<p>eagle79, I just wanted to make a quick post to say that yes, UNC does indeed have Early Notification - this is yet another admission opton used by some colleges and is similar in principle to the Early Action concept because the offer is non-binding and the student may apply elsewhere. I would think that it roughly corresponds to what other schools often call ID - interim decision. For example, Rice currently has three tiers of admission offers going - ED, ID, and RD all with their own terms. I think we can all agree that there are quite a lot of early options out there and, at times, it is hard to keep it all straight. In any case, UNC did end ED but, as you rightly point out, does offer EN.</p>