2008 - 2009 UNC Chapel Hill Secondary Application Thread

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I went to UNC in undergrad. But, I graduated in 2005. So, it has been some time. But still . . . that letter sucked. Especially when it says it is from the Admissions Committee.
 
I didn't go to UNC undergrad, but am an ISer now.

That part of the admissions process must have been backed up and some applicants are just getting the status confirmed now.
 
So the adcom is meeting every week this month? Or still only every other week? I noticed on last year's thread that they started meeting every week at some point...
 
schools are supposed to make acceptance offers to at least the full class size worth of applicants by March 30th according to the amcas website. a friend of mine wasn't told he was on the waitlist at UNC last year until the end of april, and ended up getting in in June...
 
Hello!
I am really confused about financial aid/scholarship money and when that is awarded. Has UNC already made their scholarship offers or does that come with financial aid later on? I thought the scholarships had already been handed out, but then someone else told me differently?....
Also, does anyone know where you're supposed to try and find housing as a UNC grad student?
Thanks for any help!
 
togrey0487 said:
Hello!
I am really confused about financial aid/scholarship money and when that is awarded. Has UNC already made their scholarship offers or does that come with financial aid later on? I thought the scholarships had already been handed out, but then someone else told me differently?....
Also, does anyone know where you're supposed to try and find housing as a UNC grad student?
Thanks for any help!
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I think we are all just as confused about financial aid as you are, I think I might call the FA office tommorow. As far as housing, I would probably recommend getting something a mile or more away from campus because it will probably be alot cheaper. Its also probably in your best interest to start looking as soon as you are set on UNC.
 
ChubbyChaser said:
I think we are all just as confused about financial aid as you are, I think I might call the FA office tommorow. As far as housing, I would probably recommend getting something a mile or more away from campus because it will probably be alot cheaper. Its also probably in your best interest to start looking as soon as you are set on UNC.
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For those of you who don't know Chapel Hill, the bus system is amazingly well run, efficient, and free. That makes living off campus and within Chapel Hill really easy. I actually live in Durham (about 15-30 minutes away) and work on campus and can easily park and ride into campus. I hope this helps.

Good luck to everyone! Here's hoping to hear something tonight!
 
Does anyone know if the admissions committee is meeting today?
 
I called earlier today and was told by the admissions office staff that "it could be possible."
 
Birdsbeak said:
I really can't express how annoyed I was to receive a thin envelope notifying me of that nonsense. It was done in poor taste. What is the point of spending 42 cents to notify every single applicant that they are an in-state or out of state student? That becomes quite expensive eventually . . . especially if you are notifying over 1000 applicants. They should only send that letter to people who are offered a spot to UNC.
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lol .42 x 1000 = 420$. thats not a lot of money . haha
 
bruceleehiiiyaa said:
lol .42 x 1000 = 420$. thats not a lot of money . haha
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I don't know about you, but I think $420 dollars to mail the obvious to students is a waste of money. Perhaps they mail this same notice to 5,000 people. I think all institutions (business or whatever) should be looking to save money during an economic crisis.
 
I called the admissions office earlier and asked to check the status of my application.

I was told that all acceptances, waitlists, and rejections will be known at the end of this month. I then asked if there was any spots left and she repeated at all ACCEPTANCES, waitlists, and rejections will be given out by the end of the month. She laughed and said that a lot of people have been calling asking the same thing... but hopefully her sense of humor about it means there really are a few spots left... we'll see soon I suppose.
 
immunoguy1 said:
I called earlier today and was told by the admissions office staff that "it could be possible."
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I believe they are. If they are going to meet their March 31st/April 1st deadline of notifying everyone they'd almost have to, wouldn't they?
 
togrey0487 said:
Hello!
I am really confused about financial aid/scholarship money and when that is awarded. Has UNC already made their scholarship offers or does that come with financial aid later on? I thought the scholarships had already been handed out, but then someone else told me differently?....
Also, does anyone know where you're supposed to try and find housing as a UNC grad student?
Thanks for any help!
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Good question. I was wondering that too. Chubs, any response from the FA office?
 
gborogirl17 said:
http://dailytarheel.com/news/university/med_school_plans_on_hold-1.1616291

Someone a while back asked about the med school expansion plans-- they published this in the UNC paper this morning. The plans are on hold indefinitely.
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So, does this mean that if the expansion plan had been passed, our class would have been the first to be distributed to other locations for the majority of our clinical rotations? Could that still happen, or am I understanding this wrong. Does anyone understand the expansion well enough to explain it and address what it would mean for us?
 
togrey0487 said:
So, does this mean that if the expansion plan had been passed, our class would have been the first to be distributed to other locations for the majority of our clinical rotations? Could that still happen, or am I understanding this wrong. Does anyone understand the expansion well enough to explain it and address what it would mean for us?
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From what I understood from the article, due to the recent economic activity (or lack thereof) any plans for the expansion have been put on hiatus.

