University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Questions

No, only 82{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body is from North Carolina (as mandated by the state legislature).

Absolutely!

These stereotypes definitely aren't true! Though we DO keep it classy, most of the people here are not snotty, and there are plenty of students (including myself) working their way through college with two or even three jobs. As far as sports fans go, sometimes the older crowd (that gets priority seating in the dean dome) are a little quiet, but the students are as rowdy as they come.

In most cases it is true. Student led discussions are often very liberally biased, which makes it difficult to properly portray all of your thoughts.

The Good Stereotypes--Our campus is beautiful, and one of the best I have ever seen. Chapel Hill is nice, but, unfortunately, is feeling the pain of being not that far from a Wal-Mart and a Target, and thus many of the local shops are closing. But there are still plenty of cheap eats and a great night scene. Everyone at Carolina is passionately in love with it, but it would be misleading to say that every single person is 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} satisfied by it. People at UNC are nice. In fact, we call it the Carolina Way; where we create a community in which we are all neighbors and work together for advancement. The Bad Stereotypes--We are the flagship university for North Carolina, so we will have some of the top achievers from within the state and from out of state, and due to this, there will probably be a few more dochebags here than at UNCG or Charlotte. As far as the second stereotype, some people will fall into typical Southern stereotypes, but they will definitely be a minority.

Some people are but on the whole most people are there for 3 reasons: To get a degree or get into graduate school. Or party, leave home and spend their parents money but not in tht order.

sure.

A lot of UNC students are very academically focused and do spend a lot of time in the library doing school work. However, these people still often make time for social events and parties. There are also students who are not very grade-focused at all and these students are not rare. Also, students at UNC are (as a whole) very involved in clubs in organizations so there is still a lot going on and a lot of ways to get involved and meet other students. I do not know how liberal the campus is, but it feels very welcoming to new ideas and there are sometimes protests. A lot of UNC students LOVE basketball season (go heels!) but I know some people who are not interested in basketball at all and still love the school, so not being a basketball fan isn't the end of the world. A lot of sororities exist on campus, so there is definitely a greek life. However, you definitely meet a LOT of people who are not part of that scene so it should not be a main concern if that is not your thing. As for the "prep" part of it...a lot of people here do dress pretty fashionably for classes - skirts, dresses, peals, make up, nice hair.

No, very open and welcoming campus, even for us older students.

While there are students with money, scholarship programs ensure that the student body is quite diverse in terms of financial standing (as well as other demographics). I can't lie - a lot of people do drink alcohol, and some could be considered alcoholics. However, there are also a lot of people who don't drink, or who only drink occassionally. Drinking is not necessary to socialize, but it is common. Greek life on campus is really popular with a lot of students, but there are plenty of people who don't join frats or sorrorities, and their social lives do not suffer. You might consider many of us to be overachievers. It depends on your definition of "over-achiever." Pre-med students and students in the Business School are most likely to earn this label, but I'm sure a lot of us could fit into that category. The stereotype that most people don't just have one major is pretty true. You won't get judged negatively if you only have one major, but there is definitely a big percentage of the student body who have a minor, a second major, or both. Many UNC students are elitists about our basketball team, but only because we're the best.