UNC Chapel Hill or William and Mary?

eadad
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:03:30 +0000

UNC is NOT huge…yes it is larger than W&M, but certainly not huge…Penn State, Ohio State and Wisconsin are huge. I had the same concerns in 2004 when my son was trying to decide but soon discovered that it’s really not very big (other than sheer size of campus) at all.

Undergrad research at UNC is not difficult to get…it is a major research university with a large amount of NIH and other monies flowing in each year which presents many opportunities for those looking to do research, even as early as freshman year.

Listen to those like phonyreal98 who can give you firsthand knowledge of the situation, not a HS senior from Virginia who appears to be biased. My suggestion would be to send phonyreal98 a PM (after his analytic chem exam on Monday) with any specific questions you have…

My son went to UNC not really caring about sports either…he left a huge BB fan and even returned to Chapel Hill for Final Four weekend the year after graduating while a first year med student just so he could be on Franklin St after the win. In case you have never seen what it’s like:

[The Daily Tar Heel :: 2009: Franklin Street celebration](http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2009/10/2009_franklin_street_celebration)

[Emotion overtakes North Carolina celebration*on Franklin Street - SI.com - March Madness 2009](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/ncaa/mens-tournament/04/07/ogle/index.html)

[An LED flashblack: The 2009 NCAA men’s basketball championship celebration on Franklin Street | Cree LED Revolution Blog](Home - Cree Lighting)

UNC is by far the more liberal school btw and, as to drinking, the bigger the school, the more things there are to do meaning more to do without having to drink, the smaller the school the more chance of being sucked into the “culture” of the school.

Goof luck, they are both great schools…but from the way you describe yourself, it seems that UNC really might be the better choice.