I know for certain that the govenor mandated all state agencies to cut 7% from their budgets (including NC public universities) and that all universities within this system were required to submit a report detailing the effects of a further 3, 5, or 7% budget reduction. Even without the Daily Tarheel article, it would seem that planned expansions would be delayed until the current economic situation is relieved.

What this means for us (should be we accepted to UNC), is that our graduating class would not see any effects of the expansion. It did say some students may be shuttled to Charlotte as a "test pilot." Some of the 4th year electives are already located in Charlotte, I think.

Hope this clears things up a little.
 
Aladdin said:
Good question. I was wondering that too. Chubs, any response from the FA office?
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Dang...I forgot...ill try to do it tommorow. Sorry.
immunoguy1 said:
What this means for us (should be we accepted to UNC), is that our graduating class would not see any effects of the expansion. It did say some students may be shuttled to Charlotte as a "test pilot." Some of the 4th year electives are already located in Charlotte, I think.

Hope this clears things up a little.
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I was under the impression that unless you have a dire reason to stay in Chapel hill you can expect to do 20-50% of your rotations away from UNC at places like charlotte, asheville, and wilmington. This is already in effect I think. Can someone confrim this?
 
ChubbyChaser said:
Dang...I forgot...ill try to do it tommorow. Sorry.

I was under the impression that unless you have a dire reason to stay in Chapel hill you can expect to do 20-50% of your rotations away from UNC at places like charlotte, asheville, and wilmington. This is already in effect I think. Can someone confrim this?
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Yep... When I was shadowing at CMC in Charlotte we followed a lot of fourth years from UNC. I do know that some of them do their surgery and EM rotation in Charlotte at least.
 
Yeah, a lot of 4th year electives are probably off campus - the GI rotatations are offered in Charlotte and Wilmington for example.
 
I assume the Adcom is meeting next Monday (03/23) since there wasn't any chatter about acceptances tonight. It's time for a nerve wracking 7 days.
 
They may have met. Not that I've heard of any acceptances, but I did see the doctor I work with who is on the committee with some paperwork. He also confirmed on Thursday that there were still more spots when I told him about my friend anxiously waiting to hear. So heres to hoping!
 
I believe that they will most likely notify strictly by mail from this point on. Thats what it seems like anyway... here's to OCD with checking the mail...
 
ncguy2005 said:
I believe that they will most likely notify strictly by mail from this point on. Thats what it seems like anyway... here's to OCD with checking the mail...
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I'm just curious, but what makes you think they'll mail from here on out? Has that happened historically? I actually think that would take the stress off a little...

Happy St. Patrick's Day and lots of luck to everyone still waiting! :luck:
 
It would take the stress out, kind of . . . except if you get a thin envelope.
 
Birdsbeak said:
It would take the stress out, kind of . . . except if you get a thin envelope.
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but... someone earlier in the thread said they got a thin letter and freaked out, only to open it two days later and realize they were accepted! let's UNC hopefuls not 'judge a letter by its cover'
 
togrey0487 said:
Hello!
I am really confused about financial aid/scholarship money and when that is awarded. Has UNC already made their scholarship offers or does that come with financial aid later on? I thought the scholarships had already been handed out, but then someone else told me differently?....
Also, does anyone know where you're supposed to try and find housing as a UNC grad student?
Thanks for any help!
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Ok I called the Financial Aid office. Financial aid packages will be going out sometime in April she said and scholarship offers will be made at the same time.

Hope this helps.
 
for anybody still reading:

-are there any OOS people who have heard regarding post-interview decision? If so, would you mind either posting or PM'ng me your date of interview and date of decision?

-is anybody else really turned off by the fact that they were told to expect a decision 6-8 weeks after the interview but have been waiting for months on end? I heard back from all the other schools I interviewed at MONTHS ago (one school told me 5 days post-interview). This gives me the impression that either:
a. they are really, unbelievably disorganized and bureaucratic
or b. they've passed me over multiple times already

either of which scenario is not particularly desirable. What do you guys think?
 
Mdude said:
for anybody still reading:

-are there any OOS people who have heard regarding post-interview decision? If so, would you mind either posting or PM'ng me your date of interview and date of decision?

