<p>After reading several posts on this forum, I am curious about something. LadyD, you are constantly talking about your son, who was home-schooled. Is there any particular reason you chose to home-school him rather than send him to a public school? And now you want to send him to one of the largest, most liberal public universities in the state? I think it is impressive that he was accepted to UNC after having a more limited access to classes and extra-curriculars (such as high school sports teams)- you apparently have done a good job with his education. If you really want to send him to UNC-CH, perhaps you could consider loans. I know they have to be repaid, but that is an option if you are determined that you want him to go there above all else. My son, too, has been offered lots of scholarship money to attend other schools, but UNC CH is his first choice. We are not bitter about that, we just realize that the competition is much stronger there than at the other schools to which he applied, and we knew that from the beginning.</p>