Early Action as OOS to Chapel Hill?

[Anonymous]

They have always had a heavy in-state preference at unc. They also give legacy preference. Taken together, that makes it a very hard admit for unhooked oos kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do you have legacy? Student is at one of their preferred schools? MD or DC
Publics and privates also have much better chances than VA students.

Athletes as pp mentioned are in this pool, too.

OP here. Why would MD or DC students have better odds than VA? DC is at a MD private.

It wouldn't matter. These days, UNC is very much focused on in-state students. It's nearly impossible for OOS students to get in. Go ahead and throw an EA app their way. Even Maryland requires you to apply EA to have any chance. But I wouldn't fixate on UNC. It's very unlikely to happen for any OOS applicant. Chapel Hill fills almost the entirety of their class with North Carolina students.

Let's not get carried away here. Yes, it is very difficult to get into UNC from OOS. But there were at least 3 kids from my DS's FCPS high school (graduated in 2023) who were accepted there and I know for sure that two of them weren't hooked.

Agreed. In our daughter's class 2 girls got admitted and one attended. Both unhooked white UMC girls.

[Anonymous]

gotta be Oakton, Langley, TJ, or McLean

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:gotta be Oakton, Langley, TJ, or McLean

For NOVA probably/maybe, but don't forget they admit not just from NOVA but also the rest of VA.

[Anonymous]

NP here, newbie question on legacies - is it just parent alumni that counts? What about parents plus a couple of generations of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins etc? We’re OOS but family from NC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have legacy? Student is at one of their preferred schools? MD or DC
Publics and privates also have much better chances than VA students.

Athletes as pp mentioned are in this pool, too.

OP here. Why would MD or DC students have better odds than VA? DC is at a MD private.

It wouldn't matter. These days, UNC is very much focused on in-state students. It's nearly impossible for OOS students to get in. Go ahead and throw an EA app their way. Even Maryland requires you to apply EA to have any chance. But I wouldn't fixate on UNC. It's very unlikely to happen for any OOS applicant. Chapel Hill fills almost the entirety of their class with North Carolina students.

Let's not get carried away here. Yes, it is very difficult to get into UNC from OOS. But there were at least 3 kids from my DS's FCPS high school (graduated in 2023) who were accepted there and I know for sure that two of them weren't hooked.

Agreed. In our daughter's class 2 girls got admitted and one attended. Both unhooked white UMC girls.

Highly unusual, how do you know not legacies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here, newbie question on legacies - is it just parent alumni that counts? What about parents plus a couple of generations of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins etc? We’re OOS but family from NC.

Legacy helps a bit but not a sure thing. Grandparents may help, but parent child the strongest.

[Anonymous]

Also, UNC is playing the new game that many schools (like Northeastern) are playing. Of the two I know who got in during the past two years, one was offered the first semester (or year….I can’t remember) in UNC London and then she “gets” to come to UNC Chapel Hill after that. She took it but it’s part of the new game where they let people in but don’t really take them and kids who really want to go to UNC or Northeastern or one of these schools decide to take this deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:gotta be Oakton, Langley, TJ, or McLean

For NOVA probably/maybe, but don't forget they admit not just from NOVA but also the rest of VA.

Okay, Maggie Walker, then, with a couple sides of St Chris & Cats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have legacy? Student is at one of their preferred schools? MD or DC
Publics and privates also have much better chances than VA students.

Athletes as pp mentioned are in this pool, too.

OP here. Why would MD or DC students have better odds than VA? DC is at a MD private.

It wouldn't matter. These days, UNC is very much focused on in-state students. It's nearly impossible for OOS students to get in. Go ahead and throw an EA app their way. Even Maryland requires you to apply EA to have any chance. But I wouldn't fixate on UNC. It's very unlikely to happen for any OOS applicant. Chapel Hill fills almost the entirety of their class with North Carolina students.

Let's not get carried away here. Yes, it is very difficult to get into UNC from OOS. But there were at least 3 kids from my DS's FCPS high school (graduated in 2023) who were accepted there and I know for sure that two of them weren't hooked.

Agreed. In our daughter's class 2 girls got admitted and one attended. Both unhooked white UMC girls.

Highly unusual, how do you know not legacies?

Because they are all friends and did talk about it. There was not much college talk but a little bit after they all committed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:gotta be Oakton, Langley, TJ, or McLean

For NOVA probably/maybe, but don't forget they admit not just from NOVA but also the rest of VA.

Okay, Maggie Walker, then, with a couple sides of St Chris & Cats.

I swear. This is such a NOVA attitude. Like there is nobody worthy in the rest of southwest or southeast VA.

[Anonymous]

?the 18:57 poster said it was a fcps high school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP here, newbie question on legacies - is it just parent alumni that counts? What about parents plus a couple of generations of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins etc? We’re OOS but family from NC.

Legacy helps a bit but not a sure thing. Grandparents may help, but parent child the strongest.

So does it help /more/ if a multigenerational legacy (if parent/s are included) with multiple family members? Or is that the same priority as a parent and no other family members?

[Anonymous]

I got in OOS EA back when you were notified in November of senior year.

I believe legacy only helps today for OOS students. They do not consider it for instate.

The one kid I know who got in last year OOS was not a legacy, not a hook either. Very likable kid and they’re very happy there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, UNC is playing the new game that many schools (like Northeastern) are playing. Of the two I know who got in during the past two years, one was offered the first semester (or year….I can’t remember) in UNC London and then she “gets” to come to UNC Chapel Hill after that. She took it but it’s part of the new game where they let people in but don’t really take them and kids who really want to go to UNC or Northeastern or one of these schools decide to take this deal.

UnC’s program is very small and the student has to indicate they are interested in it at the time of application. They don’t just randomly offer it to you as NE does.