<p>At the first one for EA they told us they would be doing the same thing for RD… Mine came at about the same time as my admission decision.</p>
<p>Can you request suitemates if you plan to live on south campus?</p>
<p>Not as a freshman.</p>
<p>Hi cloying…very good to hear from you and glad you are doing well. Last time we PMed you were heading to UT after your year off. What changed your mind?</p>
<p>I haven’t been around here much either, new career has me very busy.</p>
<p>S graduates from Med school June 1 and D is about to finish her second year of Law school. </p>
<p>Again, very good to hear from you. Be well !!</p>
<p>Helpermom,</p>
<p>My first three years at Carolina, there were two scholarship days. One in Jan, one in March. I believe last year there was only one… But I might be remembering incorrectly. If they told the EA Scholarship Day participants that there will be two, then I’m sure there will be. But I would expect those invitations to have gone out already. In any case, I’m sure this board will light up when the regular admit Scholarship Day invitations go out. It may have already - I’m not really on here anymore so I couldn’t tell you.</p>
<p>Quail - when I was a freshman, yes, you could list up to eight people. But if someone’s saying you can’t now, maybe you can’t! I apologize; at this point I’m better qualified to talk about life after entering Carolina (and after leaving it, perhaps more importantly 
). That said I am more than happy to help answer every question ever, I’m just afraid I’m getting to be a bit outdated.</p>
<p>eadad - good to hear from you! You’re right… This time last year I had been accepted to UT and I was absolutely thrilled. Then I visited and things became more complicated. It’s funny, as an ambassador at Carolina I was constantly thinking about how first impressions are misleading, but also always trying to be as welcoming ad possible to future Tar Heels. That really meant something to me. I understand law school is a professional school and I didn’t expect to be treated like a special snowflake while I was there, but the head of admissions was extremely rude to me. I had been offered the Chancellor’s scholarship at Carolina, which is a full ride and a huge honor, and after being instructed by a woman in fin aid at UT to go tell the head of admissions (whom I was meeting with anyway) immediately, I did… Only to be told very rudely that “Carolina is not going to help you.” (as in my offer, not the undergrad ). She messed with the wrong woman that day. Again, I know that I would never see this woman again… But after that kind of welcome, do you really expect me to slap down TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND frigging dollars for you!!! And then NOT be guaranteed to work outside of the state of Texas? I still get angry thinking about it.</p>
<p>It came down to USC and Carolina. I went out to visit USC and felt like California had been calling me since I was young. I liked the trojan network and the stability offered in SoCal. Unfortunately, graduating at the top of your class from Carolina Law these days can get you very far, but only really in the state of Carolina ITE. Many people in my life nearly strangled me for turning down Carolina’s offer, but I’m too ambitious for my own good! And I figured I graduated from undergrad with no debt so that I would have options at this point.</p>
<p>All this is to say… I loved Austin, and UT even, but that law school left me with a bad taste in my mouth.</p>
<p>Just an alternate opinion on the food plan. The biggest food plan I think you can get before unlimited is 160 meals which is about 10 a week. Advice on here at the time was to get the 120 meal plan but D got the unlimited plan the first semester so that we could see how many she actually used and adjust it later. She is a 3-meal a day eater and more a healthy eater than a fast food eater. So the first year she ended up eating 2-3 meals per day or probably an average of 17 or 18 per week there. In addition, after working out, she might stop in for a snack…which counts as a meal. In sophomore year, she’s getting a little tired of the food hall but still eats at least 2 meals a day there…so the unlimited plan is still a value for her. By senior year, she may be so sick of the food halls, it will make sense to cut down to a lower meal plan but for now, unlimited has been the way to go.</p>
<p>So…choose based on your own eating habits. Do you skip breakfast? Do you prefer Chick-Fil-A to a salad or meatloaf and mashed potatoes? Do you think you’ll be eating Raman in your room? If so, choose a lower meal plan. If you’re a person who usually eats 3 meals “like Grandma feeds you”, then you might want unlimited.</p>
<p>If you’re concerned about food and money is no issue, then sure, go for it. I know so many people who were left with 50 meals at the end of the semester… I ate every lunch and dinner in the Lenoir and still found myself with many left at the end of my first semester. Also worth noting is that even if you run out, there will be a million people happy to swipe you in if you ask. I’d recommend the ~100 meal plan plus a hefty flex plan. Flex dollars roll over from fall to spring semester but not to the following year.</p>
<p>It is <em>possible</em> for the meal plans to come out as a good deal… but unlikely. There are a few people for whom it is good (mostly athletes who don’t mind repetitive meals but want nutrition) … but 90% of students can’t give away free meals by the end of the semester.</p>
<p>cloying, what did the woman say when she said ‘Carolina won’t help you’? Did she mean a law degree from there wouldn’t help you get a job?</p>
