<p>My counselor once mentioned to me that for North Carolina public universities admissions are extremely difficult for out of state applicants. She explained this by saying that there is some restrictive law in North Carolina that requires that its public universities give major preferences to in-state students. At one point she even said that for an out of state applicant, UNC-Chapel Hill is as competitive as Harvard.</p>
<p>How much more competitive are admissions for out of state kids than in state kids at UNC? And how accurate was my counselor's comparisson?</p>
<p>I think saying UNC is as competitive as Harvard for OOS is a bit of an exaggeration. I don’t think the applicant pools for Harvard and UNC OOS are really that similar.</p>
<p>That said, for the average applicant to UNC OOS, it is probably as difficult to get in as it is for the average Harvard applicant. This is because I believe UNC allows a maximum of 18% of their first year class to be out of state. So, the acceptance rates may be similar. </p>
<p>But, for a realistic Harvard candidate, it would likely be easier to get into UNC as an OOS than it would be for them to get into Harvard.</p>
<p>That make sense?</p>
<p>Yeah. thanks for the feedback!</p>