UVA or UNC for premed

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Anonymous wrote:If they cost the same I’d go with UNC. With 30k difference, I dunno. Tough choice.

UVA is more prestigious and cheaper. No brainer.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not understanding how UNC is 30K more even OOS. Both schools provide what your all in cost should be including housing fees, books, etc..

UNC $70,166 OOS
https://studentaid.unc.edu/current/costs/

UVA $63k in state for college of arts and sciences.

https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027

What? The in-state COA for a first year Virginian in Arts and Sciences is only $42,014

That’s tuition. You missed the entire section “Undergraduate Living Expenses” for housing, food, and books which they estimate for in state $20,682

No, this is incorrect. The $42,000 figure includes about $20,000 in tuition, and about $20,000 in “additional categories,” including housing and food. More information is here:

https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027

yeah, they just separate housing out and then add it back to the next section. it is NOT 63k instate! yikes!

Let's Go Hoos! No brainer here. Congrats on having two great options!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid just got off UVA waitlist and have 72 hours to decide. UVA is instate and UNC is OOS which is 30K/year more. Should we stick to UNC OOS or go to UVA for premed. We did like lot of premed opportunities available around UNC. Is UVA as good as UNC for premed?

In-state for whichever state one lives in.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not understanding how UNC is 30K more even OOS. Both schools provide what your all in cost should be including housing fees, books, etc..

UNC $70,166 OOS
https://studentaid.unc.edu/current/costs/

UVA $63k in state for college of arts and sciences.

https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027

What? The in-state COA for a first year Virginian in Arts and Sciences is only $42,014

That’s tuition. You missed the entire section “Undergraduate Living Expenses” for housing, food, and books which they estimate for in state $20,682

No, tuition is 20K. The “other categories” includes the housing etc . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not understanding how UNC is 30K more even OOS. Both schools provide what your all in cost should be including housing fees, books, etc..

UNC $70,166 OOS
https://studentaid.unc.edu/current/costs/

UVA $63k in state for college of arts and sciences.

https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027

63??! No. Not even close.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not understanding how UNC is 30K more even OOS. Both schools provide what your all in cost should be including housing fees, books, etc..

UNC $70,166 OOS
https://studentaid.unc.edu/current/costs/

UVA $63k in state for college of arts and sciences.

https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027

What? The in-state COA for a first year Virginian in Arts and Sciences is only $42,014

That’s tuition. You missed the entire section “Undergraduate Living Expenses” for housing, food, and books which they estimate for in state $20,682

No, tuition is 20K. The “other categories” includes the housing etc . . .

My kid is a sophomore at UVA and the total COA is around 40K. It is actually more like 35K for us because we don't need the school health insurance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh. I'm from NC and have lots of relatives who went to UNC and I would have thought UVA would trump UNC. At 30k cheaper per year, this is a no brainer. Unless you have tons of money and DC really prefers UNC, do UVA.

Agree (also from NC).

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Anonymous wrote:My kid just got off UVA waitlist and have 72 hours to decide. UVA is instate and UNC is OOS which is 30K/year more. Should we stick to UNC OOS or go to UVA for premed. We did like lot of premed opportunities available around UNC. Is UVA as good as UNC for premed?

In-state for whichever state one lives in.

+ 1

This is the answer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Huh. I'm from NC and have lots of relatives who went to UNC and I would have thought UVA would trump UNC. At 30k cheaper per year, this is a no brainer. Unless you have tons of money and DC really prefers UNC, do UVA.

Agree (also from NC).

Another NC resident here living in close proximity to Chapel Hill (ie. know lots of UNC students, faculty, etc.) - no way UNC would be worth an additional $30K/year over UVA.

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Anonymous wrote:They're very similar schools for pre-med.

If cost for both undergrad and med school is not a factor for your family, ask your kid to choose based on "fit" factors.

Oh please. Anybody who "fits" in one of these schools will "fit" into the other. Save the 30k. This is a no brainer.

The student may want to go out of state, and the parents can afford it. I'm speaking as a parent whose kid chose UNC over a different in-state university. I agree...not worth it. But we support kid's decision. We have a budget, and cost falls within it.

Kid was told that if applying to UVA or Michigan as an OOS student, they needed a very compelling reason to go or don't even apply; i.e. school has a program that can't be done anywhere else. Those two are ~85K+ OOS. I just hope that UNC won't become like UVA & Michigan.

Our friends who sent their kids to private school for 6-12 have spent ~700K+ for 2 kids (pre-college) prior to spending 720K+ for 2 for private colleges. To each their own, especially if one is not going into debt!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not understanding how UNC is 30K more even OOS. Both schools provide what your all in cost should be including housing fees, books, etc..

UNC $70,166 OOS
https://studentaid.unc.edu/current/costs/

UVA $63k in state for college of arts and sciences.

https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027

What? The in-state COA for a first year Virginian in Arts and Sciences is only $42,014

That’s tuition. You missed the entire section “Undergraduate Living Expenses” for housing, food, and books which they estimate for in state $20,682

No, tuition is 20K. The “other categories” includes the housing etc . . .

My kid is a sophomore at UVA and the total COA is around 40K. It is actually more like 35K for us because we don't need the school health insurance.

Exactly. We just finished our first year and it was $35K for us. Best deal around if you’re in state.

[Anonymous]

If she’s the one at our school who just posted the change from UNC to UVA – congrats! She went with UVA.

[Anonymous]

Premed at UVA is pretty cutthroat, not sure about UNC. If your kid is tippy top, probably doesn't matter, but otherwise, it's a slog.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not understanding how UNC is 30K more even OOS. Both schools provide what your all in cost should be including housing fees, books, etc..

UNC $70,166 OOS
https://studentaid.unc.edu/current/costs/

UVA $63k in state for college of arts and sciences.

https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027

What? The in-state COA for a first year Virginian in Arts and Sciences is only $42,014

That’s tuition. You missed the entire section “Undergraduate Living Expenses” for housing, food, and books which they estimate for in state $20,682

No, this is incorrect. The $42,000 figure includes about $20,000 in tuition, and about $20,000 in “additional categories,” including housing and food. More information is here:

https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027

+1. UNC OOS is $71,488. UVA in-state is $42,000. Both are excellent. Both have affiliated hospitals go with UVA and bank the difference for med school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not understanding how UNC is 30K more even OOS. Both schools provide what your all in cost should be including housing fees, books, etc..

UNC $70,166 OOS
https://studentaid.unc.edu/current/costs/

UVA $63k in state for college of arts and sciences.

https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027

Why do you think UVA is 63k? It's closer to 40 in state