<p>im an in-stater for florida but i really need some advice on where i should go. ive been a gator my whole life but unc has been one the greatest focuses for me academically for the past couple of months/year. now that ive gotten accepted into both i am very unsure as to where i should go. do i go to honors college at UF for free with bright futures? or do i spend the money and go to a possibly better academic school in Chapel Hill. any advice or comparing of the schools would be greatly appreciated. Also if anyone knows anything about transferring residency that would help as well.</p>
<p>You can’t change residency very easily. Unless UNC gives you $$$ stick with UF.</p>
<p>stick w/ UF.</p>
<p>UNC is marginally better in some respects, but in others not.</p>
<p>what is your intended area of study?</p>
<p>UF is your best bet. People tend to get a bit starstruck and make irrational decisions based on prestige, and you will regret it later if you land a job out of UNC that has UF alums (for example). In that case, would it have been worth it to pay out the wazoo for an education that landed different people in the same spot?</p>
<p>The difference between the two is negligible. Considering you have Bright Futures, UNC isn’t worth the extra $$</p>
<p>I see you all agree with UF…I definately see where you’re comign from but then I hear things like “at UF you’re just a number” and “UF doesn’t give you many internships and doesn’t set you up that great”</p>
<p>I’m thinking about studying Business or Finance and the Kenan Flagler School of Business at UNC is almost unparalleled. Also in UNC’s advantage is that it is located just minutes away from Research Triangle Park, whereas UF is located in the not so overly busy Gainesville. Please help.</p>
<p>The “Gator Nation” has huge influence in the state of Florida, so if you plan to remain in-state after graduation or attend law school in Florida, UF is probably the way to go. Especially if you have state-wide political aspirations.</p>
<p>If, on the other hand, you see yourself leaving Florida for cooler climes after graduation, UNC is probably the better bet. UNC has the better, longer-established national reputation, despite UF’s recent rise in the ratings.</p>
<p>My D is seriously considering choosing New College of Florida over UF Honors because of UF’s size and rather high student-faculty ratio, so I hear you on the “just a number” thing.</p>
<p>My dad went to UF law (which is how/why I am infatuated with UF), and got a VERY good job in D.C., and later, in Philadelphia. UF will help if you wish to live in FL, UNC will help if you wish to live in NC, but both have fantastic national and international reputations, which is why I said the differences are negligible.</p>
<p>My daughter also got in to every school she applied to but she will be going to the Honors program at UF. If you have bright futures take the money and save the expense for grad school. Why rack up bills for under grad study.</p>
<p>UNC without a doubt. UNC is well known for being an academic powerhouse, while UF is less so. And the business school at UNC is amazing and extremely competitive. Outside of Florida, the first thing that people think of when they hear UF is “party school.” UNC-Chapel Hill commands an entirely different response .</p>
<p>To me this is the luxury car vs. the long lasting average car question(UNC being the luxury and UF being the average). Both will get you to where you want to be, but is the extra bling worth the empty wallet? Who knows… do what you feel is best for you!</p>
<p>The only reason UNC might be held in higher regard by some is it’s hard to get into OOS. UF actually has as good or better instate students than UNC. UNC is no powerhouse compared to UF.</p>
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<p>Pretty much every ranking out there begs to differ, and for good reason. UNC is one of the best public schools in the nation, and peers with schools like Michigan, UVA, UCLA, etc. Florida is a very good school, but is not at that level yet.</p>
<p>UNC, much like UVa, is overrated.</p>
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<p>The OP will get to go to UF for nearly <em>free</em>. You’re telling him to forgo that at a fairly well respected school so that he/she can pay 30k a year to go to UNC? Not everybody is upper-middle class and can afford to shell out that kind of money for what amounts to a negligible difference in career outcomes.</p>
<p>There is much less difference between the #30 school and the #50 school than people on these boards believe.</p>
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<p>Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but most experts and most of the country disagree with you. </p>
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<p>UNC is the better school. It may be financially better to go to UF, but I don’t know the poster’s financial situation nor do I desire to. If they decide to go for the least expensive option, then obviously they would go to UF. If they want the better academic environment, they would go to UNC. It just depends on what is more important to the poster.</p>
<p>“There is much less difference between the #30 school and the #50 school than people on these boards believe.”</p>
<p>Especially true if you are going on to advanced studies anyway. Always amusing this bickering over a simple undergraduate education.</p>
<p>The only reason UNC might be held in higher regard by some is it’s hard to get into OOS. UF actually has as good or better instate students than UNC. UNC is no powerhouse compared to UF.</p>
<p>I agree 100%- I bet the Fla. kids at UF and the NC kids at UNC are equivalent- the small # of out of state kids may give a slight tilt to UNC but it is not worth any premium in cost.</p>
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<p>The facts are that most people who intend to go on to grad school don’t end up following through with it. It is all well and good to sit back in high school and say “where I get my degree from doesn’t matter, I’m going to grad school anyways” when you might be thinking otherwise in four years. And if an employer had to choose between people of equal merit and qualifications-one from UF and one from UNC, the UNC grad would usually get the job everywhere outside of Florida. This is particularly true with the business school, which is one of the best in the nation.</p>
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<p>For business, it is. USNWR ranked UNC’s business school 5th in the nation last year. Florida’s? Didn’t even make the top 50, so it wasn’t listed. That is a huge drop from UNC to UF</p>
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<p>As a North Carolinian I have found rather intriguing the statistics of some OOS students on these forums who have been rejected from Chapel Hill. It’s quite amazing the discrepancy between OOS applicants, where a 3.8 or 3.9 may not be enough, or in state, where I have seen numerous 3.3 UWs get in easily.</p>