| I agree w/ you simple. I see awful too many people on this thread that think UNC is overrated or a level below other top publics. UNC is not a notch below UVA nor Michigan when you look at things objectively. Michigan is a research focused school with top majors throughout but so is UNC? It's just that UNC Sociology, Pub Health, Nursing, Lib. Science, Journalism, Primary Care Med., Undergrad. business are top 1-5 in the nation (acc. U.S.News). Michigan's Poli-sci, Hist, English, Law, Med (Sugical), Undergrad Business rank top 5 in the nation. Also, the majors that are top 5 for Michigan are also in top 10-20 for UNC. UNC is a very well rounded university (most of the programs top ranked in the nation). So, where do you find enough fault in the university to claim that it is a notch below UCLA? hence UVA? Reputation? You'd think UT-Austin may carry weight in TX but over on the east coast UNC will trump UT anyday, reputation wise. The Chapel Hill (which UNC is often referred to as in academia) is recognized w/ reverence in most of our universities in America. I traveled around/ visited multiple professors at different universities (UPENN, Brown, CMU, UCLA, Harvard, BC, Emory, G-tech) and the wow factor for UNC is definitely there. There is no reason to doubt that UNC is right there in the middle of the top public pack. |