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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like people who are saying UNC and UVA are interchangeable haven't been to UNC. UNC because of the size of Chapel Hill and its proximity to other areas is going to feel more like CMU than UVA. UVA is fairly secluded and then Charlottesville is small.

UNC also has a lot of programs with other local universities and medical centers - as does CMU. I think Bio majors have an option to live in a new dorm building at CMU because of the location of most bio classes.  UNC is considered a first-year weed out bio program (bc of the strong pre-med interest), so your kid might want to know that.

I am in no way anti-UVA, it is an amazing school, I'm just pointing out differences that I know from having kids at UNC and CMU and having taught a summer at UVA.

I couldn't get either of my kids to apply to Rochester. Didn't like the area or the vibe. [/quote]

I have been to both and am the PP that said they are basically the same. The reason I say that is that they are both classic state universities with good sports teams in cute college towns. My kids actually hated the UNC campus, it's very crowded with buildings and lots of construction. But they LOVED Chapel Hill. They both attract a similar population and both will have the same situation with a high number of pre-health kids in chem and bio so those are "weed out"classes at probably all of these schools.[/quote]

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