<p>I am currently deciding between these two colleges--UNC is around 10k cheaper a year, and I am planning on majoring in business (UVA I know is ranked slightly higher in business, but they are both excellent schools). Where should I go???</p>
<p>McIntire is a first-rate business school, with deep ties into NYC. UVa’s 6-year graduation rate is 92.2%, while UNC’s 6-year graduation rate is 81.0%. Not an insignificant difference. Think about what you want out of your college experience, and go with the school that fits.</p>
<p>My Dad’s boss graduated from UVA and my dad tells me storys about the connections he has because he came from UVA. There is the UVA/YALE club where alumni basically meet hang out, and help eachother with buisness. Go to UVA you will not regret it. Apart from that UVA is the best school out there because of the amazing community.</p>
<p>Both are great schools. I’d argue that UVa is slightly more prestigious, while UNC is more fun and has a better sports/social scene. Have you visited both schools? What were your impressions?</p>
<p>I had the same choice, I picked UVA because it was better for a Foreign Affairs major and I just really liked the feel of Charlottesville and the grounds in general…I loved the Jeffersonian, early-America feel of the University with all of its history, and Charlottesville is a great size for a college town…I didn’t stay in Chapel Hill for too long but it seemed similar, maybe a little better social scene. The advice that I’ve heard a lot in the past couple of weeks is that you can’t go wrong with either choice, so I’ll pass it on and just say to go where you feel comfortable. Good luck!</p>
<p>One other thing you might want to consider is the “cultural” feel of the school. One of my concerns about UVa was that it might be a little to “Southern” and conservative for me (I’m from CT); however, she assured me that it really was not the case at UVa. The way she put it was that “we still have all the fun parts of Southern culture,” but because Virginia is in the mid-Atlantic, it’s different, culturally, than UNC, which ultimately felt a little too “southern” for me to feel comfortable there. It may or may not matter to you, because it’s definitely a personal thing. But it’s just another thing to (maybe) consider.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your input! I just received my financial aid package from UVA today and for the first year at least, both UVA and UNC will cost around the same price, and I have been leaning towards UVA more for a while now, so I am almost certain I will commit there very soon.</p>