So - there are other schools in NC closer to Raleigh than Charlotte.
ECU, UNCG, Wilmington, privates and more. And many privates.
So if you “have to” be in Raleigh, you can do better than Charlotte in regards to closeness…or Georgia Tech.
So now this perplexes me - unless it is a really good school like Georgia Tech.
So you “almost need to get into a Raleigh university” - but you can go to Georgia Tech? Doesn’t make sense to me - but let me ask you this, what makes Ga Tech great - besides a rank, etc.
It is great - don’t get me wrong - but why not a U of SC or UGA or Auburn or Delaware or wherever.
So I’d step back and say -
what do I really want - if it’s engineering and to be in Raleigh, you have options:
NC State and Duke and others close. NC has 15 colleges (at least) with ABET accredited engineering disciplines. If it’s business, then there are options - both public and private.
But you are then throwing names - Ga Tech, for example.
What do you want in a school - size wise, location wise (if it’s Raleigh, how does Atlanta work), weather, environment (urban, rural, etc.).
I see you throwing out the prominent names in the state…but forgetting names, what kind of school would you seek.
Let’s take Ga Tech off the table because if you didn’t get into NC State, then Ga Tech would be unlikely.
So let’s say both of those fail and UNC fails - would you be happy at Charlotte? Too many only have their safety to choose and then get upset they have to go. Hence I made the comment - if it’s financial, you’d have OOS options too - with your #s.
But I’d want to know - what do you want in a school so you find the right school.
I’d still go back to - if I want to study engineering, to me that trumps all.
College is four years - so if you go to UNC and get a job in marketing…that’s great…but it’s not great if your goal was to study and become a mechanical engineer. No school’s prestige or name is worth that tradeoff in my opinion. College is a small snippet of a long life.
So I think you should really figure out - what is it I want in a school from the many aspects that there are - as mentioned earlier.
Thanks