UNC's surrounding environment

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
1

I am an international junior at high school. I have been researching about US universities and found UNC extremely interesting. All I know about UNC is its high ranking in Journalism, Business, Pre-Med and Pre-Pharm, so I have some more questions. I would appreciate all your answers.

  1. Does UNC offer programs that overlap chemistry and psychology? Because I love math, chem and psych so much.
  2. How is life there? I know it is safe on campus, but what about the surroundings? And the living costs, too.
  3. Do internationl students get good chances of internships and job opportunities during college years? Because my acquantaince at UT, who is also international, had to switch her major away from pre-pharm just because nobody accepted her.
  4. I checked usnews and saw UNC's percent of needs met was 100%. Does it mean I could get accepted with reasonable scholarships? My family can't afford so much for me and I am totally in love with this school, intending to put in on my ED so money matters!

Thanks for all your help!

2
  1. Can't comment specifically but the answer is almost always yes. You can always double major or double minor.
  2. Life is great! Franklin Street has great food and things to do. There are quite a few homeless people but nothing violent. I feel pretty safe at all times. There is a Point to Point service at night that can take you around if you feel unsafe.
  3. I can't see why not...there are so many opportunities here.
  4. Yes. Fill out FAFSA and CSS (or the international equivalent) and UNC will meet all need based need.
3

actually, UNC only gives merit based aid for us internationals. FAFSA only applies to US citizens/green card residents and UNC does have a CSS program for us either. Being a state school will matter, because acceptance rates are much lower for us than in-state.

4

how much is the merit based aid compared to tuition costs?

5

@Syrenaa honestly, I think that depends. You could get a really big scholarship, you could get a smaller amount, or you could not get any.