University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Questions

Coming to UNC is probably the best decision I've ever made. I have loved every moment here, from my freshman orientation right up through the graduation ceremony. The campus is breathtakingly beautiful, the people are nice and welcoming, and every day feels like it could be special. The student body and alumni, myself included, have an overwhelming sense of pride in the letters UNC. It is hard to find someone who graduated from UNC that doesn't bleed Carolina blue. I personally flaunt the fact that I go to UNC every chance I get, with clothes and bumper stickers and anything else I can find. I don't know a single student who doesn't love this place with all their heart, who hasn't been touched by the university, or who won't leave with many lasting memories. After you graduate from UNC, everywhere you go you will meet members of the Carolina family and you will be just that: family.

best thing - the campus experience. campus is absolutely beautiful and the students make it even more so - everyone is friendly and active in so many ways. it's a huge school but that was perfect for me because that's what i wanted. the only weakness this presents is that the administrative stuff like billing, class registration, etc can get really frustrating (very bureaucratic) AMAZING college town - you will come to love the town of chapel hill over the course of your years here. TONS of restaurants, bars, concert venues, job opportunities, community events, etc. favorite experience - when we won the ncaa tourney national championship in 2005. Franklin Street was freaking CRAZY!

UNC has a very beautiful campusl, especially in spring. The architecture and the nature mesh very well, especially on upper campus. The downside is, south campus is nowhere near as pretty, and campus stretches over a mile long. Thank goodness for buses, bikes, and pretty days. UNC has a great reputation. People are always impressed to hear that I am a UNC student. School pride is great, especially when it comes to basketball. A recent controversy was that the school went smoke-free. A lot of people love it, a lot of people hate it. There are two (?) places left on campus where people can smoke. The town is pretty liberal, and almost utopian, especially when Carrboro is just a mile West (a hippie-ish town where people are very environmental and artistic). Raleigh is just 35 minutes away if you're looking for a bigger city, but Chapel Hill is really all you need.

out of state? be ready for some culture shock, depending where you're coming from. be ready to get involved and put yourself out there.

Among the colleges I applied to, I wouldn't have gone anywhere else. It's a large student body and campus, but it doesn't feel that way. If you get to know professors and TAs, you can really build some beneficial relationships. Most people are impressed when I tell them I go to UNC (except Staties and Dookies, but that's a different story). I actually spent most of my time on campus in classrooms or in the UL (undergraduate library) and student union. The administration structure is very stratified and highly bureaucratic. It is frustrating to have to spend days looking for the answer to a question, sent from department to department, only to find the person who can answer your question is in the office you initially contacted. The Chancellor (the Meese) and his staff are fantastic. They respond to your questions and try to address your concerns as best as possible. I have high expectations for our new chancellor, Holden Thorpe. He will likely acquire his own nickname soon enough. Tuition is a perennial issue. The board gouges out-of -state students. You'll read about it for months in the DTH (Daily Tar Heel). You will not find another school that has more school pride. The colors and logos are everywhere, the traditions are solid. Even if you don't know the basketball songs when you are a freshman, by senior year, you will have them memorized. My favorite experience will be being on Franklin Street the night we won the National Championship in 2005.

UNC is a great school. It's diverse, provides a thriving academic environment, and there are plenty of opportunities for any student to get involved no matter what their interest. The social life is great, if you like to party primarily at frats you can or you can go to the many bars or house parties that go out. Chapel Hill is definitely a college town with a lot of charm. Carrboro, a nearby suburb is a lot of fun and provides an eclectic view you don't see a lot. The music scene in Chapel Hill and the surrounding area is out of this world and amazing. The campus is undergoing a lot of construction right now, which is probably what I hear people complain about the most but the quad, especially in the springtime, is absolutely gorgeous and cannot help but bring a smile to your face.

- Great college town (relationship between the locals and the college kids is fantastic) - Great nightlife - Spectacular academics - A+ athletics - High percentage of females - Very safe campus overall (despite some recent events)

When you begin to attend UNC, it becomes a part of who you are. Many students come to the school having worked their entire life for the opportunity. When you have that level of commitment, along with a deeply seeded hatred for all things Duke, school spirit and pride is automatic. There are so many wonderful things about UNC. Here are just a few: the campus is very safe. I've walked across campus numerous times at 3am and never felt scared. We're extremely well-funded, which opens up so many opportunities. We get a ridiculous portion fo the budget. I started out disliking the size, but with a large student body comes opportunities for classes, clubs, people, and notoriety that you can't achieve at a smaller institution. Chapel Hill is the quintessential college town, and the entire place revolves around Franklin St. I feel like the only drawback is the constant and annoying construction projects.

