Anonymous wrote:Michigan is similar but not easier to get into.

Anonymous wrote:VT is nothing like UNC.

Anonymous wrote:OP/ my son is in love with Chapel Hill too- head over heels for the college town vibe. “Even the fire trucks are Carolina Blue,” he says.

We are in NoVA and our private college advisor says she gets kids into ivys and they get rejected from UNC OOS. Much of their OOS are recruited athletes.

I’m following this thread as my son wants many of the same things (college town, warmer weather though not a deal breaker). Wisconsin and Michigan are out for us for other reasons so hoping UF, UVA, UGA and Indiana fit the bill.

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Anonymous wrote:People, the correct answer is KU.

Do you mean University of Kansas? If so, how does it compare in terms of Greek/non-Greek balance?

Come on, these suggestions are all flawed in some way. I think it’s best to shoot for an overall similar vibe. Indiana for sure. Kansas, yes. Michigan is sooo different, & not just the size & weather. Michigan is like “I’m going to smoke some Peruvian birch bark, protest the tuition hike, throw the football around, & then study for my Mongolian economics class.”

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Anonymous wrote:People, the correct answer is KU.

Do you mean University of Kansas? If so, how does it compare in terms of Greek/non-Greek balance?

Anonymous wrote:UNC grad from Indy and I would endorse IU as being similar to UNC. It just gives really similar vibes in terms of the campus and student body.

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Boston College has a little bit of UNC CH vibe but in a colder climate, more compact campus. You would have to go TO and ED.

Umiami is more vibrant more diverse than UNC CH with palm trees and sunshine with similar calibre student. Probably need to do ED II, but test scores would be on the money.

Villanova is an easier admit relative to UNC OOS. I think the campus is a little more remote and boring due to distance from Philly. Smaller student population than UNC but similar demographics.

DC has stats like OP described, and was accepted at BC (RD and submitted 1400), but waitlisted at Villanova (EA, deferred, waitlisted).

So, in our experience ED and TO aren’t necessary at BC for a kid with these stats, and you may be surprised with admission results. We thought Villanova was likely and BC was unlikely.

UNC is very much not a private catholic school in a large northern city (or suburb of such a city). That is an insane comparison.

Based on what OP described as key characteristics that her DC liked, BC ticks a lot of boxes:

“She liked the academics, school spirit, medium to large enrollment size, campus and surrounding areas and the vibe of the student body - it feels like greek life is there if you want it, but school isn't dominated by it if you don't.“

Also Chapel Hill’s proximity to Durham is similar to chestnut hill’s proximity to Boston.

LMAO Durham is not Boston

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Boston College has a little bit of UNC CH vibe but in a colder climate, more compact campus. You would have to go TO and ED.

Umiami is more vibrant more diverse than UNC CH with palm trees and sunshine with similar calibre student. Probably need to do ED II, but test scores would be on the money.

Villanova is an easier admit relative to UNC OOS. I think the campus is a little more remote and boring due to distance from Philly. Smaller student population than UNC but similar demographics.

DC has stats like OP described, and was accepted at BC (RD and submitted 1400), but waitlisted at Villanova (EA, deferred, waitlisted).

So, in our experience ED and TO aren’t necessary at BC for a kid with these stats, and you may be surprised with admission results. We thought Villanova was likely and BC was unlikely.

UNC is very much not a private catholic school in a large northern city (or suburb of such a city). That is an insane comparison.

Based on what OP described as key characteristics that her DC liked, BC ticks a lot of boxes:

“She liked the academics, school spirit, medium to large enrollment size, campus and surrounding areas and the vibe of the student body - it feels like greek life is there if you want it, but school isn't dominated by it if you don't.“

Also Chapel Hill’s proximity to Durham is similar to chestnut hill’s proximity to Boston.

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Anonymous wrote:People, the correct answer is KU.

KU kids are idiots. Not even comparable to UNC CH.

Of course UNC is more selective. But the OP is asking for a comparable school that’s less selective.

Like UNC, KU has a beautiful campus in a beautiful town that’s a short drive from a midsize city.

It also has a tradition of taking the humanities seriously.

One advantage it has over comparable private schools is that grad schools and employers will assume that a school like KU was simply the cheapest option available for many students.

So, they might take students from there a bit more seriously than they would take graduates of places like Creighton or Washburn. (Or from American University or Catholic University.)