Thoughts on UNC-Chapel Hill (for out of state student)?

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me about UNC-Chapel Hill, please. Is it prestigious? Is it on par with Michigan, UVA? I am particularly interested in hearing from anyone not from the state of NC who went there. Were the Tar Heels easily accepting of someone from the Northeast?

I dunno about prestigious....

It's ranked top 30 in National Universities. No, it's not Harvard, but it in the real world that probably meets most people's definition of prestigious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meh. I grew up in NC, and UNC was strictly a safety school for top tier kids, who tried for Duke, Davidson or Wake. My sister who was an okay student went, and is also in the meh category. It it tough to get into OOS, no doubt. But once you're there, you are with a class that is 80% in state.

If I had a kid with the stats to get in from OOS, and was looking at paying OOS tuition, I would send them to Duke or Wake instead. Or any number of other private universities with stronger academics. I see the instate upside-- $$$$ & flagship state U. I do not see any upside for an OOS student.

PS and if you want STEM or engineering, NC state is stronger anyway.

Wake is only ranked 3 points higher than UNC. How in the world would that make UNC qualify as a strictly "safety school" for Wake? Especially since the larger size would probably make it more appealing to a considerable number of applicants anyways.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Meh. I grew up in NC, and UNC was strictly a safety school for top tier kids, who tried for Duke, Davidson or Wake. My sister who was an okay student went, and is also in the meh category. It it tough to get into OOS, no doubt. But once you're there, you are with a class that is 80% in state.

If I had a kid with the stats to get in from OOS, and was looking at paying OOS tuition, I would send them to Duke or Wake instead. Or any number of other private universities with stronger academics. I see the instate upside-- $$$$ & flagship state U. I do not see any upside for an OOS student.

PS and if you want STEM or engineering, NC state is stronger anyway.

Wake is only ranked 3 points higher than UNC. How in the world would that make UNC qualify as a strictly "safety school" for Wake? Especially since the larger size would probably make it more appealing to a considerable number of applicants anyways.

First, lots of kids don't want an enormous college. Second, if you are an in state student, Wake is considerably harder to get into than UNC. Which tells you something about the quality of the 80% of the student body. I know what the price premium for Wake gets you over UNC in state tuition-- I went and my non-science intro classes were capped at 20. My major level classes often had 10 or fewer. All of my professors knew my name, and very few were adjunct. I did 3 independent studies, where I essentially designed my own class with a faculty member in a specialized area, and met with them a couple of hours a week. And yes, the facilities are nice. I am very sketchy at what UNC at OOS prices get you. Members of my family attended UNC, and they are too.

[Anonymous]

If UNC wants to become better, it needs to scrap d1 athletics and open up to more OOS students.

Michigan is 45% OOS. It helps their academic quality greatly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Meh. I grew up in NC, and UNC was strictly a safety school for top tier kids, who tried for Duke, Davidson or Wake. My sister who was an okay student went, and is also in the meh category. It it tough to get into OOS, no doubt. But once you're there, you are with a class that is 80% in state.

If I had a kid with the stats to get in from OOS, and was looking at paying OOS tuition, I would send them to Duke or Wake instead. Or any number of other private universities with stronger academics. I see the instate upside-- $$$$ & flagship state U. I do not see any upside for an OOS student.

PS and if you want STEM or engineering, NC state is stronger anyway.

Wake is only ranked 3 points higher than UNC. How in the world would that make UNC qualify as a strictly "safety school" for Wake? Especially since the larger size would probably make it more appealing to a considerable number of applicants anyways.

First, lots of kids don't want an enormous college. Second, if you are an in state student, Wake is considerably harder to get into than UNC. Which tells you something about the quality of the 80% of the student body. I know what the price premium for Wake gets you over UNC in state tuition-- I went and my non-science intro classes were capped at 20. My major level classes often had 10 or fewer. All of my professors knew my name, and very few were adjunct. I did 3 independent studies, where I essentially designed my own class with a faculty member in a specialized area, and met with them a couple of hours a week. And yes, the facilities are nice. I am very sketchy at what UNC at OOS prices get you. Members of my family attended UNC, and they are too.

Again, a school that is ranked 3 points below another is not a strict "safety school". Also UNC has an admissions rate of 28% rate and Wake Forest's is 34%, UNC's average incoming GPA is a 4.59, whereas Wake Forest doesn't report theirs, and their SAT averages are virtually identical. So how exactly again is Wake Forest "considerably harder to get into" than UNC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UMD just passed UNC on incoming SAT and ACT scores. Inventing fake courses and graduating illiterate athletes for decades is the sign of an un-serious academic institution.

