UNC-Chapel Hill vs. Ivies

College Search & Selection
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<p>If I were to go to UNC Chapel Hill, I would go with between 90 and 104 credit hours. If I were to go to an Ivy, the most I would enter with is 39. I could pay full price at Chapel Hill for 4 years with no debt. I might be able to get enough scholarships and aid to do that at an ivy but it's unlikely. At an Ivy I estimate I'll end up with 20-30k in debt assuming I graduate in 3 years.</p>

<p>My Interests are Business, Philosophy, and Econ. As jobs go, I'd like to enter into i-banking, consulting, VC, or private equity. In the long run, I hope to attain the highest possible point in either the corporate or political worlds. My dream job would be either the head of a huge VC/Private Equity firm or Large Corporation, or very high national political office.</p>

<p>So, what do you suggest?</p>

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<p>I would go to Chapel Hill, especially if you plan on grad school.</p>

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<p>go with the ivies, public schools are low quality</p>

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<p>trollllllllll (from UVA nonetheless)</p>

<p>I'd honestly go to UNC over any of the Ivies except for maybe Penn.</p>

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<p>Really? Why do you say that?
And why Penn of all Ivies? Wharton?</p>

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<p>Because the Ivies are just a sports league...
I'd never go to any of the others. Nothing about them does anything for me. Penn is a great school, great social scene, not far from home and they have pretty good school spirit for a school that isn't super successful.</p>

<p>UNC has everything.</p>

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<p>Do you think UNC is good enough to get in at ibanking or consulting or national politics?</p>

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<p>Dont think UNC is a target school for iBanking and the like. They recruit, but not anywhere near as heavily as they do at other schools.</p>

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<p>If I were to have a great GPA and be receiving departmental honors in multiple majors, would I have a good shot?</p>

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<p>I'm not really an authority on the matter.</p>

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<p>UNC IS NOT low quality, and is it, in fact, the number one public school in the country. GO TO CHAPEL-HILL, and if you are planning to go to grad school, go to the ivies then.</p>

<p>UNC-Chapel Hill is great, prestigious and extremely difficult to get in to(if you don't live in nc).</p>

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<p>That has nothing to do with getting a job iBanking or consulting.</p>

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<p>loslobos71- <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/MB_06_Scoreboard.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/MB_06_Scoreboard.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Not to mention that UNC's undergrad business program is ranked #5 (with good reason) or that companies recruit heavily at Duke, which isn't exactly far away. </p>

<p>jbruner17- To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure why you made this thread. There's no reason you can't apply to both UNC and Ivies, and there's no telling which of them you'll get into. I chose Duke over UNC because it was cheaper; I know people at Penn, Princeton, Davidson, etc. who chose their schools for the same reason. Chapel Hill can be an awesome bargain, but often private schools with deep pockets can give great financial aid packages. I'd advise you to apply to UNC and whichever of the Ivies you like and then choose after you're admitted. You can't go wrong. :)</p>

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<p>You talking to me?</p>

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<p>I know I can apply to both, I'm just curious about the positives and negatives of each. I probably wouldn't turn down UNC for anywhere else because that somewhere else was cheaper; UNC is cheap enough already. I only want to go to a different school if it can get me substantial job market or grad school advantages.</p>

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<p>Yeah UNC has a great coal mining program. Just ask Nicole Aison. See, for US History I studied meat packing, but the always brilliant Nicole Aison studied coal mining. She learned that University of Northern Colorado sends 87% of their grads to top coal mines.</p>

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<p>i heard Northern Colorado specialized in ORVs and SUVs and the way the really hurt everyone-- ask fulton-- dont even read the article jst look for important names</p>

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<p>Back to the topic...
I'm guessing you live in NC. So do I and this was a huge debate my parents and I had last year. I'll be at Penn next year though. So pros and cons of each...
UNC pros: Cheap, less traveling, very good business program, great sports if you're into that, small town if that's what you want
Ivies: Slighly better academics, excellent networking, usually more diversity (not 80% of people from in state), sometimes more interesting locales</p>

<p>Do not assume you'll graduate from an Ivy in 3 years. What school are you basing that 39 credit hours on? It sounds like you may want to double major as well. Your estimated debt is on the borderline between managable and too much. If you plan to go to grad school, go to UNC. If you don't, I think you should go to an Ivy, specifically Penn if you're really interested in business. If you graduate from Wharton in good standing, you're pretty much guaranteed a good job on Wall Street, and it sounds like that's what you want.</p>

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<p>it depends on which ivy. but truthfully, $20-30K isn't that much if you consider the risk of job placement from unc</p>

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<p>jbruner: Will you be a transfer student from another college? From where are you getting all these credits? </p>

<p>While I agree about Wharton in the post above, don't underestimate the opportunities available in the Triangle area (with RTP and recruiting at the 3 major research universities in the area): <a href="http://www.rtp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&filename=job_opportunities.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.rtp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&filename=job_opportunities.html&lt;/a> I don't think graduating from UNC-CH will harm you in terms of "job placement" (not by any stretch of the imagination).</p>

<p>Also, don't know if you're from NC, but if you're interested in national politics, one usually has to start at the local/state level. The majority of the legislators in NC graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill; it carries a lot of weight in NC (speaking of "excellent networking").</p>