College Applications

What are Admissions Offices looking for in an application?

The Five Major Application Components (not in any particular order):

1. Course Rigor (the difficulty of classes taken in high school)

2. Grade Point Average (GPA)

3. Test Scores (ACT/SAT)

**Test scores are not required to apply for some schools.

4. Extracurricular Activities (commitments and leadership outside the classroom)

5. College Essays (personal statements)

North Carolina Minimum Admissions Requirements

You must have one of the following to be eligible to apply to a UNC System school:

2.5 Weighted GPA or 1010 SAT or 19 ACT

This means that UNC schools are test optional (so long as you have a 2.5 GPA). This was new last year due to the COVID-19 crisis. Read more here.

Where to Submit College Applications