UNC Chapel Hill (2024-2025)

[verbal iron]

i cant find it online

is it not good enough to get a ranking or something? i got in ea but not sure if i want to go

[young remnant]

#29

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1fq9t65/us_news_2025_ranking_of_best_undergraduate/

[gentle fractal]

It’s good enough that you’d still find a great job market ( this is kinda where the UNC name kicks in as well) but there are definitely better and very arguably it’s not the best instate CS school either

[verbal iron]

would you say its better than the ucs? (mainly wondering abt uc santa barbara & irvine, the rest ik)

[verbal iron]

thanks!

[gentle fractal]

Just go by cost atp

[true kayak]

its above barba and irvine

you could argue if it's better than san diego, but id say it is

[verbal iron]

tysm!

[small lichen]

does anyone know when rd is coming

[true kayak]

this is cominng from a cali in-state as well LOL

[frail nimbus]

any chance its coming this friday?

[upbeat shuttle]

pls dont say that i will pass out rn

[frail nimbus]

its either this f=riday or the next i assume

[gentle fractal]

It could

[verbal iron]

oh loll

are you thinking of going to unc?

[true kayak]

Yes

If nothing changes I’m choosing unc over Austin, Uiuc, Wisconsin Madison, and Purdue

[verbal iron]

wait what major

[true kayak]

CS

[verbal iron]

isnt uiuc & ut austin way better

or is it finaical reasons or something

[true kayak]

I got into Austin for informatics and Uiuc for cs&math

But regardless I just really don’t like cs

I only applied cs since that’s all my app had

Chapel hills environment overall seems better too

[verbal iron]

thats true

lowkey i wanted to go to ut austin or uiuc loll

but rejected/waitlisted

i thought ut austin's environment was good? idk really

[true kayak]

Are you in state for nc?

[verbal iron]

im in california

[true kayak]

I see

[verbal iron]

hey maybe we'll see each other at unc lol

atm unc is my top choice

[true kayak]

Hopefully I land somewhere next week idk

But if not I’m picking unc

[true kayak]

😎

[verbal iron]

waiting for ucs?

[true kayak]

No

My Uc app is absolutely horrible

A lot of my stuff is in senior year

I didn’t get into anything above Santa Cruz

I also wanted to go oos anyways

[verbal iron]

oh ok

[true kayak]

I didn’t apply to a single CSU lol

[gentle fractal]

ngl id choose all 4 of those over UNC CS, but you do you bro

[verbal iron]

if i get into berkely/la im def going, but i do wanna go oos

[true kayak]

But I’m not going to end up doing cs if I go to unc

[verbal iron]

even purdue?

[true kayak]

I don’t care about cs

I only applied with it since it matched my app

[verbal iron]

what major did you apply for unc?

or are you switching afterwards

[true kayak]

I just fucked around cuz I was bored

And boom I accidentally became a cs major

[true kayak]

cs

But it’s gen admit and you pick in junior year

So it literally doesn’t matter

[verbal iron]

ohh yeah i forgot

[true kayak]

I’ll probably walk premed

Or something else

[verbal iron]

lowkey thats a great thing for me

i like that

[true kayak]

I need to find myself, those 2 years are important for me

Very important

I literally couldn’t care less about cs, I wish I didn’t have to use it for my app

[gentle fractal]

ig in the world of overall program yeah I’d give UNC the edge for sure

[true kayak]

For ivies and other t20 I did psych

Psych and computer related topics

To maximize the chances of me getting into

I get in and I’m transferring lol

[verbal iron]

i did not do that and everyday i regret my decision

[true kayak]

[true kayak]

Well, I’m giving it a chance ngl

I’ll maybe see if I can double major

[gentle fractal]

In terms of CS yeah, UNC CS is not that great. I mean it’s gotten better recently but eh

[true kayak]

It doesn’t seem right to immediately go to counselor and say, hey get me out of the major I was admitted into

[verbal iron]

ah

i got into purdue engineering cause i did compe for that

[true kayak]

Unc stem in general is p good

It’s not known for cs

[verbal iron]

was wondering to choose purdue or unc

though id rather go elsewhere

[true kayak]

Hence why I’ll walk premed or something else

Calculus this year has killed any potential for me choosing Uiuc for cs and math

[gentle fractal]

Hit or miss on program, my sources are people who did stem masters/postbach there

[true kayak]

I can end with a A+ for all I care and I still am not doing cs and math

[gentle fractal]

For bio related it’s goated tho

[verbal iron]

i know their grad school is cracked but no idea abt undegrad

[true kayak]

I’m good with bio

[verbal iron]

i loved calculus 💔

[true kayak]

I just hate it

It’s interesting I guess but

I don’t want to study that for next 4 years

I aced the act math section too and I still really don’t like math

I’ll take bio over it any day

It’s so unnatural, uncomfortable

[gentle fractal]

Do your own research fs quality does differ program to program. Certain people at UNC have like an ego complex over State even tho State is better in quite a few Stem things

[true kayak]

State is better than unc at quite a few stem things

Have you ever been to unc campus before? What is it like there

From all the pictures and stuff I’m getting, it gives the gated community vibes

Kinda like John Hopkins

💀

[verbal iron]

family's making me go to unc if i dont get anywhere better 💀 i dont wanna go tbh

[true kayak]

Why?

[verbal iron]

is the why to the 1st or 2nd statement

[true kayak]

Like why do you not wanna go

[gentle fractal]

Hmm it’s nice, I liked Dukes and States more but they all have their own charms. Really nice fall/spring

[verbal iron]

idk i just dont really like the campus & area that much and i techincallly have purdue eng that i feel like ill enjoy more

[gentle fractal]

Is a question?

