<p>Carol -</p>
<p>I had an EXTREMELY similar experience to your daughter. Four years ago I was nominated for the Robertson and I totally agree. They wine you and dine you (well not wine) and make you feel like there is just absolutely nothing like being a Robertson. So then when HALF the people there don’t get it you just wonder… why didn’t they like me? </p>
<p>I am so glad I came to Carolina, and honestly, I’m extremely glad I wasn’t a Robertson. I don’t like Duke and I needed to do summer school. I went to London after my first year for most of the summer. Couldn’t’ve done that with the scholarship.</p>
<p>If your daughter loved UNC when she visited for the weekend, then she should go. Carolina is Carolina is Carolina. If you’re a Morehead and a Robertson, yeah, you do get some special treatment, but you don’t need anything to have an incredible education here. There are people starting record labels and founding scholarships and starting study abroad programs in Vietnam, blah blah blah, who weren’t even accepted into the honors program. Feel free to PM me and good luck.</p>
<p>And also, I am sure your daughter is an absolute super star. This comes from my heart because you sound so much like my own mom. This rejection simply doesn’t matter. I promise.</p>