I love it here,beautiful campus as well as the town of chapel hill itself,it's not too big,but not that small either,great sports and academics too.

OK mif you're from out of state, but they really take some dummies from NC.

Probably some of the biggest snobbs and dumb kids I know admitted heere.

Couple things. We are the second most asked about scholl by high school seniors behind Harvard. We are the oldest public university in America. We are the #3 academically ranked school in America. Some of our alums include F Lee Bailey, Tom Robbins, Thomas Wolff, Edward R Murrow, John Edwards, MJ, etc. Our campus is annually ranked in the top 3 most beautiful in america. Our girls are hotter than an Ethiopian barbecue. Our college town is annually ranked among the best places to live in America. Our medical and law schools are annually ranked among the best in America. We have the best of everything. We are borderline PERFECT. And no, we're not snobs, we're realist. I could go on. In other words, they're a lot of basketball fans whose team has gotten stomped by us for Carolina to be ranked #64. HATERS! Some would claim it's the best school in America! #64!? !!!! Whole lotta hatin goin on.

To start, many not familiar with the university system in North Carolina often get confused concerning the name of the system and the individual schools. Technically, the entire university system is called the University of North Carolina while the flagship school is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There are other campuses with city name extensions in Greensboro, Asheville and elsewhere. This item is obviously for the university in Chapel Hill. With that said, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the leading state supported liberal arts university in the state, and one of the leading liberal arts universities in the South and in the country, not to mention the oldest state supported university in the United States. The academics are strong, the student body is diverse, the programs and offered degrees are nearly if not all-inclusive, and admission is highly competitive. Chapel Hill also offers several leading athletic programs (eg men's and women's basketball, women's soccer, and Olympic, non-revenue sports). The physical setting is essentially a dedicated college town with a well-developed commercial and entertainment infrastructure that provides the student enrollment with nearly unlimited social activities; moreover, the governmental, service and industrial center of Raleigh is within a thirty minute drive (including an international airport). Finally, the cost of tuition is unbeatable for citizens of North Carolina, especially when compared to the in-state competition (eg Duke and Wake Forest). On the other hand (as other comments have noted), admission and cost requirements are higher for non-North Carolina residents. This does result in a noticeable, though not exaggerated difference between resident and non-resident students; however, I imagine this is true with any state supported university. The bottom line is that North Carolina is strong in academics, athletics and social activities, is recognized and respected nationwide if not globally, and is an excellent financial investment when compared to other schools.

I'm an alum and liked it a lot. It's a good school in a pleasant college town, and it's very inexpensive for in-staters. I took lots of small classes in the honors program and got to know a lot of my profs.

I have visited friends at pretigious universities including Duke and Washington University in St. Louis, and I would never transfer. Not only are most of the major departments ranked in the top 10-20 nationally, there are few easy A's, the town of Chapel Hill provides entertainment year-round, there is an abundance of extracirricular activities, a strong Greek system, and athletic prowless to boot. In the past two years I have been here, the school has made tremendous strides in providing more resources and outlets for the students. The mixture of conservative and liberal students provides for interesting dialogue in both classrooms and common areas. Those who complain about the school's impersonal aspects tend to be those who refuse to do anything umcomfortable or inconvenient to get what they want. A great school, a intimate campus, and great people.

What an overated school. Average SAT score is, like 1260. This school sucks. The average person from NC who goes here is not that bright. However, it is difficult to get in out of state. Last year 10,000 people applied from out of state and only 7,000 from in state. Carolina can only have about 20% of their students from out of state.

Its aiiiiight.

I wouldn't recommend this school. Too big to get one-on-one attention with professors and academics are considered easy.

In-state students and out of state students are of very different calliber.

Beautiful Campus; Quality Professors; Phenominal Sports Programs - These guys have it all....

you can drive a water truck if you go there

What a great school. Not just saying that because I'm an alum but because it is true! Excellent faculty, amazing campus, beautiful town and as the others have said, the price is right. Did I mention the sports program, can anybody say Michael Jordan, how about Mia Hamm?!?!?! UNC is the total package - top notch education.

Very pleased to be attending. Incredible educational value for the price, a steal for in-state students.

The campus is beautiful, the town is fun, the price is right, and the educational opportunities are unlimited. The great sports program is a plus, as is the location a short drive to the beach. The job opportunities in the RTP area are great also. The alumni network is good.

UNC - quality faculty and a good pychology and social work program.