[verbal iron]

but then again i dont wanna go to indiana for purdue

so now im confused

[true kayak]

No I was just like

Saying that it is

I recognize that

[verbal iron]

so i wanna get into a uc or get off my waitlists

[gentle fractal]

Gotcha

[true kayak]

West Lafayette 💔

Did you do uw Madison

Also did you apply cs

[verbal iron]

waitlisted (but my essay was shit cause i got lazy at the end so i get why)

lowkey didnt wanna go there anyways so no real loss

[true kayak]

Also I assume your parents want you to go to unc because “oh it’s higher ranked and AR is lower…”

[gentle fractal]

ngl I got WLd at this school, 😅 not sure why I’m here but I have good info on it ig

[verbal iron]

nah legacy

dad went to grad school

[true kayak]

Oooh

[granite folio]

Green

[true kayak]

I see I see

[true kayak]

LOL

[granite folio]

Lots of greenery

[verbal iron]

maybe i should visit unc

[true kayak]

I like that

[verbal iron]

and see if i like it

its like the other side of the country though kinda hard to get there on a whim

[true kayak]

My parents came from Taiwan to UT Arlington for graduates

[granite folio]

I like the greenery but personally I like NC States campus more because of its technological feel

[true kayak]

I only got legacy at Arlington LMAOO

[granite folio]

They each have their ups and downs

[true kayak]

Technically I have legacy at tai da

NTU

[granite folio]

I got into both, now it’s a matter of vibe and money

[gentle fractal]

Hmm RD could be tomorrow I wonder if it is

[verbal iron]

that looks so pretty

love the trees

[true kayak]

yess

have you ever heard of NTU before?

im sure that everyones heard of china's Qinghua (Tsinghua) though

or Bei Da

[verbal iron]

no, but ive heard of the other one

my friends mom went there

[true kayak]

oh woww

qinghua is basically china's MIT

its crazy hard to get into

[verbal iron]

actually wait both their parents went there

[true kayak]

thats double crazy

[verbal iron]

cracked parents

[true kayak]

yeah

[verbal iron]

equally cracked kid tbh

like they didnt go into mit but t20 school

[gentle fractal]

Isn’t that tsinghua or is that the right spelling

[true kayak]

theres two diff types of pinyin

qing or tsing both work

[gentle fractal]

Oke makes sense

[young remnant]

what time does unc come out tmmrw

[true kayak]

oh it does?

damn

[young remnant]

idk

last year didnt it come out 21st

or third friday

[gentle fractal]

Yeah it did, prolly 4/5 est if I had to guess

[wooden gale]

I love UNCs campus tbh

One of my favorite parts of being here

Its just so green and pretty esp during the spring/summer

[frail nimbus]

any chance its today?

[sour mirage]

Wait, the website says March 31st. Is the website not right?

I was mentally preparing myself for the 31st, but now I'm anxious.

[frail nimbus]

uh

idk so,e people said maybe today

march 31 is the latest

[sour mirage]

Why can't they give us a definitive date and time? Why must it be a surprise? 😦

[sleek saddle]

A bunch of colleges say April 1 and release earlier.

But speculation does nothing.

[desert whale]

that aint cool bro

why these colleges trynna act cool

[wooden gale]

31st is latest date

[upbeat shuttle]

IT COMES OUT TODAY

???

[sleek saddle]

It's speculated.

Also, consider that there has been an increased volume of applications this year.

[upbeat shuttle]

literally!!

[gentle fractal]

Could, it was this Friday last year

[young remnant]

what time exactly est

did unc come out

in ea

[long bolt]

It was like 3:45 I think

[young remnant]

so 11:50 pst?

[long bolt]

sorry 3:45 eastern

[young remnant]

oh

[young crest]

has anyone heard anything official

[toxic niche]

so it comes out today?

[young remnant]

maybe

[sour mirage]

ITS OUT

I GOT AN EMAIL

Waitlisted

Better than a rejection I guess

[candid forum]

oh my god rejected 😭

[frail nimbus]

ITS OUT

[candid forum]

can’t win anything today 😭

[shrewd schooner]

Omg wait anyone who got waitlisted EA just get a decision??? Im so scared

[frail nimbus]

Bruh waitlisted

I hate my life

[sour mirage]

🫂

[shrewd schooner]

wait i got waitlisted EA and i just got a decision….

[willow siren]

Guys I’m about to open it

I’m so scared

[small lichen]

rejected 😦

[gentle fractal]

Wait fr?

[long minnow]

Reject

[twilit mesa]

UNC Chapel Hill RD out, vote on the pinned poll @everyone

[heady coral]

unc mentioned 🗣️🔥

[granite folio]

How did yall do?

[heady coral]

good luck!!

[willow siren]

Waitlisted

2nd waitlist in like a week

[gentle fractal]

Sounds about right

[willow siren]

Guys I am so cooked for Ivy Day

[heady coral]

me too twin

[long minnow]

I hope unc gets slammed by ole miss🙏

[frail nimbus]

Did anyone oos or international get in

[heady coral]

i got in ea oos if that counts

[jovial needle]

i got in early oos too

[twilit mesa]

Poor matty

[gentle fractal]

Already?

Huh interesting

Yield must’ve been garbage

[sleek saddle]

I got waitlisted.

[gentle fractal]

Welcome to the club

[willow siren]

I saw this too loll

[sleek saddle]

It's okay.

I have UT ready for me.

[weary light]

JUST GOT OFF THE WAITLIST

HELLO

AFTER GETTING INTO HOPKINS AN HOUR AGO

wtf is life

[sleek saddle]

I got waitlisted by CMU as well.

[gentle fractal]

For those that got off WL, instate or oos?

[sleek saddle]

It's okay.

If I'm not their pick, they're not mine either.

[gentle fractal]

Ok bro no one gaf

[sleek saddle]

You clearly cared enough to respond 🤣

[sleek saddle]

Real

[gentle fractal]

Cause a lot of other people got WLd and aren’t making a fuss

[sleek saddle]

Maybe your bar for fussing is lower than mine.

