Hi there,
This is more a question about safety school than anything else, I’ve applied to UNC-CH and NCSU as well as a few other schools. However, my safety school was UNCC, but now I’m hearing more and more good things about UNCW. Would anyone like to weigh in? I’m thinking about a major in the vein of biology, planning on going pre-med so how either would look on med school applications are a concern as well.
I’ve heard UNCC is:
- unsafe (surroundings are crime-ridden)
- commuter school
- good only for finance or engineering
but - large population
- up-and-coming
- plenty of $$$ so programs are well supported
But I’ve also heard UNCW is:
- a party school
- not very academically rigorous or well received, even compared to Charlotte
- solid biology programs but centered around marine biology whereas I’m wanting something like microbiology or human physiology
but - beautiful campus
- Wilmington is a great place to be apparently
- very happy, very attractive student body
- very “stereotypical” college experience (in a good way, fun memories and the like)
- and, of course, the beach is right there!
I’m leaning toward W over C now as a safety (I’ve been accepted to Charlotte but am debating applying to Wilmington) but have heard contradicting information on Wilmington being a totally bad school, both Wilmington and Charlotte being decried as “s**tholes”, etc. Any weighing in on it’d be greatly appreciated.