UNC-Chapel Hill (2023-2024)

[haughty dew]

wait so then what is the assured enrollment they talk about

like

[mild girder]

which sucks cause i didnt move on in morehead cain so i just dont get any aid

[haughty dew]

aside from the one on my

thingy

[mild girder]

ah alright thanks

[inner quail]

Assured enrollment to come to UNC after the semester abroad. You dont need to re-apply to come to UNC main campus after global launch

Theyre saying "after your term abroad, you are guaranteed a spot here"

In this case, its just wording, not the special program for assured enrollment for majors

[haughty dew]

i see

[fluid matrix]

the other one guarantees spot in certain majors with reapplying

[haughty dew]

so did i just not the get the special rpgoram for assured enrollemts for majors?

this is what i put on my app

[fluid matrix]

what does it show on your special opportunities

in portal

[inner quail]

^

[haughty dew]

oh wait yeah let me see

[haughty dew]

where is this

[fluid matrix]

it should be there if you scroll down a bit under the video

[haughty dew]

i do not see anything

[fluid matrix]

On phone so can’t really show much at once

[haughty dew]

oh i only got this underneat it

[fluid matrix]

Yeah looks like only assured enrollment for school not major

[haughty dew]

mmmm ok

in general how competitive is it to apply for cs and buisness at unc

like if i do well in my coursework

will i be fine

[fluid matrix]

For cs should be fine but business can’t comment on

[haughty dew]

mm ok

[fluid matrix]

business is one of the harder ones iirc

[haughty dew]

mk

[haughty dew]

are u cs?

[fluid matrix]

Yeh

at least that’s the plan

cs around 70% rate

according to squirmy (I think)

[swift ginkgo]

Dang

[haughty dew]

can u go dms rq

i have some questions

[fluid matrix]

Sure

[austere merlin]

Business is ec based too

[haughty dew]

is it based off stuff u did in hs

or can it be stuff u do in college

bc i got in oos and applied as cs so i only have lots of cs stuff

yk

[austere merlin]

College

[haughty dew]

mmm ok bet

[gentle sundial]

oh you got in for global launch?????

[haughty dew]

yeah

is that good

im lowkey exicted to go

[candid scaffold]

lowk sounds fun

its just expensive

[gentle sundial]

its so cool! do you get financial aid??

[haughty dew]

i got 1k LMAO

[haughty dew]

well i dont rlly need that much finaid

so im ok

my dad said he finna come thru

[gentle sundial]

😭 did u commit??

[haughty dew]

no not yet

i'll wait for my other rds

but most liklely

ill prolly go to unc

[gentle sundial]

pls wait

[candid scaffold]

real ezana

[gentle sundial]

😭

[haughty dew]

LOL

i mean finaid is like the least of my worries

[fluid matrix]

Yeah I’m just waiting for rd

wanna see if I win the lottery lmao

[haughty dew]

yeah

i probably wont get into any of my rds

so

💀

[fluid matrix]

I mean I’m expecting the same but doesn’t hurt to wait

[candid scaffold]

thats good

i cant choose between umich and unc

hoping umich gives some aid

[fluid matrix]

Yeah fafsa gotta pull through lol

[candid scaffold]

getting an acceptance is relieving till u realize u need to still do good in ur second semester courses 😭

im kinda scared for physics

[haughty dew]

yeah

💀

[candid scaffold]

and spanish

walked into the room and the teacher was only speaking spanish

(havent taken spanish since freshmen year)

[fluid matrix]

My lit teacher hates boys (I’m a boy)

[carmine verge]

Has anyone been able to set up duo for their ONYEN

[inner quail]

CS is much better than business

I think business and HPM are the most competitive pre-prof programs

[digital pike]

How hard is it to get into the cs major pre req class as a freshman

[inner quail]

Which ones

[digital pike]

I qualify for ap credit so I think I’d be able to jump straight into comp 210

I’d prefer doing that during the first semester

And u need comp210 to declare

[inner quail]

I'm going to guess its going to be like most prereq classes where it's hard but not completely impossible if you're patient

Like getting on the WL

[plain glade]

UNC rejected me

Me is angri

[inner quail]

You're OOS yeah?

[plain glade]

Ye ye

:<

[inner quail]

Yeah :(

[plain glade]

My nasa internship wasn’t enough

[inner quail]

Better to have tried and failed than to never have tried at all

Plus you can always apply for transfer lol

And none of that is to try and dismiss or belittle feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc

Which are all reasonable, valid, and make sense

[plain glade]

OOS is lower than Cornell so I was expecting it

[inner quail]

Yeah

OOS is really tough

[plain glade]

I have no idea what UNC is looking for ;-;

I wish I was in state

[candid scaffold]

actually idk what unc is on this year

a lot of my friends got rejected

we are all in state

so many qualified people from my school were rejected i was shocked

[plain glade]

Wat!

Why UNC bad

:<

[candid scaffold]

my friends all had 4.5s and 1500+ sats, and a lot of them were rejected...even coming from in state

idek what they want

[plain glade]

I had 3 international awards

NASA internship

[candid scaffold]

its ok an ivy will take u

[plain glade]

And still

Got

[candid scaffold]

oos is brutal

ik many people that get into ivies get rejected from unc

sucks bc of that 82/18 policy

[plain glade]

:<

[digital pike]

Is it reasonable to get in as a first year student tho?

Not being able to declare cs by second semester will be a deal breaker for me

[plain glade]

UNC sussy hill

[inner quail]

I'll have to reach out to my UNC CS friends to be sure but I think so

UNC had a 15% increase in applicants this cycle iirc

And we dont have space to be admitting much more

We barely have enough dorms on campus for returning students

[river totem]

get a full ride to a peer school and negotiate w unc

[candid scaffold]

can u change ur senior spring semester schedule

with one class

dropping one class and switching it out for another

or would unc rescind

[mild girder]

how do i get a full ride 😭🙏

lmfao

[chrome viper]

I didn’t get in 😔

Literally emo depressed

But then I remember the transfer acceptance rate is 50%

[haughty dew]

College apps r all random bruh

Don't sweat it

I got in oos and while I am still very qualified I'm not like extremely extraordinary

Idk

[candid scaffold]

oh i got in i was just kinda upset for my friends

they all def deserved to get in

we had a celebratory dinner planned

but now theres only two of us that can go

[haughty dew]

Bruh😭

[plain glade]

Why is it worse than UGA’s?

