UNC Chapel Hill vs. Appalachian State University

Marsian
Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:21:03 +0000

mich – Then go to Appalachian. Nearly everyone who goes there loves it, and if it would make you happy then do it. You don’t have to defend your decision by calling UNC’s program “like preschool”. Name-calling isn’t becoming of anyone, including those with political aspirations. Most North Carolinians aren’t prestige snobs and won’t harass you for choosing Appalachian. It’s a fine school. I’ve known people who happily turned down Harvard and Stanford to go to UNC. I’ve known people who happily turned down UNC to go to Appalachian. As long as you can afford to do so, go to the school that you think is best for you and don’t go with what anyone else thinks is more prestigious.