<p>eadad: first off, the people you know who were admitted to other schools tells us nothing. I know two people this year who had 2200+ and 2300+ SATs and were admitted to STANFORD early action but deferred from Michigan. Does this mean Michigan is harder to get into? I love the school, but would have to give Stanford the definite edge (compare 11% admit rate to 45%). </p>
<p>Secondly, UNC obviously admits more than 18% OOS; in fact, it is more around 25% according to the admissions officer that I spoke with. The 18% comes from the amount who actually attend. UVA also admits around 25% OOS, but has a higher yield, which is why their frosh. class has more admitted OOS students.</p>
<p>UVA also has a significantly higher SAT range (1210-1400 for UNC, and 1280-1490 for UVA). </p>
<p>Both UNC and UVA are extraordinary institutions, and certainly compete with each other for the top students in the world. But numbers don’t lie, and in this case UVA has the higher numbers. Of course, it should also be understood that numbers don’t tell the entire story, and as such, both are comparable in their admissions standards.</p>