Ask a Carolina Grad

cloying
Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:03:05 +0000

She was purposefully ambiguous. UT is a T14 school, Carolina is around 30 (can’t remember anymore). She meant that a full ride to Carolina meant nothing for negotiating scholarships. Which is some BS - the truth is that all state schools are hurting, so UT can’t afford to give any money to applicants unless their scores are pretty outstanding. It wasn’t lack of scholarship that bothered me, but the way this woman spoke to me was very insulting. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is a huge deal. When I met with the dean of admissions at USC and he asked me about my other offers (just out of curiosity) he was much more understanding of my situation. Again, I wasn’t looking for these schools to tap dance for me. But it seemed clear that UT saw me as a number and some cash to subsidize their school. USC seemed much more committed to helping me out. My experience with UNC Law was wonderful… But I wasn’t impressed with the student body at all… and I’m aiming for clerkships and big bad big law. I am so not interested in making a career in Charlotte.