<p>Question for EADAD: Did I understand you to say that your son attended UNC on a Morehead? How much different do you think his experience was than the non-Morehead experience? Also, I see you are from Texas. My son was accepted to a program in your state as well as UNC and I would sure appreciate any thoughts you might have in comparing the two. If you want to do this through a private message that is fine…I don’t know how to do that. I plan to share your thoughts on this thread regarding your son choosing UNC over some other fine choices with my son. Did your son have scholarship to the other schools?</p>
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<p>I sent you a PM</p>
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<p>Holy cow! I hate to say that I’d have to recommend that even if you had Wake Forest on your list!!!</p>
<p>Family Size Max. AGI
2 $28,000
3 $35,200
4 $42,400
5 $49,600
6 $56,800 </p>
<p>[FAQ</a> | The Carolina Covenant ~ The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](<a href=“http://www.unc.edu/carolinacovenant/frequently-asked-questions.php#eligibility]FAQ”>http://www.unc.edu/carolinacovenant/frequently-asked-questions.php#eligibility)</p>
<p>Those are the numbers for the Carolina Covenant, and the numbers. Keep that in mind. It is really a fantastic opportunity. I don’t think that you can qualify if you want distance learning though. I’m kinda fuzzy about that whole process.</p>
<p>As far as not belonging here, I could go on and on about how welcoming UNC is, but I’ll spare you for now because I should be studying for my Orgo exam tomorrow, not posting here. I’ll be back though.</p>
<p>As other posters have stated, you likely qualify for the Carolina Covenant.</p>
<p>For students who meet the income thresholds in packerfan89’s above post, the Carolina Covenant offers an amazing opportunity: a fully funded, four-year college education with no loans. The program provides scholarship grants and work-study funds to pay for the full cost of attendance – tuition, fees, housing, dining, books, and starting Fall 2010 even health insurance.</p>
<p>Take a look: [The</a> Carolina Covenant ~ The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](<a href=“http://www.unc.edu/carolinacovenant/]The”>http://www.unc.edu/carolinacovenant/)</p>
<p>UNC-Chapel Hill also provides strong financial aid across the board, even for students who aren’t eligible for the Carolina Covenant. I’d wait to hear about your financial aid award package before assuming that four years of college would be beyond your reach.</p>
<p>Oh, wow! I have a family of 5, and our AGI this year was $33,659. So I am more than qualified for the program. That is INCREDIBLE. I haven’t gotten any type of financial award like that to date, from anyone. If I receive that scholarship, I guess I’d wind up at UNC. Debt-free college is something I can’t turn down, especially if they give stipends for personal expenses as I’m reading into. I know my parents wouldn’t allow me to turn away this kind of award with our extreme financial hardship.</p>
<p>One more question:</p>
<p>If you were a part of the Carolina Covenant, are there any scholarships for graduate work at Carolina? Or any otherwise?</p>
<p>Graduate financial aid is a very different process and varies widely by type of program/school. Available graduate aid is often based out of specific departments and schools within the university, not the university as a whole.</p>
<p>Ph.D. students in the arts and sciences, for example, often receive substantial fellowship awards along with pay for serving as teaching assistants in order to offset tuition and living costs. </p>
<p>Professional school students, such as those in law and medicine, are generally expected to finance their professional degree through loans.</p>
<p>Of course, any professional school courses (such as in business or public health) that you take or even major in as a undergrad would be covered by the Carolina Covenant. Actual graduate degrees - M.A., M.B.A., M.D., J.D., Ph.D., etc. - would not be covered.</p>
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<p>You can take courses online through UNC. However, UNC does not have any fully online degree programs.</p>