a long time ago, and we didnāt remember receiving it, or he never got it. I guess weāll know in a few weeks. Itās so awesome they get to find out before Christmas! Roughly 25% of in-state applicants submit a test score, and of those 70ish% are accepted, so he should have a strong shot. Iāll report back to the thread once he finds out. He is really hoping, as an in-state applicant, to have UNC on the table as an option and will be pretty bummed if he doesnāt, fingers crossed. Itās never a guarantee in the crazy world of college admissions, thatās for sure.
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My kid applied very early and received the letter several weeks later. Weāre OOS and UNC is an extreme reach so I wouldnāt read into it at all. Perhaps you donāt remember getting it, or it got lost in the mail, or several other possibilities.
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Strong grades and a strong test score? Very likely heāll get in!
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Those are terrific numbers. Goodluck
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Any idea when the actual in-state EA decision notifications are going out? December 20 is a Saturday, seems unlikely on that day, right?