Anonymous
03/31/2025 13:53
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
For everyone that is claiming one is so superior, I instantly discredit you. All of these are great, acting as if one is far above is so far from reality. Have a preference, sure, but they are peers!
Anonymous
03/31/2025 13:52
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Anonymous wrote:UVA is superior
only if in state
Anonymous
03/31/2025 13:00
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
My son was on campus this weekend for Honors Carolina. Despite a disappointing basketball season, the rah rah is off the charts. The students are so excited for Belichick next fall.
DS was also accepted to UVA but not considering it as we are instate and an Ivy, which he is giving serious consideration.
DS was also accepted to UVA but not considering it as we are instate and an Ivy, which he is giving serious consideration.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 12:37
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Anonymous wrote:UVA, UNC or UCLA?
All are OOS. High achieving, social girl who is interested in stats/data science. Possibly in economics/finance.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Thank you!
UVA or UCLA, pick based on fit. UNC has far too high % instate and is not a target for econ/finance jobs (top banking or quant, or MBB level consulting) compared to the other two. None of the options are highest-targeted such as ivies or MIT, Duke etc but UNC is defo the weakest of the three available
Anonymous
03/31/2025 12:30
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
What a great problem to have OP! Congrats to your DC.
I was an Econ major at Carolina OOS. I had a fantastic experience but from an education perspective and socially (being OOS at such an instate school). Econ is not part of the business school. I went on to get my JD/MBA at a different school, and work in finance/hedge fund. I make really good money and can't complain too much about my life today and I do attribute it to my foundation at UNC.
Chapel Hill is a college town where the surrounding area is basically supporting the college. It's not too far from Raleigh or Durham (boo) if you want a bigger city for whatever reason. The school is pretty moderate/liberal and very socio-economically diverse. School spirit is HUGE. You are a Tar Heel for life. The student basketball ticket distribution system gives students points for every sports event they attend, the more points you earn the higher your chances are getting basketball tickets. It is a fantastic system because now the kids regularly attend women's basketball, baseball, lacrosse, softball, soccer, etc. It is a major part of their culture now.
My experiences with UVA are all positive (I even lived for a summer there with some UVA friends, worked at the Biltmore). Charlottesville today is a bigger metropolitan area giving you access to pretty much everything you want. It is a very pretty campus. Academics have a great reputation. Student body seems a bit preppier and heavier into the greek system than UNC, if that matters. But I have never heard of anyone having a bad experience going there (then or now).
I have a few friends who were athletes at UCLA and are still huge booster fans. They loved their experience. But California (especially LA) is a world all its own and maybe you love that and maybe you don't.
Good luck with your choice. So exciting!
I was an Econ major at Carolina OOS. I had a fantastic experience but from an education perspective and socially (being OOS at such an instate school). Econ is not part of the business school. I went on to get my JD/MBA at a different school, and work in finance/hedge fund. I make really good money and can't complain too much about my life today and I do attribute it to my foundation at UNC.
Chapel Hill is a college town where the surrounding area is basically supporting the college. It's not too far from Raleigh or Durham (boo) if you want a bigger city for whatever reason. The school is pretty moderate/liberal and very socio-economically diverse. School spirit is HUGE. You are a Tar Heel for life. The student basketball ticket distribution system gives students points for every sports event they attend, the more points you earn the higher your chances are getting basketball tickets. It is a fantastic system because now the kids regularly attend women's basketball, baseball, lacrosse, softball, soccer, etc. It is a major part of their culture now.
My experiences with UVA are all positive (I even lived for a summer there with some UVA friends, worked at the Biltmore). Charlottesville today is a bigger metropolitan area giving you access to pretty much everything you want. It is a very pretty campus. Academics have a great reputation. Student body seems a bit preppier and heavier into the greek system than UNC, if that matters. But I have never heard of anyone having a bad experience going there (then or now).
I have a few friends who were athletes at UCLA and are still huge booster fans. They loved their experience. But California (especially LA) is a world all its own and maybe you love that and maybe you don't.
Good luck with your choice. So exciting!
Anonymous
03/31/2025 11:32
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
All are fantastic. You can’t go wrong.
College is for getting out of your community, experiencing new people and places. Stretch yourself. UVA and UNC culture will be fairly similar.
College is for getting out of your community, experiencing new people and places. Stretch yourself. UVA and UNC culture will be fairly similar.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 11:20
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Stunned that (if?) your DD has gotten into those 3 schools out of state! Holy moly, what an achievement.
I am in New York and I would pick UVA because it is the closest. She will have a great experience at any of those fabulous schools!
I am in New York and I would pick UVA because it is the closest. She will have a great experience at any of those fabulous schools!
Anonymous
03/31/2025 11:15
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Would pick UNC or UVA. Both have excellent undergraduate business programs. UCLA doesn’t have a dedicated undergraduate business school, and I don’t think UCLA even offers a finance major. Much better business education at the first two. All three offer data science major which is not true everywhere. UVA and UNC have dedicated data science schools. I’m not sure if UCLA does, although they have a good department. [/
UCLA has a Business Economics major. I hate everyone studying business today. You learn business on the job. Better to study history, psychology, literature, anthropology. Understand people and humanity. College for learning about balance sheets? How sad.
