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<p>For some background information about me: </p>

<p>I'm an in-state female double-majoring in Chemical Engineering and Paper Science & Engineering. I live in the Living-Learning Village of WISE (Women in Science & Engineering) in Lee Hall (suite-style) and I'm also a member of TAPPI (Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry), CNR EL (College of Natural Resources' Engaging Leaders) and I'm an Ambassador to the College of Natural Resources.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your offer to ask questions! My S who is a high school junior is thinking about chem engineering, specifically focusing on alternative fuels. We live in CA so would have to pay OOS tuition. In your opinion is the program well respected, and would it be a good choice for his interests? Also, how gnarly is the application process and how difficult is it to get in? Thanks.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your generous offer of help!</p>

<p>Our son has been accepted to the Industrial Engineering program. He is deciding between NC State, Penn State and West Virginia (we are from PA). My choice for him would be NC State.</p>

<p>First question–how are the suites? When I think of suites I think of a x-bedroom apartment with some common living area. But the online diagrams show the suites to just be 4 or 5 bedrooms off a skinny hallway with a shared bathroom. That seems to be his only choice though, since the “normal dorm rooms” are reserved for the First Year College students.</p>

<p>Second question–how is the food in the cafeterias? When we visited in the summer, we just ate at the food court. And Chick-Fil-A is the same everywhere.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>How is it being apart of the WISE village?</p>

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<p>which dorms have bathrooms in them and are sophomores that are transferring to NCSU eligible for them? also, what GPA and courses do you recommend I should take so I can get into the school and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences? I’ll have 33 credit hours by the end of the spring semester. I’ve currently taken one English Composition class and I’m taking one math this spring, but NCSU isn’t too clear in their website as to whether or not you have to have two English Composition and maths before applying. Thank you so much! are the parties good at state? hahaha, that’s all I can think of. thank you so much in advanced!</p>

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<p>I think our engineering program is incredibly well-respected, especially in the Southeast. You can look up all the rankings that you want but I think this link ([Best</a> Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ.com](<a href=“Best Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ”>Best Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ)) says a lot about the school. From my understanding, we have the reputation of being solid students, good workers, and knowledgable in our fields.</p>

<p>I will say that coming from OOS may be a shock as we are ~85% in-state (it could be higher, I’m not sure). We are pretty southern and most of our out of state students come from Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. However, “southern hospitality” rings true and if your son wants to make friends, everyone is around. </p>

<p>As for admissions this ([Admissions</a> :: Profile: Am I Competitive? - Freshman](<a href=“http://admissions.ncsu.edu/how-apply/admission-profile/get-in.php]Admissions”>http://admissions.ncsu.edu/how-apply/admission-profile/get-in.php)) has the general admissions requirements. The College of Engineering will more difficult to get into but it’s not out of any good student’s reach. Good news is the number of out of state students admitted is on the rise because we are trying to make the school more prestigious, so we’re accepting more of the best students. This is an awesome resource but it doesn’t distinguish from in-state to OOS so I would look at the high-end of those figures of a goal for your son. ([NC</a> State University Freshman Profile 2012](<a href=“http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/upa/admissions/freshman_profile.htm]NC”>http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/upa/admissions/freshman_profile.htm))</p>

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<p>I personally love living in my suite but it isn’t for everyone. My suite is comprised of four bedrooms, with two girls per room, and a bathroom with two sinks, two toilets, and one shower. The suites in dorms vary a little, but none have a common area in them. However, there is a lounge on every floor (I know for Lee but I can’t speak for every dorm) with couches, a TV, a kitchen, and some computers. Many students congregate in these lounges but my suitemates and I all bounce between each other’s rooms. We also sometimes hang out in the ground floor of my building, which has lots of tables, a classroom for quiet study, and a ping-pong table. </p>

<p>The two FYC dorms are Tucker and Owen but there are other dorms that are hall-style. Turlington and Alexander are right next to Tucker and Owen (AMAZING LOCATION! Close to the gym, an eatery, and classes) and they are hall-style. Some other good hall-style dorms for freshmen are Gold, Syme, and Welch. Complete descriptions can be found here ([Residence</a> Halls](<a href=“http://ncsu.edu/housing/halls/index.php]Residence”>http://ncsu.edu/housing/halls/index.php)). </p>

