<p>I got into UF and UNC-CH Oos...
I did not think I had a chance of getting into UNC, so I was pretty much set to go to UF.</p>
<p>Anyways, I need some help in decidng which school to go to. I have Bright Futures at UF but I qualify for the Carolina Covenant at UNC (which would let me graduate debt-free).</p>
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<p>Are there friendlier people at one college?
Which one is better academically?
Is Chapel Hill or Gainesville better for a college student?</p>
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<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>UNC is better academically. Both have great atmospheres (from what I hear, I’ve never been to UF). People are very friendly at UNC, and I can’t speak for UF because, as I said, I’ve never been there.</p>
<p>As far as atmosphere is concerned, UNC is very social, very sports-oriented and has a large number of students in fraternities/sororities. Even with this social scene, however, students are very serious about their academics. There is also the UNC-Duke rivalry, which you will experience plenty firsthand if you choose to attend UNC.</p>
<p>Florida does have Tim Tebow, though.</p>
<p>UF</p>
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<p>When people say UNC is better academically than UF, they are speaking in broad generalizations. But UF offers far more programs, so it is not possible to give any logical recommendations without understanding where your academic interests lie. If they are in engineering, for instance, UF would be clearly superior.</p>
<p>^^^^^That’s only because UNCch doesn’t have an engineering school.</p>
<p>I was somewhat in the same boat as you… I got into UNC OOS and was pretty confident on getting into UF, so I went to visit UNC to start trying to make a decision. UNC really is an awesome school, the students are very friendly and the campus is always alive with something to do. However, it’s kind of hard to justify paying the tuition for UNC when, although it’s ranked better than UF, the level of academics really doesn’t differ that much. Even if you’re eligible for the Carolina Covenant, it means that YOU’LL graduate debt free but not necessarily your parents…</p>
<p>Truth is, you can’t really beat a 100% free education, especially since I assume you also got into UF honors. There really isn’t a 20K difference in the schools. Plus, I also assume that alot of your friends will be going to UF which will make for a better experience.</p>
<p>Also, I’d say that Chapel Hill and Gainesville are actually very similar… when I got to Chapel Hill the first thing that came to mind was how similar it was to the UF area… they’re both college towns with a few residential areas and similar stores and restaurants, but UF is much more dominant in Gainesville.</p>
<p>So my decision? UF was just a more economically sound decision. But I’d recommend going to see both schools and deciding for yourself. Good luck!!</p>
<p>“That’s only because UNCch doesn’t have an engineering school.”</p>
<p>Yeah, that was my point. You can’t provide logical recommendations until you know what the OP is interested in studying.</p>
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<p>It is a generalization, but that’s what the poster was asking for. Overall, UNC is a better school academically than Florida. There is no argument here. Yes, UF may have some programs or some majors in which it is better than UNC, but overall the academics at UNC are stronger than the academics at UF.</p>
<p>I’d say UNC, granted you’re not going into engineering.</p>
<p>“Even if you’re eligible for the Carolina Covenant, it means that YOU’LL graduate debt free but not necessarily your parents…” (Pcafferty)</p>
<p>Hi. What do you mean by that? I am not exactly sure how the Carolina Covenant works…</p>
<p>Also, I am not going into engineering (or at least I don’t think so… my major is undecided).</p>
<p>Basically your parents will be paying the EFC (estimated family contribution) as stated on your FAFSA. If that’s affordable for them, then the rest will be covered by the university, partially through grants and through work study, but the difference is that you won’t have to take out any loans (whereas other students do) so you graduate debt free.</p>
<p>However, for me for example, the EFC on my FAFSA is really not worth it for them to pay when you compare to free schooling at UF. But again, it’s all about what you consider to be worth it financially to go to an OOS school</p>
<p>Oh, ok. Thanks.</p>