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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UNC.

I got into UVA instate and UNC OOS and I picked UNC and was very happy with my decision. I did not know anyone before I went to school there. I had no problem making friends. I had a very positive 4 years.  I visited UVA often to stay with friends and even spent a summer there living on U Circle iwth a bunch of Thetas and Tri Delts and working at the Biltmore, and I had a great time.

The schools and towns are very different.  IMO, UVA and Charlottesville are more preppy, conservative and less diverse.  You're going to have a huge Richmond crowd who will be sticking together.  The greek scene at UVA is huge, still today. 
 But it's OOS vs Instate ratio is used a budget balancing method, hence more OOS than UNC.  We used to refer to it as Duke lite.

UNC is unapologetically an instate school to serve primarily NC students.  Their instate ratio almost never changes, usually lower than 20% (and it's debatable whether the OOS state athletes fall into that calculation).  It is harder to get into UNC OOS than UVA.  it just is.  UNC is a very diverse school, socio-economically, racially, politically. The greek system is quite small compared to the size of the school, so the greek life does not rule the social scene.  Sports games and school spirit are very high.  Chapel Hill is much smaller than Charlottesville, but you've got Durham just down the road on 15-501 and Carborro in the other direction, and you're not far from Raleigh.  You'll have your Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro gangs, but I didn't find them to be insular and made friends easily with friend groups that had known each other since grade school (and it's not like I am super popular or anything).  The vibe at UNC is more liberal and laid back, less preppy.

Both are great schools. Even though I am a Tar Heel, I would be thrilled if my kid got into UVA.  I think it would be wise for your child to consider which environment they want and consider the cost.  But I don't think you can make a bad choice between these two.  Congrats.

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After carefully reading your thorough comparison of the two schools, I think I too would be thrilled to have my kid go to UVA.[/quote]

Um, ok, was that really necessary? [/quote]

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