I was pretty much guessing that anon145 was a Duke employee, but I guess not. Happy that some of what he/she said wasn’t true, still not very hopeful though. Thanks, @fullrideplease.
@karlmarx2020 it is my understanding the duke benefit has become more restrictive over time. (for example only 2 kids now). My point is there is a financial “motive” for duke parents to send their kids to more expensive schools that are “ranked” lower than UNC in some cases; i’ve seen it happen to expensive D3 schools that aren’t ranked in the top 75 nationally - where the kid just wanted a smaller school and since there was a 75% subsidy why not.
I’ve known someone this year and last year that each got offered the tuition scholarship, and each was a morehead semifinalist. It is my understanding that the number of morehead semifinalists exceeds the number of scholarships. more likely some of the need based carolina scholars (e.g. Johnston) may not be filled by morehead semifinalists, so those are more likely to come out if I had to guess… just using logic (and some facts). Obviously since there will be thousands of RD applicants still to come they have to “save” some for them. However, I’d be shocked if most of the merit only haven’t gone out yet.
I also know a Colonel Robinson scholar (OOS) who said her year they underestimated the number that would accept the OOS offers. So that is why I think they “guess” at the accept rate for merit and offer that number.
Excel Carolina emails just started going out
just got the email for honors and excel!
Just got an email for Excel@Carolina from OOS. Is this ensured admission into the honors college or do I still have to apply ? Can anyone speak to how Excel Carolina is different from the normal school?
If I haven’t gotten an email yet can I still get one?
I received an email for excel@carolina. Does everyone receive this email or is it selective?
Darn, wish they had assured admission into med school
Hey , are y’all getting the honor Carolina email to your unc email or regular email? And is anybody having trouble setting up there unc email account ?
The excel email IS the honors program. If you got the email, you are in! Congrats to those who were lucky enough to get it. Go check out the options available to you…and feel great!
Did everyone receive an email for a travel grant? Or was that only to a selected amount?
Is there any chance I could still receive a scholarship or Excel@Carolina email? Was it on your regular email?
I was a morehead semifinalist so I’m hoping for something
So Excel emails have already been sent out?
Thanks @fullrideplease ! Can you tell me which email the notifications got sent to? Heelmail? We were delinquent and just got that set up an hour ago.
regular common app email is where excel went
I don’t understand what Excel@Carolina is… Can someone explain it to me? Gracias
http://admissions.unc.edu/explore/enrich-your-education/excelcarolina/
some extra perks. the one most people have heard of is “honors” carolina but in reality that only allows priority registration to a small handful of courses; some departments don’t offer any honors classes. there are some other perks but some are not competitive and open to anyone, some are restricted. read the web page.