University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Questions

It's one of the top schools in the nation with good reason.

It's a great university! Nice location and fun people here.

Chapel Hill is one of the greatest college towns. The student body is so diverse, yet everyone seems to find their own niche, passions, and opportunities in succeeding. The student body and campus may seem overwhelming at first, but over time, they get smaller and smaller. There is sooooo much school pride, it's hard to handle sometimes. Every Carolina student is trying to make a difference and finding just a few interests may be hard because there are just so many student groups and organizations you can get involved in.

UNC is awesome. Any type of activity that you could possibly be interested in is represented on campus. Campus facilities are convenient, free to use, and really top-notch. The college town feel is great, and Raleigh and Durham aren't too far away either. The school does feel large at times, especially in majors where you have 200 person lecture classes, but in smaller classes the professors and TAs really make an effort to learn everyone's names, so it feels like a tight knit community. You see people you know every day on campus, and professors remember you for years after you take their class.

Overall I like UNC, but I am not in love with everything about it. I come from a much more diverse community while this campus seems to be predominantly white, middle class students. I am not sure of the exact percentage of students who participate in greek life but it tends to dominate the school. As a freshman, frat parties are one of the major social scenes because I am too young to go to bars and most of my friends don't have houses/ live off campus. That being said it can be very challenging for males to get into frat parties if they are not in a fraternity. The best thing about UNC has to be basketball season. The atmosphere inside the Dean Dome is electric. There is also an INSANE amount of school spirit on campus, sometimes to the point where it gets to be too much. Overall I am having a wonderful experience at school.

UNC-Chapel Hill has an atmosphere that is contagious. When you are on campus, you can tell it is a community of success and prestige. The campus may seem small a times, and other times too large. However, whenever I need something or someone it is always the right size. Students have access to so many resources and opportunities. When I told my family, friends, and new acquaintances that I go to UNC-Chapel Hill, they were all impressed. The reputation of the school preceded me. The faculty and staff are always an email or phone call away and have the students' interest at heart. First-years who come on campus quickly realize that they cannot escape school pride, especially during football and basketball season. Most of them realize that UNC has one of the nation's best men's college basketball programs and before long they will be wearing Carolina Blue, cheering the alma mater "Hark the Sound". The one experience I will never forget while being on campus was in 2009 during the game on April 6th, UNC vs. Michigan State for the championship. As soon as the clock ran out I ran from my dorm on South Campus to Franklin Street to cheer Tarheel victory. The one thing that every student complains of is how the Cashier's office and the Financial Aid department handle student accounts. But it is something that every student has to go through, and it is a small price to call oneself a 'Tarheel'.

The best thing about UNC is the campus. During the school year there are always students hanging out in the "quad" - the grassy areas in the center of all the campus buildings. Chapel Hill is a college town, and the social scene is on Franklin Street which is connected to campus. The school has about 30,000 undergraduate students, which for me is just right. There has been a lot of controversy about UNC sports the past few years - some of the athletes got caught for accepting answers from tutors and it has received a reputation for having "cheating" athletes. This is one thing that I would like to change. Overall, the opinion I get from others when I tell them that I go to UNC is usually favorable, since it is such a well known and prestigious school.

The best thing about UNC is that it caters to such a wide range of students. You can find your place no matter what you want to do or who you want to make friends with (unless you want to be an engineer.) The campus is just the right size, with most buildings right next to each other but with plenty of green space, quads, and easy access to the town of Chapel Hill. UNC carries a lot of prestige with most people, and what's nice is that this is still true away from the East Coast. Basically, everyone has heard of UNC thanks to their sports, and it isn't too hard to find fellow graduates or fans all over the country who are eager to talk to you about Chapel Hill.

Overall, I like the atmosphere at UNC. Chapel Hill is a college town, so pretty much anyone you run into, even in the community, will be affiliated with the school in some way. I really like the fact that a lot of my professors are active in their field--- publishing books, giving professional seminars, etc. It makes me really have faith in them and their abilities, and I know that they are in front of the class for a reason. UNC is very liberal, so controversies on campus have recently involved a lot of gay and lesbian rights issues. Another topic that has gotten media attention recently has been the gender ratio... the school is now between 60 and 70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} women. There is in general a ton of school pride - especially in athletics. Even on regular days, you'll see a lot of people walking around campus with UNC t-shirts/sweaters on. It's a great environment. When I tell people I go to UNC, they say "Oh, wow. You're smart." It makes me stand a little straighter, for sure.

As the Alma Mater goes, "I'm a Tar Heel born, I'm a Tar Heel bred, and when I die I am a Tar Heel dead." Everyone here BLEEDS Carolina Blue and will fight tooth-and-nail that it is the absolute best school, best education, best town in all of the United States. It is always named as a "Public Ivy" and the best value education. It is the perfect size school where you know a ton of people on campus but it does not feel like high school. There is always something to do on campus. For example, Friday nights are filled with infamous UNC basketball games, parties, movies on campus, tons of great restaurants, and so many great music venues. I have never once met someone who regretted their decision to attend UNC. Just the name of "UNC" carries a lot of weight wherever you go. You say you go to Carolina, and alumni will already feel an instant connection to you and non-alumni respect you so much more. Like any University, there are controversies. Our football team has had an ongoing "cheating" scandal that is being handled by the NCAA. Nonetheless the student body and community supports and loves our football team more than ever. Chapel Hill is the ultimate college town. Chapel Hill, home to the oldest public University, is built around the University. Residents bleed Carolina blue as much as the students. They go to games, rush the streets when we FIVE basketball national championships, and support the school through donations. One experience I'll always remember is winning that NCAA basketball National Championship in 2009 and rushing Franklin Street. There is literally no experience like it. The sense of unity with 20,000 students all cheering together on a street is unexplainable.