[gentle fractal]

Maybe. But your a BVB fan so goes hand and hand /s

I’m obviously joking but I also got WLd but it is what it is like you said, UNC is stuck with Hubert Davis headass

[strong gulch]

ACCEPTED OOS

[steel willow]

congrats ppl who got in

[frail nimbus]

international?

[sour mirage]

Do you write a letter of continued interest for waitlists, or no?

[gentle fractal]

Nah

[hidden parrot]

waitlisted whoop whoop

[gentle fractal]

I think you just accept your place on the WL

[young remnant]

waitlisted...

does that mean anything

[gentle fractal]

In state is basically soft rejection, oos it could help idk depends on yield of oos

[sour mirage]

Really? Cause the in-state waitlist acceptance rate is higher than the oos.

[floral dock]

Are u supposed to declare ur major after? The letter doesnt specify what major u got

[young remnant]

yea

u get in undeclared i heard

[floral dock]

Ohh

[gentle fractal]

Huh is it actually? Could’ve swore the opposite, you might be right then

[strong gulch]

nah im texan

[balmy minnow]

Guys i got a ping here

Is the decision out or smrh?

OH FUCK WHAT

WAIR WTF

[wary comet]

i just got off the unc waitlist???

r they sending out unc waitlist stuff already

[wary comet]

oos

[gentle fractal]

Gotcha that makes sense

[wooden gale]

If anyone has questions about UNC please ping me!!

[tardy merlin]

why did they reject me

[desert whale]

Good question

I have the same doubt

[frail tiger]

got in woo

oos/international

[ornate jungle]

bruh waitlistedd

@wooden gale uk waitlist acceptance?

[gentle fractal]

You can find on cds

Iirc

[true kayak]

Congrats on everyone that got in !

[true kayak]

How hard is it to get off unc waitlist btw

[pastel crown]

are u in state or OOS

[stone zinc]

Do you know how many people get into the program

[floral dock]

When do u declare major?

[wooden gale]

Before your 4th semester/end of your 2nd year

[floral dock]

Ohh ok ty!

[young remnant]

can you send a loci?

and how do u report grades?

[limpid niche]

accepted oos!

[burnt vortex]

also accepted oos yayyy

[viral lagoon]

congrats to everyone accepted rd

unfortunately one of my best friends didnt get in

[young crest]

unc or ncsu ca

ca

cs

[gentle fractal]

There’s a lot of good Reddit posts about this, but it really comes out of what you want in your CS degree

[young crest]

all the reddit posts r like five years old

back when the unc cs department was in a terrible place

[dire pollen]

intl here

have citizenship though

[gentle fractal]

Well I have a sibling that just finished their masters in a adjacent field at UNC and they said their friends and them thought it wasn’t better than States CS program

It’s just researchy vs professional

[young crest]

so basically the program is equal?

so down to preference w everything else

isn’t unc then better at everything else

like bio n business

[gentle fractal]

Well UNC doesn’t have an a engineering school soooo

And NCSU is better in vet and acrigulture if that’s your thing

[young crest]

nah if i wanted to add something to cs it’d be either neuro or business

[cerulean radish]

i applied CS but my offer letter or heck anywhere in the letter CS is not mentioned, so idk if I got in for CS

[young remnant]

thats everyone dw

u dont get accepted directly into cs

[cerulean radish]

but am i guaranteed CS after a year

what are the minimum requirements to declare my major

[young crest]

no

you have to apply into cs

cs and business u have to apply into

after u get there*

in like freshmen/soph year

[verbal iron]

what happens if you dont get cs are you just forced to take something else

[young crest]

reapply

[verbal iron]

like apply the next year in junior year?

[young crest]

once a sem

[verbal iron]

oh ok thanks!

[young crest]

r u incoming

[verbal iron]

got accepted ea

not sure yet if im committing

[young crest]

in state?

[verbal iron]

oos (california)

[young crest]

☠️

[verbal iron]

?

[young crest]

i’m ngl i wouldn’t come here oos cs

☠️

[verbal iron]

yeah its just my family wants me too

i dont wanna go lol

my colleges decisions have been pretty bad lately though so who knows

[young crest]

same 😭

ivy day gonna be so rough

[verbal iron]

oh yeah ik im not getting accepted anymore

best i have is purdue & ucsb

and my army of 6 waitlists 💀 theyre all from top schools

[young crest]

u got accepted oos unc n ur saying this ?

[verbal iron]

been getting rejected/wled everywhere else

honestly sometimes the only reason i think i got in was cause of my dad (legacy grad school)

[young crest]

😭

eh it’s not bad i j would prefer to go to any of my reach schools over it

[verbal iron]

me too i just wish my reach schools would want me back 😭

last hope is ucberkely and georgia tech (deferred)

[young crest]

this lowk so true

even if i choose to not go to cornell or wtv to save 70k a year id like to at least get in

[verbal iron]

yeah

[young crest]

i mean ur instate for ucb

[verbal iron]

i even got wled from cal poly slo which is a complete safety

[young crest]

it’s winnable

[verbal iron]

cause of my gpa

[verbal iron]

no ik i didnt get in

[young crest]

portal astro?

[verbal iron]

we're not really supposed to talk abt it here i think

but yeah

[young crest]

same 😭 😭

[young crest]

ik someone accepted stanford rejected ucsd ☠️

cals r weird

[verbal iron]

like everyone w/ my gpa (and lower w/ less major related classes) got in, even for cs

i hate this

[verbal iron]

ive been just getting wl w/ no wins man idk what to do

they all think im going somewhere else but the somewhere else dont want me

got wl ucsd hopefully i get in

[young crest]

wait u got rejected from ur safety but accepted unc?

