Tell me about UNC

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Anonymous wrote:The leaving on weekends to go home and the campus food basically closed is true and is not to be underestimated as a factor for how OOS students can struggle to fit in

You can see the schedule for on campus food here. It is not all closed on the weekends. I have no idea why someone is starting this rumor but it’s not true.

https://dining.unc.edu/menu-hours/

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in-state unc grad who's home was about 1.5 hours away and I rarely went home on the weekend. there were always games or events that I didn't want to miss, nor did my friends. maybe that's changed but it wasn't a factor for me at all. I think some of the dining halls closed but there were a lot and so many good food options right off campus too.

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I don’t believe most kids go home at all. I live nearby and loads of friends kids go. They don’t see them much more than me whose kid went up north.

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Anonymous wrote:The NC is SO overblown, they are great students. Not all UVA or UofM kids are the tippy top either as of course they have to accept kids from all over their states too. I think UNC takes it more as it’s only one state of the 3 that has a top private.

UMD in state and OOS acceptance rates are nearly identical.

Yep. They and UNC (and I'd throw in Michigan and UVA) are all basically the same school in different locations.

UMD is not at all at the same level as UVA, UNC or Michigan. In NYS, that is a school for the slightly above average public high school kids. UVA, UNC and Michigan are schools for top students at top private and public schools considering top 30 schools only.

UMD is more similar to Wisconsin.

Just giving you the objective OOS view.

Agreed. Nobody from NYS proudly says “I have a kid at Maryland.” It’s a different story when it comes to UVA, UNC and Michigan.

I’d even say UMD is more similar to Rutgers than Wisconsin. Wisconsin and UNC both are viewed as a lot for appealing for undergraduates than UMD.

Wisconsin is a much easier admit than UMD. That said, it has a much better campus experience than UMD which is why it is more popular for OOS applicants.

Can you speak more abt this?

^^ sorry, unclear. Why is Wisconsin a better campus experience than UMD?

College Park just isn’t an interesting place compared to Madison. Just not the state flagship experience kids want.

Now, kids make the mistake of visiting during nice weather vs going in January.

People who haven’t hung out at outstanding public universities in fantastic locations just don’t get it.

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Anonymous wrote:The NC is SO overblown, they are great students. Not all UVA or UofM kids are the tippy top either as of course they have to accept kids from all over their states too. I think UNC takes it more as it’s only one state of the 3 that has a top private.

UMD in state and OOS acceptance rates are nearly identical.

Yep. They and UNC (and I'd throw in Michigan and UVA) are all basically the same school in different locations.

UMD is not at all at the same level as UVA, UNC or Michigan. In NYS, that is a school for the slightly above average public high school kids. UVA, UNC and Michigan are schools for top students at top private and public schools considering top 30 schools only.

UMD is more similar to Wisconsin.

Just giving you the objective OOS view.

Agreed. Nobody from NYS proudly says “I have a kid at Maryland.” It’s a different story when it comes to UVA, UNC and Michigan.

I’d even say UMD is more similar to Rutgers than Wisconsin. Wisconsin and UNC both are viewed as a lot for appealing for undergraduates than UMD.

Wisconsin is a much easier admit than UMD. That said, it has a much better campus experience than UMD which is why it is more popular for OOS applicants.

Can you speak more abt this?

^^ sorry, unclear. Why is Wisconsin a better campus experience than UMD?

College Park just isn’t an interesting place compared to Madison. Just not the state flagship experience kids want.

Now, kids make the mistake of visiting during nice weather vs going in January.

lol what are you talking about. DS visited Madison and ruled it out right away. There is basically not a campus it's just buildings spread out throughout the city. They have like only a few collegiate looking buildings with grass in front of them which they feature on all of their ads and that's it. My buddy's daughter went to Madison and he even admits Maryland is much more of the traditional college campus vibe. Not to mention it's a frozen tundra most of the year.