<p>first of all i'm so glad i got into both! i live in raleigh and go to school right down the street from state and I REALLY WANT TO LEAVE HOME so with that mind of state, i would choose UNC </p>
<p>but i'm leaning towards state as well.</p>
<p>i want to major in biological sciences or zoology followed by dental school so which would be better based on my major? i've heard state is...</p>
<p>i've only been to chapel hill once and it was a quick trip, in & out, so i didn't see much.
i really want to have a fun, amazing college experience where i'd feel really comfortable.</p>
<p>If you're planning on going to Dental School for sure, it really doesn't matter. Good grades and DATs are good grades and DATs, school doesn't matter. So just go to whichever one you like better. Also, unless you plan on doing high level research and going into a PhD program afterwards, a bio major is going to be pretty much the same wherever you go.</p>
<p>note: i know very little/nothing about bio majors at either place... and don't know much about NC state.</p>
<p>Choose UNC!!!!!
for a state school, its just about the best thing i can imagine. note the note, and of course i'm biased, but UNC is probably generally much better in general academics and might help you get into a better dental school (if that matters). i'm pretty sure unc actually has a good grad dental program itself (but its really hard to get into, if i remember right).</p>
<p>it's all preference... my random guess would be NCSU is more of a typical state school, UNC is more diverse, driven, academic, prestigious.</p>
<p>If you are aiming towards dental school, I would choose UNC. The school does hold more prestige both within NC and nationally. If you were focusing on zoology with the idea of advanced degrees in that field or vet school, then I would choose NCSU. </p>
<p>The above poster is correct on just what I've seen--UNC is more diverse.</p>
<p>Although UNC lacks a zoology department, it does offer courses in zoology. According to the course bulletin, courses are offered in entomology, ornithology, vertebrate field zoology, and marine biology.</p>
<p>Go to UNC. I honestly don't know why anyone would choose to go to NCSU over UNC unless they were an engineer or something. At any rate, you need to visit both schools and decide which one you like best.</p>
<p>"I honestly don't know why anyone would choose to go to NCSU over UNC unless they were an engineer or something."</p>
<p>Or, in this case, because NC State has both a zoology major and minor while UNC has neither?</p>
<p>People on this board way overrate academic prestige. Especially if you are applying to dental/med/law school, your undergraduate school matters very, very little. Someone with a 3.5 and great DAT score from UNC is going to have basically the exact same opportunities as someone with a 3.5 and great DAT score from State. </p>
<p>So, visit both schools and decide which atmosphere you like better, while also keeping in mind that UNC doesn't have a specific degree program in zoology. I would try not to worry so much about some general notion of "academic prestige."</p>
<p>The atmosphere is MUCH different at NCSU than it is here as well. I honestly would be pretty miserable there, and I'm sure many state students would say the same about CH. Make sure you visit both in order to decide which one is for you.</p>
<p>You may not realize it now but research will be a part of any undergrad degree you do in the sciences, even if you want to avoid it, you will have some. Research at NC State can't even compete with research at UNC. Also, UNC is a household name outside of NC but I hadn't even heard of NC State until I visited the area.</p>
<p>"You may not realize it now but research will be a part of any undergrad degree you do in the sciences, even if you want to avoid it, you will have some. Research at NC State can't even compete with research at UNC"</p>
<p>Not really. If by "research" you really mean labs for class than you're right. Your class labs don't really have anything to do with the overall research quality of your school though. Unless you're gunning for some prestigious PhD program, you probably aren't going to have any involvement with top level research going on at your school. Hate to break it to you, but your basic intro chem pH lab at UNC is the same one they're doing in intro chem at Harvard, NC State, and Middle Eastern Podunk Tech. You can talk about how many Nobel Prize winners are on X faculty all you want, but it's not like those guys are teaching BIO 101, so why does it matter? </p>
<p>Plus, I'd be careful with your blanket statement about State not competing with UNC in research. State acutally DOES have lots of really high-level cutting-edge research going on, especially in fields like Engineering and Agricultural Sciences. UNC can't compete with State in those fields, because those aren't even programs it has.</p>