[verbal iron]

yeah

this might sound entitiled but there's no possible reason i should get rejected from slo

[young crest]

at least one of ur reaches wanted u like that then 🙏 🙏

[verbal iron]

since my gpa is maxed out w/ max rigor

[verbal iron]

yeah ig

[young crest]

nah ur taxes go there no rzn for u to get rejected from ur public safety

[verbal iron]

hopefully this all works out

[young crest]

gl on ivy day

[verbal iron]

sorry i meant wl not rejected

but same thing

[verbal iron]

thanks you too!

i hope we both get in where we want to go

[true kayak]

Oh hi potato

@verbal iron I got rejected from jhu

And ucla

More and more likely I will commit here

[young remnant]

how do we submit grades

for unc waitlist

[brisk cedar]

UNC admitted me without rec letter and transcript they are not serious.

[true kayak]

Tf

[brisk cedar]

yeah bruh...i was expecting ur app is withdrawn kinda thing but it was confetti

[wooden gale]

GO HEELS RAHHHHHHH

Pretty sure I'm sticking here for grad school too

4 years just wasn't enough

[heady coral]

may be committing here in a little over a week when i get denied everywhere else rd

go tar heels!!

[wooden gale]

FURINA COME UNC

[heady coral]

i hear unc is very GAY. very lgbtq

is this true

will i be welcomed

[gentle fractal]

The board certainly isn’t

[heady coral]

so ive heard 😞

[wooden gale]

yes :3

absolutely

like there are definitely very cishet circles on campus bc yknow womp womp nc frats but there are also lots of very lgbtq and lgbtq-friendly circles

idk if we're the most gay unc campus but we're definitely up there

more fruity than state for sure

[heady coral]

that's "totally skibidi", as the kids say nowadays

[gentle fractal]

For how progressive in relative terms the student body is, the board is absolutely shambolic 💀

[wooden gale]

nc politics moment

[gentle fractal]

I think it’s worst than State lol

(In terms of board political games)

And I also forgot which News channel did an investigation but there was a lot of behind the scenes favors going on for people tied to Boardies, gotta love rich people

[dire pollen]

GO HEELS

🐏

[wooden gale]

GO HEELS RAHHHHHHHH

[frigid fulcrum]

same 🫡

[sand hazel]

all the admitted students days are full - am i missing out?

im going to the admitted students days for my other schools and I don't want to miss out on meeting other students

should i email admissions and ask if they can fit me in?

[wooden gale]

I would absolutely try and come for admitted students day!! It really helps to get a feel for the campus and its vibes so I'd def reach out and see what they can do to squeeze you in

[sand hazel]

i just emailed them to see if they could possibly fit me in! hopefully it works out bc i love the school

[true kayak]

Is Unc dining hall all you can eat

[heady coral]

is unc/surrounding area food good

[true kayak]

i just looked around and it looks fire

[true kayak]

is this true

[heady coral]

allegedly

[heady coral]

wtf how do u know lasagna 😭😭😭

[true kayak]

never heard abt this, though im from cali

i know that the school board is more conservative

[true kayak]

huh

[heady coral]

our mutual friend

[heady coral]

i was poking around on the unc subreddit to learn more about social life and apparently its true

but yeah board sucks apparently. shocker

[true kayak]

oh i played some krunker, and then i joined chess.com server and i played some

lol im a very rare krunker player btw

i have a very rare account, verified too

[heady coral]

i never got super into jt because i sucked 😭

but it was fun

[true kayak]

i have touched unobs before

elite krunker community fr

[true kayak]

chancellor promised to help ICE

and they completely killed DEI

so the community being more progressive was kinda not expected for me

[heady coral]

oh! fun!!

[true kayak]

wowow

[heady coral]

most places with a ton of people in general tend to be more blue

[true kayak]

well yeah

[heady coral]

esp considering its colleges so mostly people in education and young people

[true kayak]

thas true

a lot of unis in cali refuse to help ice

[wooden gale]

Top of lenoir/Chase are all you can eat once you swipe in

[wooden gale]

Franklin St food so goated we bring in the mfs from Duke

Dining halls are alright (a lot of people complain but I've never had issues) and I think a lot of the like chains/restaurants around are pretty good

Like Alpine & Bento Sushi are solid

I also love the fkin ice cream place in bottom of lenoir

[true kayak]

wowowow

should i get the unlimited 3k option

[heady coral]

goddamn

im tempted to commit

[floral terrace]

l

[wooden gale]

I feel like unlimited is excessive but if you dont plan to do grocery shopping/cooking in the dorms a lot then it might be worth

[wooden gale]

Ask me your questions and I'll convince you to come >:)

(That offer also extends to anyone -- I'll answer any questions :))

[frigid fulcrum]

after i officially commit in like a week ill probably have some 🙏

[heady coral]

Oh UNC Chapel Hill, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Chapel Hill, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[heady coral]

this might be a bit vague but would you say there's a strong sense of community

ive heard at some unis no one goes to clubs/events, everyone just parties and drinks, etc and im kind of hoping for the opposite

[wooden gale]

I would say so but you have to also put in some effort

Like you can completely dodge it if that's your vibe

But it's also not super hard if you put in the necessary effort

If that makes sense

Generally though people are very kind and welcoming so it's not like you have to fight to belong

[heady coral]

oh absolutely i love being a little bit social

i do plan on spending some time sitting in the library looking mysterious and nonchalant

[true kayak]

I am not planning on cooking or anything

[hidden parrot]

how hard is it to get off waitlist

as oss

oos

[true kayak]

not good, unfortunately

especially if youre out of state

1.3% chance

they already give very few people waitlists

83,000 people
2,200 offered waitlist
10,000-13000 accepted

[gentle fractal]

Take waitlist as a soft rejection

[true kayak]

this is like cmu level of waitlist lol

[wicked pilot]

This probably doesn’t help but I think I’m gonna withdraw soon so +1?

