What is NC State's Reputation?

BUandBC82
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:25:50 +0000

Hi zcongress, Congratulations on your acceptance and on the good financial aid news. My son will be a freshman at State next year. I’ll try to answer your questions, but please realize I do not have a lot of experience with State yet.


NC State has a good reputation locally and in surrounding states. Many of the departments have reputations that reach farther. It’s a great school, but sometimes lives in the shadow of UNC-Chapel Hill, so doesn’t get noticed as much.
It’s not a cake walk school. You will have challenging courses and some programs will be more challenging than others. You didn’t mention which school you would be attending.
I don’t know Raleigh that well yet, but from what I hear, it’s a good city for students.
Many people in NC are originally from other parts of the country, so we’re all used to meeting people from all over. I’m originally from New England. I have found native North Carolinians and transplanted North Carolinians to be very welcoming of others.
I’ve only been there a couple of times. It’s large, but honestly I can’t tell you what the campus social atmosphere is like. My son liked it and can’t wait to go. Hopefully a student, or more experienced parent, will comment on the campus.
Not sure. My son stayed in Tucker for an engineering camp last summer and wasn’t impressed, but that’s just one dorm.
You will find a lot of really smart people at State. It is a large public university, so there will be a range of scores, grades, and abilities. Here’s a link to last year’s freshman class to give you an idea of where you fit - http://admissions.ncsu.edu/how-apply/admission-profile/pdf/facts.pdf .


I hope this helps you.