-is anybody else really turned off by the fact that they were told to expect a decision 6-8 weeks after the interview but have been waiting for months on end? I heard back from all the other schools I interviewed at MONTHS ago (one school told me 5 days post-interview). This gives me the impression that either:
a. they are really, unbelievably disorganized and bureaucratic
or b. they've passed me over multiple times already

either of which scenario is not particularly desirable. What do you guys think?
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Hey there! I'm feeling the same way. I interviewed Dec. 1st and am starting to really lose hope, especially since it sounds like acceptances are just about done going out. People were talking about the "do not dispair" emails earlier in the cycle but I haven't heard one peep...

When did you interview?
 
shnuffles said:
Hey there! I'm feeling the same way. I interviewed Dec. 1st and am starting to really lose hope, especially since it sounds like acceptances are just about done going out. People were talking about the "do not dispair" emails earlier in the cycle but I haven't heard one peep...

When did you interview?
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dude atleast you got in somewhere. i have not. i interviewed like october 1st and still havent heard back from UNC. (3.7/31/IS).

BUMMER
 
I'm an OOSer who interviewed early November and have yet to here. I also haven't gotten in anywhere (2 waitlists- sucks!!)
 
I hope this is a word of comfort...

I interviewed in October and still have heard nothing from UNC, even though i recently was accepted to 2 schools that I interviewed at more recently and are definitely more competitive (I'm IS for UNC).

So either UNC is making decisions that are very inconsistent with other school's criteria or just taking their time with some of us. I'm hoping (and believe) the latter...
 
From what I understand, it is a pretty bureaucratic system. There are subcommittees within the admissions committee. The adcom person you interview with then presents you to their subcommittee, and they decide when to present you to the committee. It is a bit weird that there is a decision about when you are presented and it's not just in the order you interviewed. When they do present you, they can accept, reject, or throw you back in the pool to be presented again. It's not particularly efficient, but at this point, I guess no news is good news.
 
That sucks they are keeping you guys in limbo for so long, it seems a norm for NC schools though. I interviewed beginning of sept and havnet heard anything from ECU.

They really need to update their faqs where it says 6-8 weeks, cause maybe that was true 3 to 4 years ago??? definitely not now though.
 
lajumelleali said:
From what I understand, it is a pretty bureaucratic system. There are subcommittees within the admissions committee. The adcom person you interview with then presents you to their subcommittee, and they decide when to present you to the committee. It is a bit weird that there is a decision about when you are presented and it's not just in the order you interviewed. When they do present you, they can accept, reject, or throw you back in the pool to be presented again. It's not particularly efficient, but at this point, I guess no news is good news.
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this is my understanding as well, but I guess all of yall should know by the end of this month.


good luck!
 
i also agree with an earlier post about unc's criteria being "off" and discrepant from other school's selection criteria. I do not know if they are looking for an intelligent student, student who overly does extra work, requiring post-graduate, or what? I mean most applicants I feel are well-rounded. It is ridiculous to expect quality hands-on experience when you can only do so much as an undergrad student. This will happen in medical school. This is the whole point of going to medical school. So, I feel volunteer and hands-on experience is very much overrated. schools are constantly turning down >32-33 applicants and with >3.7 GPA who DO have extracurricular activities and adequate experience that is "encouraged".

I mean I am not going to go to Africa or somewhere else where medicine is scarce to give assistance just so that I can put it on my resume. I will do it if I sincerely want to do that. Also, same goes with post-bacc and graduate work. From what I have learned about this process, medical schools are like an "elite" club. You can only join if you are liked by people who are already in that club. Your "likeness" matters more than your abilities and full potential. This probably explains why people prefer certain doctors due to their abilities. Anyone can be compassionate or pretend to be compassionate. We all are born with people's skills.

Anyways, I know I will be going to medical school next year. Good luck to everyone who is waiting (I am waiting on unc). This process really stinks, especially with unc's ultra-slow admissions process.
 
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neil100 said:
i also agree with an earlier post about unc's criteria being "off" and discrepant from other school's selection criteria. I do not know if they are looking for an intelligent student, student who overly does extra work, requiring post-graduate, or what? I mean most applicants I feel are well-rounded. It is ridiculous to expect quality hands-on experience when you can only do so much as an undergrad student. This will happen in medical school. This is the whole point of going to medical school. So, I feel volunteer and hands-on experience is very much overrated. schools are constantly turning down >32-33 applicants and with >3.7 GPA who DO have extracurricular activities and adequate experience that is "encouraged".

