is it hard for OOS'ers to get into UNC-Asheville? NC State?

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<p>I know that it is extremely hard to get into UNC-Chapel Hill as a non-NC resident, but does the same apply for UNC-Asheville? Or NC State for that matter?</p>

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<p>See for yourself. Common Data Set, Section F:
[University</a> Planning & Analysis](<a href=“http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/commondata/cds2009/fullcds2009.htm#secf]University”>http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/commondata/cds2009/fullcds2009.htm#secf)
<a href=“http://rocky2.unca.edu/ir/cds/cds2009.pdf[/url]”>http://rocky2.unca.edu/ir/cds/cds2009.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>hmm…is UNCA really 83% OOS?</p>

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<p>^^Not possible. All schools in the UNC system have oos enrollment capped at 17%.<br>
It will def. be easier to get in NCSU or UNCA from oos than UNC-CH.</p>

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<p>but is it hard (from a general perspective) to get into those schools? i couldn’t find anything on how many out of state students applied to either of those colleges…</p>

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<p>if you can put up some stats maybe we can gauge your ability to get in better</p>

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<p>UNCA and NCState are vastly different schools. UNCA is in the mountains, its small and very artsy, being the designated Liberal Arts School in the UNC system. Its a phenomenal school, but very special. NCState is in Raleigh, its the largest school in the UNC system at over 28, 000 students. Its big time ACC sports, a huge campus and strong in engineering, math, sciences, veterinary medicine etc. </p>

<p>UNCA and NCState are very compatible on admissions stats for applicants and both are right below UNC-Chapel Hill on selectivity. Both are more difficult to gain admission than Appalachian State, but not by very much. Below Appalachian are UNCW, UNC-Charlotte and UNC-Greensboro, then the also rans and HBCU’s. </p>

<p>I recommend all of them, but focus on the ones that fit your interests and personality the best.</p>

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<p>I am mainly attracted to UNCA b/c of its setting, academics, and low OOS tuition. I was also looking at NCSU primarily because of size and large number of programs (it even has textile engineering and pro golf management)</p>

<p>Anyways, I have a 3.7-3.8 GPA UW and I’ll probably get around 2000 on the SAT (I’m a HS junior from CA)</p>

<p>I don’t have much in the way of EC’s…</p>

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<p>Packmom must be right. I found on other sources that UNCA has 17% OOS. Looks like UNCA messed up their CDS.</p>

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<p>that’s a pretty high yield…</p>

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I think the “artsy” nature of UNCA has been greatly exaggerated. The town of Asheville is fairly hip and alternative (at least by southern standards), and this has rubbed off on the university. My sister attends UNCA and I am extremely familiar with Carolina, and the two have fairly similar student bodies, except UNCA is noticeably less diverse. </p>

<p>I’ve been pretty impressed with UNCA from what I’ve seen of the school. The campus is quite nice, and the core curriculum could give Chicago a run for its money in stringency. Courses tend to be small, and although I’ve heard complaints about the difficulty of getting into popular courses, professors tend to get rave reviews.</p>

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<p>What other southern school are good for oos students with B grades, decent ACT and a sport each season. Just a good, regular, normal kid who wants to go “warm”. We are from CT.</p>

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<p>^ How about making your own thread to ask that rather than trying to redirect someone else’s?</p>

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<p>Easy there, Erin’s Dad. rowirth38 is new and may not be familiar with the use/protocol of forums.</p>

<p>rowirth38, to create a new thread, look right under the CC’s Hot Topics. You should see a big white “New Topic” button between the featured “Popular Non-US-Universities?” thread and the main list of threads.</p>

<p>If that doesn’t work, try this: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=2[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The textile program at NCSU is actually a small separate campus just up the road about a mile or so from the main campus. Its an amazing program and well worth looking into.</p>

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<p>UNCA is a liberal arts college dedicated to undergraduate education. The atmosphere is very different from a university. Classes are small and undergrads are involved in research. Core requirements focus on cross-discipline education. I was extremely impressed with the focus of the professors and the adminitration on providing a true, liberal arts education.</p>

<p>My s was 100% sure that was what he wanted until he attended orientation and realized that, for him, the program and size of the school would be limiting. (I saw it as expanding!) He ended up at College of Charleston, another public liberal arts college (COPLAC). </p>

<p>Rowirth38: CofC may be a very good fit for your student.</p>

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<p>haha I’m actually looking for cheap LAC’s that aren’t too small…I thought UNCA would be a good fit and maybe Truman State too</p>