HELP PLEASE College Selection UNC & UVA

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi guys
I've been recently admitted to both UNC @ Chapel Hill and UVa and I absolutely cannot make my mind up about where I should go.</p>

<p>I'm not only OOS at both, I'm actually an international student and have absolutely no option of visiting any of those. This may actually be not only a downside, because my choice does not depend on the tuition costs, proximity to relatives, friends and so forth. It depends on the student life, education and my future job.</p>

<p>I'm planning on majoring in business. I've watched virtually every video I found regarding both universities, I've read all the threads and discussions comparing both of them, I've also compared Chapel Hill to Charlottesville and I was very happy to find out that wherever I go, I would end up in an absolutely wonderful place. But where exactly should I go?!</p>

<p>I ran out of criteria by which I choose the uni, since they are very close in numbers. Well, except maybe for international and national rankings. I personally think that all of the ratings are complete rubbish, nevertheless Times ranks UNC at 47 & UVa at 116 (why?), and Bloomberg ranked UVa #2 undergrad business school (UNC@#10).</p>

<p>I'm looking forward to maybe studying abroad for a month or a semester, and I saw UVa having a little more opportunities for that. Should this be the deciding factor?
I really wish some of you could help me out where would you go and why. Where would I have a better time and a better start to my career afterwards?
Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>An early bump pls, don’t have much time left</p>

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<p>You can rest assured that you can’t make a bad choice between these two. The study abroad opportunities are particularly good at both universities, so that probably shouldn’t be the deciding factor. Both locations would be good for an international student. Charlottesville is right at the Blue Ridge Mountains, so not far from some very good hiking and camping, and just over two hours out of Washington, if you’re interested in internships there. Chapel Hill is very close and convenient to Raleigh-Durham Airport, which has direct flights to London Heathrow, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. For college towns you can’t beat Chapel Hill, and the public transportation is particularly good (and free!), so students without cars are able to get around easily.</p>

<p>I agree with you that rankings are not that meaningful, especially when both universities are so strong. Best wishes to you!</p>