<p>No one was admitted from their Deferred or wait list last year. I found out at recruitment weekend.</p>
<p>I don't think that's accurate about no one being admitted from the deferred list. I know people who were admitted later after being deferred initially from the early decision application round. I believe that because the response was so heavy of those admitted deciding to attend, no one was admitted from the wait list.</p>
<p>Well tell that to the admissions people I spoke to. I'm only repeating what I heard.</p>
<p>go to uf or purdue for free</p>
<p>I got into UF as well and I think that's where I might go. It's an awesome school and ya just cant beat the football. gainesville is a good college town and there are soooo many opportunities for undergrads its ridiculous. that's where my parents want me to go as well, just can't beat the price :P</p>
<p>I'm SO mad because I love UNC and got in, but with Florida, I get free ride with Prepaid, free ride with Bright Futures, $24,000 with National Merit, and a full year off with I.B.! Not to mention I'd be in the honor's college! Damn it! WHY must U.F. be so enticing?!</p>
<p>yeah, tough choice i can see. i'm out of state so florida seems enticing to me cause i want to go off to college. but, UNC is an incredible school...soooo pretty. i'd gander to say its tougher to get into. just go where you'll be happiest :P good luck with your decision</p>
<p>UNC-CH vs U FL? Is this even a question? UNC is a top tier/ world class univ. and U FL is a school with a reputation that reaches nowhere near that of UNC's. If you would like an expedient path to success esp. initially out of college, UNC would be the best prospective choice. As an UNC grad, your credential will be respected in almost everywhere you go in the country (NY, Boston, D.C., L.A.). Forget UNC having a nice campus with more friendly people. It ultimately comes down to if you want to attend a school that can academically compete with some of the top private schools (Georgetown, Tufts, WF) or a decent public U. that has its academic prestige incredibly limited amongst its regional populace (w/ scholarship or not. Besides, UNC isn't all that expensive anyways... even for OOS'ers esp., with their quite generous fin. aid. That's another thing that makes the school so great - the affordability!)</p>
<p>hey now, don't hate on florida. my sister's a Gator :P it doesnt matter where you go to college, success isnt guaranteed anywhere. you can maximize the resources from wherever you go, but UNC would certainly provide incredible opportunities. though i think florida would as well.</p>
<p>UNC Chapel Hill is ranked 27th in the country; University of Florida is 50th. Yes, there's a difference, but you're talking about Florida as if it's some dumpy community college, whereas in actuality it's in the top 50. Therefore, it is ALSO a top tier/world class university. It ranks second among all universities (just beneath Harvard) in enrolling National Merit Scholars. Its "academic prestige" isn't "incredibly limited" at all. And the Honors College gives you small classes and challenging curricula, plus I'd be getting extra money for research and study abroad.</p>
<p>In all honesty, I'd rather come out of undergrad with +$25,000 rather than -$90,000, especially when I'm trying to get into graduate school.</p>
<p>Right on! go gators :P</p>
<p>There is no need to defend U FL in UNC board. Your attempt hinges on a line between opinionating and a board trollism. If you feel proud of your choice, then I would suggest that you go with it. I did not imply, by any means, that U of F was a sub-calibre or CC-like school. All I meant to state was the institution does not boast the kind of reputation the UNC prides itself upon. You've mentioned the U.S. News ranking (which I have not referenced until you brought it up), and I can tell you being top 27 for UNC is when its ranking slid down. If you look at series of annual rankings, UNC is normally included in top 25 and w/in top 3 of public school ranking. When Florida was at its best, the school is merely ranked (Up until 2yrs ago, U.S.News only ranked top 50 in order of calibre, and the rest in alphabetical order), and otherwise, the school is most often grouped in second tier. In research, UNC has top programs all around (Few in top 1-5, many in top 10 and 20's but most are in at least in top 20's). Florida has merely a few programs in top 50's. Now, if you look at virtually any ranking such as FT, Wallstreet J - for MBA, Kiplinger's value, U.S. News W/R, Gourman Rep etc., UNC is ranked amongst top and U of F barely, if at all, makes appearance in those rankings. Also, initially, I didn't make comparison between these two schools based on ranking. It was almost entirely based on hearing from job interviewers, peers and professors. Anyways, I wish you all good luck in your collegiate pursuit and future endeaver.</p>
<p>There is no need to offend other schools with a statement such as "is there even a question?" on ANY board. What I posted was a response to your statement, and if anything, you were the one being the troll. If you didn't mean to imply that U.F. was sub-caliber, then you certainly didn't convey that appropriately at all. I DO prefer UNC to U.F., as I've said several times over the years, but I will not hesitate to defend U.F. when it is being attacked unjustly.</p>
<p>Furthermore, the number of top programs at any school is practically inconsequential compared with the importance of having a top program in the ONE area in which one is interested. </p>
<p>And lastly, I HIGHLY doubt that UNC vs. UF will give me SUCH a significant difference in undergrad education that I will be missing out on a significant portion of my life if I don't go up north, which is how you're making it sound. While it's well within my means to pay for UNC even without scholarship, staying in-state for less time and much less money would offer me more personal freedom so far as luxury spending and travel.</p>
<p>It is actually YOU who was accused of trolling and spouting rhetoric about UNC on CC not too long ago. Your arguments against the others were as circular as these here, and their rebuttals basically point out your obvious transparancy, as I have. How dare you attempt to force your own crime onto my shoulders.</p>
<p>Well, had I offended you for your choice made, I apologize for it.
I must confess that Ive attended UNC to graduate (transferred in from PENN) and now, giving guidance to my cousin in his process of admission to the school. Therefore, I would not be trolling in UNC thread when I am supporting the institution with mentioning of factual data and legitimate points to reason why one should choose the university over other options. Now, I do not feel that I have conveyed that U of FL is sub-caliber even if I made a claim that UNC would be without a doubt, a superior choice over U FL for college prospects. This is as if I was to make a reverse claim in Florida thread (if there is one in CC) supporting options to choose Florida over UNC (which then, would be far from troll-ism). Therefore, I suggest showing your emotions and enthusiasm about U FL in another thread, but not here in UNC thread.</p>
<p>Furthermore, the number of top programs at any school would definitely be of interest to most college prospects entering undergraduate level studies because many college students switch between various majors. When a school is well rounded and top-ranked in most of the academic programs it offers, it would attract variety of elites looking to select from wide range of majors in accordance with their interests. </p>
<p>And lastly, I have to disagree with your comment about there being less than significant difference in quality of undergraduate education in both schools. I majored in political science at Carolina during my college years and the quality of education supplemented with the caliber of faculty/ research options (even compared to that of PENN), just puts you in completely different atmosphere and competition. Also, just to reveal some stat (since this is an anonymous thread), my LSAT score was 172 (98th percentile) out of 180 thus helping me to gain admissions to Georgetown Law, whereas lot of my peers werent far behind if they did not excel further.</p>
<p>While ago my cousin introduced me to this site and oriented me to a wrong thread (UVA) and there were exchanges of inaccurate info (which I thought they were) about Carolina which I felt should be reviewed in comparison to UVA. Then I realized it wasnt a legitimate thread for such a refutation and withdrew myself from further posting. Had I realized that it was UVA thread earlier, I would have abstained from posting further even if the thread was titled UVA vs UNC-Chapel Hill. Regardless, if I had offended UVA (which the institution which you may be in rabid support of also), in what I had posted then, again, I apologize.</p>
<p>UNC's tuition is not that expensive. expecially for a top public school. I think that chapel hill is an awesome place and is worth EVERY CENT that I am paying.</p>