You have a true powerhouse of a school…right there…at an instate cost.
I would keep that in mind when you think about which school to choose. Despite the OOS cap, you will be meeting people from all over the US and from other countries. Your interactions and relationships will not be limited to those from your HS.
I would also take a look at Alabama honors, the program noted above, costs etc and see if that appeals to you more than UNC. I assume you received some merit to this school? It looks like $28,000 a year.
Congratulations for getting into extremely competitive universities.
Im sorry you didn’t into UF. It was a good match but that’s always 50-50.
Frankly, there’s nothing UF offers that Unc doesn’t. In most of the country, UNC is actually the more respected university, and the weather is better in NC. You have excellent choices and they missed out on a great applicant. Too bad for them, a win for another university.
What’s your budget? Would you be full pay or did the NPC indicate financial aid at your instate public or Emory/WashU?
If you calculate (tuition, fees, room, board) - (grants, scholarships) what are the results for UNC, Ncsu, and a couple others?
Alabama Honors would mean a personal adviser right from the start (in addition to the usual perks) which is very useful to premeds.
Did you get into honors at NCSU or UGA?
Will you be able to visit some of these colleges?
Do you want to continue with band or music anywhere?
Simple…go to an in-state school. UNC or NCSU will do nicely. It’s not worth paying triple the tuition to go out of state, especially when your state university you’re admitted to is one of the top in the nation. If you plan on medical school, you need to keep the debt down. That makes a state university an ideal place for you. If you decide medical school, you have less debt. If you decide against medical school, you have less debt.
An exception to the above is if the private university is less expensive (COA) than the public instate university - can be the case for families that are above Pell grant/Carolina Covenant limits but well below “donut hole” families.
