Class of 2016 may be UNC’s smartest class ever

"From the class of 2016, 91.2 percent of students reported scoring 4.0 or higher on a weighted 4.0 grade point average scale, and the average SAT score was 1938 out of 2400...UNC’s class of 2017 might be slightly larger, but the admission rate will continue to drop further in the future."

NC State Freshmen Set SAT record; Class of 2016 is also smaller

"Of the 20,000-plus applications submitted to University Admissions, half were accepted. This year marks the first time in the University’s history the acceptance rate was so low. Out of the accepted applications, 4,316 freshmen enrolled. The class of 2016 represents 99 counties in North Carolina, 41 states and 20 foreign countries."

"For the first time in the University’s history, the incoming freshman class averaged more than 1200 on the critical reading and mathematics portions of the SAT. The class of 2016’s average score of 1219 represents a 28-point jump over the class of 2015’s average score of 1191."

"The class of 2016 boasts 206 valedictorians and 95 salutatorians. More than half of the incoming freshmen completed AP or IB courses in high school, averaging about 4.4 AP classes per student."

Click HERE to read the full article in NC State's student newspaper The Technician.

NC students hold steady on ACT college exam

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Average scores on the ACT college entrance exam held steady for North Carolina's high school seniors, but the results may be skewed by the fact that just one in five chose to take the test.

Read more HERE.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/08/22/2283858/nc-students-hold-steady-on-act.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy

NC State Freshman Profile: Where do you fit in?

Many of our students express interest in NC State, which "continues to set new records year to year with the total number of applications received. Over 19,400 freshmen applications were received. After careful consideration, offers of admission were sent to approximately 10,000 students. Based on historical data, the expected class is 4,600."

Read the "Admissions Facts for First Year Students" at
http://admissions.ncsu.edu/how-apply/admission-profile/pdf/facts.pdf

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