UNC Law School

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>I have a question about UNC's law school. I know for undergrad it is extremely competitive for out of state students since they have to take a certain percentage of in state students. Is it the same for their law school, that being out of state lowers your chances considerably of getting in? Or does it not matter as much for law school? Also, does anyone know what kind of GPA and LSAT score would give me a good chance at getting into UNC? Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>[Frequently</a> Asked Questions](<a href=“http://www.law.unc.edu/pastudents/applying/faq.aspx]Frequently”>http://www.law.unc.edu/pastudents/applying/faq.aspx)

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<p>[NC</a> residency - The Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill](<a href=“http://gradschool.unc.edu/student/residency/]NC”>North Carolina Residency - Resources - Student Life- The Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill)

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<p>The above is incorrect information with regard to the law school. Approximately 75% of each class is in-state. Out of state applicants generally need numbers well above the medians to be competitive.</p>

<p>[North</a> Carolina Residency Information](<a href=“http://www.law.unc.edu/pastudents/applying/residency.aspx]North”>http://www.law.unc.edu/pastudents/applying/residency.aspx)</p>

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<p>Didn’t see that. Just used google, I’m not even a UNC student… just a high school student. Just trying to help :/</p>

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<p>Not a problem. The information in the link you provided is generally correct. The exceptions to the information in that link appear to be the professional schools.</p>

<p>Here is demographic information on the medical school and dental school:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.med.unc.edu/admit/files/Demographics2012.pps#260,5,State”>http://www.med.unc.edu/admit/files/Demographics2012.pps#260,5,State&lt;/a&gt; of Legal Residence</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.dent.unc.edu/academic/programs/dds/profiles/2012.pdf[/url]”>http://www.dent.unc.edu/academic/programs/dds/profiles/2012.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>As you can see, admission into these programs for OOS students is even more limited than admission to the law school.</p>

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<p>I know from personal experience that out-of-staters need much higher numbers.</p>

<p>My friend went to UNC undergrad, graduated phi beta kappa, had a 3.87 gpa, did well on the lsat and was rejected.</p>

<p>UNC is notorious for that kind of treatment. Apparently, for alumni too.</p>

<p>Out-of-towners pull the school’s ranking up, but are never treated as equals.</p>

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<p>If your friend went to UNC for undergrad then she could have established NC residency during her time here. It’s hard to get if you’ve lived in NC for less than three years, but if one applies for a driver’s license, registers to vote, etc. as well as filling out the residency forms, it’s definitely achievable. BUT though law school would have been cheaper, it wouldn’t have necessarily been easier to get into. I’m not sure if this is true, but I’ve been told since high school that basically all of the UNC professional schools try to keep the number of UNC graduates low.</p>

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<p>That is easier said that done. It is not just a matter of establishing “residency”, we we generally think of it (ie driver’s licence, voting, etc.). In addition, you also have the burden of establishing that you are not in North Carolina primarily for educational purposes. That is hard to accomplish if substantially all you have done is attend school.</p>

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<p>I had the same problem with med school at UNCCH. I graduated third in the class with a 3.87 and did not get in to the med school since I was considered out of state. At the time, you had to drop out of school and live in North Carolina and pay taxes for one year before you could get in state status. I had one friend who did that for law school</p>