[haughty dew]

wait also did anyone do the self reported sat

form

for unc

[carmine verge]

Not yet

I just got my email

[haughty dew]

hopefully ididnt ddo this wrong

but basically

the 1540 is my superscore

[carmine verge]

Ok flex

Has

[haughty dew]

and 790 is from dec sat and 750 is august

[carmine verge]

Yes

[haughty dew]

so am i okay?

[carmine verge]

That’s fine

[haughty dew]

like total doesnt mean like indivaul highest cuz thats a 1490

[haughty dew]

ok thx sry

[carmine verge]

Yeah ur good

No don’t be sorry

[haughty dew]

i didnt mean to like rub off or anything

just a quesiton

ok thx

[carmine verge]

NO LOL I was joking, that’s an awesome score

R u a girl

[haughty dew]

haha thanks

No

[carmine verge]

Sorry I am looking for roommate

[haughty dew]

did you get in unc ea?

[carmine verge]

LOLLLL

Yasssss

[haughty dew]

oh shit u got in ea!!!

dub!!!!!

[carmine verge]

And honors college like WHATTTTT

[haughty dew]

me too!!

yo w

[carmine verge]

Yasssssss AYEEe

R u going

[haughty dew]

wait

dms

[carmine verge]

Okie

[inland stream]

are cs classes needed to declare the major locked only for cs majors first year? I go to an early college so i should come in with >50 credits and was planning on double majoring in cs.

[slow ridge]

who?

[chrome viper]

Ughhhh I’m so mad I didn’t get into global launch at least

Like I’ll never get over this I’m so upset 😭

[swift ginkgo]

can anyone see an award offer

[plain glade]

I got instantly rejected

Sad sad

[swift ginkgo]

dont worry ur def getting in somewhere

its 1 school its not over yet

[ancient valley]

im still wondering if anyone got any scholars program i got the blue sky one

[swift ginkgo]

I did

it didn’t have a name, just unc scholars

[inner quail]

If I'm understanding correctly, no they are not locked. What matters is taking COMP 210, which is only restricted by prereqs iirc

CS is one of the few majors that requires admission before you can take the core courses. Here's the reqs and admission process

Generally though, as long as you take the prereqs and dont half ass your application, you'll be fine

[ancient valley]

Oh squirmy, do you know anything about the Carolina works work-study offer?! i’m not sure what it is but the scholar thing gave me $2500 for it

[inner quail]

I'm not sure, sorry :(

[swift ginkgo]

how can i view my fin aid award? I dont understand the instructions they gavr

they said go into student center and click view package but i see nothing there

[digital pike]

@inner quail how hard is it to get the classes u need in course registration?

[inner quail]

Ngl its the worst for freshmen... generally you will be able to get at least some of the courses and the more patient you are, the more likely you are to get most or all of them

[inner quail]

If you give me a few hours I can see if I can send a screenshot

Do yall have access to Connect Carolina?

[digital pike]

Wdym by patient

[inner quail]

Like dont give up on a class if you dont have an easy enrollment

Get on the WL, keep other sections and times open, show up on FDOC if necessary

Coursicle might still work for openings/WL

[haughty dew]

how do you like unc right now

i think one reaosn i want to go to unc aside from the great acdmeic school is

the amazing student body

[inner quail]

Let me get on my PC so I can give you a full response, but the TLDR is I love it here and I'm grateful I stuck with it :)

[haughty dew]

yo bet!!

lowk i was thinking abt what i do with

unc vs umd

but i might just do unc bc i want even accpted to umd cs program

😭

[digital pike]

Im having the same problem

[inner quail]

Going off what I've heard at UMD and similar schools, you might have a better shot getting into UNC CS ngl

[digital pike]

I got into umd cs for honors college

So idk if choosing unc over that would be right choice

[inner quail]

Just because UNC CS is still like... not selective

[inner quail]

Longer response:
I had a really tough first 2 years or so. I fucked up bad with my schedule first semester (3 stem @ 16 hours, DO NOT DO THIS), and my mental health rapidly declined and didn't really improve until the start of my 4th semester. But like, past intro classes, looking at the opportunities and work I have done and will do, this was probably the best possible choice for me. The opportunities and coursework between envsci and bio are perfect in preparing me for my career aspirations, and the higher level electives are just... so much more reasonable. They're more fun because they're what I want to be doing and not just the "prep" for what I want to do. (That being said, all the prereqs and prep work are definitely necessary. I guess it's like the hard grind of training and once you hit upper divs/free choice electives you get to flex your muscles a bit, if that makes sense)

[haughty dew]

idk i also have the global thingy for unc and its lie

thats like a once in a life time opportunity

yolo

so i just might

[haughty dew]

yeah thats what im thinking too

and i'll be a lot happier at unc than umd probably

not a diss against umd or anything but

[haughty dew]

mmmm

i see i see

imma just wait for some ucs but like

most likely i will be attending unc

@inner quail is unc greek life hella?

[inner quail]

I'm not involved and don't know much abt it, but it certainly exists and isn't dying or anything

[haughty dew]

ic

[red dove]

hey!! anyone know how good the quantitative biology dept is at unc? im interested esp in genomics atm

[haughty dew]

probably very good i'd assume

since its biology

[inner quail]

Quant bio?

