<p>I got accepted to Yale but also got offered the Morehead-Cain Scholarship at UNC Chapel-Hill. Yale has been my dream school since freshmen year, but the Morehead-Cain Scholarship seems to be an amazing program that offers unbelievable opportunities. I've been bouncing back and forth over the past week between the two.</p>
<p>Some background info: I'm interested in Economics/ Business, but I also want to maintain a balanced and active lifestyle on campus. Both Yale and UNC-Chapel Hill promote campus life pretty well, with the exception of UNC basketball and general southern hospitality tipping the scale. </p>
<p>I have difficult decision to make on Monday (which is the last reply date for the Morehead-Cain), so any advice, comments, concerns will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Thank you and congrats to other newly admitted Yalies!!! :)</p>
<p>Realizing that I know next to nothing about your situation, interests, values, etc.</p>
<p>If your parents can swing it go to Yale. If they can’t and you’d be in debt, go to UNC. You can’t go wrong; both options are fantastic. Call me a cynic but money usually decides.</p>
<p>Wow, what a difficult decision. The morehead-cain scholarship looks really amazing. Off the top of my head, I really do think I would go with UNC! They are going to pay for EVERYTHING, plus you will get all the perks of being the scholar (networking, special attention, etc).</p>
<p>What if you don’t <em>love</em> Yale, won’t you feel pretty silly?</p>
<p>Classmate here won Moorehead-Cain and selected it versus Stanford (where she was some quadrulple legacy or something). Anyone knows that Moorehead-Cains have their pick of any school – huge, huge respect at Carolina as well as after for resume value.</p>
<p>I am also planning to do Econ/Business. I’d go with Yale hands down if they offer sufficient financial aid. I agree with nthpower, choose Yale if you afford it, otherwise, choose UNC.</p>
<p>Yale also wins in terms of their social lifestyle. Residential colleges for the win!</p>
<p>Yale’s Economics program is one of the best and most reputable in the world. While (as an international student), I have never even heard of UNC until I started intensely researching about US universities.</p>
<p>I think your financial situation should be a significant element in this decision.</p>
<p>But I would also say that it might matter where you see yourself living after college. If you are interested in living in the South (and especially in North Carolina), I think you give up little by going to UNC. I think that in other parts of the country, Yale will make better connections for you.</p>
<p>I didn’t apply to Chapel Hill and I didn’t get accepted into Yale, but I found myself in the same position you are in now. I went for the lower-ranked-but-still-respected school.</p>
<p>My advice is that you really cannot go wrong with either option. Yale is brilliant all around, and you can’t possibly go wrong with choosing it, but there is something to be said about a free bachelor’s degree and reverence. If you want to be the big fish in a small pond, go with Chapel Hill. You’ll receive essentially the same education you’d get at Yale and would be surrounded by students as intelligent and ambitious as you, but with the added bonus of being a akin to a rock star on campus and being treated like royalty, both of which you’ll have to fight for (and have a fair chance of not gaining anyway) at Yale. One of my friends, who graduated from Harvard a few years ago, still bemoans the fact that he was considered a genius in high school, but during his undergrad years was decidedly average, and hates that his recs reflect that (while at a lesser uni he would have had the advantage of wowing everyone around him, and with the recs to continue that momentum).</p>
<p>Four years ago, D was in the exact same position as you are now. She had to choose between the Moorehead-Cain and Yale, and was really agonizing. She ultimately decided on Yale and has never looked back. She is currently a junior econ/international relations double major and has done amazing internships on Wall Street, with another great one lined up this summer. She has loved every minute at Yale and is savoring the time she has left.</p>
<p>The decision was not easy, however, and truly it came down to money. I’m glad that, with financial assistance, we were able to afford her education. I strongly suggest you look at your own situation and talk openly with your parents. </p>
<p>All things being equal, I say “choose Yale!”</p>
<p>Unless you want to work on Wall Street, go to UNC and don’t look back. This is coming from someone who goes to Duke so that should really say something. A full ride to UNC is too good to pass up.</p>
<p>The financial benefit of the Morehead-Cain Scholarship is amazing, but I’ve heard that the opportunities and connections are unbelievable. You would really stand out at UNC.</p>
<p>A classmate of mine had to make the same decision 2 years ago and blogged about it for the NYTimes. He comes off as a bit of a prick but it’s still enlightening. He’s really a pretty good guy. </p>
<p>Congrats, bulldogtarheel. You couldn’t have gone wrong with either of these choices, and you’ll have an incredible four years at UNC-Chapel Hill.</p>