<p>Thanks for the helpful responses! We have planned a visit to UNC where DS will sit in on a class and take the official tour. If time allows we will try to do an informal visit at NCSU while in the area. Family is anxious to get back home quickly so I don’t know how much extra time I can coax out of them.</p>
<p>DS will be applying OOS and I had no idea that UNC was such a tough school for those applicants. Still good to visit. 
Right now DS is ranked 5th in his class (just finished 10th grade) and was accepted into a residential math/science high school for 11th & 12th grades, so maybe he will be a competitive applicant when the time comes. He may have close to 100 college credits by then (he’s completed Calc II and III this year), but is prepared to toss them away and start fresh at hopefully a better school. </p>
<p>He is VERY interested in combining business with CS, so UNC seems worth a look. He was invited to participate in a summer entrepreneur camp (local) where he is developing a computer application and learning to market it. I don’t know if this is the type of thing that looks positive on college applications but he is learning quite a bit, having a great time and becoming more focused on his educational and career goals. The experience has definitely focused his interest in both business and computers.</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>