[red dove]

yeah lol sorry typi

typo

[inner quail]

Nah all good lol

I'm not a quant bio major technically (I'm not taking physics 2, but all my bio electives qualify for the quant bio track) but I think I can speak on it a bit

Honestly, super fun

I'm taking Personalized Quantitative Genomics right now with Dr. Laederach, very fun

I also took Statistics for Environmental Scientists, which was SUPER fun

[haughty dew]

wait dr.squirmy did u get in

unc oos or in state

[inner quail]

The biggest differences between "normal" bio and quant bio are

• Quant bio has a much more limited pool of qualifying electives for the major
• Quant bio has less flexible additional requirements and some additional reqs (ex. calc 3, phys 2, off the top of my head)

The only reason I'm not doing quant bio is just the additional reqs lmfao

[inner quail]

In-state

[red dove]

yeahh makes sense

[haughty dew]

do u think it will be a big cultural shift me as i got in oos and i come from a big city in cali

[digital pike]

same question i have since i come from nyc metro area

[red dove]

im debating between the quant bio or trying to do the compsci ba with a bunch of bio electives? i feel like the latter would leave more room for other classes

[inner quail]

"Default" biology (1st image) vs quant bio track

[inner quail]

I mean, cs BA/bio BA could be worth considering

Or doing what I'm doing since you get the quant stuff anyways

Like, quant bio electives aren't exclusive to quant bio majors

But quant bio majors have to take 3 from a pool of specific electives for major reqs

[inner quail]

Cultural maybe not? I've never been to Cali so I'm not sure how it would differ, the only thing I can really think of is "southern hospitality"

Coming from NYC I'm pretty sure isn't a huge culture shock tho

[haughty dew]

dang crazy u got umd cs + honors tho

bro i got in umd letters and sciences

im p sure that just emans no cs

💀

[inner quail]

Since we have a lot of domestic migrants to RTP from NY lmao

[haughty dew]

bc internal transfer is not possible

[digital pike]

yea prolly cant count on cs for umd

[inner quail]

Cali sends a lot of people too tho so idk

[digital pike]

im gonna be completely honest

the main thing driving me to unc over purdue/umd

is that unc is rank 22 overall 💀

[haughty dew]

its probably on the rise too 💀

top 4 public uni too

shits on top bro

[digital pike]

yea fr

plus i rly loved the campus

[inner quail]

@red dove If you want/if it helps, you can look at the reqs for quant bio and bio from the catalog

[haughty dew]

yeah exactly brooo

WHO TF tryna live in BALTIMORE bruh

[red dove]

will check them out!!! ty

[haughty dew]

finna get robbed asap i arrive there

[inner quail]

Y'all talking about USNews rankings ignoring the fact that the Triangle is fucking bonkers for literally anything rn

[haughty dew]

uhm. uh uh uh

[digital pike]

but isnt umd also good for stuff cuz of dc

[inner quail]

Like idk if y'all were here when I talked about the Apple campus that's being built towards like the south of RTP

[digital pike]

wtf

[inner quail]

But a lot of big companies are trying to get into RTP

Because we're a great STEM hub

Like

[digital pike]

alr im going unc 😂

[inner quail]

RTP area has min 4 major colleges

Duke, UNC, NC Central, and NC State

We are powerhouses

[digital pike]

damn

[inner quail]

Especially in tech, agtech, biotech, energy...

We're no Boston but I'm not going to lie

Apple and Amazon are trying to get in here for a reason

[red dove]

do u happen to have any experience w the accelerated research program? i feel like the website is kinda vague as to what it actually is

[haughty dew]

yeah

💀

[inner quail]

I don't, I'm sorry :( I could ask around and see if anyone I'm acquainted with is though!

[red dove]

thats alr!!! would be awesome if you found someone but all good if not lol

[inner quail]

Worst case I'll reach out to a prof I'm close with or something

💀

[haughty dew]

bro god cooked on this one bro

the oos aceptance rate probably like 5% now 💀

[inner quail]

I'm sure Dr. Shemer works with accelerated research students

[digital pike]

for unc?

[frail cliff]

quick question

[slow ridge]

feel free to ask

[frail cliff]

what's the consensus on purdue vs unc for cs?

[slow ridge]

what is your location

in state nc? in state indiana? both oos?

[frail cliff]

both oos

[slow ridge]

idk bout that, we need someone more expert level to asnwer

lowkey hard

[frail cliff]

oh

[chrome viper]

should I fight my rejection somehow 😭 I want to go here so bad

[frail cliff]

u can do that??/

[chrome viper]

Like no

so I’m screwed

[slow ridge]

in state?

[chrome viper]

Oos

[frail cliff]

oh i was boutta say

[slow ridge]

shit hard asf oos 💀

[chrome viper]

And I know I can transfer but I really don’t want to

[frail cliff]

@chrome viper cs?

[chrome viper]

Ikkkkk

Nah

Poli sci

[frail cliff]

ohh ok

[chrome viper]

Was super upset I didn’t get in

I’ve been counting down forever

[slow ridge]

where else u get into

[chrome viper]

But it’s fine I have to get over it

Wisconsin

[frail cliff]

me with georgia tech 😦

[chrome viper]

Maryland 🤷

[slow ridge]

..

[chrome viper]

rip I feel u brotha ✌️

[chrome viper]

Wait why the …

[slow ridge]

cuz maryland fire

😂

[chrome viper]

OH YEAH omg no that’s not what I was saying

I love Maryland

but I’m still sad cuz my heart was so set

[slow ridge]

damn

aye man this gods plan

trust the process

[chrome viper]

True

Ty

Good luck to u fam

[slow ridge]

preesh

[swift ginkgo]

they’re a student 😭

[haughty dew]

oops

[swift ginkgo]

transfer is always an option!!

or maybe if you get ur associates when u leave hs you can apply in the fall semester for spring at Carolina

[inner quail]

Oh yeah

I am a junior

💀

[candid scaffold]

should u retake calculus

in college

even if youve taken it

[inner quail]

Eeh

Are you taking more calculus in college?

