@WasIDremin Dremin thank you for posting stats of D and results…those are some pretty impressive stats! I am looking for OOS warm weather states for my Junior D.
Does anyone know if you have to fill out both the FAFSA and CSS Profile in order to be considered for aid? I haven’t submitted by CSS Profile yet and was wondering if this affects the aid/scholarships I am receiving.
@tthemacmonster
Yes
Has anyone heard back from Carolina Innovation Scholars or the Summer Study Abroad Excle@Carolina programs? And will we definitely hear back by tomorrow?
@bg4spam, I am still patiently waiting.
This is what I found in the admitted students FAQs
https://admissions.unc.edu/category/admissions-blog/
“All students who were offered admission were considered for non-need based scholarships, Honors Carolina, and other special opportunities. Students who have been selected for one of these programs will be notified during the next several weeks”.
I called UNC Admissions at 3pm today and asked if students were still being notified of Honors Carolina and other Excel@Carolina opportunities and they told me that all emails have been sent.
Is anybody else still waiting to hear about financial aid and possible scholarships? I know they were releasing info all week through tomorrow, but a little concerned that my daughter’s Connect Carolina still shows her aid application as in process and her award access as not available.
Seriously? My son has not yet received any notification. I realize Honors Carolina is “holistic” but is it common to have an applicant in the top 1% of their class with perfect grades and test scores, a dozen AP classes, almost 400 hours of work on an independent project at research intensive university, multiple wins in speech and debate tournaments, and significant community engagement not admitted to the honors college?
@jgladney I feel same, early admit to Harvard near perfect SAT , 16 AP all 5s and two 4s and zero merit and zero honors. We can talk about holistic but realize Harvard received tons of perfect score kids, published teenagers, inventors, patent holders so there process is obviously not only grades based…they definitely are looking holistically as well , yet that same type student doesn’t even warrant the most trivial of merit at UNC let alone a designation of honors college…seems a bit of a stretch.
Wondering if more I. State kids get honors to keep them in NC?
Hopefully this will be helpful for others.
Accepted OOS, Carolina Honors, no merit
Also early acceptance to Princeton
SAT 1580
Subjects 770 (math 2), 750 (chem), 750 (bio)
4.0 unweighted.
5 AP tests (8 by graduation) - one score of 4, the rest all 5s.
Lots of interesting, nationally recognized, activities
Linguistics Major
So the reality is there are just so many great kids!
Maybe. It would be understandable for full merit scholarships, but I don’t see how honors college is a limited resource particularly in light of the fact that any student with a minimum gpa can take honors classes. How many students get in? Roughly 10% of all admits?
@MTstepmom you are correct! We are in state. I have 3 kids accepted to UNC over the last couple years with high stats and none were offered Honors/Excel/merit.
We are in state (Mecklenburg Co)
Son was offered honors, excel@carolina nutrition assured admittance and excel@carolina summer study abroad fellowship. No merit aid though. Nominated for Morehead by school but didn’t make semi finals.
1580 SAT (took once in 11th grade)
Rank 1/100
6 AP and over 40 hrs dual enrollment (will graduate hs with associates in arts)
Oldest daughter is currently a Sr at UNC with no merit aid or excel but she didn’t apply by the EA deadline so who knows if she would’ve gotten any. Probably not.
Personally, I think the NC dual enrollment classes helped him tremendously. There are obviously other kids equally talented who weren’t offered the same opportunities so that’s all I can figure.
His extra curriculars were nothing spectacular. Nothing that would “wow” a committee like starting a nonprofit or saving starving children in Africa, so I’m sure it wasn’t that. Lol
Congrats to all the newly accepted students.
Concerning Honors and Scholars. My D17 OOS Legacy perfect scores and outstanding record was accepted but no Honors or Scholars or Merit. I think there’s a bit of ‘Tufts Syndrome’ going on thinking these students with these creds aren’t coming unless they are Morehead/Robertson Scholars. Especially considering the aid you get a HYP. My D is happily attending Princeton and it’s 35K a year cheaper.
@Dolemite those were my thoughts as well. My OOS daughter has all the high statistics, an amazing internship and letter of rec from it, and is a NMSF, and got no merit or or honors college offering. This idea would be the only thing that makes sense. Super pleased that she was accepted, but pretty sure it will be a stretch for us to afford it.
In the same boat here. Similar high stats, class standing, etc. to the others posting here - acceptance with no honors or merit $$. Tufts Syndrome sounds like the correct diagnosis.
For future applicants:
Accepted In-state, honors carolina, $5000 merit aid
Meck County, large public school
34 ACT
4.5 weighted gpa, 3.92 unweighted
13 APS by graduation (Applied with 6 5’s and 2 4’s)
30/730 rank
Pretty good ECs with lots of leadership
Several national/international creative writing awards+published pieces
Legacy (1 parent)