Thank you @adp106 ! That’s certainly a positive way to look at it 
@adp106 Yes, they are top schools but none the less it demonstrates UNC is not limiting the number of students taken from one school for purposes of school diversification.
@paveyourpath Thank you, I just hope they’ll be as inclined to do that with a school with not so great a reputation.
I think basically my entire class of 120ish students was accepted into UNC and around 50 attended. That was back in the stone age.
@adp106 and @paveyourpath - last year UNC released it’s decisions on the last Thursday in January (the 28th). I’m basing my guess (and it’s just a guess) on UNC releasing decisions the same day of the week.
Does anyone know if you can change your excel@UNC choices? My son is interested in the Chancellor’s Science Scholarship now based upon some feedback from a neighbor. Wondering if he would be considered for CSS regardless or if he should call and ask to change it?
@adp106 try not to worry there are no quotas by school and the way the process is organized people from the same school are not compared directly. Hang in there!
Mom22DDs she likely did not receive an email about the third program simply because the third program is not using the secondary survey to determine offers.
@NCMOM24 - that’s what I suspect, and I also feel that DD is not selected for that program. she did get asked about two very good programs though, so we’re hopeful she gets into one of them, and more importantly, we’re hoping she will get admitted to UNC.
@Dolemite Funny how not much has changed since the stone age. 
Why does UNC chapel hill take longer to release decisions than umich (umich deadline is Nov 1 and got 32500 ea apps and released decisions on Dec 21) while UNC chapel hill deadline is Oct 15 and only gets like 17,000 ea apps and doesn’t release until end of Jan.
There is a lot of speculation that Michigan ends up deferring a lot of students because they cannot thoroughly get through all of the EA applicants fast enough. The extra time helps UNC properly get through the applications so they can make the fairest decisions. I know it’s hard waiting but they probably do a very thorough job with the extra time. Not sure if the speculation about Michigan is true, but you don’t hear those rumors about UNC.
Alright so are we thinking decisions will be within a week? Or is everyone thinking two weeks probably
I think it will be 2 weeks.
Will not having made a CSS Profile yet have a bearing on admissions decisions? It’s my understanding that they’re due March 1, but will having it already done give you some kind of edge?
The reason I ask is that I recently found out that I was supposed to have sent in my CSS Profile to the University of Miami (one of the other colleges I applied to), and that you likely won’t be admitted if you haven’t made it yet, which kind of bummed me out.
Duke is similar, but I applied RD so the deadline is February 1. Is this a private school thing to determine if you have enough $ to attend?
Most colleges are need blind when making decisions so they don’t look at if u need financial aid
Careful with the need-blind comment. Not all schools are. I believe UNC is…not sure about Miami they may not be. You’d be surprised that some schools aren’t…last I checked, Tufts and Wash U are NOT need blind (and may actually say it on their websites…I know Tufts used to). I think you need to understand each school’s policy individually.
Why would washu not be need blind when it says it meets 100% of your financial need? Most ppl who apply to washu prob apply for financial aid because no one wants to pay full cost of attendance.
@adp106 I’m not well versed on the CSS profile but do not believe not having submitted it will be a deciding factor in UNC’s admission decision. It could effect your financial aid package because they cannot start considering you for need based merit awards. I would say that if you need financial aid to attend any of the schools you applied to you should get the FASFA and CSS profile submitted soon.
@Eeeee127 meeting 100% of need IF ADMITTED (as it reads on Wash U’s website) is completely different than being need blind. There are some schools that are “need aware” and last I remember, Wash U was one of them. It simply means that they MAY take whether or not you can afford to pay tuition into consideration in reviewing your application. Typically, the most elite schools are need blind…the Ivies, UNC, U of Chicago, Georgetown, etc. Although Wash U is certainly an elite school, they are not one of the need-blind schools (last I heard at least), which is why I mention them. Tufts is not either (another elite school that is not need aware). You can google “need-blind” schools and there are a few different lists. I’m not sure how accurate they are but there are definitely some schools out there that are NOT need blind. I’m sure their endowments have something to do with that.