I think you don't have to if you don't want to, but going into calc 2 with only AB credit was rough

[frail cliff]

if u dont get credit for it

[candid scaffold]

i heard taking calc is necessary

for taking calc 2

[frail cliff]

oh maybe at unc im not familiar

[candid scaffold]

cause AP is a bit different

from college calc esp at diff universities

[inner quail]

Depends on what your calc 1 credit is

I didn't have to take MATH 231 because I got a 3 on AP Calc AB

It's suggested you retake but absolutely not a requirement

Afaik

[candid scaffold]

also can u send in AP scoers

scores

u didn't indicate

on your application?

I have credit for two courses, I just didn't submit them because they were 3s

Do they still count as credit if u just send the scores through collegeboard?

[inner quail]

I think so; iirc they need the scores to validate the course credit

[inland snow]

Oh im sorry :(

UNC is really tough to get in OOS

[haughty dew]

yo wait

will it hurt me in any way

bc i have the lgobal thingy

my first semseter is gonna be at korea

so sinc eim cs will that hurt me or not really

[inner quail]

No? I don't see why it would

[haughty dew]

right.

[haughty dew]

is there a unc discord server

[inner quail]

There are a few. I think if you have a UNC email, you can sync it with your account and access the UNC Discord hub

One of the social clubs I'm on the board for, Zero Degrees, could be a good place to start if you want to chat with current students I think

[haughty dew]

yeah could u send me the link

[red dove]

are there pigeons in chapel hill

[swift ginkgo]

username checks out

[carmine verge]

Is anyone looking for a girl roommate in Granville

[swift ginkgo]

ur considering unc

?

[carmine verge]

I think so

[swift ginkgo]

i got in but have not even thought about rooming 😭

so much to do

[carmine verge]

I got honors college but I still want to hear from Duke Emory Northwestern……

[swift ginkgo]

yeah, i get that

i have like 15 decisions left i cant make any decision until april

but unc is amazing and i love the school sm

[carmine verge]

Yes that’s how I feel

[red dove]

i rlly like pigeons 😊🐦

[haughty dew]

mm

[swift ginkgo]

pidgeons are amazing and so so cute

when i see them in person i just think 😍 so majestic theyre so hard to come by

[red dove]

my thought process exactly 🤩🤩 i love the way their heads bob when they walk and all the fun colors they come in (gray! dark gray! gray with white spots! reddish brown sometimes!)

[swift ginkgo]

yes they're so cute

[inner quail]

Rock pigeons have been observed here!

I've seen a lot of mockingbirds

[red dove]

OMG ok cool that is very good

any crows?

[inner quail]

Yes!!!

[red dove]

nice

[worldly aspen]

are there any instagram/discord dms/servers for unc?

[ancient valley]

ye is there an instagram gc or something?

[inner quail]

If you get a UNC email (I believe once you commit), you can look at the UNC servers on the Discord hub

I'm willing to DM invite links to the social club at UNC that I'm on the board for

[haughty dew]

does unc send gifts

to accepted students

[inner quail]

Yep!

I believe mine was a cup, a reusable straw, and some stickers

Forgot if they had anything else

[haughty dew]

bet!!!

[wheat temple]

im confused about global launch i applied business but got into CGL korea does that mean when i switch to main campus ill be at kenan flagler?

[haughty dew]

yeah thats what i thought too but

i guess not

i think you still have to apply

dang a lot of people got korea

i also got korea too

[wheat temple]

i only applied korea

[haughty dew]

oh

[wheat temple]

where does it say that

[haughty dew]

unless u got assured enrollment

which u check under special programs

u need to apply for buisness once there

[wheat temple]

oh

yeah i think anyone who got CGL doesnt have special opportunities

gonna ask in the info session ig

[haughty dew]

unfort

[inner quail]

No

[red dove]

im sorta disappointed i iddnt get the global launch thing 😔 ireland wouldve been cool as shit

[wheat temple]

im confused i thought global launch was easier to get than regular admission

[red dove]

is it?

[inner quail]

I don't think that's the case

[wheat temple]

oh

huh

[inner quail]

To me, global launch seems like "we'd love to have you here, but we don't have space"

If they didn't want you they'd WL or reject lol

[wheat temple]

damn i was hype ready to commit but not sure anymore since i wouldnt be business

[red dove]

its sorta cool that they just ship the ppl they dont have space to off to like spain or smthn lol i appreciate that

[inner quail]

You can still apply

[wheat temple]

is it difficult?

[inner quail]

UNC doesn't do direct admit stuff

[wheat temple]

honestly my highschool gpa fucked me

[inner quail]

So even if you got assured enrollment you'd have to do business prereqs and go through the application

[wheat temple]

rly? 2 of my friends got business were all oos

[inner quail]

Assured enrollment != direct admit

[wheat temple]

oh

[inner quail]

Like

You don't just get to go straight into the major lol

[wheat temple]

now im even more confused lmao

[inner quail]

Okay

When you get accepted to UNC, you get accepted to the college of art and science

[wheat temple]

got it

[inner quail]

They give out a small number of "assured enrollment" spots which are kinda like conditional offers for pre-professional majors (business, HPM, biostats, journalism, etc.)

They're basically saying "we're saving you a spot when you apply"

You still have to meet the prereqs for the major like other students

There's just not a question of if you get in or not really lol

[wheat temple]

alr i understand

is it hard to get business major after admitted?

[inner quail]

Easier to get into the business major than into UNC lol

I don't know the exact acceptance rate tho

[wheat temple]

im just concerned i would go and be unable to study exactly what i want yk

[inner quail]

Mhm

Fwiw you can reapply if you get rejected the first time lol

[wheat temple]

yeah but even then having that uncertainty wouldnt be great lol

worst case id do econ ig

[inner quail]

For sure

Have you looked at the specific courses for the business major and made sure that's the path you want to take?