[wooden gale]

Based

Furina sitting on Wilson steps inbound

[frigid fulcrum]

Nah i’m already sitting on the quad w/ a multi ethnic group of friends playing frisbee at ASD

idk if i even have to go to college and sit in libraries or anything atp

[heady coral]

im just aura farming in the libraries no lie

also i love reading

[true kayak]

Aura farming in the library is crazy

[ornate jungle]

h

[true kayak]

In general how’s food at Unc though, the dining halls

[wooden gale]

I think it's pretty good. It's not as good as some of the chains or restaurants (I think the quality is more variable) but it's never worse than like a 5/10

[true kayak]

I don’t expect it to be as good as chains or restaurants, but I’m happy to hear that you think it’s pretty good

Ik people find food from schools like UC Merced to be pretty questionable

Was just hoping UNC food to be good because I’m really close to committing

[wooden gale]

I'm mostly talking about like, Top of Lenoir/Chase (which are prepped by Carolina Dining Services and not a third party) when I refer to "dining halls"

Lenoir does have a lot of chains in Bottom of Lenoir which are solid

[frigid fulcrum]

is TOL and Rams fully comparable like they serve the same thing? Some ppl have told me Rams is better but idk if it’s just self-confirmation

asking bc still deciding between living in north or south

[hidden parrot]

these mfs

ok ima just hope for ivies

[true kayak]

ive seen folks who get into cmu/john hopkins but not unc

unc is similar to ivies in what they want

wishing you luck though

[wooden gale]

Yeah they're pretty similar

[sand hazel]

does it feel cliquey? as an oos student im worried that everyone is going to already have friends

[wooden gale]

I've never felt like its been cliquey at all

[granite folio]

For sure

[verbal iron]

same 😭 maybe we'll be together then if i dont get acceptances from my other colleges

[verbal iron]

does this mean if one gets into unc they have a shot at ivies? or that it's similiar ideals, but ivies wants the higher level of them?

[true kayak]

that's what i feel is the case

though unc favors in state a bit more, so theres that

maybe if you get in OOS

[verbal iron]

im oos

got in ea

maybe im not cooked?? 🔥

[true kayak]

every college is diff in their own aspects so its really hard to say where you would get into if you got into some other place tho

just cross your fingers, lots of luck factored in as well

[verbal iron]

i hope lucks on my side

these next decisions better make up for the waitlists im getting

[true kayak]

😭 waitlists suck so bad

another month bruh

waitlist at cmu or unc is essentially a soft rejection

[verbal iron]

cant even post on the decisions page 😔

[true kayak]

1%

[verbal iron]

yeah like 32/4000 for cmu

though my cousin got accepted for waitlist so

lets see ig

[true kayak]

damn

bro should go buy a lottery

[verbal iron]

im waitlisted for cmu 😔

maybe ill get her luck

[true kayak]

🔥

[steel willow]

my cousin is wl'd at cmu too 😭

[gusty valve]

Same but I just got rejected gtown sooooo

[verbal iron]

trust we're gonna both get in

[young remnant]

tips on unc waitlist oos?

[sand hazel]

i just got off oos after being waitlisted ea and i sent an email w updates and stuff

[young remnant]

what updates?

[sand hazel]

i told them about my increased gpa, my sports accomplishments, some of my extracurriculars, and what im doing academically

also told them i took a tour

[gentle fractal]

They already let some people off it appears, it’s basically a rejection unless your lucky

[sand hazel]

does anyone know how long the physical unc package takes?

[true kayak]

@wooden gale youre doing premed at unc right

[wooden gale]

I'm not premed, but I'm a bio major

I'm public health so I guess I'm adjacent?

Ask anyway

[true kayak]

oh
i was wondering if premed needs extra curricular engagement very similar to that of high school

[wooden gale]

Like for med school?

[true kayak]

yeah

[wooden gale]

To my understanding it's not really "ECs" as it is meeting certain requirements

Like gaining relevant or related experience

Shadowing, EMT experience, etc.

[true kayak]

but to apply to a graduates school

dont you have to sweat other extra curricular stuff like high school

[wooden gale]

Med school is pretty different from grad school

And grad school varies depending on if you want to do a professional program or research

[true kayak]

i was wondering like, med school vs grad school

in terms of EC rigorousness needed

i just really dont want to go thorugh high school EC grind again

[wooden gale]

It's not really the same at all

If you give me a bit I can go into more detail about my resume and such (in class lol) but it's more about experience/internships/research/etc. than activities/hobbies

[true kayak]

is it alot more focused on internships

i jsut dont want to do more volunteering/leadership

[wooden gale]

I mean it's not just internships

Like course-related leadership or research experiences

Volunteer work is also fine

[true kayak]

@wooden gale i have another worry, the portal is absolutely atrocious, like it's the WORST thing i've ever seen (connectcarolina)

i can't even login on another device (bypass code)

do i have to deal with this bs on a regular basis??

[wooden gale]

You only really have to use ConnectCarolina for course registration, checking transcripts, like "technical" stuff, so you only really have to use it a lot once you're getting set up and for registration
I know they're currently updating CC to make it more user friendly because it's old as fuck

I'm not sure why you can't log in on another device? That doesn't seem right

[merry bolt]

chat did it drop 😭

[willow siren]

A while ago

[true kayak]

A lil late

[merry bolt]

ah oops

yall want a poll

[gentle fractal]

I think there was already an RD poll big bro

[merry bolt]

so i might be a little dumb

[glacial bobcat]

bro i just checked my deicsion letter and i got off the waitlist??

wtf

[shut dew]

committed !

[true kayak]

woah

wha thappened to usc dreams 😔

[shut dew]

sooo that cost looked a little like hell lol

didnt wanna end up in debt just over undergrad

[true kayak]

even after aid?

rip

[wooden gale]

Welcome aboard!!

[true kayak]

i have a feeling that medical is the route thats calling for me

i have been coding for 5-6 years, and honestly i dont think i can do it for a job

i know i can get some job with good pay as long as i go to UIUC or Austin for it, but i dont think id enjoy it

also, @wooden gale if i choose premed route at unc, what major should i go for?..

