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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid got in OOS last year. The fact that it is an avg school for in state kids and only really competitive for OOS kids was a turn off. Kid turned it down.[/quote]

it is not for "average" in state kids but it is slightly less competitive in state for North Carolinians than UVA is vor Virginians, based on SAT pre TO and all of that. 5-6 students get in each year from our DMV private, less than half of them get into ivy/T10 though based on naviance they all try for ivy. Going to UNC OOS puts them in a mix of peers that is less academic than in state UVA, and for many who are ivy-level but missed out on getting in, [b]they will be fairly significantly above average at UNC--about top 15%-- and may struggle to fit in as well as they would at an ivy or similar[/b]. Plus with knowledge of current students there is a culture of cheating and skipping class that goes well beyond more academic schools. That is all separate from the very prominent Southern Vibe that most DMV students are completely unaccustomed to. It was a turnoff for my kid too. At Berkeley, BioEngineering; got WL at ivies but very happy where they are and the UCB Engineers are much more academic than UNC stem kids--they sort of have a combo BME program but admitted days revealed the lack of fit/lack of research opportunities/lack of serious students.  [/quote]

If a kid can’t fit in with other kids that have slightly lower academic stats, that’s a problem with the kid’s social skills, not the stats.

Just wait until he hits the workplace.[/quote]

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