Admission Questions for Discussion

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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Below are two questions I’ve been pondering as I await to hear back from UNC for EA. I just thought it would be interesting to hear some other viewpoints!

  1. The 2013 class profile of first year students states that 58% are female and 42% are male. Is it likely that UNC will accept more males for admission this year than in past years to try to correct this off balance?

  2. The Class profile also mentions that 94 of 100 NC counties are represented, do you think UNC caps the number of students accepted from each county or even high school?

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  1. UNC has always (at least in recent history) had more females than males enrolled. For this reason, some speculate that females are at a small disadvantage when applying, because they’re in the majority (whether this is true or not, I’m not sure). However, I am fairly certain that UNC consistently gets more qualified female applicants than male applicants, hence why the gender disparity exists in the first place. I would expect a spread similar to last year’s, and the numerous years before it, which have hovered around 60/40 for females.

  2. Hmm, no way to be sure, but probably not. I’m sure they have the statistics of how many students they usually admit from each high school/county, and if the number they stand to admit seems way too high or too low this year, they might take another look at it. However, I doubt there is an imposed cap that would prevent otherwise capable applicants from being accepted

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Hey, piggy-backing off this question - Is the gender imbalance present among students who actually go there? If it’s 60/40 with more females, that may definitely make for interesting dynamics.

I’m a guy and so would not complain if that was the case hahaha

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@collagepls There’s actually a video on that subject on YouTube. I think it’s called dating at UNC or something, and they discuss how it’s not a problem unless you make it one, though I’m not sure how well the producers checked their population sample in their research haha Still interesting to watch though!

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I think the girls in sororities experience a lot more social pressure to come up with dates for their events (formals, cocktails, parties, etc) . I frequently get asked by my greek female friends, for themselves, or fixing me up with one of their sisters or littles. BTW, I am not a greek. For the rest of the population, I don’t think it is that big a deal … But, that is coming from my male perspective.