<p>I know a few students not in FYC that live in FYC dorms. You can request it and maybe you’ll get in, but I don’t know if your son would like to live there. The non-FYC friends I have living there are often disrupted by the noise of the FYC students because they tend to be a little less focused on calculus and chemistry and more on partying.</p>

<p>As for eating, there are three dining halls, two large places with other options for eating, and then some random places. To start the dining halls are Fountain, Case, and Clark. Each serve slightly different food and they are all located in different parts of campus. Case is athletes-only at dinner time but they have the best food so I often eat there for breakfast and lunch. The meals are classic “dining hall”…</p>

<p>A typical breakfast offered at Fountain are scrambled eggs, biscuits, pancakes, bacon, and gravy. There is an omelet station (I always get an omelet), fruit bar, then places to get toast and bagels. </p>

<p>A typical lunch might be spaghetti, baked potatoes, a few vegetable offerings, and pizza. There are always hamburgers, french fries, a salad bar, and a fruit bar available. Dinner will be slightly the same. You can look at menus every day at ncsudining.com as well as the nutritional information!!</p>

<p>If I don’t eat at a Dining Hall I eat at the Atrium (where CFA is). They have a pizza place, an asian place, a wrap place, and a salad place. There is also Wolfpack To Go which is pre-made salads, sandwiches, wraps, and snacks if your son needs to eat on the run. </p>

<p>I might also stop by Talley Student Center, which is under construction. Right now there is a Freshens (smoothies and frozen yogurt), Taco Bell, and a sub place. Once it’s completed (in 2014, I think) it will have a TON more options. </p>

<p>This map (<a href=“http://www.ncsudining.com/dining/images/FullCampus%20Map.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ncsudining.com/dining/images/FullCampus%20Map.pdf&lt;/a&gt;) shows you where everything is located and where the Port City Java and C-Store options are!</p>

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<p>WISE Village is great. I like it the best because my suite and I all bonded during the first few days living at school when we had a lot of WISE programs (called Summer Bridge) to go to.</p>

<p>The girls I live with are all in difficult majors (Civil Eng, Chemistry/Chemical Eng, Biological Eng, Statistics, Biology, Meterology, Chemical Eng, and Me), so we all get together to do calculus and chemistry together. </p>

<p>The programs are pretty fun and I’ve gotten a chance to learn about some new things, but they can kind of be a hassle to go to. The best part of being in the village is the people… and the free tutoring and study groups for classes that they have set up for us.</p>

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<p>I don’t know much about transfer admissions but I would assume that you only need one english composition class based on this ([Admissions</a> :: Profile: Am I Competitive? - Transfer](<a href=“http://admissions.ncsu.edu/how-apply/admission-profile/get-in-transfer.php]Admissions”>http://admissions.ncsu.edu/how-apply/admission-profile/get-in-transfer.php)). For your GPA, I would look at this website ([Admissions</a> :: Criteria - CHASS](<a href=“http://admissions.ncsu.edu/how-apply/admission-profile/college-criteria/chass.php]Admissions”>http://admissions.ncsu.edu/how-apply/admission-profile/college-criteria/chass.php)). If you have further questions, I would e-mail admissions or try to find a transfer thread on CC. </p>

<p>I would assume every dorm has a bathroom within the suite or at the end of the hallway, depending on the building. This ([Residence</a> Halls](<a href=“http://ncsu.edu/housing/halls/index.php]Residence”>http://ncsu.edu/housing/halls/index.php)) has lay-outs of all the dorms and I think that you are eligible to live in every one except for Tucker and Owen, which are usually reserved for the First Year College. </p>

<p>I don’t party a lot, I mainly go to my own friend’s apartments and go wild there. I know some people really enjoy going to frat parties and there is a lively club scene in downtown Raleigh, so it really depends on what your scene is. If you don’t want to party I’ve never felt left out, but if you want to go insane there are always opportunities. You just have to get to know people.</p>

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<p>ncstatefreshman–thanks!!!</p>

<p>Now we just have to convince our son that NC State is where he wants to go. He did like it a lot when we visited and it is in his top 2–along with Penn State.</p>

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<p>WaitingInCPA</p>

<p>If you want me to chat with him more, send me a PM. I can be pretty persuasive!</p>