[wheat temple]

guess its too soon to be thinking about this i got a lot of decisions coming

[wheat temple]

yeah they look interesting

most importantly id wanna be around other business majors in class

[inner quail]

For sure yeah

And yeah, you have other decisions, so there's no pressure to decide right now. Just something to think about in the meantime

[wheat temple]

ig if im able to get in oos w my shitty high school gpa i can get into the business school as well

esp if i apply multiple times

and if that doesnt work out then econ 🙂

[inner quail]

Yeah and I'm assuming you have the passion to write a good statement of purpose

Put together some good business ECs and such

I think the AR hovers around 50%

[wheat temple]

oh thats not bad at all

[inner quail]

Yeah lol

[wheat temple]

alr nvm im not stressed about that anymore

only thing is if i go to korea it might be difficult to get into the social scene

id wanna do greek life but guessing rush is in fall

[inner quail]

Some frats rush spring too I think

But that might just be academic frats/honors societies

I'm not sure bc I'm not involved lol

[wheat temple]

do you know anyone that studied in korea i can talk to?

[inner quail]

I don't, I'm sorry :(

[wheat temple]

no worries

im so relieved i finally have an option id be super satisfied with and proud of going to

[haughty dew]

yo!!

well

im going this year

[haughty dew]

same!!!

[chrome viper]

Literally still not over how I got rejected 😭

I actually need to move on

Im gonna ask about global launch but I’m in my denial phase rn and I’ll have to unfollow thread soon

[haughty dew]

bro its okay

i felt like shit after i got rejected from my ed1 school washu

but just realize u will probbly get better opporutnities in the future

just forget the past

[haughty dew]

and i did in a unc acceptance

and u will in some other acceptnace

[chrome viper]

thanks fam 🙏

Am resigning officially from this thread

[haughty dew]

are there any scholarships we can apply for

now that we are accepted?

[floral robin]

I think if there are they'll send an email to us abt it in the next week

[visual cargo]

anyone know oos ar to business school?

[inner quail]

There is no direct admit to any major at UNC, and in state vs OOS doesnt matter once you're at UNC

[visual cargo]

oh okay. so if i go to unc how would i get into the business school there?

[inland snow]

u go in undecided to unc right?

[inner quail]

Eeh kinda?

95% of majors are in the college of arts and sciences and thats where everyone starts

They do take into account the major on your application to assign you a STEM or humanities advisor

I think you do have to officially declare by the end of your 4th semester

But I'm not exactly sure bc I switched majors a bunch

I never had to declare a major I just switched and advising put it in my profike/transcript/whatever

[swift ginkgo]

How hard is it to get assured enrollment

I’m so confused why did the reject me even after giving me a scholarship and honors

so odd

And my essays were on health policy too

[inner quail]

I know for env health sci they gave it to like 4-6 people (in my year)

Acceptance and offers from other things doesnt rly correlate bc its not admissions decision really

I would imagine the department decides for assured enrollment

[inner quail]

Good evening UNC thread

[inland snow]

HI

[swift ginkgo]

🤩

[red dove]

yesss ❤️

[digital pike]

so does marking comp sci on ur common app make any difference in getting into the cs major

like when i apply in the spring semester, will they consider the fact that I directly applied to be a cs major when i was in hs

[candid scaffold]

i dont think so

everyone goes in as undecided

maybe they give priority registration for cs intents? idk

i just know u have to apply for their CS program after ur first year or something and u must pass the pre reqs

[red dove]

has anyone else gotten a call abt the carolina scholars program?

[slow ridge]

a

[inner quail]

No. The only thing the major identification thing on your app does is tell them whether to pair you with a stem or humanities advisor afaik

[swift ginkgo]

call? no

it should say in ur letter

or are u a scholar and they call admitted ones??

[red dove]

yeah it said in my portal that i got the scholarship and then i got a call about it which was pretty cool

was wondering if anyone else got invited to the same program since it seems like there r a bunch of diff scholarships

[haughty dew]

bro im so grateful for unc admissions!!!

they rlly did come thru!!

[timid escarp]

how cold does north carolina get in winters

[ancient valley]

the weather here is so uneven last wednesday to friday it was like 70-80 degrees and now today it was 40

[river totem]

who has an objectively low gpa here

that got into UNC

[inland snow]

omg wait congrats!!

[inner quail]

Depends on the year ngl

2 weeks ago it was consistently in the 20s-30s, last week it was 60s, now its 30s-40s

On average tho the last few years its in the 30s during the winter

[swift ginkgo]

I was!

Didn’t get a call tho? Maybe bc I’m oos?

[timid escarp]

cold af 💀 this is hypothermia weather ngl

can someone accelerate global warming pls!

squirmy i think this is your area of specialty

[inner quail]

Indeed!

Oh it's not gonna be any better during the summer if we do that

[timid escarp]

cant be that hot in summers

here it gets till 105, has to be lesser than that!

[inner quail]

It's about the same

Usually doesn't hit 105 but it's absolutely not an extreme/unreasonable

Heat index regularly hits 105 though

[versed fox]

is love for my winters to just be 30s. we’ve had lots of negative temps

[inner quail]

Nah fr I can barely stand 20s 😭

Back in high school I went in shorts when it was 17, I have no idea how I survived

Although certain times/locations we have very chilly mornings that warm up quite nicely

Moreso spring/fall

[timid escarp]

tay no good things only about purdue pls 💀

[versed fox]

just get a scarf

[timid escarp]

1 scarf will not cut it :(

I'll need to transform into a woollen burrito to survive

[inner quail]

My recs for sensitivity to the cold:

• get clothes that are good for blocking wind
• masks during the cold months are perfect (and protect you from catching germies)
• dont hesitate to layer, although keep in mind the buildings will be warm

Usually my legs are fine but investing in some fleece leggings to layer under pants/sweatpants could be good

[red dove]

hmm im oos too so i dont think its that? could be that they just havent gotten to calling everyone yet!!

