<p>My son was admitted in the last few days as an out of state student and had previously received a "likely letter". </p>
<p>What are his chances for the Honors College and Merit Scholarships? When do we hear?</p>
<p>He has a 1600 on the SAT, a 4.24 weighted GPA from a very tough school, and 800/790/730 on the SAT IIs.</p>
<p>Honors college entry is very competitive (200 or so spots for the incoming class), however with those scores he has a very good shot; if he doesn't get in, you can apply for admission after finishing your first semester I believe. Decisions on the honors college come out around the same time as regular decisions, and I am not sure about merit aid.</p>
<p>With those stats I would think that his chances for merit aid are very good especially if he is out of state. My son is a freshman and many of his friends are on some type of scholarship from half to full tuition and more. They held several Explore Carolina days in early April last year for the students they really wanted to attract. These had overnights (the only admitted students' overnights) and a full day of activities for both parents and students.</p>
<p>There were a number of sessions for accepted students scheduled. I was impresed by the activities they had planned and the way they really rolled out the red carpet for us. I thought it was quite an impressive showing for a public institution and thought that all the sessions were like the one we attended. I was told by an admissions rep the next day that they only hold one or two of these special Explore Carolina sessions for the students they are trying to woo and that most everyone there was being offered some type of merit aid. Many of the people there were from out of state though there was also a sizable contingent form North Carolina as you would expect. Make your reservations for the Carolina Inn early if you plan to go to one of the Explore Carolina days or whatever they will call them this year.</p>
<p>The Honors Program is not an Honors College per se. Those selected may take two classes from the Honors program per semester and they get priority registration for them. There is open enrollment for many of the classes if there is any space left after the Honors program students enroll. Classes are small, taught by noted professors and most are highly sought after.</p>
<p>Honors program notification last year was around the time of regular decision notification.</p>
<p>If you prefer, please feel free to send me a private message or email through CC if you have any other questions you'd like answered.</p>
<p>With those stats I would think that his chances for merit aid are very good especially if he is out of state.</p>
<p>Does this mean in-staters are at a disadvantage for scholarships, eadad? Do they separate the number of in-state scholarships and out-of-state scholarships, thus increasing the competition for in-state students?</p>
<p>Didn't mean to infer that at all. I have no knowledge of any advantage/disadvantages for either category. I only know that many of the out of state people we met were considering many other offers of aid from multiple schools while they were there checking out Carolina.</p>
<p>I almost re-phrased that when I was editing but because the original poster was also an out of stater I was simply sharing our experience.</p>
<p>Warblersrule86: I have no concrete statistics on this, though they may exist, but rumor has it that a large number of those 200 honors college slots are saved for out of staters, and a large percentage of the merit scholarships are reserved for them as well. Again, I don't know how accurate that is, or if its nothing more than rumor. And as eadad said, I have no doubt that plently of the out-of-state people "were considering many other offers of aid from multiple schools..." but hopefully, Carolina understands that this is typically true for the top in-state students as well, and so to attract these NC students and keep them here in the state...well...they need to offer them those scholarships, Honors, etc., too.</p>
<p>Hmm. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the information, y'all. :)</p>
<p>Hi eadad, I need some of your insight, if you would be so kind. My son as well (also out of state) received the "likely letter" back in Dec. and was accepted to UNC. We are thrilled, but I wonder does this mean, my son will be invited to the Explorer Days or whatever they may be called. </p>
<p>Basically what I am asking, does the fact that a applicant received this letter prior to admission hold any bearing for scholarships, honors, etc?? I would love to think it is a given he will be invited for that special week-end but do not want to get our hopes up to high... </p>
<p>Thank you in advance for being so helpful, your prev. post really was.</p>
<p>Ditto on 2sonmom. The "likely letter" we received did mention events in March and April. When do you expect we'll hear more about that?</p>
<p>We find out at the end of Feb/ beginning of March</p>
<p>Hey guys. I too received the "likely letter" and am looking forward to some merit aid. I was just called about 30 minutes ago by a student at UNC. I asked her a question about the letter and she said that it did imply the explorer days and things like that. </p>
<p>But I have a question: Did I just screw up my chances at getting aid by telling her when she asked "What other colleges are you looking at?" that I was only looking at UNC and that it is the only place I applied. Gosh I sure hope not.</p>
<p>My son just received the phone call as well, she said she didn't know about the significance of the "likely Letter", I like what your student said Humbucker87 better.</p>
<p>I said that my choice was dependent on scholarships but I did say UNC was my top choice. I dont think the student phone call will affect anything, though.</p>
<p>Got the phone call around 7:30 this evening too. I wonder if they are basically taking a "poll" of how many admitted students are planning to go to UNC so they know how many to admit for regular decision. Same question seems to have been posed to everybody: "Are you planning on attending UNC?" But, I'm being cynical. Maybe they are truly just trying to make themselves available for questions. The girl I spoke with was very nice.</p>
<p>I know for a fact that they definately did not call everyone. Also I was wondering if anyone who recieved the phone call also received a generic followup email about some of the things you may have asked about over the phone? I did...and the most interesting thing was the fact that the email was adressed to about 9 other people and I could see their email adresses.???</p>
<p>oh well...good luck to everyone</p>
<p>I doubt they could have called "everyone" in one night, but I assume they will get around to everybody eventually. I received a follow-up e-mail today as well, and it specifically addressed something that was discussed in our conversation, including links to specific websites. The e-mail I got didn't have any other names on it. A very nice touch -- getting a call from an "Admissions Ambassador" and a follow-up email!</p>
<p>FYI everyone: Honors Program letters were sent out Feb 8, 2004... more info in the Honors Program thread</p>
<p>Is this just for people who applied ED</p>
<p>(Early Action). It could be, as RD's have not even been accepted yet.</p>
<p>dhm:</p>
<p>No, according to the Admissions website, regular decision applicants are also considered for the Honors Program and academic merit scholarships.</p>
<p>We offer freshman applicants the flexibility of two deadlines, which we call Early Notification and Regular Notification.</p>
<p>TYPE OF DECISION / EARLY / REGULAR
Consideration for merit and need-based aid programs? Yes- Early Yes- Regular
Consideration for Honors Program? Yes-Early Yes=Regular</p>