I mean I am not going to go to Africa or somewhere else where medicine is scarce to give assistance just so that I can put it on my resume. I will do it if I sincerely want to do that. Also, same goes with post-bacc and graduate work. From what I have learned about this process, medical schools are like an "elite" club. You can only join if you are liked by people who are already in that club. Your "likeness" matters more than your abilities and full potential. This probably explains why people prefer certain doctors due to their abilities. Anyone can be compassionate or pretend to be compassionate. We all are born with people's skills.

Anyways, I know I will be going to medical school next year. Good luck to everyone who is waiting (I am waiting on unc). This process really stinks, especially with unc's ultra-slow admissions process.
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The admissions process is random at times, and schools are looking for different things. I would wager that way more than 160 32+s IS students apply to UNC, so they cant accept them all.
 
neil100 said:
i also agree with an earlier post about unc's criteria being "off" and discrepant from other school's selection criteria. I do not know if they are looking for an intelligent student, student who overly does extra work, requiring post-graduate, or what? I mean most applicants I feel are well-rounded. It is ridiculous to expect quality hands-on experience when you can only do so much as an undergrad student. This will happen in medical school. This is the whole point of going to medical school. So, I feel volunteer and hands-on experience is very much overrated. schools are constantly turning down >32-33 applicants and with >3.7 GPA who DO have extracurricular activities and adequate experience that is "encouraged".

I mean I am not going to go to Africa or somewhere else where medicine is scarce to give assistance just so that I can put it on my resume. I will do it if I sincerely want to do that. Also, same goes with post-bacc and graduate work. From what I have learned about this process, medical schools are like an "elite" club. You can only join if you are liked by people who are already in that club. Your "likeness" matters more than your abilities and full potential. This probably explains why people prefer certain doctors due to their abilities. Anyone can be compassionate or pretend to be compassionate. We all are born with people's skills.

Anyways, I know I will be going to medical school next year. Good luck to everyone who is waiting (I am waiting on unc). This process really stinks, especially with unc's ultra-slow admissions process.
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I concur wholeheartedly. I get tired of people thinking that all you have to do is check a certain number of boxes and you are in. It is much more like joining a country club. Thanks for keeping it real.
 
Has anyone been rejected post-interview or heard anything other than accepted thus far? Wondering if they are going to let everyone know at once since there hasn't been much activity this month.
 
I haven't heard of anyone being rejected post interview . . . I'd be interested to know if anyone has at this point.
 
Haven't heard anything about rejections post interview. I'm really hoping no news is good news at this point. Though increasing number of potential attendees for second look is making me a bit nervous. Guess I need to start preparing for the next cycle... guess it wasn't such a good idea to apply to few schools late in the cycle
 
i dont know if anyone is as sick of this as I am- but you'd really think the schools (all, not just UNC) would just want to let us know already!!! It has been months. They want the $$$ and attendants to confirm, we need to plan our lives.... yes i realize this is a pointless rant, sorry
 
neil100 said:
i also agree with an earlier post about unc's criteria being "off" and discrepant from other school's selection criteria. I do not know if they are looking for an intelligent student, student who overly does extra work, requiring post-graduate, or what? I mean most applicants I feel are well-rounded. It is ridiculous to expect quality hands-on experience when you can only do so much as an undergrad student. This will happen in medical school. This is the whole point of going to medical school. So, I feel volunteer and hands-on experience is very much overrated. schools are constantly turning down >32-33 applicants and with >3.7 GPA who DO have extracurricular activities and adequate experience that is "encouraged".

I mean I am not going to go to Africa or somewhere else where medicine is scarce to give assistance just so that I can put it on my resume. I will do it if I sincerely want to do that. Also, same goes with post-bacc and graduate work. From what I have learned about this process, medical schools are like an "elite" club. You can only join if you are liked by people who are already in that club. Your "likeness" matters more than your abilities and full potential. This probably explains why people prefer certain doctors due to their abilities. Anyone can be compassionate or pretend to be compassionate. We all are born with people's skills.

Anyways, I know I will be going to medical school next year. Good luck to everyone who is waiting (I am waiting on unc). This process really stinks, especially with unc's ultra-slow admissions process.
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DDoodlesworth said:
I concur wholeheartedly. I get tired of people thinking that all you have to do is check a certain number of boxes and you are in. It is much more like joining a country club. Thanks for keeping it real.
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Guys, where's the Doctor's sense of compassion??

If you did not get accepted, you should feel happy for those who did get accepted. Wish them good luck and give them all your blessings. Post something like "even though I did not get an acceptance from UNC, I am not a bit jealous of those who did, in fact, I sincerely and wholeheartedly feel happy for my more fortunate peers and wish them the best of luck."

