<p>Hey, i was just wondering if there is any system put in place or anyway to get some sort of read on how the admisisons chances stand before the deadline. Here is why;</p>
<p>The notification is said to start around Jan. 30 (or 15?), but other schools for track and field want me to apply early decision round two which would have a dead line in the very beginning of january. If i get into UNC, that is where I want to go, but if i don't get in, i want to apply early deicsion to the other schools (Emory or Tufts).</p>
<p>Last year, my daughter was notified on January 5, 2007 that she had been accepted to UNC. Hopefully, for you they will this year too, but I am not sure how it works every year. I know most of her friends were notified at that time, but a couple were deferred - no sure when they let you know if you are deferred. Just start checking your computer around that time, but you will get a letter too. Checking the internet is quicker.</p>
<p>Last year, did they also claim that notification was going to be around the 15th or the 30, and then have the actual motifications up that early?</p>
<p>Last year, I got this e-mail on December 22,2006 (I copied and pasted it, see below). I considered it to be a likely e-mail. I received it while I was out of town for the holidays. When I got home on 12/27? I had a true snail mail likely letter and an invitation to Scholarship Day that was to take place in late January (?-I forget the exact date). So, if things are favorable for you, potentially there will be some hints coming your direction in late December. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>"Dear *******:</p>
<p>As your admissions representative, I wanted to send you a personal holiday message and to thank you once again for applying to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.</p>
<p>We know by reading your application how hard you’ve worked during your high school career, and we continue to be impressed by all that you have achieved. No matter how you celebrate the holiday, we hope that you’re planning to relax and spend some time with those who matter the most to you.</p>
<p>As you continue to make plans for college, we hope that Carolina remains at the top of your list. You’re certainly at the top of our list, and we’ll be in touch soon.</p>
<p>To find out more about the caliber of students who attend Carolina, click here.</p>
<p>Best wishes for a happy holiday season,</p>
<p>Office of Undergraduate Admissions
UNC - Chapel Hill"</p>
<p>PS: Admission notifications came out on 1/5/07 and Stephen Farmer called me personally on my cell phone to tell me to check my UNC site!</p>
<p>I was instate. If I remember correctly, the snail mail likely letter and the Scholarship letter were dated 12/20/06. I was out of town over Christmas, so when I got home on 12/26 or 12/27 these letters were waiting for me at home. I think they were designed to arrive before the Christmas holiday so that the student gets a nice warm and fuzzy feel over the holiday and one can show the letters to relatives and such. But, since I wasn't home for Christmas, I only got the e-mail while traveling.
Yes, I do believe that they release the letters at the same time.</p>
<p>I see that you are at UVA? Good job. Since you appear to have gotten in to both UNC and UVA, would you mind telling me what was the defining reason for picking one over the other.</p>
<p>I am from a very large city area in NC, so therefore IS. I loved UNC-CH but soooo many of my friends were going there and it just seemed so predictable to me. I was itching to see and experience something very new and different, with new people and all. I was accepted at UNC-CH, Duke, UVA, Cornell, Wake, NC State, and Notre Dame (and others not high on my list). Cornell and ND were too far away, too northern and a little too scary. Duke is malignant, IMO. Wake, Chapel Hill, and NC State were extensions of my high school and too predictable. So here I am in Charlottesville! Wahoowa!! It's beautiful, mountainous, very historical and presitgious. About 40% of the students at UVA are OOS--thus more diversity. Perfect for me!<br>
Hey, Chapel Hill is presigious, historical and challenging too. It's a great school and I'm considering it for graduate study. Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>what were your stats jimmyjam? since you're familiar with unc, how do you think it compares with uva? <-- Just a curious senior in the application process.</p>
<p>Hah! I think it's funny, that you think it's funny!:) On the east coast, there really is a north and a south in terms of culture, personality, language, manners, expectation, etc.
I'm not saying that one is correct or such, I'm a southerner, and when I've been to some place like: Chicago--Woe! Way different world for me. I'm more comfortable with the southern gentile world that mixes with some redneck highlights!
I'm from North Carolina but I'm at UVA and there are lots of Northern VA. students here and even they are a little too northern for me, how funny! But it was I, who wanted to experience a broader horizon by going north to CVL--funny indeed! It's good to sometimes be uncomfortable with a new environment and someday, perhaps, even I will go further north of Richmond, or west of Nashville! (But not too far).
I saw a sign: "I wasn't born in the south, but I got here as fast as I could"!</p>
<p>I so agree. I am from VA and love the place more than I can explain. UVA is where most of my friends went to college and I visited so many times. Lived in Richmond for years and it is still my favorite not too big city. Hope my son is there at UVA with you next year but even with its 40%, it is still a hard school to get into is or oos.</p>
<p>leetxy,
I was in the top 3% of my public high school. My weighted GPA was basically 5.0 by the time of graduation. I took 9 AP'S and did very well in them (AP scholar with distinction, something like that?).
My SAT's were really not anything to brag about, the three sections were all in the mid to high 600's. I had some great EC's and wrote about them in my essays.
Hope this helps you in your application process! To answer your question about UVA vs. UNC, I'd say that academically they are probably very comparable. I've really enjoyed my classes so far at UVA. The professors are top notch, they have TA's that have recitation sessions with students, but so far I've actually been taught by Professors. It is my understanding that this is true for UNC, but since I don't actually go to school there, I can't swear by this. UVA, academically, is very challenging and the kids seem to be very bright. During the week it seems that most everyone is very serious about studying. On the weekends there is more of a relaxed, party atmosphere as I'm sure is true of UNC-CH too.
I've read some of the other threads here on this UNC site that talk about IS vs OOS students at UNC and how lonely some OOS students are in CH. Also there has been talk about joining clubs, only to find that the meetings have been canceled or such. I've not found that to be the case at UVA. There are tons of OOS kids, and I've found it very easy to meet kids>>since we're all in the same boat. I've already found 3 other folks to room with next year in an apartment. At UVA the clubs are very organized and they have social functions that are really quite nice (BBQ garden luncheons on the Lawn for a political action club, for example). Hope this helps, this is just my perspective.</p>