UNC at Chapel Hill

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Anonymous wrote:After the fallout from the Nikole Hannah-Jones fiasco, I wouldn't send my kid there until the get their house in order.

That said, it is really difficult to get in OOS and they usually have a really good basketball team.

WTH does this mean? Their house has been in order since 1789.

Ne poster here -- Yeah, in the sense that it's a good school. But for anyone who follows the Nicole Hannah-Jones fiasco, choosing UNC Chapel Hill at this point in time telegraphs certain values, or disregard for certain values, that feels icky to me. I would discourage my child from choosing the school for a while, but that's just me. I'm a college professor deeply invested in diverse hiring practices, so I also understand if my thoughts about this are more involved or perhaps if others didn't catch the scandal.

PP here. It's not that I didn't "catch the scandal," it's that I completely disagree with you. How narcissistic and pious of you to state that your child's choice of school would "telegraph certain values" and that that "feels icky" to you. I hope you're not an English professor at an accredited college.

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My DD graduated from a DC private and one to two kids from her school get in each year. She has a couple of friends there and they love it. We loved our tour and the town but my DC was flat out rejected!

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FWIW the faculty was VERY supportive of NHJ. The faculty who will be teaching students.

It was just a few racist yahoos on the board/donors who derailed her tenure.

To me the faculty reflects the values, not the board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After the fallout from the Nikole Hannah-Jones fiasco, I wouldn't send my kid there until the get their house in order.

That said, it is really difficult to get in OOS and they usually have a really good basketball team.

WTH does this mean? Their house has been in order since 1789.

Ne poster here -- Yeah, in the sense that it's a good school. But for anyone who follows the Nicole Hannah-Jones fiasco, choosing UNC Chapel Hill at this point in time telegraphs certain values, or disregard for certain values, that feels icky to me. I would discourage my child from choosing the school for a while, but that's just me. I'm a college professor deeply invested in diverse hiring practices, so I also understand if my thoughts about this are more involved or perhaps if others didn't catch the scandal.

PP here. It's not that I didn't "catch the scandal," it's that I completely disagree with you. How narcissistic and pious of you to state that your child's choice of school would "telegraph certain values" and that that "feels icky" to you. I hope you're not an English professor at an accredited college.

Why the anger “PP”? I agree with the prior poster. I think UNC Chapel Hill came off terribly from Nichole Hannah-Jones fiasco. And PP’s response demonstrates exacly the kind of obtuseness that many now associate with UNC Chapel Hill - and the exact reason why many applicants will be turned off from the school for the near future.

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I have a few relatives that attended this school. Academically rigorous, and I notice that alum are either (a) very traditional, preppy Southerners, or (b) complete SJWs. In any case, attendance will open up a lot of doors.

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I went there ~20 years ago and loved it. Chapel Hill is wonderful. Facilities are great. A big place, but many opportunities to find one's passions/people (this is likely the case at most large state schools). Big culture shock for me as I was coming from out of state (and the midwest), but it was a wonderful place to spend 4 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After the fallout from the Nikole Hannah-Jones fiasco, I wouldn't send my kid there until the get their house in order.

That said, it is really difficult to get in OOS and they usually have a really good basketball team.

WTH does this mean? Their house has been in order since 1789.

Ne poster here -- Yeah, in the sense that it's a good school. But for anyone who follows the Nicole Hannah-Jones fiasco, choosing UNC Chapel Hill at this point in time telegraphs certain values, or disregard for certain values, that feels icky to me. I would discourage my child from choosing the school for a while, but that's just me. I'm a college professor deeply invested in diverse hiring practices, so I also understand if my thoughts about this are more involved or perhaps if others didn't catch the scandal.

PP here. It's not that I didn't "catch the scandal," it's that I completely disagree with you. How narcissistic and pious of you to state that your child's choice of school would "telegraph certain values" and that that "feels icky" to you. I hope you're not an English professor at an accredited college.

Why the anger “PP”? I agree with the prior poster. I think UNC Chapel Hill came off terribly from Nichole Hannah-Jones fiasco. And PP’s response demonstrates exacly the kind of obtuseness that many now associate with UNC Chapel Hill - and the exact reason why many applicants will be turned off from the school for the near future.

Ha! In my wildest dreams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After the fallout from the Nikole Hannah-Jones fiasco, I wouldn't send my kid there until the get their house in order.

That said, it is really difficult to get in OOS and they usually have a really good basketball team.

WTH does this mean? Their house has been in order since 1789.

Ne poster here -- Yeah, in the sense that it's a good school. But for anyone who follows the Nicole Hannah-Jones fiasco, choosing UNC Chapel Hill at this point in time telegraphs certain values, or disregard for certain values, that feels icky to me. I would discourage my child from choosing the school for a while, but that's just me. I'm a college professor deeply invested in diverse hiring practices, so I also understand if my thoughts about this are more involved or perhaps if others didn't catch the scandal.

PP here. It's not that I didn't "catch the scandal," it's that I completely disagree with you. How narcissistic and pious of you to state that your child's choice of school would "telegraph certain values" and that that "feels icky" to you. I hope you're not an English professor at an accredited college.

Then feel free to send your kid to a school that passes varsity athletes who cannot otherwise hack the academics (thus cheapening the degree your kid might earn) and cannot handle a simply tenure conference without controversy.

And no, most schools don't do what UNC did with this academics where athletes are concerned.

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20 years ago UNC was a popular choice for kids from Florida who wanted a big school experience in the South but were too academically qualified for UF. Now it's the other way around. The factors that have led to UNC's decline and UF's rise are varied and somewhat debatable, but the reversal of fortune has been obvious to anyone who's been paying attention. Chomp chomp.

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Really hard to get into top NC schools from out of state.

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Anonymous wrote:Really hard to get into top NC schools from out of state.

Not true. UNC-CH is the only NC school that is difficult to get into from out of state. The other top schools are private and thus geographic location has no bearing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's no "at" in the name, for starters.

That is not important, for starters.

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Over rated

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:State-level politicians have a lot more say over how the colleges in NC work than they do in VA and MD. If you think the state legislature there is doing a great job, I guess you'd be happy about that...but you probably wouldn't be in the majority if that was your thinking.

This would worry me. And I believe it to be true. While a decade ago you might have thought that the state legislature would have no impact on one student at a big state university...I think COVID has showed us otherwise.

They are really into basketball, I can attest to that (as someone who is not into sports, but happened to visit campus on a game weekend once).

There are wonderful research organizations all around it.

I got into one of their very strong grad programs, and considered going despite offers from Hopkins and Harvard. There were certain questions that they could not answer up front, however (such as what advisor I would be working with and how much funding I would get), so I eliminated it from the running. They said that they could not commit funds each year until the state legislature had set their budget. That may be the case, but of course I went with a school that could promise me a set amount of funding.

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Really enjoyed my time there, was able to attend OOS as a graduate student. Their current problems are unfortunate, but UNC does prioritize their in state students much more than VA.