<p>So, I got accepted into UNCC, my first acceptance letter back in December, but I never really considered it until I got denied from Chapel Hill. I only applied because Kathy Reichs is one of the anthropology teachers there, even if she isn't on staff all the time. I considered it my safety school. Now I'm considering it my first-year school, but only if I don't get a better first-year school acceptance. And if you don't understand what I'm talking about, I mean I'm only going to be there for a year, and then I'm transferring to Chapel Hill. I talked to my counselor at CH, and she said that if I simply maintain my current level at a good university, then I'm a good transfer. I had a C on my transcript, and that is literally the only reason why I got rejected. So that is my current plan of action. I still might love one of the other schools I get into(that I applied RD to) more than CH, and I am prepared for that, but this is my current plan.</p>
<p>I'm just wondering...is UNCC even worth it? It just seems like such a...lame school. Not worthwhile. It's got a bad rep amongst the seniors. One of the dumbest girls in my school got in there, I'm guessing because she's rich and they're hoping she'll fail out after a year or two of good tuition money.</p>
<p>Any graduates or current attendees got advice for me? More specifically, are there any anthropology majors who can tell me if they've actually had a class with Kathy? Does she ever show up? Have you gotten to see her, talk to her? She's really all that I'm interested in in that school.</p>
<p>It’s a pretty campus and in a fantastic city… Charlotte is awesome. It’s no Chap Hill, and yes it’s pretty easy to get into, but it’s not a horrid institution. and yes Kathy does show up… My grandpa was chancellor of UNCC for 16 years (go check out the Woodward building), and they are good friends. I dunno how often, but I’ll shoot him an email and ask.</p>
<p>My grandpa’s reply: “Kathy kept an office and lab on campus for several years after she started writing. However, she gave those up when the books and TV shows began to consume all her time. She still lives in Charlotte, but doesn’t teach any more.”</p>
<p>I can tell you, with a lot of certainty, this is a terrible idea. The counselor at UNCCH telling you to go to another good university and then transfer points to a large disconnect between college counselors and the registrar’s office. I would be surprised if any of the credits you take a Charlotte transfer. They’re not designed to transfer. I would suggest going to community college for a year before I would suggest going to Charlotte, if you plan to transfer. </p>
<p>Charlotte is a great school with a reputation that lags behind its accomplishments. I say this as someone who was accepted into some decent schools. (including UNCCH, Berkley, etc.) They anthropology department is good; not amazing but definitely comparable to UNCCH. Ref. James Tabor <a href=“James Tabor - Wikipedia”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tabor</a> But if you’re not extremely excited to go there I wouldn’t bother. UNCCH if you’re planning on the soft sciences, and Charlotte for the hard sciences. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks, lizzidoll456, for checking with your grandpa about that for me, I really appreciate it!<3</p>
<p>If you don’t mind me asking, collegeinformer, what do you mean by the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ sciences? As well, why do you think that credits from Charlotte would not transfer well? Considering that they’re both UNC schools, they should transfer remarkably well, and I’ll only really be taking beginner classes my first year, so that should make it even easier.</p>
<p>Hard sciences refer to subjects such as Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics because they involve a large amount of computation. </p>
<p>UNCC is a decent campus to attend as a backup school or even as a main option. Half of the people I came with as a freshman have either dropped out or transfered for other universities- the retention rate at Charlotte is not very amazing. </p>
<p>That being said, if you can endure the first two years of extremely large general ed classes, then you will eventually reach upper division smaller class settings. This is mostly a commuter school so even though it has a reputation for being a large school, just about every weekend is a quiet ghost town. The campus resources are poorly advertised but the community center as well as the library and student union on campus make it so that you have no excuse to say you couldn’t find a quiet place to study. </p>
<p>As far as transferring after just one year of attendance, I don’t know much about that specific detail.</p>
<p>-junior chemistry major at Charlotte</p>
<p>I love UNC Charlotte and I think it is amazing.
