Anonymous wrote:NC is still very southern. Everyone asks what church you go to. There are an astonishing number of places that don't open on Sunday. Happy hour is banned.

Fake post. happy hours are banned? That’s the best bs you got?

NC is still very southern. Everyone asks what church you go to. There are an astonishing number of places that don't open on Sunday. Happy hour is banned.

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Anonymous wrote:I, too, was seduced by Chapel Hill on first viewing, and then spent years wishing I had gone to Duke. UNC-CH is so very Southern and...provincial. It was like a foreign land from the DC area.

No way is this an actual post. You went to UNC but spent years wishing you went to Duke. That’s hilarious.

I went to UNC 20 years ago (coming from a suburb of NY) and did not have this experience. I guess there is a chance it became more Southern and provincial in the past 20 years, but it seems unlikely.

NC Native. NC has become significantly less “Southern” in feel over the past few decades due to the emergence of the Research Triangle (tech/research hub in the Raleigh area), the growth of Charlotte, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I, too, was seduced by Chapel Hill on first viewing, and then spent years wishing I had gone to Duke. UNC-CH is so very Southern and...provincial. It was like a foreign land from the DC area.

No way is this an actual post. You went to UNC but spent years wishing you went to Duke. That’s hilarious.

I went to UNC 20 years ago (coming from a suburb of NY) and did not have this experience. I guess there is a chance it became more Southern and provincial in the past 20 years, but it seems unlikely.

Boulder for sure!

I'm sorry, but I don't think your kid has a chance at UNC- Chapel Hill. My JR kid is a legacy, has a 4.0 unweighted in all honors and APs (W school), 35 on the ACT, and has pretty substantial ECs. UNC is a reach school for him. An option for your son would be Wilmington, Asheville, etc, with the hope of transferring.

UNC is almost impossible to get in OOS (I am assuming OP is). They really don’t get snow, they don’t even have one single snow plow. Nearest skiing is hours away, near Boone I think.

My cousin’s kid is a freshman at Wisconsin, and she is absolutely loving it. She didn’t get into UVA despite being instate and having excellent grades, this was her back up but it’s worked out very well. I don’t know about skiing but it has been super cold and she doesn’t even care. Very happy.

Michigan is huge. Good school.

If your kid wants to be near winter sports programs/ facilities what about schools in New England?

Anonymous wrote:I, too, was seduced by Chapel Hill on first viewing, and then spent years wishing I had gone to Duke. UNC-CH is so very Southern and...provincial. It was like a foreign land from the DC area.

No way is this an actual post. You went to UNC but spent years wishing you went to Duke. That’s hilarious.

I was going to suggest UVM, but it looks like it's already on your list.

Anonymous wrote:You should check out Virginia Tech, great in engineering, good in business. Campus is beautiful and most that go there love it. I was in the ski club when I was there (annual trips out west). UNC-CH is very mild in terms of temp. When they get weather, it's generally ice. My friends from Boulder tell me it's a great party school.

Agree with this. Also, the University of Utah (and, if he's not put off by LDS, BYU).

Sounds like a great list of schools overall. The wonderful thing about the big schools is there is something for everybody and no matter who you are there is a group for you and many opportunities.

He might want to look at UC Davis. Laid-back atmosphere, friendly students, only 2 hours to great skiing at Lake Tahoe.

Anonymous wrote:If he finds the academically stronger schools on that list "too studious," he would probably have a hard time as an engineering major. So, I wouldn't necessarily prioritize engineering programs when you keep looking.

Yup, and engineering programs often have separate admissions, with higher stats. Business, too (although not as much as engineering).

Honestly, OP. I think it is time for your family to stop touring and spend some time learning more about how to tell the schools apart based on programs and attributes that matter. You already learned enough about Your kid's vague preferences.

But if you think the vibe at UNC and Boulder is the same, I recommend talking to some American friends. The kids at Boulder look really happy and healthy. They are there, at least in part, because they love the outdoors. But if your family didn't notice any evidence of the pot culture, you didn't know how to look.

If he finds the academically stronger schools on that list "too studious," he would probably have a hard time as an engineering major. So, I wouldn't necessarily prioritize engineering programs when you keep looking.

UNC is a much, much better school than CU Boulder.