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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wake is looked as the rich kid school.

Interesting to note that UNCCH is 85% North Carolina residents, but WF is only 20% North Carolina residents. obviously that’s because it’s a private school, but it leads to different dynamic than half of your high school being on campus with you.  [/quote]

Well UNCCH legislates that it’s 85% NC residents.  It’s impossible for it not to be.[/quote]

Of course, that wasn’t a dick. Just a fact of how it is. But it’s similar to do which only has 15% North Carolina residents. I think it’s really hard to compare UNC versus wake when it’s more like wake versus Duke.[/quote]

The truth is that NC has very good public universities and residents are not always willing to pay for private tuition when there are plenty of good in state public options (same thing in Virginia). So you won’t see super high in state state for Wake or Duke because NC kids are going to Chapel Hill, NC State, UNCC, ECU, etc. Same thing with UVA, VT, JMU, W&M, VCU, GMU vs UR, W&L, etc.

The state mandate of minimum 85% allows more NC residents to attend certain schools (Carolina, NC State and UNCC) but it’s more than that for why NC kids prefer Carolina over Duke or Wake. Wake is a perfectly fine school. It’s got a very preppy, a bit conservative, heavy Greek and big drinking culture reputation for social life. Academics are good. not sure Winston is happening. [/quote]
General idea here is right but neither Wake nor any school on par with it or better is competing for students with UNCC or ECU. Also, Richmond and W&L aren't competing for students with GMU or JMU, and probably not VT either. The only in-state students they're competing for go to UVA and W&M.[/quote]

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