<p>My daughter received an invitation to Project Uplift and I have some questions for others who have attended this event. From what we read on the website, this seems to be geared towards minorities. We are not minority, but my daughter is in the top 10% of her class. We are OOS, apparently an under represented area. My question is, would my daughter feel out of place if she attended? UNC is one of her top choice schools and she would like to go, but she is afraid that this is more like a diversity weekend, and she is not very diverse, so to speak. Any thoughts? Thanks!</p>
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<p>I also have a question about this since I was nominated. I am from nyc however, so since its primarily free my main focus is how I would get there. I just want to know of people’s past experiences and how it impacted them during admissions. </p>
<p>(Not meaning to hijack your thread!!) ;)</p>
<p>i too was invited! i’m hispanic from south florida and i already signed up for the may 22nd weekend, i’d like to hear about people who did this in past years as well.</p>
<p>Project Uplift was TOO fun!! It definitely made my mind up that UNC was where I wanted to be!! If any of you have specific questions I can answer them,but while the majority of the ppl at P.U were african-american, there was a good mix of other races also. It wasn’t strictly catered towards one ethnic group and it showcased just how diverse UNC really is! I’d definitely advise anyone invited to go to P.U!!</p>
<p>Any high school junior who is extended a P.U. invitation should definitely accept it. Do not delay your rsvp! P.U. fills up very fast! Yes it focuses on students from diverse backgrounds but diversity at Carolina includes students from different races, cultures, OOS, economic backgrounds, rural areas, urban environments,… Students who attend PU can expect to be invited to other followup events, such as High School Honors day in the fall (just before early apps are due). Attending PU will help you in the admissions process and the relationships with administrators that often begin at PU will be more important than you can imagine over the four years at UNC. I will PM answers to the above questions tomorrow.</p>
<p>I also got an invite. The program isn’t geared just towards minorities, I believe it’s also geared towards low-income and first-generation students.</p>
<p>I received an invite as well. I’m excited because my cousins said that it was when they decided they wanted to go to Carolina…but im just praying for the Morehead-Cain…</p>
<p>My daughter received an invitation to Project Uplift. Does anyone know the percentage of participants ultimately accepted for admission?</p>
<p>^bump…10char</p>
<p>hi guys i have a question if any one can help me. I was nominated from counselor to get into the uplift thing but haven’t heard anything since i turned in my application form
I made myunc account as well but i have no clue whether i actually got in the program. HELP??! I read from site that you have to like register ASAP but was turning in the nomination form counts as “registering” for the program?? I would call the people but i would like to hear from people who did get into it and what they had to do to get in. Thanks!</p>
<p>^You should call and explain your situation. I doubt if they still have space, but I had a similar problem but I called sooner and got it taken care of.</p>
<p>i submitted all my information and the $10, in addition i signed up online, but I never received anything else in the mail. How long does it usually take for them to respond?</p>
<p>^I haven’t heard back either; Neither have any of my friends. They should send out information soon about a confirmation…guess we’ll just have to wait and see</p>
<p>Those who have already received the package in march and sent in the medical card with the $10 and registered online are fine. The counselors were just taking their time on sorting everything out and sending out confirmation e-mails as they said they would in the march letter. I received my confirmation yesterday afternoon.</p>
<p>Microsun01, nomination was not registration. It was simply your counselor referring you to be offered a chance to attend Project Uplift. After being nominated, you should’ve received an e-mail telling you that you’ve been nominated and you need to make sure your myUNC profile is up to date with info. Then in march, you should’ve received a package in the mail, telling you what steps to take next. If no, I would say it’s too late 
but, if you go to the multicultural and diversity section of their site, you can find the number to contact them and see what you can do.</p>
<p>I’m hesitant for going to Project Uplift.
I am a minority, my mom is Colombian, I speak spanish, and I have family living there, but I look like a regular white American. I feel like I won’t fit in there and people will discriminate against me for going to an event that is for minorities, when I don’t really look hispanic.</p>
<p>I seriously doubt anyone will discriminate against you just because you look like a white American, you shouldn’t have any fears about that. Carolina has a very inclusive community, and you’ll fit in with everybody else who’s there. Watch [this</a> video](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOwB23URpnE]this”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOwB23URpnE) about Project Uplift to get a better idea of how the experience is like.</p>
<p>Hi, I know this is like 2 years after you posted this comment but I was wondering what you did while you were there in detail. The schedule I received was very vague in describing what all would be going on during the three days.</p>