<p>If accepted into the school from oos, how hard is it to transfer into the b-school? I am talking about class difficulty/curve of classes.</p>
<p>You won’t be accepted immediately into the business school. You’ll have to apply after you’re admitted here. At the earliest, you would be admitted for the spring semester.</p>
<p>First, you’ll have to complete a number of prerequisites in order to be eligible to apply to the business school: Calculus I (or an equivalent class), Business 101 (accounting), Econ 101 (intro to economics), Econ 410 (intermediate micro), Stor 155 (statistics), and English 101 and 102. If you’re admitted, you then have to take 9 business classes in your first two semesters. To complete your degree, you have to take at least 18 more hours of business classes, in addition to any university requirements you have left.</p>
<p>I should also mention that it’s quite difficult to get into the business school as a transfer student. Kenan Flagler reserves a limited number of spots for transfers, and since a number of transfers come to Carolina with the intent of majoring in business, the competition for these places is intense. In general, other students have preference over transfers.</p>
<p>Are the classes at UNC curved? I don’t think I would have a problem maintaining a high GPA in rigorous classes unless somehow they were specifically tailored to weed people out. I guess my biggest fear is spending close to 40k for oos tuition and then not being able to get into the b-school. Everybody says its “quite difficult” yet there are not many people on this board who can vouch to say that they have either made it through the school or got rejected as a oos transfer.</p>
<p>So far, I’ve only had one class that was curved. Others required 93 or better for A. I am an assured admit into KF.</p>
<p>I notice that 10% of the students in the b-school are international students while there are only 1-2% international students at UNC.</p>
<p>Is there a problem with spreading out the pre-reqs? Such as doing half in the fall and half in the spring?</p>
<p>I don’t believe there is. Keep in mind, though, that it would take you 2 years to finish your business degree in addition to the year it would take to knock out the prerequisites.</p>
<p>Hi GoHeelsGoAmerica,
I recently get admitted to UNC as an Econ major (OOS applicant). Will it be easier to stay for one semester and then apply for the b-school ? It should be less competitive than to apply OOS directly to KF right?</p>
<p>I’m not sure if you are a transfer student or an incoming first year, but, either way you apply to Kenan-Flagler once you are here at UNC (unless you are a AAP first year)…</p>
<p>Students who have completed their first year at UNC and admitted UNC transfer students will be eligible to apply for Undergraduate Business admission beginning July 1 to start as soon as the following spring semester.</p>
<p>I have some advice for those who are worried about spending $40K dollars and not having the certainty of getting admitted into Kenan Flagler Business School after taking all the general prerequisites. First of all, it is VERY DIFFICULT to get in for transfer students. You are expected to perform at a high-level the moment you get to UNC because you only have one semester to prove that you can handle UNC’s course work. Admission counselors state that they take your previous course work and program into account, but honestly, what matters most is the UNC-GPA (your first semester). </p>
<p>As far as courses go, they are not curved. Though I will say that since people in the past have complained, there has been a bit of grade deflation with the average graduating UNC GPA lingering around a 3.0 GPA. For example, in an introductory statistics course (STOR113), the people with the highest grades get A’s and you could have a 92 and get a B+, it happened to me and I was not happy. I was like 52/200 and missed the top 50 cut off. </p>
<p>If your are really passionate about Business and don’t want to major in anything else, then you might not want to transfer and just stay in your current business program at your current university. If you speak to an academic advisor at UNC, they will advise you to do the same. If you really want to go to Carolina, you need to prepare yourself for the worst case scenario because it isn’t uncommon for KF hopefuls to get denied. So you could major in something closely related to Business, such as Economics or Management & Society, where you will hone in on similar skills that are acquired at Kenan Flagler. </p>
<p>Though, I will say that Kenan graduates have much better job prospects than say a Econ. major because of the companies that go directly to Kenan Flagler to recruit. KF is like apart of UNC, but it operates as a separate entity. By far, it is the most selective program to get into at UNC.</p>
<p>Hope this helps! I transferred with top grades and honors from a Top 50 B-School and was denied Kenan-Flagler. I didn’t think it was possible, so this is just my hindsight advising you and all other KF hopefuls who might be as naive as I was.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your sincere advice.
Actually, I just completed an associate transfer degree in Business at a community college in Washington. The only reason why I apply for UNC is because I am eligible for the Carolina Covenant, so basically my COA will be fully paid for. I am admitted into Econ and also hopes to transfer to KF after one semester.
I am impressed about KF’s job prospects but my major is accounting and KF does not seem to have a solid accounting program, does it? I can only see just 3 accounting classes offered in KF, but why the Big 5 recruit accounting majors from KF?</p>
<p>UNC doesn’t offer an undergraduate accounting degree. It only offers a degree in Business Administration. I don’t know how much the Big 5 recruits undergraduates here, but Kenan Flagler does have a very good MAC (Masters in Accounting) program. The Big 5 certainly does recruit grad students.</p>
<p>KF absolutely facilatates exposure to the Big 4. They just had a Deloitte (Accounting) Open House on Wedneday, April 4. Including undergrads.</p>