<p>anyone else? Is this a good idea or should i just wait it out? (what if UNC denies me while i am still in the running for morehead-cain! Is there communication between the two factions?)</p>
<p>As far as I know, I don’t think there’s much communication between the two factions since the Morehead-Cain scholarship is an independent program that’s NOT run by the university. </p>
<p>I’m also in the same situation as you. I’ve applied for the Morehead scholarship, and I’m also applying to UNC EA. I don’t think whether you apply EA or RD is going to effect your chances for the Morehead-Cain scholarship at all.</p>
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If your academic standing is good enough for you to have been nominated for the Morehead-Cain scholarship, then I doubt that you’ll get rejected from UNC. It would be a very unlikely scenario for you to be rejected from UNC while still in good standing for the Morehead-Cain scholarship.</p>
<p>But everyone says UNC OOS is the same as ivy league admission stats. Just like with ivies… who knows regarding admissions.</p>
<p>My guidance counselor offered to email UNC and let them know I am a morehead-cain scholarship applicant…</p>
<p>OOS is a different scenario altogether. I assumed you were in-state. </p>
<p>EA decisions come out around the same time that Morehead finalists are announced (~Jan 20). If you’re a finalist for the Morehead, then i’d bet you would be accepted to UNC, even if you’re OOS. It’s extremely unlikely that you would be selected as a Morehead-Cain finalist, but not accepted to UNC. If that scenario did occur, it would just be tough luck, I suppose. Applying RD wouldn’t change anything because you could still be selected as a Morehead-Cain scholar, but not accepted to UNC. </p>
<p>Either way, I think you’re fine applying EA, and the scenario you presented is highly unlikely.</p>
<p>^let me enlighten you with the fact that UNC does not do EA. It’s strictly called first deadline for a reason: your chances are approximately the same for both fall and the later deadline.</p>
<p>I was just informed that I am a semifinalist! wooo!</p>
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<p>UNC does have EA for NC residents. My daughter applied EA to Carolina after submitting her M-C application.</p>
<p>How did you find out that you are a semifinalist?</p>
<p>I am OOS. So, we get informed about a month before the in-state kids do regarding our semifinalist/finalist status. </p>
<p>And the early admission option is also available for OOS. </p>
<p>good luck to your daughter!</p>
<p>^ I was responding to Polobear’s statement about EA, but on re-reading it I realize I had misinterpreted it. Sorry about that!</p>
<p>And congratulations, OP, on being named semifinalist! What I meant was, by what means did you receive notification (email, letter, telephone call, etc.)? We will be watching for whatever it is on December 3!</p>
<p>So you can apply EA (or first deadline) to UNC OOS and still apply ED to another school?</p>
<p>^Yes. You can apply EA anywhere, and still apply ED, as far as I know.</p>
<p>^ It isn’t really EA…I don’t know where Schokolade is having his/her notion from. An admissions officer, when I went to UNC, told me it is called first deadline. If Schokolade is talking about the Nov 1 deadline…this is the one I’m talking about as well. </p>
<p>But since I’m apply early, I would say there should some bonus for in staters lol.</p>
<p>^I realize that it’s actually called the ‘first deadline’, but I suppose it’s just easier to say EA instead.</p>
<p>I got the notification around 4:00 by email.
What it was didn’t really register until after I opened it hahah.
Happened the same way for Governor’s School :)</p>
<p>I was more than psyched!</p>