<p>i am INSTATE and looking forward to applying for UNC. Should I apply reg or early? What is some advice that a rising senior should do in this time? Where do you look for scholarships in general and for UNC. How do you get the most out of UNC and get in?</p>
<p>Have you checked out the UNC website? <a href="http://www.unc.edu/%5B/url%5D">www.unc.edu/</a></p>
<p>Here are the direct links to the UNC honors program and scholarships and student aid info as well:
<a href="http://www.honors.unc.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.honors.unc.edu/</a>
<a href="http://studentaid.unc.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://studentaid.unc.edu/</a></p>
<p>My suggestion is to apply early.</p>
<p>if you apply early, will you miss out on anything?
for example if you apply early to a private university, you miss out on some financial aid. If you don't miss out on anything, and its non-binding, I dont see why everybody doesnt apply early.</p>
<p>leetx: No, you won't miss out on anything. In universities where the early admission is Early Decision (where you are bound to attend the school if admitted--so you should definitely have your finances in order), you might miss out on financial aid, but not with Early Action decisions. With EA, you are not obligated to attend the school if admitted (non-binding), so other options are still available to you. You will still be considered for financial aid as well.</p>
<p>I'm not sure why all applicants don't apply early, either--I agree--but it's possible they aren't ready, in terms of standardized test scores, or working on the essays, etc. As I remember, the early application is due in October(?), and I suspect there are seniors who want to take the SAT again in October; or maybe they want to have first semester senior grades on their transcript when they submit their application; or maybe they just want more time to work on the essays; or maybe they haven't gotten organized enough to secure the necessary recommendation letters; or maybe they haven't made up their minds yet. Any number of reasons, but I agree that early action seems like the way to go.</p>
<p>The honors program does not require a separate application. From what I've heard it is pretty selective however if you aren't accepted you can still sign up for honors classes and being a member of the honors program doesn't mean that you will necessarily graduate with honors. I think that requires a thesis. Don't quote me on that but it's somewhere along those lines.</p>
<p>Just a correction...Jack was off by a little on when the EA app is due to UNC. According to their website, it's 11/1.</p>
<p>would it be bad if I got in EA, but improved my SAT scores and GPA a little after November. Could I update these for scholarships and honors program admissions? Basically if I were to improve, would anything be lost for EA?</p>
<p>Nothing would be lost for EA.</p>
<p>if my sat scores improve and my ecs and grades, will I be offered admission into honors and be eligible for scholarships? Will there be any scholarships that will be beneficial in applying EA or regular?</p>
<p>what if u get deferred or waitlisted EA? can u apply RD then?</p>
<p>im applying online (is this recommended?) and should I put asian as the race or choose not to report? What are the benefits and losses of doing this? I dont wanna get reverse affirmative action'ed</p>
<p>I don't think anyone on here can tell you if you'll get into the Honors Program or receive a scholarship from UNC... I really wouldn't worry about that right now. If you're deferred EA, you don't apply again RD. You're just deferred, and then you might be accepted, rejected, or waitlisted. I would strongly recommend applying online. I don't think admitting to being Asian will help or hurt you, but I don't really know for sure. I doubt not reporting your race will help you.</p>
<p>what kind of scholarships are offered at Carolina? From the Morehead to the Robertson, Carolina Scholars and Old Well. Can anyone tell me more about these, and any more scholarships that are available.</p>
<p>Which is more prestigious? Morehead or Robertson? If I apply EA with so so stats, will I miss out on these? Are non UNC-specific scholarships also available?</p>
<p>leetx,</p>
<p>The answers to many of your questions can be found on the UNC website. With respect to scholarships, take a look at <a href="http://studentaid.unc.edu/studentaid/type/ssa_scholarships.html%5B/url%5D">http://studentaid.unc.edu/studentaid/type/ssa_scholarships.html</a>.</p>
<p>Unless you believe that your second semester grades or other factors will materially improve your application, there is nor reason not to apply early admission.</p>
<p>If you apply with "so so" stats, you will have little or no chance at receiving a Robertson or Morehead scholarship, in the absence of other very compelling qualifications.</p>
<p>do I have to get teacher recommendations? would it be suggested to apply EA for NC state and then apply RD for UNC when theres more time to get recs. What kind of scholarships at both colleges have certain deadline in relation to EA?</p>
<p>leetx</p>
<p>You've asked twice which scholarship, the Morehead of Robertson is more prestigious. Knowing what I know as a parent of a Morehead whose best friend and housemate is a Robertson I have to tell you that if prestige is your concern, you're not a candidate for either.</p>
<p>I'm not saying that to be mean but in both cases, one quality that is highly regarded and sought after by both scholarship committees is lack of ego and and especially the lack of desire for self recognition.</p>
<p>You aren't going to find winners of either scholarship talking about it or even acknowledging that they are Moreheads or Robertsons and in fact many of my son's best friends didn't know for several years that he was a Morehead.</p>
<p>Read the websites of the two programs; the Morehead is older, in fact it is the oldest non-athletic scholarship in the country. By virtue of that it has more pedigree and recognition. The Robertson was based in may ways on the Morehead but has a slightly different focus and different summer experiences.</p>
<p>Is one better than the other or more highly regarded? No;and I assure you that there is no discussion about this among winners of either! Anyone would be honored to be selected for either and honestly is crazy to turn them down.</p>
<p>Those selected as winners for either are turning down HYPS and other "more elite" schools on a regular basis to accept the awards. If they were in any way concerned about perceived prestige they would be foregoing the scholarships and going to the Ivies instead. </p>
<p>Again, I am not trying to be mean but prestige should not be a factor when discussing winning either scholarship.</p>
<p>^ well said, eadad</p>
<p>To second what eadad said, what I've found is that Robertsons, Moreheads, and Carolina Scholars (the only one I'm super familiar with) really only discuss the scholarship to people they know are in the programs. It's just really easy to be misconstrued as bragging about it if you don't. I had a Carolina Scholar dinner yesterday, for instance, and almost found myself lying to people about its existence. It became "just some dinner thing." So I don't think you get to enjoy that superficial prestigious stuff. Which is totally fine. I think if you get these scholarships it means that you don't care about all that.</p>
<p>And I like that the Moreheads and Robertsons and Carolina Scholars (and Pogues and everybody else I'm leaving out!) just regard each other as fellow scholars. It's not about which is better - they're all great! I met a Morehead the other night that really just wanted to find out more about my program, and we had a good talk about it. If you get Honors, or any of the scholarships, you're really in a good position.</p>
<p>can you tell me more about the Carolina scholars? cant find much on the web/ I also heard about this old well scholars program.</p>
<p>Carolina Scholars and Davie Scholars are merit based scholarships with minimum SAT thresholds to even qualify for consideration.</p>
<p>A few years back (old SAT) the threshold for Davie was minimum 1500 SAT and Carolina was either 1525 or 1550.</p>
<p>You can find the details of scholarships (not specific qualifications or requirements) on UNC website at:</p>