Tell me about UNC - Chapel Hill, from an out of state perspective
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Anonymous
https://admissions.unc.edu/apply/class-profile-2/ |
Anonymous
| If UNC wanted to really join the big leagues, it would have to let in more oos students. |
Anonymous
Well, as a state university, its primary role is to educate residents of the state. I think it’s great that 40% of the incoming class of NC residents come from rural counties. And perhaps for these students, UNC is not a safety school, but a dream come true. Indeed, UNC is a solid choice for NC residents. I’m not sure it needs to be anything more than that. |
Anonymous
No. Letting in more OOS, like UVA does, is a budgeting strategy. In the end, it’s in the in state residents that suffer when a public university does this. It’s been well discussed on this forum and in the press how certain schools play with the OOS ratio to increase their funds and balance their budgets. Other schools, like UNC, are unapologetic about sticking to their ratio and not using it to budget. |
Anonymous
To be fair Georgia Tech is the same way, very high instate rate. Low OOS rate. |
Anonymous
What constitutes the big leagues? UVA?! If that's the case it's already there. |
Anonymous
| I think you have to be into the big school, rah rah (basketball) culture. Mind you, U of Michigan is the same, when it comes to football. Both of them have some excellent grad schools (such as public health). When I got accepted to UNC's grad school, I was turned off by the fact that they could not tell me how much of a scholarship I would get until the state legislature voted on their budget that year. Not sure IF/HOW that control translates on the undergrad level. I went to U of Michigan for a Masters degree, and did not encounter this issue. I like Ann Arbor a lot. It is less spread out than Chapel Hill I think and very manageable/accomodating for students. Ann Arbor (vs Detroit or the state) does NOT reflect economic hardship. |
Anonymous
GT Data: https://admission.gatech.edu/first-year |
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| I wish UVA had a higher in state percentage like UNC. UNC historically has done this as a policy of a state school first and foremost for NC residents. It’s taxpayer funded and therefore needs to be for taxpayer children. Many states have same views with regards to their public universities. The GA of MC has not budged on this ratio for decades. There is pressure on UVA to lower its OOS ratio, not include legacy kids as OOS, to raise its instate, but they won’t. This really hurts Virginia kids. I don’t need kids from Texas or California at UVA to make me feel like it’s a more prestigious school. |
Anonymous
UNC In-State Admit Rate - 41% UVA In-State Admit Rate - 40.3% |
Anonymous
This is exactly what my current MD jr says about UVA. |
Anonymous
Fair enough. I know I’m staying in VA so that, in the very least, my DS will be able to attend UVA when the time comes. In fact, as a Va resident, I can only think of a few schools that would be worth the price of tuition over in-state Va tuition. I’m sure NC residents feel the same way about UNC. Not sure MD residents have the same feeling about UMD, but I defer to you on that one. |
Anonymous
UNC gets a lot more money per student from the state than UVA and other Virginia schools. |
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UNC-Chapel Hill has long had a good reputation. Even in my day it was known as a good public university. Always attracted students from Baltimore, where I grew up.
I'd be happy to have a child there and I went to an Ivy. Even better if we were in-state! |
Anonymous
Source? |