<p>Does anyone recommend applying to UNC if I am out-of-state? I've heard that UNC was a great school and was thinking about applying, but my parents and some of my friends have been telling me that they don't see why I would apply to an OOS public school and pay OOS tuition.</p>
<p>I would not recommend UNC to OOS students, in general. Also keep in mind that if some weird bill is implemented, UNC will increase OOS tuition by up to 10% every year. (or was that just for international students?)</p>
<p>UNC is considering several proposals for raising cash, one of which is a move to a three-tier tuition level system (NC, out of state, foreign) instead of the current two-tier system (NC, everyone else).</p>
<p>But out of state students will feel the brunt of tuition rises in one way or another, no doubt – they don’t have the political power to resist it.</p>
<p>Many (though probably not most) out of state and especially international students do feel the way blue_box does, though of course many also love it here. UNC is a rather homogeneous place, and people do come with friendship groups already in place. But it can also be very easy to make friends, depending on what sort of stuff you do.</p>
<p>UNC is great value at instate tuition prices. If I were an instate male, I would snap it up. But if you are out of state (tuition) or female (sex ratio), I would think a bit more carefully – it might still be worth coming here, but the decision is not quite so clear. If you want to work outside the south (or especially outside the east coast), I’d advise you to think very carefully indeed.</p>
<p>keepittoyourself</p>
<p>UNC is by state mandate 85% NC residents. Its a very hard school to get into, even for in-state kids, who generally must be in the top 10% of their class and have a 1300 SAT or higher. Legacy plays a huge role in admissions at UNC and they are extremely liberal and have lots of agendas going on. </p>
<p>If you can live with those stats and facts, then by all means apply and see what happens. Its a very good school.</p>
<p>UNC is overrated for what it is. You are not graded fair and it’s very hard to get a top GPA. Other top private universities like Duke and HYP practice grade inflation which will fare better in the long run. At UNC, the average GPA lingers around a 2.9-3.0 GPA which will not look good if you plan on going to law school. I know everyone says a UNC degree is so good, but for out of state applicants, I think you’ll be unhappy with your decision when you see your GPA. </p>
<p>Spend the same money and go to Emory, WashU St. Louis, Duke, etc.</p>
<p>I was rejected out of state top 10% with a 3.89 GPA and 2280 SAT but I still wish I could have gone to UNC 
haha</p>
<p>Yeah, I live in Orange County, the same county in which UNC-CH is located. It is veryyy hard to get into, even for us locals, and it is close to impossible to get into if you live out of state - the Admissions representative who visited our school said that we have the advantage of getting in, because we are North Carolina residents. It is very competitive to get into, but if anyone wants to spend the money to apply, go for it :)</p>
<p>Then again, she also said it is not based solely on grades, but also potential undergraduates must have extensive community service and a well rounded character - hopefully you can write a damn good essay :)</p>
<p>My son is a sophomore out of state student and loves it. He feels he has always been graded fairly and has not been treated any differently because he was out of state. For the most part his professors have been fantastic, and his experience has been nothing but positive. Understanding this is only one person’s experience, I would highly recommend the school. (By they way, although his GPA and SAT’s were very good, they were not near perfect as a lot of people seem to think you need. My personal opinion is that he had a great esssay and excellent teacher recommendations.)</p>