<p>Hey perspective Tar Heels, I'm an OOS frosh and I wanted to help everyone (no matter where you're from).</p>
<p>If you have any questions, do ask! Learn before making a final decision, it's the best thing for you.</p>
<p>And, yes, I love UNC.</p>
<p>Are there a decent number of merit scholarships awarded to OOS students? Or are most of them reserved for in-staters?</p>
<p>This should help you...
<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>They also have Covenant, which covers everything depending on your family income level (if you're family's income is under twice the level stated for number of family members, you get it).</p>
<p>They have great financial aid though.</p>
<p>So basically, they don't offer any scholarships to OOS students except for the Moorehead and Robertson...?</p>
<p>^
National Merit and Davie as well.</p>
<p>Do students accepted to the Honors program have any priority with dorm selection process?</p>
<p>what dorm do u live in? pros/cons?</p>
<p>btw, where ya from?</p>
<p>No, I do not think they prioritize Housing to Honors kids. </p>
<p>I'm from New Jersey. I live in Hinton James, and despite what you may initially think about it, it's a great dorm! You'll meet a lot of people, it has a nice view on the volleyball side of the sunrise, its own printing lab, etc. They're rennovating it next year, so Morrison will be the (literally) new freshman dorm. It's going to be amazing - central air, suite style with a lounge for each suite, nice bathrooom, bigger rooms, etc. Craige isn't going under renovations until after Hinton James, AVOID Craige, it's the worst dorm. Ehringhouse (the other frosh dorm) is pretty nice for a 1st year.</p>
<p>Also, Freshman can get much better dorms like Old East or Kenan Community. Just put the housing app in early as possible.</p>
<p>Thanks for the questions, looking forward to more!</p>
<p>"No, I do not think they prioritize Housing to Honors kids. "</p>
<p>Actually, they pretty much do. They don't publicize it, but if you are in honors and you sign up for the honors roommate preference, they will almost always put you with another honors student in one of the south campus directional dorms (nicest on campus).</p>
<p>Along the same lines, I'm an in state freshman, go ahead and ask away to me too.</p>
<p>luxlibertas, I was under the assumption that he was speaking as if Honors students can get their dorm choice before regular students - in that case no. But what you said is also true, although any student can request a roommate.</p>
<p>OOS students are eligible for the Davie, Carolina and for OOS minority students they are now eligible for the Pogue. There are many non-named merit awards as well. The Morehead is administered by the Morehead Foundation independent of UNC. The Robertson is also independent of both UNC and Duke and administered by the Robertson Scholars Board of Directors and Staff.</p>
<p>Onequestion-</p>
<p>hey im a prospective out of state UNC student (im from Ohio). I just wanted to ask how easy it was to fit in with everyone at UNC, it seems that a lot of students are from instate and probably know someone else or has friends who also go there. not that i have a problem with making new friends or being shy, but i just see how well you made new friends, got used to everything, etc.</p>
<p>also when do you know if you are accepted into the honors program? and if you recieved any other university scholarship and also when you recieved news about invitations for interviews for the pogue scholarship.</p>
<p>swim4china89, it was initially my worry, too. All OOS students usually go to the last CTOPS (orientation), and very few instaters. You'll meet a nice amount of people from there who you'll stay friends with as I did. </p>
<p>When you start school, at first you'll notice large groups of in staters from the same HS, so you may feel a bit hesitant to approach them, but do! They have no problems meeting people. A good way to find people is through class - say hi, everyone is starting new. Hell, even instaters have classes with 0 of their friends. The best thing to do (at first) would be extremely open, meet your suite mates, meet your neighboring suitemates, say hi in classes, go out the first couple of weekends, and you'll have a strong base of friends.</p>
<p>I'm not sure on when you get invited, I think it's with acceptance letter, but I'm not in it nor am I going to apply to it - and yes, you can apply to it after you've been admitted. There's other chances to get in. I did receive private scholarships to cover any loans the 1st year.</p>
<p>yeahh, UNC looks like a great place, smart school and great environment too...hopefully i'll get a scholarship or something to go there..thanks for the help!!</p>