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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here we go again. Another Chapel Hill thread, seemingly started and sock puppeted by trolls just to bash UNC. If you don’t get it, then yoh don’t get it. NBD, that’s ok, but that’s just you (or your kids). The data re the number of applications ever year says otherwise.

I went there OOS. I have had several relatives also attend (and have a cousin there right now in the nursing school). So my opinion isn’t based on a one time tour, or what my kids think, or from living in NC.

What, to me, makes Chapel Hill unique: It has the Goldie Locks label. It’s not too big, it’s not too small, it’s a medium sized, public flagship school, with great weather, in a quintessential college town that embraces and loves the school, with the “downtown” area within very short walking distance of campus but that town being close to major metropolitan area (Raleigh/Durham/Cary) so can access all the things associated with those areas (like a major airport), with the rah rah sports and school spirit (and NOT just for football and basketball). Greek life is not the main focus of the social scene, it’s there if you want it. The academics are good. The price is fantastic if you’re instate. The student body is quite diverse (esp socio economic) which leans to a laid back and NOT snobby vibe.

It’s a lot of fun to go there, but so are many schools. [/quote]

How is this different from UVA or UGA?[/quote]

Isn’t UVA in a non-thriving area where people wouldn’t likely live after versus research triangle or Atlanta? Haven’t been so honestly don’t know. [/quote]

Charlottesville is a great college town with easy proximity to DC and Richmond. Plus it’s not like kids stay in their college apartment after they graduate. If that were the case NC State would be the clear winner. [/quote]

I’m not defending it, don’t really care, but I do think it’s different. Chapel Hill is part of the research triangle so in the hiring machine it is. Carolina is king there, so it’s a fun place to be post college to have good job and be able to go back for games. Rivalries with coworkers at N.C. State and Duke being so close. The proximity is nice.

I’ve heard Charlottesville is a nice town, but it’s a greater distance to Richmond and DC, so a little different in terms of really living where you attended school and being closely tied (whether someone views that a negative or positive may vary).[/quote]

Come on, Duke is king and you know it LOL[/quote]

100% false, they hate Duke here. Yes, it’s the better the school, but if staying in area then you’re better off with a UNC degree.
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Not if the hiring manager went to Duke or State. [/quote]

Do you live here? I think you’re lost. [/quote]

Post something other than weak anecdotes. [/quote]

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