<p>While I know there is no such thing as a guarantee in the college admissions process, what kind of stats does it take for an in-state student to have as close to a guarantee of acceptance as you can get?</p>
<p>this is kinda a stupid question… perfect stats?.. like
4.0uw gpa
2400 SAT
10 leadership positions, various positions in community, passion, recruited athlete, URM, etc</p>
<p>but in actuality, what itll prolly take…</p>
<p>3.8+UW in MOST RIGOROUS COURSELOAD
2200+SAT
Amazing ECs showing passion, commitment
Essays that show your personality and passions as well as huge interest in the school
Recs that shed light onto your personal/academic qualities and are very flattering</p>
<p>i would say that that person would prolly most certainly get in</p>
<p>According to our guidance counselor, if you have a 4.2 weighted and 1400 on the old SAT’s, you have a good shot in-state.</p>
<p>I guess the phrasing of my question was off. What stats would I need to have an almost certain chance, not the “perfect applicant.” I know that their 50% range is like 600-700 in both sections. So, getting a 1400 would put one at the 75% percentile, indicating a great shot at getting in, especially in-state. Are these stats that misleading?</p>
<p>Hard stats might not be the best way to judge. Geography and other factors enter in to it. See whether you can find out the stats of the people from your school who got in last year.</p>
<p>be in the top 10% of your class and shoot for a 2000+ with some nice extracurricular things. from my experience and those of my friends, you’re pretty safe with those stats if you’re in-state.</p>
<p>I’d argue that class rank/course vigor is much, much more important than SAT scores. My SAT score isn’t super competitive and I received a nice scholarship. I think essays even matter more than the SAT (do NOT come off as a butthead in your essays, actually take some time in them). And apply EA. There’s almost no reason why not to (even if you’re applying ED to a private school, they often let you apply EA to state schools).</p>
<p>May I ask what you got on your SAT? I’m applying next year, so I’m just gathering all the information I can.</p>
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Definitely not. Course rigor, class rank, GPA, and test scores are most important. Recommendations, ecs, and essays are also important, moreso for OOS applicants.</p>
<p>SAT Ranges
700-800 22.28% CR, 29.25% M, 19.02% W
600-699 50.42% CR, 51.59% M, 48.96% W
500-599 23.32% CR, 17.33% M, 26.70% W
400-499 3.6% CR, 1.64% M, 4.76% W
300-399 0.37% CR, 0.19% M, 0.51% W</p>
<p>SAT CR: 590-690
SAT Math: 610-700
SAT Writing: 580-680</p>
<p>ACT Ranges
30-36 29.78% C, 32.13% E, 30.00% M
24-29 55.51% C, 45.51% E, 57.75% M
18-23 13.26% C, 18.65% E, 10.45% M
12-17 1.46% C, 3.27% E, 1.80% M</p>
<p>ACT Composite: 25-30
ACT English: 24-31
ACT Math: 25-30</p>
<p>Rank Ranges
Top 10%: 76.21%
Top 25%: 95.62%
Top 50%: 98.90%</p>
<p>GPA Ranges
3.75+: 92.80%
3.5-3.74: 3.86%
3.25-2.49: 1.46%
3.0-3.24: 0.89%</p>
<p>Rank Ranges
Top 10%: 76.21%
Top 25%: 95.62%
Top 50%: 98.90%</p>
<p>athletes might be offsetting those rates. I am worried :(</p>
<p>I’ve always thought that for the most competitive schools, SAT is merely something that gets you not-rejected. I am by no means an admissions counsellor, so take my advice with a grain of salt, but I still maintain that an SAT score alone will not get you accepted into Carolina (as in, it gets you ‘not rejected’ but not necessarily accepted). It needs to be complemented with a challenging course load (with mostly As), solid extracurriculars, and essays that show you’re a kind, thoughtful individual. That’s just in state.</p>
<p>I think it’s best to aim not to get accepted somewhere, but to get in with a good amount of merit aid (even if you have no chance, it makes you work harder on your application). Carolina’s known for paying special attention to essays. At Scholarship Day, they made sure to quote several of them. I feel like it was my essays and my extracurriculars that helped me win my scholarship.</p>
<p>The SAT: 680M/720R/730W
The ACT: 30 composite, 33 writing (bombed the science with a 25)
GPA: 3.74 UW (freshman year made 5 Bs, have since picked up the slack and only made 2)
APs: world (9th):3, us (10th): 4, eng lang (10th): 4, enviro (10th): 5, psych (10th): 5 (11th and 12th grade I started taking college courses)</p>
<p>Reflecting back I almost feel like my statistics were irrelevant in the scholarship process. Again, this is all speculation, but I don’t think any statistic will make you a shoo-in.</p>
<p>What were your EC’s cloying?</p>
<p>I’m getting published for coral reef research I helped out with at U.Miami over the summer, and’ve been really successful in national and international model congres competitions (those are my ‘hooks’). Other than that I’m active with violin; I volunteer to teach four students and am in two orchestras, and I do a lot of volunteer work for fair trade.</p>
<p>1450 (old scale), top 10%, decent EC’s, and you’re in. Especially if you are male, and are not from Wake or Mecklenburg County.</p>
<p>Do males have an advantage?</p>
<p>Yeah because UNC-CH has a big female-male ratio</p>
<p>yeah its close to like 60/40.</p>
<p>I have male friends that have gotten accepted (in-state) with scores from the mid-1800’s</p>
<p>But, forget the Wake/Meck Co. thing. It’s an urban legend for UNC-CH. I do agree that being a male helps, though</p>
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<p>Would that go for transfers too?</p>
<p>You don’t need a 1450. I have plenty of friends (male and female) who got in and have SATs around the 1800 range. And I live in Wake County.</p>