@Tigerwife92 - I really think UNCC is a stronger option than I originally thought for pre-med but against ECU and USC I’m not sure. I really feel for your neighbor, it looks like our situations are almost identical! Unfortunately I’m not quite close enough to UNCC to commute, plus I really like campus/student life.
At this point, I’m able to move on a little from the sting of rejections from UNC and Wake. I know it’s kind of silly but it really takes time to accept and move forward from things like that. I think I’ll be fine wherever I go- like most people have already said GPA/MCAT/volunteer work & experience are most important now and it looks like I have 3 solid options in front of me.