[wooden gale]

This is completely up to you - I think biology, chemistry, and neuroscience are very popular, but we also have people in things like math and physics (even stuff like AAAD) who go onto med school :)

I can send the list of premed classes if that helps?

[true kayak]

yess!!!

thank you!!

[wooden gale]

I'll send them paired up with the med school prereqs :)

Taken from our Health Professions Advising site:
Biology:

• Biol 220
• Biol 252/L or 474/L
• Biol 240 is highly recommended
  Chemistry
• Chem 241/L
• Chem 261 (UNC does not have a lab for 261)
• Chem 262/L
• *Note: The chemistry department does not offer a lab for Chemistry 261. In order to obtain the 8 hours of organic chemistry and lab, students should take Chemistry 241 and 241L. Please be aware that Chemistry 241L is a prerequisite for Chemistry 262L. Medical schools know this and look for it on the transcripts of UNC students.
  Biochemistry
• Chem 430
  Physics
• Phys 114 and 115 OR Phys 118 and 119
  Statistics
• Stor 151 or Stor 155 (Psyc 210 and Bios 600 are also options)
  A semester of Psychology AND Sociology
  A few schools require 1 semester of Calculus (Math 231)

[true kayak]

woahh

okii

ty :3

wait will i get to skip somed of these with ap test scores?

@wooden gale
i have

ap physics 1 - 5
ap chem - 4

i will have
ap bio and ap stats coming in soon

i self studied ap chem like a few days beforehand so :P idk i think a 4 is still rlly good for college cred

[wooden gale]

No, med schools want to see you take them at the college

AP chem will help you get to orgo and analytical sooner (241/261/262), so you don't need to retake 101/102 if you don't want to/get the credits (although it will probably help with the content, since UNC chem is brutal)

But for physics, bio, and stats, you'll likely retake

[verbal iron]

does anyone know if unc's dorms are good?

[true kayak]

i heard theyre ight

not the best though

you can find tours online

[wooden gale]

Depends on the building but generally it depends more on the people on your floor/suite

[true kayak]

how many diff types of suites are there

[karmic juniper]

Try for kouryif ur looking on scampus,4 person suite w bathroom and super nice

[stone zinc]

does someone know if there is a unc discord server?

[true kayak]

not that i know of

[sand hazel]

is granville really greek life focused or is it fine to rush and drop and still live there

[verbal iron]

is there any way to get more aid than unc gave me or do they not care

[young crest]

what’s startup culture like within the cs department

[dire pollen]

if you dont ask the answers always no

[verbal iron]

thats true

maybe ill ask them

[true kayak]

@verbal iron are you going to the open house?

i will be there on saturday

[verbal iron]

no :ˆ( i have a competition then

[verbal iron]

are there any more open houses?

[true kayak]

Unfortunate, I think this is the last one

[granite folio]

What do u compete in

[verbal iron]

robotics

frc

[verbal iron]

oh

[merry jungle]

Sorry late response they’re decent but nothing great imo

Let’s see honors dorms are fairly nice but VERY thin walls imo

Easy to hear others

[merry jungle]

It is very Greek life focused imo

To the point where I wouldn’t reccomend it if not rushing

But if you plan on rushing at all definitely try to go there if you can

[merry jungle]

This is a nice dorm but very hard to get most of the time so make sure you’re fine w the 8 persons

[sand hazel]

do ppl live there who rush and then don’t end up actually joining a sorority?

[merry jungle]

There definitely are

[karmic shard]

Is parking an issue at unc? When we visited duke last summer for a tour our rental got a $100 ticket for parking in a space that had no signs around prohibiting it. Not sure if this is how carolina operates...

I'm not a north carolina native, if that's something worth mentioning

[wicked pilot]

I don’t go to unc but I’m visiting rn and it seems like there’s available parking garages but most of the street parking and small lots require passes

[merry jungle]

Parking isn’t really a thing for freshman year

But if just visiting there’s a lot of parking garages and stuff that are fairly cheap

Honestly unless you live off campus after freshman year or want to go places far from campus there’s not much of a need for a car here since everything is fairly close by but it’s all preference

[sand hazel]

how doable is a 4.0 gpa in econ and public policy/poli sci

[merry jungle]

Honestly having a 4.0 is quite hard in general unless you get lucky with professors

IMO you’ll get shafted at some point by a bad prof and lose the 4.0

And the grade needed for a 4.0 in a class changes from class to class although generally a 93/93.5 is generally the cutoff

[whole raven]

hi can somebody send me the link for the unc cs server I have a lot of questions I wanna ask

[young remnant]

anyone get off the waitlist rd?

did anyone send a loci

[young crest]

there is one

?

[frail nimbus]

any waitlist movement

[hidden parrot]

Only for waitlisted kids from ea

[true kayak]

does anyone get free shirts or whatever

🥀

for admitted

[verbal iron]

no :ˆ(

you get like a pin and a few random postcards

they hyped up the admitted students package so much

[young remnant]

r u supposed to send loci

or report senior year grades

for rd waitlist?

i dont see anywhere to

but i think on the website

it says that u can send senior grades

[heady coral]

i withdrew unc best of luck to waitlist ppl 🫡

[hidden parrot]

No they said no loci

[frail nimbus]

any movement chat

[floral dock]

withdrew praying for u🙏

[true kayak]

i think some ppl got accepted already

from waitlist

[small lichen]

guys does anyone know if theres a whatsapp/insta gc for people who committed

[true kayak]

yep

whats your handle

[small lichen]

its for my friend ill send it on dms

[frail nimbus]

Any movement

[true kayak]

some people on reddit reported a tiny bit of movement

but overall the waitlist is a graveyard for unc

about same rates as CMU waitlist

[frail nimbus]

ggs

[keen oak]

Hi friends

[true kayak]

ello

[keen oak]

Are you going to unc

[true kayak]

yep

[keen oak]

Ooo yay

What's your favorite genre

Of music

[true kayak]

Ngl I like hyper pop

Sometimes vocaloid

But I also listen to classics and rock

[sour mirage]

I just got off the waitlist!

