I’m an asian female and an upcoming senior. I’m second gen and I would say my family is pretty financially stable. My HS is like an early college program where I can take my 11th and 12th grade year in a local college. So basically I get to be in college for 11th and 12th grade year. People usually apply in 10th grade so they go in as a junior, but I applied as a freshman, so I technically skipped sophomore year.
Major
I want to double major in chemistry and economics, and hopefully get my masters in pharmacoeconomics, which is basically pharmaceutical economics.
UW GPA, Rank, and Test Scores (also weighted GPA for systems like UC/CSU)
My unweighted gpa is 3.85 out of 4 and my school doesn’t do weighted because it is basically college. My SAT is a 1450.
Classes
I took 13 college classes this year, and will take around 14 next year. I took one AP in high school and around 6 honors classes before I came to my current HS.
Awards
AIME Qual? Idk if this is ec’s or awards
DECA ICDC qual
National Merit
EC’s
Individual research paper analyzing the economic effects of ozempic on healthcare costs and patient outcomes
Doing research with professor on PROTAC molecules, and how they can be used to treat diseases which can’t be treated using drugs
Secretary of a club that organizes prom, hoco, any other event that goes on in my dorm hall (since I’m technically a college student).
VP for a club that volunteers at a nursing home
Write articles for a blog about women and children’s empowerment
Make podcasts and write articles for an organization that uses music to bring awareness
You are an excellent student but as you probably know, getting into UNC from OOS is very difficult. Lots of equally excellent students will apply. What will help you stand out are stellar teacher recommendations and essays, so make sure you nail both of those (teacher recommendations that really highlight you and show what kind of student you are). Even then, it’s basically a lottery for OOS so if you get a “yes”, great - but if not, it doesn’t mean you aren’t qualified.
Also be aware that UNC is finicky with accepting outside college credits, so don’t be surprised if they don’t take all your college credits. You won’t know until you’re admitted and meet with an advisor.
It can be difficult for students with only two years of HS/DE courses at application time to be competitive in college admissions from both an academic perspective as well as an activity/impact perspective. The more selective the college, the greater the likely disadvantage.
Will you have at least three years, ideally four, of courses (ok to count semester DE courses as one year) in all five core areas (eng, math, soc studies, foreign language, science?) Have you taken bio, chem, and physics? What level of foreign language will you have completed? What math will you have senior year?
Is UNC affordable for you? I can’t chance you, but UNC is a reach for all OOS students. What do you like about UNC? Have you visited UNC?
Would you like ideas for other schools? Have you identified at least one affordable safety/highly likely school that you would be happy to attend?
If I understand correctly, you will be in your HS for 2 years and at a local college for 2 years? When you say you skipped your sophomore year I took that to mean that you applied to your local college in 9th grade rather than 10th, but that you still completed 10th grade. Is that correct? Or- did you go from 9th grade directly to your local college program and skip 10th grade?
UNC OOS is a tough admit. Make sure you have affordable safety and target schools. I would also pay very close attention to your essays and letters of recommendation. Are you retaking the SAT or taking the ACT?
As far as credits, my daughter had second semester sophomore status when she started, due to AP and college credits.
Yes, I’ll have at least four courses in all of my core classes. I take all classes, like biology, chemistry, english, chemistry lab, math and now an elective which I’m taking o chem. I’ll have calculus 2 in senior year. I’ll be able to test out of my foreign language credits through a placement exam in the university and get credit for how many ever classes I can test out of.
So you have gone thru at least level 4 of a FL? It is true that many colleges have FL placement tests and some, but far from all, will give credit for classes that one tests out of. BUT that is a separate issue from being competitive when applying for admission.
I understand the program you are in. The DE courses that you are taking are deemed by many colleges to be equivalent to HS AP and IB courses. Some colleges actually see DE classes as less rigorous than AP and IB courses…this depends on the college, the HS, and the DE institution.
I will reiterate my point that taking these two years of DE courses may not make you competitive at the most selective schools because you will graduate HS with only three years of courses (two at the time of application.) It is difficult to compete against students who have had high rigor for three years of HS (whether AP/IB/DE) by the time they apply to college. Does that make sense? Of course there are exceptions, but there is no shortage of students in programs like yours who will be graduating with four years of HS with a significant rigor in AP/IB/DE courses.
Your basic profile Stats (GPA / ACT) sit within the 25-75% range of admitted out of state students - though they appear to be at the lower end of that range. You do not mention Class rank, which is something UNC does evaluate.Your extracurricular profile, while impressive, also aligns with most of the admitted students.
My impression is this would make you an average candidate for UNC Out of State admissions - which isn’t a knock on you at all, you’re a great candidate for many schools.
The issue is UNC’s relatively small class size where In State makes up 82% and Out of State makes up 18%. And it appears as UNCs applicant numbers have grown significantly, while In State applicant numbers have increased, Out of State applicant numbers appear to have increased disproportionately.
I’ve been told thus far (Thru end of April) the admitted % for OOS for the current cycle was lower than it has even been and fell below 8% - but there are still students on waitlists who are finding out they are in so that % is likely to increase by hundreths or tenths.
Given that - an 8% OOS applicant chance for admissions doesn’t sound to high (real Reach), but there are undoubtably students who apply to UNC from Out of State on name recognition and/or wing and prayer alone - so some portion of Out of State students aren’t likely ‘legitimate’ contenders. Leaving your ‘average profile’ for admitted out of state students to benefit from a smaller pool of legitimate competition. It’s also fairly common for -very high- academic stats applicants (think 4.0s with 1600s) to self report they have been declined by UNC while others with lesser stats are taken immediately at EA. Your Essays as to WHY CAROLINA and What your goals and interests are and how those will also benefit UNC and your fellow students, along with LOR which speaks to those things may be a difference maker. You compose stellar essays as to WHY CAROLINA and Your interests and goals aligning with UNC (tie in your research as Carolina does consider itself a research focus institution), along with very solid LOR, you’ll still be a reach at UNC, but maybe in the 20% +/- a few % points zone.
Has UNC accepted students from your HS with your schedule/classes in the past? If they have, they would understand the rigor, skipping 10th grade etc. As noted above, there is no shortage of students graduating in 4 years with significant rigor.
Your essays will matter and will provide further insight. Your letters of recommendation will also matter- they should be written by teachers who know you well and can speak to your contributions, academics, character, leadership etc.
Apply and see! Just make sure you have likely schools as well, as UNC is definitely a reach for OOS students.