CS@UNC Chapel Hill Vs CS@NC State University

Guess Carolina grads built this site. It posted the same post twice and I removed this one.

We are in the same boat. My daughter got into the Honors Program at NCSU and a partial scholarship and into UNC chapel hill with the Research Scholars Program (not sure she is interested in spending 4 years of research). She is on the pre-dental route and need some advice where is the best avenue to get her there. It is April 25 and the deadline is approaching.

@tarheel2022 my best advice if $$ isn’t an issue is to choose the best program and/or school she feels the most at home in. I don’t know anything about pre-dental at either school. My son truly thought Chapel Hill would be his school and was so excited to get accepted. However the more he learned about the CS program offered at both schools, he has ultimately decided that State has the best program for him. Of course he still wants me to wait until Monday to pay his deposit…but, I can’t imagine his changing his mind.

@ParentOf2022 - My daughter felt that Carolina was her dream school too. She applied to the triangle schools and got into all of them. Last night she said State may be my best fit but we are yet waiting to hit the button. Our kids most likely will be at the same school in the fall. Can’t wait till the button is clicked and the deposit is in.

okay ya’ll - please post follow ups. :slight_smile: What were the decisions?

@Trusting my son decided that NC State is the right CS program for him…much to the surprise of a majority of our small community! There are definitely NC State fans, but I think Chapel Hill may have the majority and many are stunned that he would turn down Chapel Hill. While a select few are equally stunned that he turned down Wake Forest :slight_smile: His dad and I are thrilled, but we would have supported whichever choice he made.
So, the deposit has been made, placement tests passed, housing to be Engineering Village…one more week until graduation…starting to get real!