@srk2017 Honors Carolina has a few advantages, but is not at all necessary for someone to be premed or to do anything else at Carolina. You don’t even have to be in Honors Carolina to take the Honors Carolina courses. There are many, many opportunities available to all students.
So, just for clarification, assured admission notifications will be by email or by hard copy in the mail?
@wstrav - Thanks. My DS got Honors Carolina and just wondering how much we weight we should give it.
@srk2017 - There is not an easy answer about Honors. A lot depends on how much effort you put into taking advantage of the program. Unlike many schools, the program is not set up to be exclusive. Anybody can take honors courses but I believe honor students get first shot. My daughter usually takes one honors course per semester. Often not in her major. Overall, in her case it made a big differeence. She was able to take a 500 level course freshman year that most students could not get into senior year. She enjoys the smaller classes I have to admit that she does not take advantage of the seminars and other opportunies which is a shame. Again, it is all about what you put into it.
financial aid out, didn’t receive any scholarships. Well, looks like UNC is off my list.
They asked me for a css profile? Did everybody do one for UNC?
You have to do it to find out about financial aid.
Well I spent all that money on CSS profile just to get a 5500 unsubsidized loan so unc is off my list unless I get the Robertson scholarship otherwise I’m going to Michigan
I feel exactly the same way. Got in OOS and I’m even a finalist for the Chancellor’s Science Scholarship but all I got from financial aid was a 5500 unsubsidized loan. There’s basically no way for me to afford this. Not even sure if I want to go to selection day anymore.
U should still go how much is the scholarship? @veloxc
@Eeeee127 It’s 10k per year, but the total cost of attending is over 50k since I’m OOS. There’s no way my family can afford the rest without me taking massive amounts of loans, which isn’t worth it since I can go to an IS school.
Yeah go to your in state school what state are you from? Also the top privates like harvard Princeton and Yale give the best financial aid so those r options too @VeloxS
UNC gives very good FA for those who qualify. The same goes for Ivy League schools- you have to qualify. If your EFC is higher than the cost of attendance you will only qualify for an unsubsidized loan.
@Eeeee127 I’m from Florida so it’d be UF for me. @twogirls I don’t know what to say other than my EFC must be completely unrealistic. I don’t know if we messed up on the forms, but there is no way my family can afford to cut out this many dollars from our income.
Just remember the OOS admission stats is “off the roof” for many. Merit scholarship competition level is insane. Need-based aid is based on EFC. People from OOS should recognize the cost burden the time they apply, UNC is a big school and there can be cases for it being less generous than others. But all that should be in the calculation by the time of application. Can’t blame the school for what it has been doing for years.
@BigflowerSusie Yeah, I can’t fault them for the cost of attendance, I’m just surprised by the financial aid. I was hoping for something, but I didn’t get anything at all. There’s just no way my family can pay this without huge amounts of loans, and those aren’t worth it during undergrad years. So, I’m probably going to a school here in Florida, I’m sure some deferred student will be happy to get my spot.
@twogirls @VeloxS The EFC is VERY unrealistic unfortunately for a large number of people. Very sad but true.
@BigflowerSusie You don’t really understand it until you go through the process the first time, see the acceptances, see the numbers, look at what your child is offered versus the price to attend. Very few are going to keep their children from even trying due to cost.
Schools that give very good FA still require families to pay their EFC. This is the reason why many students can’t afford to attend Ivy League schools and other schools that give good aid. It is also the reason why many strong students search for merit at " lower" ranked schools, or stay instate.
Very often the EFC is not realistic for the family.
Have you called the school? Maybe there is a mistake in the EFC? If you can’t go there because of the lack of aid, and there is a legit reason for that, they probably can help to look into the situation. I wouldn’t close the book on them yet. I know UNC aid package for OOS can be more limited than the Ivies (and many times OOS kiddos have stats that get them into those schools), that could be part of the calculation in deciding aid package, but who knows. Try to work with them and see what happens.