Early Action as OOS to Chapel Hill?

[Anonymous]

I was out-of-state at Carolina and it was a huge culture shock being from the DMV. Always regretted I didn’t go to Duke instead. DD didn’t even apply to Carolina.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was out-of-state at Carolina and it was a huge culture shock being from the DMV. Always regretted I didn’t go to Duke instead. DD didn’t even apply to Carolina.

Can you say more about culture shock? How so? My kid wants to attend. We haven’t visited yet, so he has no idea what it’s like outside of instagram.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was out-of-state at Carolina and it was a huge culture shock being from the DMV. Always regretted I didn’t go to Duke instead. DD didn’t even apply to Carolina.

Can you say more about culture shock? How so? My kid wants to attend. We haven’t visited yet, so he has no idea what it’s like outside of instagram.

My experience is all anecdotal and from family members, friends, HS classmates and now neighbors as well as my own while attending next door NCSU. The rivalry amongst the Duke-NCSU-UNC triangle is deep but there is lots of interaction in between -- academic, athletic, and social -- even if you don't specifically seek it out.

Carolina is, and has been, a culture shock for many who end up there. Even, and especially I suppose, from in-state. Chapel Hill is by far one of the most culturally diverse and heavily Democractic areas in NC (voting for Biden by 80% in 2020, CNN 2020 breakdown). Back in the day, at NCSU, our admins would joke that 80% of our student body came from a town/county smaller than our student body....and I don't imagine UNC was different then or much different now although it probably has/d a bit more representation from NC's cities than its rural areas because of the degree programs offered there vs at the heavy-ag centered rival university in Raleigh. Even so, NC "cities" aren't anything close to DMV (much less Boston-NYC-Philly) in terms of pace, price, and expectations.

Today, Chapel Hill seems modern but underlying it still has a Southern bent that Northerners, and yes, DMV, that includes you, may struggle with. They can be sweet to your face all the while plotting your downfall (like stealing your SO or sabotaging your pledge week). They've also had their share of academic scandals, particularly with athletes (source: https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/us/unc-report-academic-fraud/index.html) but, again, they just happened to get caught. I honestly believe those kind of shenanigans go on at many colleges.

All that said, it is a good school. If you can get in and afford it, go for it! And learn to love that sick shade of blue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was out-of-state at Carolina and it was a huge culture shock being from the DMV. Always regretted I didn’t go to Duke instead. DD didn’t even apply to Carolina.

You post this all the time and seem like a troll.

[Anonymous]

My DD with impeccable stats got into IVY but did not get into UNC. I’m not even attempting it for our next child.

[Anonymous]

An acquaintance’s multi-gen legacy kid did not get in. I’m surprised by how hard it is.

[Anonymous]

What an overrated school. It’s a good school but it’s hardly worthy of the low acceptance rate it currently enjoys. Have you seen the campus? Architecture is completely disjointed and it is run down. We were shocked how poorly it looked compared to Wake, Duke and even Elon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What an overrated school. It’s a good school but it’s hardly worthy of the low acceptance rate it currently enjoys. Have you seen the campus? Architecture is completely disjointed and it is run down. We were shocked how poorly it looked compared to Wake, Duke and even Elon.

Sure.

[Anonymous]

My husband loved UNC. We are hoping that legacy thing is still alive and well when the time comes!

[Anonymous]

My DC just graduated from UNC and was OOS and not a legacy or crazy connected family. She just applied and got in. She loved it.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC just graduated from UNC and was OOS and not a legacy or crazy connected family. She just applied and got in. She loved it.

This pretty much sums up the application process beautifully. Some get in, some don’t. You can obsess over hooks and legacy and grades and starting up a non profit and being a national level athlete, but really it means nothing. Take a shot (my daughter applied - and I love her but she’s not an academic superstar) - maybe she’ll get in and maybe she won’t. No one knows really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What an overrated school. It’s a good school but it’s hardly worthy of the low acceptance rate it currently enjoys. Have you seen the campus? Architecture is completely disjointed and it is run down. We were shocked how poorly it looked compared to Wake, Duke and even Elon.

Sure.

There was an entire thread about this on college confidential. It’s hardly news just because you disagree doesn’t make it untrue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What an overrated school. It’s a good school but it’s hardly worthy of the low acceptance rate it currently enjoys. Have you seen the campus? Architecture is completely disjointed and it is run down. We were shocked how poorly it looked compared to Wake, Duke and even Elon.

Sure.

There was an entire thread about this on college confidential. It’s hardly news just because you disagree doesn’t make it untrue.

An entire thread re the architecture at Elon? And gothic look of Duke?

Look, some people don't like Chapel Hill, that's ok. But it's a very good and popular school, has been and will continue to be. Your personal shock re Chapel Hill vs Wake, Duke and Elon is just your own shock. Ok. And that doesn't make it news either.

Yes, I have seen ALL of those campuses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC just graduated from UNC and was OOS and not a legacy or crazy connected family. She just applied and got in. She loved it.

Again, another era. If they didn’t apply the last two cycles, it truly isn’t relevant.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have legacy? Student is at one of their preferred schools? MD or DC
Publics and privates also have much better chances than VA students.

Athletes as pp mentioned are in this pool, too.

OP here. Why would MD or DC students have better odds than VA? DC is at a MD private.

You might want to check on the athletes part, no sure that’s right. OOS legacies used to get a bump, but not sure about that. In any event it’s a hard place to get into OOS. They do look for ways to count you in state, at least they used to when I went there. My father was in the military and his permanent address was NC even though we lived in DMV and my father had never lived in NC in my lifetime. They counted me in state. That was a while ago, though.