How hard is UNC out of state?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Very hard. Only the best within the state get in, much less from other states.

-NC native

This is what I know to be true. I used to live in Charlotte and much like UVA out of NoVa, UNC only accepts the most competitive students from that area, so the idea that the in-state kids are dummies is bs.

Clarify this. It reads like you are inferring that UVA takes the top students from NOVA and the rest of the state admits are charity. If so you are both arrogant and wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:CH campus? How hard is it out of state? If your child had it on their list, what other schools did they like? did anyone visit?

Probably the hardest OOS application in the country.

UC Berkley

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very hard. Only the best within the state get in, much less from other states.

-NC native

This is what I know to be true. I used to live in Charlotte and much like UVA out of NoVa, UNC only accepts the most competitive students from that area, so the idea that the in-state kids are dummies is bs.

Clarify this. It reads like you are inferring that UVA takes the top students from NOVA and the rest of the state admits are charity. If so you are both arrogant and wrong.

NP here. I believe there are geographic quotas. Carolina does this as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CH campus? How hard is it out of state? If your child had it on their list, what other schools did they like? did anyone visit?

Probably the hardest OOS application in the country.

UC Berkley

Since Berkeley is test blind, there's more of a luck factor. It's like throwing darts. Whereas UNC OOS does tend to get the academically gifted students. But then they're stuck with the in-state UNC students who are not always particularly remarkable. It's why nationally, Michigan is the overall best public university in America. They take 50 percent from OOS, so everyone is pretty bright in Ann Arbor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CH campus? How hard is it out of state? If your child had it on their list, what other schools did they like? did anyone visit?

Probably the hardest OOS application in the country.

UC Berkley

Nope. Chapel Hill 8%. Berkeley 8-10%.

[Anonymous]

Ours got in from FCPS. 4.0/4.6/1580. Nothing spectacular for ECs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is really hard OOS. I know kids who don’t even apply because they don’t want to be around 85% kids from NC

Better to go to Michigan or UCLA or other state flagships for more diversity

Michigan is still difficult. They take 8,000 students a year. Of those, 4,000 at least need to be from in state. That leaves 4,000 seats. An Ivy tends to have between 1,000 - 2,000 seats as they keep their student classes low to keep acceptance rates low.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:CH campus? How hard is it out of state? If your child had it on their list, what other schools did they like? did anyone visit?

Probably the hardest OOS application in the country.

Seems like hyperbole to me.

[Anonymous]

OP, DD applied to UNC and did not get in. Accepted and considered: Miami of Ohio, Indiana University. Chose University of Connecticut. Accepted and did not consider VT, Penn State. Did not get into UFlorida. Waitlisted UVA

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:CH campus? How hard is it out of state? If your child had it on their list, what other schools did they like? did anyone visit?

Probably the hardest OOS application in the country.

Without a doubt. UNC out-of-state admission is just as competitive as the Ivies. They'll likely receive close to 40,000 applications for Fall 2025 and extend admission offers to roughly 3,300 to get their desired OOS enrollment. UNC Chapel is much more competitive for out-of-state than Michigan and UVA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Acceptance rate for oos kids, was a little less than 8 percent last year. Those numbers include recruited athletes so about the same odds as a T10.

Wow, that’s.. insane.

Ours is 10%. Higher average GPA than Duke. Slightly lower SAT. UVA is 14% with a lower GPA and SAT.

Michigan is 19% with a lower GPA and SAT.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Girl from out public in New England got in last year. She had top grades, stats, and ECs. I know the school has a lot going for it, but the out of state kids are at a different level than I state kids which isn’t ideal IMO.

Can you expand on that?

They're stating the OOS kids are smarter and that NC in-state students are dumb. Impact is don't send your smart kid there to hang with the deplorables, they will not be challenged.

I mean, statistically the OOS kids are going to be tippy top just based on the fact that the UNC system is designed to admit mostly in-state students. It’s not a judgment but a fact. I went to UNC in-state and don’t take it personally!

So you are saying that it would not be ideal to attend a school that would take you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Girl from out public in New England got in last year. She had top grades, stats, and ECs. I know the school has a lot going for it, but the out of state kids are at a different level than I state kids which isn’t ideal IMO.

Can you expand on that?

NP here, but I have heard this as a negative, too. The OOS kids are tippy top stats kids. The in-state kids are just regular kids, especially from the more rural parts of NC. I know a young adult who went there and he said he was really disappointed with this aspect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very hard. Only the best within the state get in, much less from other states.

-NC native

This is what I know to be true. I used to live in Charlotte and much like UVA out of NoVa, UNC only accepts the most competitive students from that area, so the idea that the in-state kids are dummies is bs.

Clarify this. It reads like you are inferring that UVA takes the top students from NOVA and the rest of the state admits are charity. If so you are both arrogant and wrong.

I think you need to re-read my words. I said the in-state kids aren’t dummies compared to the oos kids, referenced the the two areas I’ve lived in, and drew a comparison to UVA admissions from the area I’m familiar with. I did not say a thing about the rest of NC or VA except to include them as part of the “non-dummy” in-state student group. You’re digging for an insult where there isn’t one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Girl from out public in New England got in last year. She had top grades, stats, and ECs. I know the school has a lot going for it, but the out of state kids are at a different level than I state kids which isn’t ideal IMO.

Can you expand on that?

NP here, but I have heard this as a negative, too. The OOS kids are tippy top stats kids. The in-state kids are just regular kids, especially from the more rural parts of NC. I know a young adult who went there and he said he was really disappointed with this aspect.

Just because a kid is from a rural part of NC (or anywhere else) doesn't mean they aren't smart or super smart. This is a really bigoted thing to write or imply. It blows my mind that people make an assumption that a kid from instate is dumber than an OOS. Why? Is NC full of dumb kids? No, it isn't. Do you say the same thing about UVA kids who are in state? WITW is wrong with you?

I went there. I didn't hear about it from someone who went there or know someone who went there or once worked with a guy who went there. The instate kids were plenty smart.