<p>I have too many colleges on my list, and I would like to eliminate just ONE: BC, UNC, or UVA. These are all on my high match/reach list (3.6 uwGPA, 4.6 wGPA, 2100 SAT, great ECs). Here are my interests:</p>
<ul>
<li>lots of school spirit</li>
<li>beautiful campus</li>
<li>obvious great academics</li>
<li>pre-med</li>
<li>study abroad</li>
</ul>
<p>Those are just some that I can think of right now. What are some major differences between these schools (besides religion and size)?</p>
<p>I would eliminate either UVA or UNC because both are much harder to into from OOS than BC is (obviously).</p>
<p>This is going to be tough - I think you should eliminate either UNC or UVA for the reasons barrk123 said. All are fantastic schools and have beautiful campuses (especially UNC and UVA)</p>
<p>Have you run the net price calculators? If any are unaffordable, then you can eliminate them on that basis.</p>
<p>Cost isn’t an issue, but I’ve decided to take out UVA simply because I have better chances of acceptance for BC and UNC… I think. Thanks, everyone. :)</p>
<p>If you’re serious about pre-med, going to a reach school is a bad idea.</p>
<p>These are each very different types of schools.</p>
<p>UVA is a large public state school that is considered elite within the state school ranks and is even considered on par with some of the top private schools. It is in a very rural part of the country and far from any major city. Sports are not taking as seriously at UVA, although it plays in the ACC.</p>
<p>BC is a private school in a major city with a suburban campus that has a liberal arts feel. It has a gothic style campus and excels in liberal arts, business and law. Boston provides students with a significant amount of things to experience and do when not in class. You won’t be bored living in or around Boston. In addition to school pride, students often become fans of the local pro sports teams. </p>
<p>UNC is probably the least respected academically of the three, but that doesn’t mean much because it still offers a decent education and a lot of school spirit, at least within North Carolina. It is strong in the sciences and provides students a well rounded education. It is a good university, particularly if you can attend on in-state tuition. Location-wise, it is located in Chapel Hill which is a decently sized college-town within driving distance to Raleigh, NC. Raleigh is definitely not a big city, but it offers up at least some city experience if you are looking for a school with more to do.</p>
<p>I think admission to UNC OOS and UVA OOS are about equally difficult… Why do you have to eliminate one from your list? This seems unnecessary and forced.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone. UVA is still off the list. I’m not for the colonial type of campus plus I already have so many on the list.</p>
<p>Enrollment caps at UNC say that they can have no more than 18% of their student population from outside North Carolina which may make things difficult admissions wise if you’re not from North Carolina.</p>