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<p>Do you think that, when applying for the College of Engineering, that they would consider me, even if I have a low SAT score? I have an 1140 combined Reading and Math, which I know is horrible. </p>

<p>The rest of my application is fine. I have a 3.7 unweighted GPA, and 4.6 weighted GPA. I’m 10th in my class out of 193 students, with plenty of extracurricular activities. I don’t know how much it’ll help, but I am in-state and I’m black. I really want to get into the College of Engineering. Should I be worried?</p>

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<p>It is definitely on the lower end (the 25/75 percentile for CoE is 1170-1350) but it’s not impossible. Are you a junior or did you not apply for the earliest deadline?</p>

<p>If you’re a junior and you’re very worried, I would apply to the First Year College and just take all the engineering courses you need besides E101 (you’ll take an FYC equivalent). The restrictions for getting into FYC are lower, but I think there’s a chance for you to get in, still. If you had leadership in your extra-curriculars, you should be fine.</p>

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<p>So I applied OOS in October for civil engineering. They asked for my first semester grades. Do you think I still have a chance?</p>

<p>Here were my scores:
SAT
math 640
reading 520
writing 570
ACT 26
GPA 3.6 unweighted
My high school is small and the best in the area. I take AP stats and calc ab, honors/dual enrollment spanish, physics, world lit, and religion (catholic school).</p>

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<p>leftie17:</p>

<p>So did you get deferred? Is that what you mean by “they asked for my first semester grades?” Your stats are a little low but if you showed improvement your first semester of senior year, they’ll probably consider you.</p>

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<p>Hi ncstatefreshman, I applied under early action and have received my acceptance letter, but I was wondering when my financial aid packet will come in. Do I need to confirm my attendance first? Also, I am under the impression that any information on merit scholarships will come in at that time as well, is that correct? Any information will be appreciated, thanks!</p>

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<p>NCSU18:</p>

<p>First off, congrats on your acceptance!</p>

<p>I’m pretty sure State doesn’t give out many merit scholarships besides the Park Scholarship and the Goodnight Scholarship.</p>

<p>I’m 99% positive you don’t need to accept before they send you financial aid because they know students want to weigh their options. If it doesn’t come in soon, I would call the financial aid office. I didn’t receive any need-based aid and my merit aid is directly through my major, so I don’t have much experience with this. Sorry!</p>

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<p>Ya, sorry, I meant to say that I was deferred. Well I guess it’s good to know I have a chance. I applied almost as a reach school and to see if I get in but some reason I kinda really want to go there.
Anyway if I do get in I will have to respond immediately because I’ll have other things going on. What dorms would you recommend? I read about the living learning communities. Are these required? If not, do you recommend them, specifically engineering?</p>

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<p>As we get closer to January 30th, my thoughts on my chances of me getting in to NC State are going down. Currently i have a 3.40 UW Gpa with some AP’s… My SAT math and CR was 1190 and ACT was a 27… but since they super score would probably be around a 29-30(?).
I’m applying OoS and have some volunteering EC’s and I’ve had a job since junior year. I would also like to know if you think they would take into consideration that I moved to my current state (Minnesota) from New York right after my freshman year and that had a serious impact on my grades. PS do you guys know how to calculate a weighted GPA…? My school doesn’t have a rank because it has 3,200 students in it but is known to produce very good students from big colleges like UW-Madison… Whatever else you need to know to give me a better answer just let me know… (I know this a very dis-organized paragraph but it is midnight and I’m not thinking vert clearly.) Thanks!</p>

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<p>What are my chances of getting into NC State?</p>

<p>I am a Sophomore, but I’m what you call a planner.</p>

<p>I’ll take 8 Honors and two AP classes by the end of High School. </p>

<p>My GPA is around 3.47, PSAT around 1100 (I’ll do better)</p>

<p>Eagle Scout
Attended a Triangle Youth Conference
Sophomore Class President
School’s Technology Students Association Secretary, Vice-President, President
SGA Member
Served as NC House Page (Considered 30 Hours of Community Service)
Spoken at several political rallies
Selected as High School’s Student of the Month
Member of High School Journalism/Yearbook Staff
Elected President of Middle School’s chapter of Beta Club</p>

<p>I’m hoping I can run more on my extracurricular activities rather than my grades (which are decent too).</p>