Tell me about UNC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid got in OOS last year. The fact that it is an avg school for in state kids and only really competitive for OOS kids was a turn off. Kid turned it down.

it is not for "average" in state kids but it is slightly less competitive in state for North Carolinians than UVA is vor Virginians, based on SAT pre TO and all of that. 5-6 students get in each year from our DMV private, less than half of them get into ivy/T10 though based on naviance they all try for ivy. Going to UNC OOS puts them in a mix of peers that is less academic than in state UVA, and for many who are ivy-level but missed out on getting in, they will be fairly significantly above average at UNC--about top 15%-- and may struggle to fit in as well as they would at an ivy or similar. Plus with knowledge of current students there is a culture of cheating and skipping class that goes well beyond more academic schools. That is all separate from the very prominent Southern Vibe that most DMV students are completely unaccustomed to. It was a turnoff for my kid too. At Berkeley, BioEngineering; got WL at ivies but very happy where they are and the UCB Engineers are much more academic than UNC stem kids--they sort of have a combo BME program but admitted days revealed the lack of fit/lack of research opportunities/lack of serious students.

“and may struggle to fit in as well as they would at an ivy or similar.”

This is quite an assumption. As the parent of a student deciding between UNC honors and HYP, I assure you that he’d fit in well at both.

No way. I know too many at UNC and my kids are both at different ivies. It is night and day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is wild. OP was looking for answers on UNC not a debate on whether in state Carolina kids are better than in state Virginia kids.

Yeah but the people here will never miss a chance to try to assuage their own insecurities.

[Anonymous]

It is 3 percent OOS for non athletes, legacy or international.

[Anonymous]

Duke alum:

UNC is a great school. Chapel Hill is a quintessential college town, and being in the Triangle is awesome. It definitely has a southern feel with the high percentage of NC students. Plenty of very smart in-state kids go there but there are some who are weaker, and the in-state crowd can be cliquey. It has some very good programs.

The super right wing state legislature is trying to put its finger prints on it, which is not good. I think that overall the school is strong enough to withstand that.

It is very hard to get in from out of state (not much different than getting into Duke) but some of the stats in this thread are way off.

They hired a geriatric football coach who is dating his granddaughter and their basketball team is a joke. Go to hell, Carolina, go to hell!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP It’s insufferable because that is why everyone taunts and makes fun of UVA, they act pompous. It’s a fine school, but it’s no ain’t or Ivy Plus. It’s embarrassing for a public school to be so arrogant.

I don’t have a kid at uva nor did a kid of mine apply to uva…but as a fcps family…it isn’t made up that uva’s in state students have high stats overall (save for maybe rural ones) AND UNC CH is not as hard to get into, in state.

Let me guess, you're the same miserable poster from the other Carolina thread that made wild accusations that in state kids in NC were much less intelligent than in state UVA kids, that UVA has better job placement, better professors, etc and when pressed the only data you could give was based on the average ACT score. That was it.

Stop hijacking UNC threads. Just stop. You have nothing of value or with any support other than your own personal opinion re schools that you claim are facts and that you claim you have no connection to (but you must to be so worked up about it and keep posting on all the Carolina threads).

Start your own thread about this topic. OP asked about attending the school, not your weird angst against Carolina (no one calls it UNC CH by the way).

I am not that person and never saw that thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Duke alum:

UNC is a great school. Chapel Hill is a quintessential college town, and being in the Triangle is awesome. It definitely has a southern feel with the high percentage of NC students. Plenty of very smart in-state kids go there but there are some who are weaker, and the in-state crowd can be cliquey. It has some very good programs.

The super right wing state legislature is trying to put its finger prints on it, which is not good. I think that overall the school is strong enough to withstand that.

It is very hard to get in from out of state (not much different than getting into Duke) but some of the stats in this thread are way off.

They hired a geriatric football coach who is dating his granddaughter and their basketball team is a joke. Go to hell, Carolina, go to hell!

This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid got in OOS last year. The fact that it is an avg school for in state kids and only really competitive for OOS kids was a turn off. Kid turned it down.

it is not for "average" in state kids but it is slightly less competitive in state for North Carolinians than UVA is vor Virginians, based on SAT pre TO and all of that. 5-6 students get in each year from our DMV private, less than half of them get into ivy/T10 though based on naviance they all try for ivy. Going to UNC OOS puts them in a mix of peers that is less academic than in state UVA, and for many who are ivy-level but missed out on getting in, they will be fairly significantly above average at UNC--about top 15%-- and may struggle to fit in as well as they would at an ivy or similar. Plus with knowledge of current students there is a culture of cheating and skipping class that goes well beyond more academic schools. That is all separate from the very prominent Southern Vibe that most DMV students are completely unaccustomed to. It was a turnoff for my kid too. At Berkeley, BioEngineering; got WL at ivies but very happy where they are and the UCB Engineers are much more academic than UNC stem kids--they sort of have a combo BME program but admitted days revealed the lack of fit/lack of research opportunities/lack of serious students.

“and may struggle to fit in as well as they would at an ivy or similar.”

This is quite an assumption. As the parent of a student deciding between UNC honors and HYP, I assure you that he’d fit in well at both.

Sure, if cost is the main consideration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke alum:

UNC is a great school. Chapel Hill is a quintessential college town, and being in the Triangle is awesome. It definitely has a southern feel with the high percentage of NC students. Plenty of very smart in-state kids go there but there are some who are weaker, and the in-state crowd can be cliquey. It has some very good programs.

The super right wing state legislature is trying to put its finger prints on it, which is not good. I think that overall the school is strong enough to withstand that.

It is very hard to get in from out of state (not much different than getting into Duke) but some of the stats in this thread are way off.

They hired a geriatric football coach who is dating his granddaughter and their basketball team is a joke. Go to hell, Carolina, go to hell!

This

They lost to State TWICE in 2024, including once here at Cap One. I was there. Was beautiful. 2025 was not UNC’s year but these things change year to year. In 2024 Jared McCain never knew what it was like to beat UNC because Dook lost twice. So that’s 2 losses to UNC and 2 to State in the same season. Shameful.

Shall we discuss 2022?

I agree the football hiring in Chapel Hill is ridiculous but that’s what NIL has done to college sports. It’s a circus. Also Dook sucks.

[Anonymous]

State is better

[Anonymous]

I went to UNC for graduate school and Chapel Hill is such a great college town! Definitely a very tough admit for OOS with single digit acceptance rates. But, if your kid has the stats, go for it and see what happens! Just be realistic about other options.

[Anonymous]

It's competitive from out of state, but no more so than Auburn and Clemson are these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's competitive from out of state, but no more so than Auburn and Clemson are these days.

Haha, people wish! Everyone is getting ridiculous now. I know those schools have gotten popular, but nowhere near the level of student at UNC in-state or OOS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's competitive from out of state, but no more so than Auburn and Clemson are these days.

Not even close. Those are cow colleges. UNC is a flagship.

[Anonymous]

A kid from my kids' HS was awarded a big scholarship at UNC. Took the scholarship and is now at an Ivy for med school.

The 4 undergrad years are what you make of it.

My junior is interested, but even with her excellent grades, rigor, test scores etc, it's a reach from OOS.

Students seem to be really happy over there!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The NC is SO overblown, they are great students. Not all UVA or UofM kids are the tippy top either as of course they have to accept kids from all over their states too. I think UNC takes it more as it’s only one state of the 3 that has a top private.

UMD in state and OOS acceptance rates are nearly identical.

Yep. They and UNC (and I'd throw in Michigan and UVA) are all basically the same school in different locations.