[swift ginkgo]

yeah def

[inner quail]

Shit picture outside Coker as I'm busting my ass to get to class

[haughty dew]

hey wait
so im a bit confused by the global launch program cost
so its 21.5k
and oos tution is 60k a year but since
1 spend my first semester @ global launch
is the tution 21.5 + half of unc(30k) so in total its 51.5k
or is it 81.5k

@inner quail

[inner quail]

It should be closer to 50k?

Since you pay tuition by semester

So even if tuition is 60k/yr you pay 30k/sem

[haughty dew]

yeah right?

[swift ginkgo]

Is global launch not covered by aid???

[haughty dew]

No

[swift ginkgo]

omg

yikes

[haughty dew]

its 21.5k

1 sem

thats not rlly THAT bad imo

[ancient valley]

that’s how much instate all together costs for the whole year

[haughty dew]

!!!

unc in state residents have it ez!!

[ancient valley]

wait how much is out of state

[haughty dew]

around 60 a year

which i mean isnt great but luckily finaid isnt like an issue for me

[tepid wing]

is there a reason that my friend who lacked behind a little in her academics and school got waitlisted from chapel whereas i straight up got rejected despite being near top of my class? (happy for her obviously, but shocked on where i went wrong)

[haughty dew]

bc

its a holistic procress

LORS + ESSAYS play a HUGE role in apps

[tepid wing]

i see

[tepid wing]

ik rejections r part of the process but should i feel bad. i cant help but think i fumbled smth, despite knowing i couldve easily gotten in

[haughty dew]

did u apply in state?

[tepid wing]

yep

[haughty dew]

if u applied in state thats actually kinda wild bruh 😭

can u like appela ur rejection

[tepid wing]

it is... 😭
maybe it is bc i technically qualify as a non-immigrant student? i reside in the USA but without permanent residency

ive heard a lot of colleges r hesistant when they get those type of applictions. not sure tho

[tepid wing]

idk if thats a thing

[haughty dew]

bruh wtf.

[tepid wing]

wdym

[haughty dew]

like its crazy u got rejected then

[reef hill]

Intl acceptance rate is much much lower than in-state

And if you dont have permanent residency, you are intl not us citizen

Even if you are in NC

And considering that unc’s intl student ratio is 6.1% of total students, rejection does make sense

[wise belfry]

really it’s only 6.1?😭😭

%*

[reef hill]

Yeah I meant intl ratio

So acceptance rate would be around that

[haughty dew]

bruuuuh 😭

[reef hill]

Dont get me wrong

The acceptance rate might be higher than 6.1%

But 6.1% means it either has really low acceptance rate or yield rate

If the yield rate is low, unc might be reluctant to accept more intl students in future

[haughty dew]

bruh that is so unfortunate.

[tepid wing]

damn

but my friend is also itnl who got waitlisted

so is it js bad luck...?

[reef hill]

No one knows

I see some people claiming in this discord that you got rejected because ___

But dont understand their opinion as your sole source of information

They are not AOs. So no one knows except your AO

[reef hill]

They often waitlist people

But again, waitlist acceptance rate is very low for unc

[tepid wing]

but waitlist is still a consideration right? rejections js a rejection

thats whats kinda stinging

where did i trip?

[reef hill]

It might be a fit or something else

Or just pure luck

[carmine verge]

Not LOL

[quiet ledge]

Yesterday I had to turn on my AC and run my fan, because it was too hot in my house at 8pm

[timid escarp]

define hot

[quiet ledge]

I just got back from idaho where it was -16

[timid escarp]

💀

[quiet ledge]

It was 74ish in my house 3 days ago

at 6-7pm

[quiet ledge]

I'm mildly overstating it, but I get hot very easily

and I despise the summers here

[timid escarp]

thats the temp i keep the ac on 💀

when its like 100

[quiet ledge]

I set mine to 74 while awake and 70ish while asleep, but for the most part I keep it off

I don't have heat

[timid escarp]

fair enough

[quiet ledge]

I only have basic PV setup and AC can cause my power to shut off it kicks in at the same time as my icemaker

which doesn't happen that often

but is annoying

coming home and having everything shut off

[plain glade]

Omg GeorgiaTech

[quiet ledge]

idek how

I forgot to check my portal and found out yesterday

[plain glade]

Lucky 😦

[quiet ledge]

I don't really know much about the school. I just started researching it yesterday when I got in. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

You accepted at UNC-CH?

oh wait they come out today

I'm dumb

[plain glade]

No I got rejected by UNC chapel hill

[quiet ledge]

Wait they are already out?

[plain glade]

Days ago

[quiet ledge]

I thought they release em on jan 31st

[plain glade]

Uh no.

They released last week

Late to the party mate

[plain glade]

Go check your portal.

[quiet ledge]

I don't need to, I didn't apply EA and my school has an acceptance pact with the UNC system.

I already know that I am in

[quiet ledge]

Well, I hope you get accepted elsewhere

[digital pike]

Some of these things r difficult to predict

Don’t put it on urself

And you’re technically an intl applicant so it was stacked against you to begin with

[swift ginkgo]

Unc is very holistic

[plain glade]

I screwed up UNC essay

That’s why

[swift ginkgo]

dw dude

look forward to ur other rds

[inner quail]

Latest possible date for EA decision release

It seems they prefer to do it the last Friday of the month tho

[inner quail]

The process isn't entirely in your control, so I don't think it's fair to blame yourself like this. When it comes to college admissions, or a lot of decisions really, not everything is in your control when it comes to the final decision; not everyone is going to look at you and the things you do the same way. You could've done all the things you thought you needed to get in, and still gotten rejected. I'm not an AO, but there are literally infinite reasons they can reject you. One of my readers was hesitant to admit me because I "could've been first violin sooner if I put in the effort" (??? like I wasn't trying) which is such a fuckin weird thing to say lmfao.

