<p>This is just a random thought but for OOS do u think the standards are set high so that OOS can obtain a variety of merit aid to keep the OOS tuition down...with such high standards merit aid is sure to follow</p>
<p>No. I think the standards are so high because NC state law requires a quota of 82% in state students, since their families pay for the school through their state taxes. OOS standards are so high because many, many candidates compete for very few spots.</p>
<p>Gotta agree with Heather. It's a numbers game.
For last years admitted class, my class, 21,708 students applied to UNC. 7309 were admitted and 3864 enrolled. Of those that actually enrolled, 80.2% were IS, with 19.8% being OOS. That's a little higher than the advertised rate, mainly due to some changes of status that come with getting some scholarships. I think that for athletic scholarships and some merit scholarships, like Carolina Scholars, the recipients are accounted for as IS to save the school some money.
Anyway, getting back on topic, of those enrolled, about 765 of them were OOS, excluding those that got scholarships. Say you double that number to find out how many OOSers actually were accepted, and you get 1530. Plus say about about 100 or so OOSers that got scholarships. So, 1630 accepted out of 11,000+ OOS applicants, if I remember correctly.
Blegh, that was the most math than I've done in quite some time. In conclusion, the OOS tuition is not low because of the merit scholarships available to OOSers.</p>
<p>Just as a disclaimer, I did all the math to prove a point, not to say that OOSers are smarter than or more qualified than ISers. People have a bad habit of claiming that OOSers are much smarter than ISers. As an OOSer, I can pretty much say that's completely false. :P</p>
<p>I agree with the above - it's simply an issue of so many more OOS applicants than there are slots.</p>