[wooden gale]

congrats!!

[sour mirage]

I already commited to ncsu but now idk which school I want to go to :/

[true kayak]

Unc!!! !!!

[manic brook]

same

[meager vessel]

whats your major?

for stem ncsu all day

[wooden gale]

I wouldn't necessarily say that

[wooden gale]

Let me know if you want to talk about it! I did my undergrad at UNC, have friends at NCSU & will be attending NCSU for grad school

[sour mirage]

I'm undecided. Right now I'm enrolled in compsci and I know NCSU is better for that, but i'm also 90% sure I'm going to switch majors.

I'm thinking about information science

[wooden gale]

Info sci is really fun

NCSU CS is good if you want to jump straight into industry imo

Not to say you cant do that w UNC CS

But it is a bit more industry focused iirc

UNC info science is really fun and the liberal arts curriculum lets you really easily double major

[keen oak]

Hey @wooden gale do you have any tips for an incoming student

[wooden gale]

It's hard to give generic advice but I think my big things are

• Do not take more than 2 STEM classes your first semester
• Go to events! Push yourself out of your comfort zone a little bit
• Don't be afraid to ask for help if you're struggling

[keen oak]

I'm going into pre nursing and I'm scared I might have to take alot of stem classes

[wooden gale]

You will at some point - do not cram them in during your adjustment period

You will get to the point where you can take all STEM classes and be comfortable

But doing it your first semester? It's not worth

[keen oak]

Yeah

Should I just do bio with lab first semester?

I'm thinking of doing that then STOR 151 second sem

[wooden gale]

That should be okay

You could take one more spring semester if you want

[round geyser]

hey guys

r yall a good school for comp sci

[wooden gale]

I would say so

[round geyser]

aight imma say no then

they let me in off waitlist

im from florida so i think uf is more worth

or purdue

[wicked pilot]

OOS for unc is cheaper than a lot of OOS prices

[wooden gale]

Yeah I'd agree that UF in-state is a better deal than UNC OOS

Unless you got enough aid from UNC to be cheaper than UF and you really want to come here for whatever reasons

[young remnant]

what is unc oos cost of attendance

[keen oak]

64k

Housing and food and stuff and all

[true kayak]

i decided to commit to unc solely for the fact that its premed program is so good lol

[merry jungle]

Just gotta be careful abt the grade deflation

[hidden parrot]

my friend got off waitlist!

[merry jungle]

Ayy

[vague shale]

Any advice regarding dorms?

[wooden gale]

north campus sweep

[vague shale]

Do you have an opinion of in North Campus?

Cobb, Everett, Graham, Lewis, Stacy

[wicked pilot]

Cobb is honors I think

[vague shale]

I think Cobb will be my 1st choice for sure, but unsure about the rest

[vague shale]

Ya I know

[wicked pilot]

🫡 just making sure

[vague shale]

Yep for sure

[wicked pilot]

I don’t go to UNC but they showed us Cobb on the admitted students day or whatever and it seemed pretty nice, has some common space and a piano

Very anecdotal evidence though 😂

[vague shale]

Yeah, outside of North Campus, there's two dorms I'm somewhat interested in but not sure about - Avery and Koury. Avery is apparently like in between north and south but it was like renovated in 2013 so that seems like a plus. koury apparently is quite spacious and has the best bathrooms but is south campus

[sour mirage]

Idk if any of you would know the answer, but if I got off the waitlist last week on Wednesday, and they gave me a week to pay the enrollment fee, does that mean my deadline is today, Tuesday, or tomorrow, Wednesday?

[vague shale]

Probably Wednesday

[wooden gale]

I would assume Wednesday, but I would always give yourself an extra day of wiggle room, so treat it as today (Tues)

[sour mirage]

Well I just submitted my deposit so I'm officially attending UNC

-300$ to NC State that I'll never get back

[wooden gale]

Haha I feel you

I committed to UNC's MPH program but got accepted to a PhD at UNC so I lost the deposit too :P

Go Heels!! 🩵 🐏

[merry jungle]

I just finished my freshman year and did hojo

I personally liked the south campus ones since they were fairly close to rams and chase and most of my friends lived near me or in the same building

[merry jungle]

fire

[merry jungle]

these are imo the best quality BUT you have to clean your own bathrooms

which a lot of people dont realize often going into them

[vague shale]

Yeah I figured but that’s not a big deal to me. Its because it’s not a hall shared bathroom right

[merry jungle]

not horrible but just something to keep in mind

[merry jungle]

yes bathroom is onyl shared with 4 people which is your room and the room next door

cobb is nice but walls are extremely thin and full conversations can be heard from outside room

well unless yourebeing super quiet but any normal level conversation can be heard somewhat clearly

[vague shale]

Yeah I heard about that

[vague shale]

Cobb 💪 good housing lottery fr

[sour mirage]

I got Craige which I didn’t even list because I heard it was nicknamed “Crusty Craige.”

Now I’m worried 😭

[vague shale]

Rip 😭

I heard the same

[wooden gale]

GGs

[merry jungle]

Nice

Just don’t uh speak abt sensitive things too loud in your room

It’s very thin walls there

Rest is pretty chill tho

[merry jungle]

Ngl i knew ppl there I personally didn’t think it was worse than hojo and stuff

[true kayak]

i got graham

is that cooking

[wooden gale]

North campus sweeps 🔥

[true kayak]

ayee

🔥

[wooden gale]

Hello tarheels!! Just wanted to let y'all know that I'm available to talk about schedule planning and any questions y'all may have <3

[sharp river]

did anyone here get into unc with a 3.6 unweighted gpa

[wooden gale]

One of my friends (college co'23) did lol

[merry jungle]

are you instate or oos

[sharp river]

damn, do you know what were his extracurriculurs

[sharp river]

im instate but im not a citizen or permanent resident

[merry jungle]

I mean as long as you’re considered instate I think you’re good

What’s your weighted though I feel like unc focuses on that more

[sharp river]

Its a 4.1

[merry jungle]

How about class rank

[sharp river]

I think 90

Am I fried

[merry jungle]

Honestly idk but it’s def gonna be hard

I know some people who got in w gpa close to that but wake county

[wooden gale]

Dont think so

I figure it'd be easier outside Wake/Meck

My friend was from Wilmington iirc and she didnt do anything crazy

Mostly playing up interest in global health stuff/medical anthro maybe?