It is an excellent school for academics. There are a large number of students who don't really belong and cruise through without accomplishing anything. The more time I spent there, the less I enjoyed the student population, but the campus and academics made it worthwhile.

I love it, as an out of state student it is the best. I am glad that I came here. I am not really going to give you everything that I love about it because I am me and I am very different from you. You, I like being away from home and the independence of it. UNC fosters develepment and I am just ecstatic when I think about it and why I chose to come here.

UNC is a big school and this is both good and bad. It's good because it means there are endless possibilities for ways to learn or get involved (and a seemingly endless amount of funding, if you're willing to search for it). It's bad because it means that these possibilities are not always open to people and many students probably fall through the cracks that the intro-level 300-person classes create. UNC has a decent reputation, and for the most part it deserves it. There is a wide range of students, very far left to very far right, very smart to questionably vegetative, etc. I think UNC might be the most "public" of the top public universities - almost every student is involved in philanthropy or outreach or activism.

UNC's an amazing place. As someone who didn't want to come here I really grew to love it in my four years. There are over 600 student organizations so you can get involved somehow, no matter what your interests. There's also just a ton of stuff going on in the town of Chapel Hill and academically around the university. Most of the other schools I looked at were Ivy Leagues and I think I can pretty much say that I received as good an education here as I would have up north. I really appreciated the size of the campus as well; there are always new people to meet and stuff to do, but I never felt lost or swallowed. Also, after my first year or so I was able to steer clear of big lecture classes and interact in small classes with all of my professors and other students.

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Best: Historical Campus, most beautiful in the country Worst: Dining Academics: Top Tier Social: Yes, Franklin street is amazing and there is always something to do - too much, I find often. This is the greatest school in the country.

The Big picture is that I simply couldn't imagine myself anywhere else. UNC is my home, my love, and my life. UNC has helped me become the person that I always thought that I could be. It has developed me academically, intellectually, and has helped to ground my life in service to others. UNC is a place for everyone, we welcome anyone who wants to persue a commitment to passion, intensity, and change.

The size is just right and the campus is absolutely heavenly. It's a true college town. When I tell people I went to UNC people always respond with recognition and admiration. The adminsitration tends to care more about the alumni's money than the students at times, but on the whole I would say the students are very well respected and listened to. TONS of school pride. More than I can ever describe here. If you've ever been in the Dean Dome for the Duke game, you know what I'm talking about. We bleed Carolina Blue.

Very large. Many students, hard to get to know people in your classes. Friendly rivalry with Duke. Chapel Hill is definitely a college town. Lots of school pride. There is ALWAYS construction. Campus would be much prettier if there wasn't constantly construction.

UNC has a beautiful campus, located in a perfectly-sized town. Many of the big city attractions are in Chapel Hill, but the traffic is much better on average, a benefit from the biker-friendly attitude UNC and neighboring Carrboro have adopted. Regardless of the origin, an almost tangible sense of camaraderie exists amongst students, faculty, employees and alumni. This "Carolina Spirit" likely derives from the fondness that everyone associated with the university feels for it. The school is the perfect size, UNC is well known and respected in almost all areas, and many suitable housing options are close to campus. One problem at UNC, however, is parking. Like many schools, parking permits are prohibitively expensive for some, but that makes walking/biking to campus all that more practical. My deepest gratitude is to be given to UNC's Carolina Covenant, because it enabled me, a student from a low income family, to graduate with only $3500 in student loans - and my parents paid none of my tuition or other expenses.

UNC is the perfect size. It's big enough that it offers infinite opportunities to get involved in an activity, a cause, or just to socialize. But it's small enough that it quickly feels like home. The majority of students genuinely love the school and the community, and take tremendous pride in the school. There are a ton of small, comfortable places to study or to read on campus, and the quad is beautiful. UNC's campus is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen, largely because of the number of trees and flowers. I think the majority of the faculty and administration at UNC sincerely want the students to succeed and work to help students that are willing to ask for it.

I love everything about Carolina. The academics are top notch, competition is fierce, and the professors expect the best of the best. Something that amazes me everyday is the way every single person is involved in so many other activities and organizations outside of just academics. There is such a great balance of academics, athletics and social that people would be CRAZY not to come to Carolina. Best college town in the nation.