Good for you but the kid doesn’t want to study anthropology or literature, they want data science and economics or finance. You sound awful and judgy. How sad.
What’s sad is that our country has progressed to the point college has become so expensive that it’s thought of as vocational rather than humanistic and broadening.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 11:00
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
UNC was higher than UVA prior to this year, these are all very comparable and this spread isn’t significant.
UVA has been ranked higher (usually quite a bit higher) than UNC by US News literally every year since 1996 except one.
Irrelevant, point was none were substantially different in ranking. No one is impressed by one and not another, they are equal in prestige.
Slow down. They are not equal in prestige. However, prestige is one of many considerations for someone as fortunate as the OP’s applicant.
In your opinion and I’m sure others, but not the case for many others. Splitting hairs.
Check the relative acceptance rates, yield rates, USNWR rankings, and cross admit stats - all of which torpedo your position pretty thoroughly.
DP. This is a fruitless exercise when you have schools operating under different laws regarding in-state/OOS percentages and with significantly different costs.
Exactly.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 10:33
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
UNC was higher than UVA prior to this year, these are all very comparable and this spread isn’t significant.
UVA has been ranked higher (usually quite a bit higher) than UNC by US News literally every year since 1996 except one.
Irrelevant, point was none were substantially different in ranking. No one is impressed by one and not another, they are equal in prestige.
Slow down. They are not equal in prestige. However, prestige is one of many considerations for someone as fortunate as the OP’s applicant.
In your opinion and I’m sure others, but not the case for many others. Splitting hairs.
Check the relative acceptance rates, yield rates, USNWR rankings, and cross admit stats - all of which torpedo your position pretty thoroughly.
DP. This is a fruitless exercise when you have schools operating under different laws regarding in-state/OOS percentages and with significantly different costs.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 08:18
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Would pick UNC or UVA. Both have excellent undergraduate business programs. UCLA doesn’t have a dedicated undergraduate business school, and I don’t think UCLA even offers a finance major. Much better business education at the first two. All three offer data science major which is not true everywhere. UVA and UNC have dedicated data science schools. I’m not sure if UCLA does, although they have a good department.
UCLA has a Business Economics major. I hate everyone studying business today. You learn business on the job. Better to study history, psychology, literature, anthropology. Understand people and humanity. College for learning about balance sheets? How sad.
If you for a moment step down from the high horse, one can study all about people and humanity without needing a major in psychology or anthropology or any of the majors you listed. All you need are a few courses. Major in art history and then hope the federal government bails you out with college loans. If not complain and whine about how funds are being cut from education.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 08:08
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Would pick UNC or UVA. Both have excellent undergraduate business programs. UCLA doesn’t have a dedicated undergraduate business school, and I don’t think UCLA even offers a finance major. Much better business education at the first two. All three offer data science major which is not true everywhere. UVA and UNC have dedicated data science schools. I’m not sure if UCLA does, although they have a good department.
UCLA has a Business Economics major. I hate everyone studying business today. You learn business on the job. Better to study history, psychology, literature, anthropology. Understand people and humanity. College for learning about balance sheets? How sad.
Good for you but the kid doesn’t want to study anthropology or literature, they want data science and economics or finance. You sound awful and judgy. How sad.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 07:58
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Anonymous wrote:UCLA ….its the only top 20 school in the mix. Gorgeous campus and its t-shirt weather nearly year-round. It also has the opportunity for a lot of year-round internships in Los Angeles which Chapel Hill and Charlottesville do not. It also has a decent D1 football team and an even better basketball team ..more rah rah and spirit than UVA and UNC.
UCLA actually doesn’t have much of a rah rah spirit. First, it’s crazy to compare UNC basketball to UCLA from a spirit perspective…not even close.
Football would have 1000% more spirit if their stadium wasn’t the Rose Bowl. Kids go to some games, but then the bloom wears quickly when you have to commute an hour each way to a game.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 07:35
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
UNC was higher than UVA prior to this year, these are all very comparable and this spread isn’t significant.
UVA has been ranked higher (usually quite a bit higher) than UNC by US News literally every year since 1996 except one.
Irrelevant, point was none were substantially different in ranking. No one is impressed by one and not another, they are equal in prestige.
Slow down. They are not equal in prestige. However, prestige is one of many considerations for someone as fortunate as the OP’s applicant.
In your opinion and I’m sure others, but not the case for many others. Splitting hairs.
Check the relative acceptance rates, yield rates, USNWR rankings, and cross admit stats - all of which torpedo your position pretty thoroughly.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 07:33
Subject: UNC, UVA or UCLA (all OOS)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
UNC was higher than UVA prior to this year, these are all very comparable and this spread isn’t significant.
UVA has been ranked higher (usually quite a bit higher) than UNC by US News literally every year since 1996 except one.
Irrelevant, point was none were substantially different in ranking. No one is impressed by one and not another, they are equal in prestige.
Slow down. They are not equal in prestige. However, prestige is one of many considerations for someone as fortunate as the OP’s applicant.
In your opinion and I’m sure others, but not the case for many others. Splitting hairs.