[swift ginkgo]

omg they really said that

first violin second violin does not matter

like what lol

they're more delulu then us

[inner quail]

Tbf it was only one reader

And they yapped so much in the notes it was hard to follow lmfao

The other person gave a nice short summary of the things I wrote about and my ECs and simply "admit"

[ancient valley]

wait dr squirmy how did u access ur file?

[inner quail]

There's a link somewhere

Idk it's been a year or so since I did it lmao

It's hard to get an appointment tho I know that

[haughty dew]

bro

unc merch is so fire

[candid scaffold]

Unc waitlist is basically a rejection

They admit like 0.2% 💀

last year 2k waitlist accepted 27

[floral robin]

It’s so expensive too 😭

[haughty dew]

where do i ask questions

in the global launch virtual session

[digital pike]

If it makes u feel better

I thought my unc supps were some of my worst since it was the first app o submitted

And I still got admitted

So it’s really very random, don’t blame urself or have regrets for what u could’ve done different

[shrewd geyser]

anyone else get unc honors

[haughty dew]

how do u know

[quiet ledge]

I assume if it is like NC State they tell you if you got honors within 2 weeks of admission

[haughty dew]

mm

[quiet ledge]

You have to apply for honor tho

[haughty dew]

i did put that

on myapp

i also put down assured enrollment but

im assuming i didnt recieve it

[shrewd geyser]

i didn't apply for anything

they just told me in my letter

they just choose the top 10% of applicants

who get in

[haughty dew]

can u show me what u mean

[inner quail]

it shouldve been in your decision

if its not there then you didnt get it

that goes for honors & assured enrollment

[shrewd geyser]

yeah it was the sentence right after they said i got in

[haughty dew]

im pretty sure i also didnt get assured enrollment but like

the wording is weird

[shrewd geyser]

what is assured enrollment

[inner quail]

they save you a spot when you apply for a pre-professional major

so you dont have to "worry" abt getting rejected

[haughty dew]

idk if i got that

i dont think i did

[inner quail]

you did not get assured enrollment into a major

[shrewd geyser]

wait im confused

[haughty dew]

got it

[shrewd geyser]

it's just for a specific major not for getting into the school right

[inner quail]

in this case, what "assured enrollment at Carolina" means it that he will not have to re-apply for spring 2025

[shrewd geyser]

ohhh so this is for spring semester ppl

[ancient valley]

u get honors if it says it in ur special opportunities and it’s the second or third sentence in the congrats letter

[inner quail]

assured enrollment, as in related to the special opportunities for majors, is for select majors (journalism, business, hpm, nutrition, env health sci, biostats, info sci) and separate from admission to UNC

[shrewd geyser]

do y'all know anything about the type of ppl who get honors and how it is different than the typical undergrad experience

[inner quail]

if you are accepted you are accepted and not into a specific major

[inner quail]

idk abt the "type" of ppl who get it but i think there was a recent reddit post abt this that i can grab

[shrewd geyser]

thanks goat

[inner quail]

this one

wtf

there we go?

there we go

[haughty dew]

also since im going to have to apply for CS @ UNC...right now i got a 4 on ap comp sci a(ik I sold) so I only get credit for comp 101...do u think i should retake it this year and actually study get a 5 and also get out of the comp 110 requirement so that will help my application?

or not really worth

[inner quail]

just take 110

shows you can handle UNC rigor

[haughty dew]

kk

[inner quail]

testing out of classes only really matters to save time & money lmao

like its suggested for bio/chem majors to retake biol101/chem101/chem102 if they get AP credit because (1) if they're premed, med schools will see they skipped typically difficult UNC coursework and (2) AP courses dont compare to the college course at all

[haughty dew]

mmmm

[shrewd geyser]

also do you happen to know anyone who did/is doing the russian flagship program?

[inner quail]

huh

never heard of that before

[swift ginkgo]

yeah

i dont wanna buy merch until im committed

but carolina blue is so pretty

😍

[inner quail]

Then commit

[swift ginkgo]

i have too many decisions left

and parents keep thinking unc is like iowa

i keep convincing them unc is amazing but they dont wanna listen. :(((

[inner quail]

Bruh

Not bruh @ you

Your parents

Stinks

[swift ginkgo]

they’re amazing but idk they just never have heard of Carolina they think it’s a normal state school

but @inner quail what are the best doubles dorms? I saw them online on unc’s website and they didn’t look the best, but looked ok

[inner quail]

Hmm

Id have to look at the first year ones

Idk if Alexander is still first year

But I liked it there

[red dove]

noo my parents r the opposite my mom is so obsessed with unc 😭😭 its so cute she keeps telling me abt all the different programs and reading pages from the honors carolina website

[swift ginkgo]

Aww that’s amazing

Despite what I said my parents are the least prestige obsessed people

They just haven’t heard of unc

[red dove]

ikrr i think she also appreciates the scholarship which i can obviosly understand lol

[red dove]

yeahh makes sense 😔 mb its more well known where i live? i get more street cred than i woudlve thought when i tell ppl i got into unc

[digital pike]

im from NJ and everyone heard of unc here

[red dove]

yeah im in PA and most ppl seem to know abt it

[swift ginkgo]

I’m from the Midwest

small town things ig

[inner quail]

probs

[haughty dew]

yo should i be concenred

i forgot to include a coiurse i took senior year

in my common app

for unc

but i got accepted and i got an A in the class

for ea

so should i be worried

[timid escarp]

no

[ancient valley]

counselor probably already put that in ur transcript anyways

[haughty dew]

yeah

its in my mid year

im j worried bc tyhey acceptedme w/out knowning that course

but i got an A in it

so ti wouldve helpe dme anywas

[swift ginkgo]

@inner quail forgot about this but my course schedule when applying to unc was significantly different compared to my schedule now

but my schedule now has the same rigor

should i update them and will they recind my acceptance

[haughty dew]

wdym

[inner quail]

1. You should update them for credit purposes
2. You will not be rescinded

It takes a lot more than "I changed my schedule" to get rescinded from any school 😭