<p>She was purposefully ambiguous. UT is a T14 school, Carolina is around 30 (can’t remember anymore). She meant that a full ride to Carolina meant nothing for negotiating scholarships. Which is some BS - the truth is that all state schools are hurting, so UT can’t afford to give any money to applicants unless their scores are pretty outstanding. It wasn’t lack of scholarship that bothered me, but the way this woman spoke to me was very insulting. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is a huge deal. When I met with the dean of admissions at USC and he asked me about my other offers (just out of curiosity) he was much more understanding of my situation. Again, I wasn’t looking for these schools to tap dance for me. But it seemed clear that UT saw me as a number and some cash to subsidize their school. USC seemed much more committed to helping me out. My experience with UNC Law was wonderful… But I wasn’t impressed with the student body at all… and I’m aiming for clerkships and big bad big law. I am so not interested in making a career in Charlotte.</p>
<p>Cloying, so are you at USC Law School now?</p>
<p>cloying, that makes a lot of sense. It’s 3 years of your life so you don’t want to go somewhere you hate.</p>
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<p>I seem to remember people jumping down my throat when I said similar things about UNC undergraduate :p</p>
<p>Rice - no, I’m deferring for a year to serve as a college counsellor to at-risk seniors and juniors in high school and developing a consulting business. But I’ll be there next fall!</p>
<p>Keepit - I will continue to defend Carolina undergrads. There are underwhelming people everywhere. Carolina has them. It also has its fair share of super stars. If you want to deal only with movers and shakers at Carolina, it’s not too hard. I’m not saying it’s perfect by any means, but I have high standards and was happy with the student body at Carolina. But that just wasn’t how I felt about the law school. I wish I had!</p>
<p>Hi, it’s me again with another question.
If I chose to live in a traditional double room in granville with unlimited meals, would it be cheaper than living in a regular room at south campus with the 19 meals plan?</p>
<p>I’m sorry ndrwum, I really have no clue! I was under the impression that Granville was more expensive… Someone living in Granville could speak to that.</p>
<p>Bumping this because I think the RD decisions came out? Or are about to? In any case, I won’t be looking at these forums that much anymore simply because I forget to if I don’t have a reason to watch. I’ll subscribe myself to this thread and you can always PM me. I’m going to be most helpful when it comes to asking about what Carolina means outside of school, picking majors, evaluating data related to Carolina, and really anything related to the law admissions process… but I am happy to attempt to answer anything. Good luck, current and future Tar Heels. I am so, so proud of my alma mater and would choose it again ten times out of ten knowing what I do now.</p>
<p>Checking in again after a long absence. I’m available to answer questions as well. I’m a senior here at UNC, way too close to graduating. I double majored in Biology and Environmental Science with a minor in Chemistry, and found myself wandering on and of the pre-med path. Currently wandering off of it again, and I’ll be working with a start up this coming fall. </p>
<p>I share cloying’s sentiments completely. Carolina wasn’t my top choice when applying to schools (it was up there though!) but after my experience here, I would choose going to UNC over going anywhere else.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your impeding graduation! Enjoy these last few weeks and be with your friends who are going far off as much as possible. I cried like ten times the week of graduation. Know, though, that being a college graduate is a beautiful thing. I miss my friends, I treasure my memories, but I don’t miss undergrad. It’s nice to have free time again.</p>
<p>Hi Cloying-- can you give me some information regarding the Chinese program at UNC?? is this a quality program? Thanks…</p>
<p>Hi! I’d love to. It’s funny, I’m writing to you from China right now. I’m working as a translator at a medical clinic in Huining (a small city outside of Lanzhou, in Gansu province) right now and this is the first time I’ve been able to check my email in a little bit.</p>
<p>Carolina’s Chinese program is fantastic, but the most important part of your Chinese program will be your study abroad opportunities. If you’re serious about immersion/accent, do CET Beijing’s language pledge program (not Xiamen). Carolina has a good relationship with CET and so anyone interested in the program gets in. Check out the Phillip’s Ambassador program, as well. Not so hard to get, makes paying for things easier.</p>
<p>I have to run to dinner so don’t have time to go into more detail right now, but I’d suggest signing up for a Chinese culture class that falls under the major in addition to Chinese 101 for your first semester. But I recommend against Chinese history courses for now, until you have time to learn more. Maybe a Post-Mao Industrial Art course or something similar. But they’re all great. I love Eric Henry. He’s a dinosaur but he gives a fantastic lecture.</p>
<p>Ask more question if you have them!</p>
<p>Thanks Cloying!!! My S will be starting Chapel Hill this fall. He has taken 4 years of Chinese in HS and spent 2 summers traveling in China and studying at Beijing HS #80 taking language and culture courses. We hosted a Chinese student for a year in our home. He was from Beijing as well. My S is from Florida and will go to UNC not really knowing anyone. Any advice/mentoring you could give him would be truly appreciated. He is a little apprehensive but very excited as well. He will be in Horton dorm. He was looking at Chinese 150 (Chinese Civilization) with prof Hsiao along with whatever Chinese language course he places into. What other courses outside of major should he think about for first year???</p>