UNC Morehead Cain - Class of 2028

Colleges & Universities University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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Finalist decisions are out. S24 is a finalist!

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My D24 did not make it to next round :frowning: Def disappointing.

@Katiekatie12345 congrats to you S24 and good luck!

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Iā€™m very sorry to hear this. Thank you for the well wishes. I hope your daughter ends up somewhere where she will be thrilled to attend!

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Sorry to hear- My D24 either but I believe everything happens for a reason and even though it would be an amazing opportunity, she now doesnā€™t have to base where she goes specifically on this which I think sheā€™d feel pressured to do.

Congrats to everyone who made it to the next round and good luck!

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Congrats! Good luck as he continues through the process!

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@chocolateandwine sorry to hear about your daughter. Hard to see the disappointment but also believe everything will work out!

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Iā€™m curious how everyoneā€™s nominees, semifinalists and finalists did this year with UNC EA. My son was admitted yesterday into the Carolina Honors program. Heā€™s still in the running for the M-C.

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Nominee, not semi-finalist, accepted EA.

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D24 OOS accepted, also with Honors Carolina. Expected due to ARP nomination, but still amazed considering how many kids were denied even though they had great stats.

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For future readers, my son is in the finalist weekend for M-C now. He told me that he learned that everyone who makes finalist is automatically accepted to not only UNC-CH but also Honors Carolina. Not sure if this is official, but itā€™s his understanding from what heā€™s heard so far.

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S24 was awarded the Morehead-Cain this evening!

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Congratulations! That is amazing!

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What was the final interview for MC?

What state are you from?

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There was a 4-day virtual finalist weekend, held last weekend. Over 4 days, it was mostly presentations to the kids. But the evaluative pieces were a supervised group activity and a panel interview.

We are from the Midwest. Iā€™d prefer not to share the exact state.

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Iā€™m surprised to hear it was virtual, for such an old and prestigious scholarship with a smaller subset of finalists Iā€™d never have guessed it was not in person on campus.

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Yes, I agree. Apparently, pre-COVID, the finalist round was in person. Now, instead, everyone who is offered the scholarship has to attend a mandatory, in-person ā€œM-C Discovery Weekend,ā€ in early March. It seems to be a sell weekend since the decisions have been made.

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I tried sending you a private message.

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as a ā€œfuture readerā€, now trying to understand the timing process better for this year, thank you!

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Hi! Has your child heard about semifinalist status? If I remember correctly from last year, your child should learn that tomorrow (Friday) around 5pm Eastern. Good luck!

If selected, then there will be a recorded video interview and then your student will be notified in Jan of finalist status.

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I would love your insight! My daughter is OOS and has already been notified she is a semifinalist and has submitted the recorded video interview. Will she find out if she is a finalist at the same time as the in-state students?

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