My daughter got her packet as well. UNC2020 selfie frame too? What is that all about? Expect more out of a top tier University…?
Packet arrived today as well!
I guess our students will get their degree in 3 years instead of 4! WooHoo!!
Or maybe that means we only have to pay for 3 years?! 
My daughter’s selfie frame said UNC21. Guess we don’t get the discount 
FYI- Granville is not 22K per year - Double room with unlimited meals is around 10840 per year. To compare for UNC on campus double room is 6480 per year and unlimited dining is around 4400 per year. They both have advantages and disadvantages but costs are similar. Granville is was privately owned but how is owned by a UNC Foundation connected to the university so all first year students have programming from the university at either location.
There is a 1BR apartment called “The Granview” at Granville that is $10,310 per semester. http://www.granvilletowers.com/floor-plans The pricing is on the link for the lowest meal plan of 120 visits. Lowest price for 2017-2018 is $4,600 a semester including the 120 meals.
Finally received our acceptance packet in Texas. It was ho hum for sure. First application deadline, last place we heard from. Lackluster packet. Definitely not impressed with UNC. I know it’s a great school but it doesn’t seem to be keeping up with the other schools in terms of wowing potential students.
I live in Michigan and still haven’t received my acceptance package
Received our packet Monday and am in-state. The packet is literally an acceptance letter, a brochure, the selfie thing and a bookmark, just stuff for a keepsake box. The entire process is anti-climatic after so much activity for so many months and people can sometimes expect more given the work they put in for all the applications. This is our second time through and for the most part UNC is not different than any other state school. Some may have a student write a hand written congratulations but my experience is that it is the schools that really recruit hard since they want OOS that give that something extra. Going from getting mail and messages every day to little communication can be tough. The private schools do sometimes give more since they are trying to get people to spend $70K/year and so they may turn on the charm with some swag and the admitted student days can be really nice. If you accept, then the schools will give T-shirts, mugs, etc at orientation and turn on the love again. Just too many applicants for most public schools to do much more.
Robertson rejection, so UNC is out for us. DS has admission to Berkeley which is in-state.
Just got the acceptance in Michigan today and rejected from Robertson so either I’m going to umich in state or msu do med program
All great choices! I think everyone realizes at this point in the process that it’s about fit and finances. Even if you are able to pay/can make it work with loans/etc doesn’t mean you should.
My S finally received his package today. Pretty underwhelming.
My D received her packet yesterday. Well I love you UNC but it’ll be cheaper for my D to go to Columbia than UNC so I don’t think it’s going to work out.
@Dolemite you bring up a point that I have wanted to post, but I don’t want to give the wrong impression and imply that I don’t think UNC is a fabulous school, because I do think it’s a great school and has so much to offer.
However, the fact that your daughter also got in to COLUMBIA reminds me of a post someone posted a while ago that I cannot get out of my mind (congrats by the way).
Someone had posted that their guidance counselor had advised him or her (or someone they knew) not to bother applying to UNC if you are OOS because if you can get in from OOS, you can get in to “better” schools so it’s not worth the effort. Hmm.
So my question is to the OOS students that have gotten into “better” schools (based on prestige and reputation for academics/rigorous admissions standards like SAT’s? I realize “better” is a subjective term)…
Where else did you get in and where are you going?? And WHY?
My daughter is probably going to Georgetown (she got in EA). In all honesty, one of her reasons is she doesn’t like the idea of being at a school where she was held to so much of a higher standard than the in state students. She in no way looks down on UNC and knows that she would probably love it, love the school spirit, get a great education, etc. (although not a fan of greek life and prefers to be near a major city…and also has direct admit to the business school which she did NOT get at UNC despite being Valedictorian and having 99% SAT’s and subject tests, and incredible EC’s)…
So I’m just wondering, what the other OOS accepted students are thinking in this regard.
My daughter is currently an OOS student at UNC. She chose not to apply to an Ivy because she is a perfectionist and was nervous about the perceived intensity- she needed balance. She got into UVA OOS, Emory, and Vanderbilt ( initially waitlisted to Vandy). She has the perfect balance right now of academics that are challenging enough without making her too crazy, combined with the ability to be very involved with campus events. She is not into Greek life and has never been to a party. Just last night she ran into one of her professors and sat with him for dinner- she loves it here and loves how down to earth the people are.
I originally saw her at a much smaller school, but I was clearly wrong.
Another thing to add- she has had two research positions so far as a sophomore, presented at a conference last year, and was invited to apply to several internships. Would she have had this as an " average" student at Vanderbilt? Would the invites come so easily to her? I have no idea lol. The other day she told me she had the best dinner- discussing anthropology for two hours! She was also valedictorian with scores into the 99% and after an initial adjustment period, could not see herself anyplace else.
Admission package finally arrived yesterday - the bare-bones materials that everyone else received.
@twogirls thanks for sharing all of that. It sounds like your daughter hit a home run with UNC and for a bunch of great reasons.
I see your point about her being the “big fish”, although I’m sure there are a lot of amazing fish at UNC as I’m sure many Valedictorians from NC end up there as well. Being at a large research university definitely has benefits and sounds like she has been able to take advantage of them.
I also see my daughter at a smaller school, but as they say, you can always make a big school small but you cannot make a small school big…
Thanks for the reply!