Interesting about UMD.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meh. I grew up in NC, and UNC was strictly a safety school for top tier kids, who tried for Duke, Davidson or Wake. My sister who was an okay student went, and is also in the meh category. It it tough to get into OOS, no doubt. But once you're there, you are with a class that is 80% in state.

If I had a kid with the stats to get in from OOS, and was looking at paying OOS tuition, I would send them to Duke or Wake instead. Or any number of other private universities with stronger academics. I see the instate upside-- $$$$ & flagship state U. I do not see any upside for an OOS student.

PS and if you want STEM or engineering, NC state is stronger anyway.

Wake is only ranked 3 points higher than UNC. How in the world would that make UNC qualify as a strictly "safety school" for Wake? Especially since the larger size would probably make it more appealing to a considerable number of applicants anyways.

First, lots of kids don't want an enormous college. Second, if you are an in state student, Wake is considerably harder to get into than UNC. Which tells you something about the quality of the 80% of the student body. I know what the price premium for Wake gets you over UNC in state tuition-- I went and my non-science intro classes were capped at 20. My major level classes often had 10 or fewer. All of my professors knew my name, and very tofew were adjunct. I did 3 independent studies, where I essentially designed my own class with a faculty member in a specialized area, and met with them a couple of hours a week. And yes, the facilities are nice. I am very sketchy at what UNC at OOS prices get you. Members of my family attended UNC, and they are too.

Again, a school that is ranked 3 points below another is not a strict "safety school". Also UNC has an admissions rate of 28% rate and Wake Forest's is 34%, UNC's average incoming GPA is a 4.59, whereas Wake Forest doesn't report theirs, and their SAT averages are virtually identical. So how exactly again is Wake Forest "considerably harder to get into" than UNC?

Let me guess? Former UNC student not that into reading comp or math? If stats are "about the same" on average, then Wake is more select for instate students. But probably less for OOS. The number you are referring to blends both. And with the OOS admissions cap, the gap between IS and OOS admissions stats is huge. The OOS students pull up UNCs numbers. But instate yes, UNC is safety for the top 10%.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meh. I grew up in NC, and UNC was strictly a safety school for top tier kids, who tried for Duke, Davidson or Wake. My sister who was an okay student went, and is also in the meh category. It it tough to get into OOS, no doubt. But once you're there, you are with a class that is 80% in state.

If I had a kid with the stats to get in from OOS, and was looking at paying OOS tuition, I would send them to Duke or Wake instead. Or any number of other private universities with stronger academics. I see the instate upside-- $$$$ & flagship state U. I do not see any upside for an OOS student.

PS and if you want STEM or engineering, NC state is stronger anyway.

Wake is only ranked 3 points higher than UNC. How in the world would that make UNC qualify as a strictly "safety school" for Wake? Especially since the larger size would probably make it more appealing to a considerable number of applicants anyways.

First, lots of kids don't want an enormous college. Second, if you are an in state student, Wake is considerably harder to get into than UNC. Which tells you something about the quality of the 80% of the student body. I know what the price premium for Wake gets you over UNC in state tuition-- I went and my non-science intro classes were capped at 20. My major level classes often had 10 or fewer. All of my professors knew my name, and very tofew were adjunct. I did 3 independent studies, where I essentially designed my own class with a faculty member in a specialized area, and met with them a couple of hours a week. And yes, the facilities are nice. I am very sketchy at what UNC at OOS prices get you. Members of my family attended UNC, and they are too.

Again, a school that is ranked 3 points below another is not a strict "safety school". Also UNC has an admissions rate of 28% rate and Wake Forest's is 34%, UNC's average incoming GPA is a 4.59, whereas Wake Forest doesn't report theirs, and their SAT averages are virtually identical. So how exactly again is Wake Forest "considerably harder to get into" than UNC?

Let me guess? Former UNC student not that into reading comp or math? If stats are "about the same" on average, then Wake is more select for instate students. But probably less for OOS. The number you are referring to blends both. And with the OOS admissions cap, the gap between IS and OOS admissions stats is huge. The OOS students pull up UNCs numbers. But instate yes, UNC is safety for the top 10%.

Actually, UNC is slightly higher, but I didn't think it was significant enough to highlight. Let me guess, former Wake Forest Student that is upset that she spent an additional $120,000 for a degree that is identical in value and prestige than the alternative.

[Anonymous]

If my child got into Wake Forest or UNC, I would do a jig. Why the negativity?