If you get in, you should humbly say that you were very fortunate and wish the best of luck for those who are still trying to get in. Don't act all cocky and stuff and say you're tired of those who might be feeling bitter because of their rejections.

🙄 Doctors... hope you guys enjoy taking your hypocrite's oath!
 
ghost08 said:
Guys, where's the Doctor's sense of compassion??

If you did not get accepted, you should feel happy for those who did get accepted. Wish them good luck and give them all your blessings. Post something like "even though I did not get an acceptance from UNC, I am not a bit jealous of those who did, in fact, I sincerely and wholeheartedly feel happy for my more fortunate peers and wish them the best of luck."

If you get in, you should humbly say that you were very fortunate and wish the best of luck for those who are still trying to get in. Don't act all cocky and stuff and say you're tired of those who might be feeling bitter because of their rejections.

🙄 Doctors... hope you guys enjoy taking your hypocrite's oath!
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I don't think our comments showed a lack of compassion or jealousy. They were simply meant to communicate to those who were rejected that a rejection is not a character indictment or a reflection of one's suitability for this profession.
 
ChubbyChaser said:
The admissions process is random at times, and schools are looking for different things. I would wager that way more than 160 32+s IS students apply to UNC, so they cant accept them all.
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Random at times. huh. Where have you been, man? From the people that I know who have been accepted to UNC, logically it does seem to be a random process most of the time.

I doubt more than 160 students with 33+, 3.8+, good research credentials for an undergrad, TA positions, teaching MCAT, tutoring science courses are interviewed at UNC. It surely doesn't seem so from my experience. UNC interviewes 500-600 and 100-150 are prob. OS so from the 350-400 IS left, I don't think 160 of them have the credentials I listed. Anyways, my point is that UNC and medicine would do itself a huge favor if it accepted students with high scores/grades/research activity/etc. than people who decide to become nurses, go for MPH, PhD, medical "missions", etc.

The process is very much unfair. How can you expect an undergrad student who does have very high academic credentials (stuff I listed) can compete with nurses, MPHs, etc. on clinical experience. It is just outright unfair. Ask anyone,who thinks logically. But anyways, AMA or these "elite" club organizations will soon realize that they need to increase enrollment to let in students with high academic credentials to take care of the physician shortage.

I will just say it plainly. I have tremedous respect for physicians because they have to undergo massive amounts of training before they become full-fledged physicians of our society. Despite that, I think anyone who can think using logic and reason can become a doctor. Other things such as compassion, following protocols, etc. are trivial. After all, medicine is just applied Biology. (yes there is chemistry involved and physics which tends to get ignored, I doubt my doctor knows about magnetic dipole moment, etc.)

But anyways, to join this "elite" club you have to do things they want you to do. Oh well, it's just part of life I guess.
 
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ChubbyChaser said:
The admissions process is random at times, and schools are looking for different things. I would wager that way more than 160 32+s IS students apply to UNC, so they cant accept them all.
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Random at times. huh. Where have you been, man? From the people that I know who have been accepted to UNC, logically it does seem to be a random process most of the time.

I doubt more than 160 students with 33+, 3.8+, good research credentials for an undergrad, TA positions, teaching MCAT, tutoring science courses are interviewed at UNC. It surely doesn't seem so from my experience. UNC interviewes 500-600 and 100-150 are prob. OS so from the 350-400 IS left, I don't think 160 of them have the credentials I listed. Anyways, my point is that UNC and medicine would do itself a huge favor if it accepted students with high scores/grades/research activity/etc. than people who decide to become nurses, go for MPH, PhD, medical "missions", etc.

The process if very much unfair. How can you expect an undergrad students who does have very high academic credentials (stuff I listed) can compete with nurses, MPHs, etc. on clinical experience. It is just outright unfair. Ask anyone,who thinks logically. But anyways, AMA or these "elite" club organizations will soon realize that they need to increase enrollment to let in students with high academic credentials to take care of the physician shortage.

I will just say it plainly. I have tremedous respect for physicians because they have to undergo massive amounts of training before they become full-fledged physicians of our society. Despite that, I think anyone who can think using logic and reason can become a doctor. Other things such as compassion, following protocols, etc. are trivial. After all, medicine is just applied Biology. (yes there is chemistry involved and physics which tends to get ignored, I doubt my doctor knows about magnetic dipole moment, etc.)

But anyways, to join this "elite" club you have to do things they want you to do. Oh well, it's just part of life I guess.
 
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