UNC out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD in MCPS was just accepted into the Global program. She is very interested in UNC but doesn't know if starting abroad will be a problem adjusting. Anyone done that program?

Thread on reddit with some info: https://www.reddit.com/r/UNC/comments/1abyuf4/global_launch_program/

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Anonymous wrote:In- OOS
Honors college
Private
Non URM
Full pay
1540
Strong rigor
Humanities major

First choice, fell in love with it but also accepted to HYP which was a surprise. Will have to revisit both.

Picking UNC over HYP was a dumb decision by a stubborn teenager that has impacted the rest of my life.

I hope your kid will make a better decision than I did.

+1 I had a T10 classmate who made the same decision, regretted it, then transferred UNC to the T10. It was a very different education comparison. The PP needs to pick HYP, or any T10, over UNC

Again this was a zillion years ago. There are employers who will not hire from the ivys anymore, particularly HYP. And there are kids who will not attend HYP for principled reasons.

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cannot fathom picking UNC over HYP, said as a local. It’s a great school, not a knock, but my overachiever had no interest. It would be a VERY different experience in so many ways. The only way I can fathom considering this is if it was Morehead situation.

Well that’s you. I picked it over an Ivy and MIT. Zero regrets. I was and still am very happy with that decision. To each their own

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot fathom picking UNC over HYP, said as a local. It’s a great school, not a knock, but my overachiever had no interest. It would be a VERY different experience in so many ways. The only way I can fathom considering this is if it was Morehead situation.

Well that’s you. I picked it over an Ivy and MIT. Zero regrets. I was and still am very happy with that decision. To each their own

You’re right, to each their own, glad you have zero regrets. When you live close you tend to undervalue things and want something different.

It’s harder when you’ve sat in class with some goofballs for years to think about ending up at same spot. Of course not all or even majority, but does change impressions. Yours is just as valid and glad it was a great choice!

[Anonymous]

Anyone with a kid that is currently at UNC or recent grad - would be interested in your experience. DS interested in business or communications there.

[Anonymous]

They only take OOS who are minority, doesn’t matter what test scores, GPA, etc. Otherwise, don’t waste the application fee.

Stop with the lies. My OOS, Caucasian DC with no hooks but high stats, leadership positions and strong ECs was accepted to the honors college.

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They only take OOS who are minority, doesn’t matter what test scores, GPA, etc. Otherwise, don’t waste the application fee.

Stop with the lies. My OOS, Caucasian DC with no hooks but high stats, leadership positions and strong ECs was accepted to the honors college.

Same here.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not saying they take all minorities. I’m saying the vast majority of those OOS accepted are minorities. Also, for the purposes of college admissions, East Asians are not minorities.

Please substantiate this claim.

Seriously? Schools hide this stuff since the SCOTUS devision. We all know it's true but can't substantiate. Didn't you get the letter from your college pledging ongoing commitment to diversity after SCOTUS? I got it from both my SLAC and law school, which. both have continued to play the URM and race game - it's just now in the essay, not in a box

Correct - nearly every top 30 school has publicly stated that they will continue to prioritize diversity. So how can anyone pretend they aren’t? It’s just silly.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not saying they take all minorities. I’m saying the vast majority of those OOS accepted are minorities. Also, for the purposes of college admissions, East Asians are not minorities.

Please substantiate this claim.

Seriously? Schools hide this stuff since the SCOTUS devision. We all know it's true but can't substantiate. Didn't you get the letter from your college pledging ongoing commitment to diversity after SCOTUS? I got it from both my SLAC and law school, which. both have continued to play the URM and race game - it's just now in the essay, not in a box

Correct - nearly every top 30 school has publicly stated that they will continue to prioritize diversity. So how can anyone pretend they aren’t? It’s just silly.

Colleges are increasing the number of Questbridge admits, using rural applicant initiatives and FGLI outreach to increase URM. Sure, some of the FGLI, Questbridge and rural applicants are white or asian, but most are URM.