[sharp river]

yea

im in cabarrus county

[keen oak]

How's the healthcare service at UNC hospitals?

[sharp river]

im in cabarrus county is that competitive

[gritty kraken]

Isn’t that near Charlotte

From my understanding the most competitive counties will be near Raleigh and Charlotte

[merry jungle]

The thing is while objectively it’s less competitive outside wake

They also take a bunch from wake schools

like in the range of 60-80+ from each school in wake

And that’s only the ones who choose to go

likely closer to 100 getting accepted

So depends how many have been sent to unc in the past from your school

[sharp river]

my school had like 20 people going to unc from our 2025 graduating class

[merry jungle]

Definitely gonna be hard in that case

Not impossible though

[wooden gale]

Don't psych yourself out of it tho

Like give it your best shot and don't get mentally tripped up about it

[merry jungle]

^

yeah do your best I’ve seen plenty of times where people have gotten in thinking they didn’t have much of a shot

[keen oak]

Visiting chapel hill

Before orientation

Love the experience so far, campus is so big I'm not used to it

[vague shale]

It’s a very nice campus yeah

[wooden gale]

Yessss

I'm happy I get to spend summer on campus again (working a lab job)

[keen oak]

Do you know if I can reach out to an advisor to plan my classes before orientation?

And how I can get in touch with a college social worker for my housing instability (otherwise homeless without dorms)

[wooden gale]

I think you'd reach out to housing about this - they do provide summer and winter hardship housing

[wooden gale]

Do you have access to ConnectCarolina yet? There should be a box in Student Center that has an advisor you can email

[keen oak]

Alright, thank you

[keen oak]

Yeahh I do

The portal is a little confusing and hard to navigate

Thank you

I'll contact them

Okay turns out I haven't been assigned one yet

[wooden gale]

Yeahh :( sorry

[sand hazel]

are we supposed to register now?? i haven’t been to orientation yet

but i’m seeing things abt first year orientation

i also have priority registration?

[keen oak]

I think you're able to

But the advisors will help you at orientation

[sand hazel]

so i wait for that? does it mean i have a worse shot at classes?

[keen oak]

I'd wait if I didn't know what path and classes I wanted

I think UNC has reserves spots for freshman classes to ensure everyone gets their gen eds done

If you're sure you know what you want your schedule to be you can try to make it rn tho

But I don't think you'll have a worse schedule if you wait

[sand hazel]

okay perfect thank u sm!!

[keen oak]

@wooden gale is biology 101 with chem 101 and statistics and operations on the same schedule for semester 1 going to cook me?

[wooden gale]

Yes

Don't do more than 2 STEM

[keen oak]

Hm

Is the chemistry class hard

[wooden gale]

Yeah

Stats and bio aren't bad

[keen oak]

Okay delay chem 101 for semester 2

What about second semester? Could I handle bio 102 and chem 101?

[wooden gale]

For sure

The big thing about limiting STEM is the first semester, you're still adjusting to college living, as well as the UNC rigor. I personally took 3 STEM my first semester (BIOL 101, COMP 116, MATH 232) and by finals I was nearly hospitalized because I was absolutely suffocating

Taking things slow and giving yourself time to adjust won't set you back at all so I always encourage taking your first semester to really get used to the swing of things and not feel the need to bury yourself right away lol

[keen oak]

@wooden gale hows this look for first semester schedule? 14 credits including the individual piano class which has to be scheduled i think

i admit there's not as much curious classes id say

about fun topics

the career exploration class is a must for me i feel like and then im very into piano

but the rest are stem or pre reqs

Is it too skewed for one day? I'm pretty used to the standard highschool 7-2 schedule

[wooden gale]

I think this looks solid!

[keen oak]

Thank you!

I'll try to see if I can actualize it

This was made using coursicle

[vague shale]

Did you have orientation already

[vague shale]

Ohhh

[keen oak]

I'm going to on the 24th

[keen oak]

Wbu?

[turbid girder]

Is your housing situation okay now?

[keen oak]

For now yeah, I have a place to stay until move in but I'm otherwise homeless without the dorm

So I just have to apply for winter hardship housing and I'll be set until the summer

[merry jungle]

That idst lab is gonna feel annoying later into the semester but it’ll be fine once you get used to it

[merry jungle]

That’s great to hear hoping that the hardship housing stuff all works out

[keen oak]

@dense jungle opinion on stacking classes like this?

Oh

Lord sorry wrong ping 😭😭😭😭

@wooden gale

[wooden gale]

Me personally I loooooooved doing this

Some people hate it but I preferred just getting all my classes done and over with in a day

Just make sure to bring water & food to get you through to dinner

[dense jungle]

not the right person but I would say it’s probably very nice for work scheduling and hw, as long as you’re on top of your stuff. Would see if there’s a way to get that ed class earlier in the day since if you’re working it could interfere with scheduling

[merry jungle]

sorry for the late af response lmao but I personally am not a huge fan of that type of schedule

its really up to you tho

its hard to avoid with the super long bio labs though

the biggest problem with this for most people imo isnt just the fact that all the classes are stacked together but rather that they end up being super unproductive on the off days

so as long as you trust that you can be productive on those off days and want to get classes done at once id keep that schedule

[sly charm]

is transferring to unc from another in state considered easier

[merry jungle]

Easier than what

I wouldn’t particularly say it’s easy but it’s pretty doable