I understand the anxiety

[swift ginkgo]

idk im not super worried lol but i kinda was cause i said id be taking classes at my state university

and the classes were hard, like 3000 level

but since those were full i had to dual enroll at my cc again

so there was a change in rigor

[inner quail]

Getting rescinded is reserved for like

Lying on purpose, committing crimes, dropping out

Massive changes

Not like "oh the classes I wanted to take, I couldnt :("

The people who evaluate your app and decide whether or not to rescind you are still human

[candid scaffold]

@inner quail

do yk how much u can slack off senior year

and not get rescinded

i kinda have a B in a class rn

like a low B

kinda scared it'll go to a C

i got straight As first semester

and guarenteed

2 As this semester

so 6/8 of my senior classes are As

would they rescind over a C? it's not likely ill get a C but just in case

[inner quail]

Youre going to be fine 😭

[candid scaffold]

It's spanish 3 bru

i havent taken spanish since freshmen year

its so hard to keep up

i was gonna switch my schedule but i heard its bad to

[inner quail]

Yall need to stop worrying abt being rescinded 😭 If it happened for small shit like schedule changes and one poor grade you'd hear more abt it actually happening and not just ppl asking if it could happen

[candid scaffold]

so like most likely not

[inner quail]

I know college decision season is rough emotionally but pls trust me when I say you're not going to get rescinded

[candid scaffold]

even with one C

😭 cause i just got my first quiz back and i got a 73

[inner quail]

You're going to be fine

[candid scaffold]

and AP physics is gonna be a pain in the ass...

[candid scaffold]

have u ever heard of anyone

acc getting rescinded

excluding the like

felonies

[inner quail]

I cant even find anyone on the subreddit who says theyve gotten rescinded

[candid scaffold]

or like actual ilegal stuff

i was scouring reddit

some ppl said they did

for a C

[inner quail]

Which subreddit

UNC?

[candid scaffold]

no not unc

[inner quail]

Yeah then I would not worry

[candid scaffold]

i think it was like just in general

I think it was Umich

[inner quail]

Just bc other schools would or have doesnt mean UNC will

I literally know zero ppl who have gotten a UNC offer rescinded

[candid scaffold]

is UNC more lenient

cuz dont they ask if like

ur grades drop significnantly

i was a straight A student

when i applied

also like bruh its spanish...

its not like calc

[inner quail]

They arent robots like... they can see your transcript, your schedule, they dont expect people to be working at 120% after decisions come out. They're not just going to see a C and rescind, theyre not stupid

[candid scaffold]

or an important core class

ah

i guess

i do have 5 APs this year

no

6

but is it bad to get a C in an honors course

as opposed to AP

[inner quail]

CO28 is fucking neurotic as hell jesus christ 💀

[candid scaffold]

like i feel like theyd understand more if it was like AP calc bc

a C in that

is reasonable

but SPANISH??

im embarassed myself

[inner quail]

Dawg stop worrying

Youre not getting rescinded

Like seriously

[river totem]

lord

[inner quail]

I'm not saying that being anxious is bad or unreasonable but its not helping you and its not worth the energy stressing over something that will not happen

[candid scaffold]

real

dude i thought all my worries would go away after unc acceptance

😭 never having that stressfree senior life everyone was telling me abt

[candid scaffold]

that's true, but honestly the environment im in just makes it like hard not to worry abt stuff

[timid escarp]

my predicted scores is 95.6 do you think if I get a 91 they wont rescind 😭

[inner quail]

Yeah and I dont think its wrong or unreasonable or makes no sense to be worried

I'm just kinda tired of seeing it everywhere bc literally every time its a "no"

And then ppl try and argue why ok but maybe maybe maybe

[timid escarp]

do u think if i launch a firecracker in my school they'd be pissed enough to email unc

[inner quail]

Like there's no point in arguing over it bc no, getting a C will not get you rescinded. Thats not opinion, thats literally how its been for years

[inner quail]

Some kid DM'd me asking if he'd get rescinded from going from "100s with occasional 98-99" to "mostly 98-99 with occasional 100s"

[candid scaffold]

ok now thats

LMFAO

nah thats my friend when she came to me saying shes failing calc

and i asked her what grade

and she said 96

[inner quail]

I think a2c co28 needs intensive therapy asap

[inner quail]

This happened to me in biol101

Super stressed premed girlie cried in my arms bc she had a 94 and was worried about an A-

While I had just missed a quiz and was rocking a solid 72 on the last exam

[timid escarp]

LMFAO

[inner quail]

I feel like 95% of premeds here never grew out of the HS grindset

[candid scaffold]

isnt unc

like heavy on premed

and nursing stuff

medicla

[timid escarp]

maybe that's why they're all docs now

[inner quail]

Naw

The ones with that mindset drop premed as soon as they get a B

[candid scaffold]

is that a diff

like a 3.9

between 4.0

[inner quail]

We do have fantastic med stuff, both med school and nursing, considering we have a hospital on campus lmao

Yes

[candid scaffold]

but ive heard so much abt how like in college

[inner quail]

A- is 3.7

[candid scaffold]

ppl be happy with Cs

like esp the engineering students

[inner quail]

Yeah all you need for credit is a C

[candid scaffold]

"I GOT A C!!"

or i passed my midterm with a 54

or something

[inner quail]

Your grades dont matter in the real world

[inner quail]

I got a -63 on a midterm

Which got corrected to a 32

[timid escarp]

me junior yea when median was a C- 💀

[candid scaffold]

but dont u need a good GPA

if u wanna get masters

[inner quail]

Define good

[timid escarp]

cece whats your major again

[candid scaffold]

i dont have one

isnt it undecided going in as undergrad

[inner quail]

Kinda

You dont get admitted to a major but you can declare any AS major at any time as a freshman rly

[timid escarp]

inchresting

[inner quail]

It gets harder switching bc of feasibility (if you'll grad on time

Like later

[candid scaffold]

so do

CS

majors