[Anonymous]

My OOS kids who was rejected heard that for non OOS legacy and non OOS non athlete the admit rate for unhooked OOS was 2 percent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In- OOS
Honors college
Private
Non URM
Full pay
1540
Strong rigor
Humanities major

First choice, fell in love with it but also accepted to HYP which was a surprise. Will have to revisit both.

Picking UNC over HYP was a dumb decision by a stubborn teenager that has impacted the rest of my life.

I hope your kid will make a better decision than I did.

+1 I had a T10 classmate who made the same decision, regretted it, then transferred UNC to the T10. It was a very different education comparison. The PP needs to pick HYP, or any T10, over UNC

Again this was a zillion years ago. There are employers who will not hire from the ivys anymore, particularly HYP. And there are kids who will not attend HYP for principled reasons.

There are no desirable employers that purposely do not hire from ivies. There may be some small chip on the shoulder managers who do not but i guarantee the ivy kids and the rest of the T20 are not looking at these places for jobs. When the top professional schools and top white collar firms have an overrepresentation of T20 and some even target the same 20 ish before other college grads get a look it says all that needs to be said about the desirability of the top school grads

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In- OOS
Honors college
Private
Non URM
Full pay
1540
Strong rigor
Humanities major

First choice, fell in love with it but also accepted to HYP which was a surprise. Will have to revisit both.

Picking UNC over HYP was a dumb decision by a stubborn teenager that has impacted the rest of my life.

I hope your kid will make a better decision than I did.

+1 I had a T10 classmate who made the same decision, regretted it, then transferred UNC to the T10. It was a very different education comparison. The PP needs to pick HYP, or any T10, over UNC

Again this was a zillion years ago. There are employers who will not hire from the ivys anymore, particularly HYP. And there are kids who will not attend HYP for principled reasons.

There are no desirable employers that purposely do not hire from ivies. There may be some small chip on the shoulder managers who do not but i guarantee the ivy kids and the rest of the T20 are not looking at these places for jobs. When the top professional schools and top white collar firms have an overrepresentation of T20 and some even target the same 20 ish before other college grads get a look it says all that needs to be said about the desirability of the top school grads

+1. The stated fact that employers are not hiring from Ivies is a myth perpetuated by those who do not attended. I attended and I hire

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone with a kid that is currently at UNC or recent grad - would be interested in your experience. DS interested in business or communications there.

Live in NC, and with 80% from instate it is just not seen as a top place where smart kids go, other than the ones who get morehead. we know many top business school grads who struggled to get a job with a starting salary over 75k, and these were phi beta kappa level grads from unc. Unfortunately with Duke nearby the top consulting and other. business related top jobs go to those grads (econ, math, physics majors are snapped up by MBB, jane street, etc) UNC grads either have to take regional jobs or head to SC to get more pay, or go to DC NY or Boston for much less known companies and less pay than the Duke counterparts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not saying they take all minorities. I’m saying the vast majority of those OOS accepted are minorities. Also, for the purposes of college admissions, East Asians are not minorities.

Please substantiate this claim.

Seriously? Schools hide this stuff since the SCOTUS devision. We all know it's true but can't substantiate. Didn't you get the letter from your college pledging ongoing commitment to diversity after SCOTUS? I got it from both my SLAC and law school, which. both have continued to play the URM and race game - it's just now in the essay, not in a box

Correct - nearly every top 30 school has publicly stated that they will continue to prioritize diversity. So how can anyone pretend they aren’t? It’s just silly.

No one’s saying they don’t prioritize diversity, we’re saying you can’t just claim that “only minorities” get in OOS or “the vast majority of OOS accepted are minorities.” It’s North Carolina, it’s not like they need to go outside of their state to get racial diversity.

What’s silly is how quick some people are to claim this without evidence. Though silly isn’t really the word I would probably use for this trash claim.

[Anonymous]

What about kids who are planning to go to law school? What is the trajectory like out of UNC vs a school like UT or UF or even UVA?