Whether to apply or not

Colleges & Universities University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Hi I am currently a senior, completing Early Action for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am still ambiguous rather I should apply or not, because my grades do not seem to be at its level.</p>

<p>Well, my setting is</p>

<p>Private School –> class size of 89
Took all AP/Honors/Advanced courses possible
ESL student (moved to U.S five years ago)
In-state (luckily, just acquired Permanent Residency last year)
GPA of unweighted 3.8 and weighted 4.2
AP exams
English Language - 3
APUSH - 4
AP Stat - 4
SAT - 1440/2080, CR 640, Math 800, W 640
SAT II –> Math IIC 800, US History 710, World History 610
Attended Project Uplift</p>

<p>Do you think I have a good chance?</p>

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<p>Most definitely you should apply. Your test scores are good, particularly for IS and being an ESL student. Good luck!</p>

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<p>hey, i am also an ESL student and been here for 5 years also. but my test scores are really bad…</p>

<p>mkm56: what do you mean by particularly for being an ESL student? you mean we have a better chance?</p>

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<p>It’s not something I have ever read in black and white, but it seems to me that if your verbal score is lower than your math, there is a very logical explanation—that English is not your first language. Also, it seems many schools (and I would think that UNC would too) are striving for diversity in their student populations. For instance, my son had a classmate who immigrated from Russia --he was accepted at UNC over some other students with higher class rank and similar scores. Who knows what really was the “tipper”, but it certainly didn’t hurt him and may have helped.</p>

<p>In my opinion, if a student has been in US only 5 years and has that kind of gpa and SAT score, it says a lot about their work ethic and intelligence.</p>

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<p>you are so kind, thank you so much, I will be so happy if I get accepted… UNC’s been my college for years</p>