I believe that everything happens for a reason, so I hope you chose to come to UNC Charlotte for a year and see how you like it. I know plenty of people who have gone to App, Chapel Hill, and State and transferred in to Charlotte.
And the only reason that you would have 2 years of general classes is if you have no idea as to what you want to do. Which is the same with any university or even community college, there is going to be general stuff you need to take and if you don’t know what you want to do you take them while you are figuring yourself out.
The school is less crowded on the weekends and that part I love, but as to being a ghost town that is not true, you just need to find friends who stay around and don’t just commute.
And as they were saying about the sciences, NO biology’s transfer from college to college. So no matter where you go you will have to retake them, because each university does it differently. UNC Charlotte does have a site that you can see what classes transfer in and out, so defiantly take a look at that site; however for your major you should not need those sciences that would not transfer.</p>
<p>Also regarding the bad rep UNCC has for letting dumb people with money in is not true. UNC Charlotte has plenty of Alumni’s and other people to donate money, I think you can see that from all the new engineering buildings, residence halls, and Football stadium that we are getting! With football just getting to out campus and us making Conference USA, along with our Men’s soccer team being 2nd in the nation, we are defiantly on the map for things and you should feel honored that you got into this school. Also, with internship and job opportunities in Charlotte, you could not be in a better city to set things up for your future.
Good luck to you and I hope you come give UNC Charlotte a try in the fall!!</p>
<p>I did a LOT of research on NC schools because we live in NC. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is strong in the sciences. Period. It is now considered a Ph.D class school, but not all departments even offer a Ph.D. At present, much of the school is under construction with a 45 million dollar football stadium in the works. Parking is a nightmare. I drove my girl to the university for a chat with a counselor, and we couldn’t find a parking space in the visitors’ areas. We even drove through the acres of student parking until I finally dropped her off as close as i could to the campus. I drove to the strip mall across University Boulevard to park. With a $415.00 sticker price for a parking permit, I was dismayed, to say the least. </p>
<p>We’ve been watching the tuition rise during the past ten years, and with all of the new construction (and a new football team) we expect tuition to rise even more in the near future.</p>
<p>UNCC is a walking campus, which is nice, but if a student lives on-campus or near the campus, the niceness of it all falls away. The crime in and around the university does little to instill confidence that one will be safe. In recent years (and weeks) there have been numerous robberies, break-ins, and several murders. The crime in and around the campus was enough to make me change my mind about sending my girl there. I don’t know if I can post links, but there is a student blog about UNCC crime. Google “Thinking about going to UNCC?”</p>
<p>She was accepted to Chapel Hill (praise the Lord!). It is a lovely campus, and it has a very good reputation. The tuition is much higher there, but I am certain that my girl will be safer there, and will have a better college experience, and graduate with a degree that will be worth much more than a sheepskin from UNCC.</p>
<p>ConcernedWorrried^^I think you are being a bit harsh and also looking at things from only one perspective. I’m glad your daughter was accepted at UNC-CH and I am sure she will have a wonderful college experience there! However, there is plenty of crime near Chapel Hill (including the murder of the student body president less than 5 years ago) and don’t even get me started on the crime rate in Durham, right down the road! And you are deluded if you think that tuition won’t rise at Chapel Hill just like it has at Charlotte–EVERY public university in the state is seeing tuition increases (and most of the ones I’ve seen in the past 2 years with my 2 children (UNCW, UNC-CH, UNCG & NCSU) have some sort of construction project going on.) When we visited CH we parked in a paid garage off campus in order to get to the tour on time; we couldn’t find a spot near the admissions office–NCSU has parking issues as well. From my perspective, the construction is a positive thing since my son will be living in a single in a fairly new dorm with air conditioning and carpeting, didn’t see anything like that for freshmen on our tour of CH. The Student Union at Charlotte is beautiful as are some of the athletic facilities. I understand the school doesn’t have the tradition and prestige of Chapel Hill, but I don’t think it is as dreadful as you paint it to be.</p>