Please Help!!! UNC vs. Wisconsin vs. Maryland

maynardman2
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:43:13 +0000

So about a month ago, I received my acceptance to wisconsin. I got obsessed with researching the school and really fell in love with it (the madison area, location right on a lake, school culture, sports, excellent academics and liberal midwestern feel all appeal to me). I tried to focus on wisconsin because i didn’t think i’d get admitted to my two reach schools (unc and uva) but i just got accepted to unc and am still waiting for uva. I think i’ll get rejected by uva but i don’t mind that. Maryland was more of a safety for me so now I’m basically in a tough spot deciding between unc and wisconsin. I have to notify wisconsin if i’m going there by may 1 so I don’t have nearly the same time to get to know unc like i did wisconsin for the past month and a half. I’m looking for some advice on unc so i can try to compare it with wisconsin and ultimately make a decision.
-academics: I’m an undeclared freshman, but I think I’ll probably end up in social sciences (probably sociology or economics). what are those departments like?
-I come from a suburban new jersey town and am jewish. How accepting is the unc student body of jewish kids and minorities in general?
-I’ve looked at unc’s general education requirements and there are A LOT more than wisconsin’s. If i went to wisconsin, the classes I took this (freshman) year would knock out basically all of my core requirements. unc however, has a language requirement unlike wisconsin, an second science class requirement, and many more. I’m concerned I wouldn’t be able to graduate in four years (3 years at unc +1 year from my current school). Is this a legitimate concern or should I be able to get it done?
-One reason why I don’t want to go to uva anymore is I’ve heard a lot about the students there being very competitive and cut throat. Is it like that at unc where the student body is basically just as smart and impressive?