<p>just crossed my mind, how did CC decide of the list, i mean, obviously schools like MIT, University of chicago, cal-tech and such belong to great top, but what are the factors which are calculated for schools to be in the TOP CC? specifically, what do you think are the factors which made UNC a member of that list?</p>
<p>There is no formula. They just used most of the Top 25-30 US News colleges (minus the Ivies, obviously).</p>
<p>If you are asking why Carolina ranks so high in the US News, it's a combination of things, including: 1) a good (but not "elite") education that will prepare you for anywhere if you work hard enough (except for engineers, of course), and put you in a good position for grad school/job if you have a good GPA, 2) a good college town/social life, 3) overall satisfaction of people who attended Carolina. Factors that probably worked against it are selectivity and college endowment.</p>
<p>but they skipped out on wake forest and tufts in the rankings. lol</p>
<p>I would say Carolina is at least as good as those two overall. Out of state it is an incredibly hard admit to come by.</p>
<p>my friend got his rejectino today while we were at his house today during lunch.</p>
<p>when he got the rejection (he's out of state but top 10 high sats etc, was his top choice) he just looked depressed and quiet.</p>
<p>He applied only to two other colleges and tey're not that great either. </p>
<p>Didn't say anything during lunch</p>
<p>Honestly, if you applying OOS to a state school, UNC is the one you should count on the least (even perhaps moreso than Berkeley, which is heavily numbers-driven). Virginia, Wisconsin (highest % of OOS students), and Michigan offer a much better shot to OOS applicants.</p>
<p>Jawaa, </p>
<p>Tell your friend to transfer in. UNC drops the quota OOS for transfers, so its MUCH easier to get accepted.</p>
<p>Yeah, it is easier to transfer in if you are out of state. Also, it is very easy for instate students with very low stats to get in. If your friend was in-state, he or she more than likely would have got in. Here in NC, UNC is the toughest public university for out of state students. NC State is not hard to get into however, they ony take 10% out of state students. ECU is not hard to get into and they take 20% out of state students. So, for out of state students, UNC is the hardest to get into, but not so hard if you are in state.</p>
<p>excuse me, but what is OOS?</p>
<p>Out-Of-State, as in not from North Carolina.</p>
<p>I think they used the top 25 from a couple of years ago. 2001 or something?</p>