University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Questions

UNC encompasses everything that I believe a truly great university should be. With the high academic expectations, nationally recognized athletic programs, good party life, and numerous social organizations, UNC is basically the perfect university. People have strong feelings towards UNC which you will encounter when you tell others this is where you attend. They often praise you for your high academic standing or tell you all about their love or hate of the school's basketball program. Chapel Hill is a great college town. We have Carrboro up the road which is the most quaint little hippie town. Chapel Hill itself attracts all sorts of performers, speakers, politicians, etc.

UNC has such a revered reputation these days for its academics. It also has such a glorious and exciting history to become a part of- hundreds of thousands of people throughout the state attended UNC and every one of us knows what it feels like to walk the quad in the spring, to relax in the pit, and to drink at the bars on Franklin St. Going to UNC means becoming a part of this history and to instantly have something in common with so many alumni. People are very impressed when you tell them you go to UNC. At the same time, it is so much FUN to attend UNC. It's FUN to go to a big school because there is a niche for everyone- literally. Whether it's a dance club, a charity, student gov, a fraternity, or just a group of friends from your dorm or a class, you find a niche and then as college goes on, you add more and more friends to your group. There is a lot of school pride, and while most results from our sports teams (I can't even begin to describe the basketball history here) there is just pride in general in our faculty, our campus, our students, and more. The murder of our beloved student body president, Eve Carson, was an appropriate time for this pride to reveal itself- more than 12,000 people showed up to her memorial service. Surely not everyone knew Eve, but so many people felt that when we lost Eve, we lost one of our one.

I chose to come to Carolina because it offers the whole package-- it's a big D1 university with both great academics and athletics. There is so much school spirit at UNC and it is like a family here. When I was deciding where to attend college, I read that Chapel Hill was named the best college town by Sports Illustrated, and it definately holds true! One of my favorite things about going to school at Carolina is walking on campus on a beautiful spring day... it's gorgeous!! There is a ton of tradition at UNC, and doing things "the Carolina Way" is very important.

The best thing about UNC is the entire community dedicated to the Carolina way and Carolina blue! The size is just right and it is very much a college town. On campus I spend most of my time in my dorm or in the pit. People are really amazed when I say I go to UNC because of the prestige associated with it. It's well known and respected. People recognize the brand name. It's established as an excellent institution. There is a great deal of school pride. I'll always remember seeing the basketball championship teams return the 82 team and 57 team. We've had quite a few racial flare-ups recently.

Carolina is just the right place for me. I think that Carolina is just the right size. Some people say that Carolina is too big, but there are organizations at Carolina that let you make this campus just the size you want it to be. When you tell people that you go to Carolina for the most part people are really impressed, and then comes the two hour long conversation about Carolina basketball. The town of Chapel Hill has a lot to offer students, plenty of places to eat/ go out and tons of places to find a job if you need one.

This school has lived up to all my hopes and desires. Once classes end on Friday, the school just erupts into party fever. Week days at any school arn't fun with classes but there is always stuff going on. Sporting events last year long and are always a blast to go to. Basketball is life but football is growing too.

The school is a bit on the large side, but I'm used to it. It is a college town, and Chapel Hill businesses are very student-friendly. The biggest recent news would be the murder of our student body president, Eve Carson, which relates to student and campus safety. There is a huge amount of school pride, especially for basketball because we are one of the best teams in the nation.

There is no doubt, UNC is a big school. Many classes have well over 100 people in them, but that fact makes it easy to meet people. There are hundreds of clubs and organizations to join, and there is something for everyone. Student life is great...the dorms are nice, everyone is friendly and wants to meet new people, and there's always something to do between going to athletic events, to movies at the Student Union, to dinner on Franklin Street.

My life at UNC was the best four years of my life...the students, professors, and administration was amazing. My favorite thing to do at UNC was to lay out on the quad on a sunny day. Coming from a small private high school, I initially was afraid of the campus being too big, but by the time I graduated I felt like UNC was almost too small. Its amazing how many people you will meet and how many people are connected within the community. My favorite thing I participated in at UNC was a leadership camp called Carolina United which is held through the Campus Y. Its gotten really competitive, but if you have the opportunity to go, you will get to meet some of the most amazing, passionate leaders on Carolina's campus. Regardless, I would really encourage getting involved with the Campus Y, which has a variety of amazing groups to get involved in. Chapel Hill is definitely a college town, which is apparant the second you step on Franklin St. Half of Franklin St. is restaurants that are inexpensive, while the other half are bars. And of course everyone has heard about how crazy the town goes after a win against Duke and Halloween. There is a ton of school pride, which is only strengthened after the countless times that someone goes, "Omg, you go to UNC! I'm a huge Tarheels fan! And wow, you must be smart!" The one experience that I will always remember is the death of my friend Eve Carson, who was in my graduating class at UNC. I will always cherish the memory of her lively spirit, but I will always remember how the entire campus came together to support each other during the difficult time. I always felt like Carolina had a fairly connected community, but during the week that Eve died, the campus had never felt as connected as it did then. It was amazing and inspiring, just to show how awesome the group of people at UNC are.

UNC is really great. It may seem big at first especially if you are used to a smaller school environement, but getting involved on campus and in your community really makes it shrink and by the end of your career there it'll just feel like home! Big controversy we've had lately is safety and racial issues as Eve Carson our Student Body President was recently murdered. However, it is never smart to walk around anywhere by yourself at night as a female so use the buddy system and I know I always felt safe there and usually went places with people/friends and let people know where I was (no one is exempt from crazy people so it's wise to be smart!) Also due to it being a white girl killed by black males that has brought some issues up, but as I've said racism is everywhere and ignorance reigns supreme with people generalizing rude and biggoted statements to entire races and peoples.