You’ve been accepted to a first rate research university (UNC) as a Carolina Covenent Scholar…and you think you should go to one of the others schools on this list? Frankly…I think you need to think about this.
First of all…if you have deferred your enrollment at UNC with the Carolina Covenent Scholars award, are you even ALLOWED to apply to other schools without first letting the UNC offer go. You need to find that out.
Second. How are you going to pay for the public schools on your list? You will be an OOS applicant at all of those public universities. None guarantee to meet full need for all accepted students. UNC DOES have this guarantee to meet full need.
With an EFC of $0 at UNC, your costs would likely be very close to fully covered. All of your costs. You might need the federally funded loan…but that’s it.
Tufts and Colby do meet full need, but frankly, I think UNC is a better choice.
This sounds like a “grass is greener on the other side” post. You are so very lucky to have this offer at UNC.