How hard is it to get into the UNC Honors?
Not that easy; lots of high statistic applicants makes it a bit difficult. You can apply for Honors after you matriculate, see here, http://honorscarolina.wpengine.com/academics/join-honors-carolina/.
But really, I think that the advantages for Honors relate mostly to networking, and some other extracurricular offerings, and not so much to the courses that you are able to take. I have a rising junior who did not get into Honors, but has still been able to take some Honors sections of classes; so if you don’t make it into Honors, it’s not really that big of a deal, IMO. It’s not as if you are enrolled at a large, third-rate public university where you might need to be in an honors program in order to have a more meaningful academic experience.
Thank you Gandalf, good point.