NC College Connect direct admit to UNC Charlotte. What happens if CS isn’t available? Should we still send ACT scores and apply elsewhere?
Hi all,
My kid is a senior in NC. They received direct admission to UNC Charlotte and Western Carolina through NC College Connect and have claimed their spots there. They want to study Computer Science or something close to it, such as Data Science. Their stats are a 35 ACT, a 3.792 unweighted GPA and a 4.272 weighted GPA. Neither of us has been through the college application process before, and hence we have several questions.
Major selection: The NC College Connect portal only let them pick one major, and they chose Computer Science. If they are not admitted to CS, will they be considered for another major, or placed as undeclared? Is CS actually capacity-limited or gated at either school?
ACT scores: Should they send their ACT scores to these schools, even though admission came through NC College Connect without them? Would the scores help with anything, such as major placement, honors programs or scholarships?
Common App: Does it help to also apply through the Common App to UNC Charlotte, or is the NC College Connect claim all they need?
Other schools: They plan to claim spots at ECU and App State during College Application Week. Does it make sense to do that when they’ve already claimed UNC Charlotte? We aren’t sure whether there’s any downside, or any benefit beyond having backups.
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