UNC Wilmington

[Anonymous]

Hi, looking at colleges and wondering if it is worth the trip down to Wilmington. We are looking at JMU, Elon, UNC Greensboro, and possibly wake forest already. Thoughts on UNC Wilmington, what is it like, what do you like about it, pros/cons? Thank you!

[Anonymous]

any reason why you’re looking at these schools in particular?

[Anonymous]

NC native here.

Wake is in a much different league than UNC W and UNC G. Not sure if you're just "checking out" or have genuine interest. Students at UNC G and UNC W will have a very different academic profile than Wake.

[Anonymous]

Take out Wake from your list and add HighPoint based on most of the schools on the list.

[Anonymous]

UNC Wilmington is closer to the beach,.which is why many students I knew went there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Take out Wake from your list and add HighPoint based on most of the schools on the list.

horrible suggestion

[Anonymous]

Actually pretty hard to get in UNC-W from out of state. You might add College of Charleston to your list.

[Anonymous]

What do I like? Go see the campus during azalea season. And weather and of course, the beach!

[Anonymous]

Check out ECU too.

[Anonymous]

Look at College of Charleston and CNU, several of these were on my DD's list. CNU is not far from the beach.

Guidance counselor had also suggested U of Tampa but we didn't look at it.

[Anonymous]

We looked at UNCW and my son loved it. On that same trip, we also looked at UNCC, Coastal Carolina, UofSC, Elon, and Furman. He ultimately chose Elon, but UNCW is definitely worth a look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually pretty hard to get in UNC-W from out of state. You might add College of Charleston to your list.

It’s not that hard. It’s under the same in state/out of state percentage rules as all NC schools, but my kid with a 3.7w and 28ACT got in. It’s hard to judge based on the stats posted because NC and SC students can have weighted GPAs over 5.0.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually pretty hard to get in UNC-W from out of state. You might add College of Charleston to your list.

Not sure your source, but the Wilmington Common Data Set indicates "state of residency" is considered, definitely not listed as Important or Very Important. The SAT profile is 1160-1310 and ACT Composite is 23-27.

Compare that to UNC-Chapel Hill. State of Residency is Very Important on their Common Data Set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check out ECU too.

Not a serious college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take out Wake from your list and add HighPoint based on most of the schools on the list.

horrible suggestion

True. Add Coastal Carolina, instead.