According to previous posts the original poster is an international student so no in-state option for her. Sounds like she had problems when she filed for aid initially (again in previous post).
My son is a UNC med school grad and loved his time at Chapel Hill. As an OOS student you had to have a great undergrad application to have been accepted, less than 18% OOS are accepted. Did you check with the scholarship office to see if you were eligible for any merit awards?
And yes UW med school is tough, tough for OOS students…son interviewed there as well, still choosing Carolina.
Kat