2015-2016 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Application Thread

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They must have closed all those openings because there is nothing now! Or y'all took them all 😉
 
formerphoenix said:
I guess. I just made a reservation for an earlier one. Not sure if we're supposed to do that or not haha
Edit: don't forget to delete your old one lol
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If it allows you to change it then I doubt it's frowned upon. Congrats on being able to move your interview up 2 weeks!
 
I'm gonna go ahead and venture a guess that they didn't meet this Monday since nobody's been freaking out about getting a call yet...
 
Did everybody who has interviewed already get a FAFSA email today?
 
Anybody still waiting on a secondary?
Only submitted 11 days ago unfortunately; just gonna have to gun for those final interview spots!
 
Hello everyone! I'm applying to UNC next cycle, anyone have some specific advise? Does anyone know if they're non-trad friendly? I'm an NC resident. Maybe any current students could also chime in here?? (36 yo) Thank you all and congratulations to everyone accepted 🙂 !!!!
 
For those of you who called and checked on the status of your application, what did you say when you called? Just straight up asked "what's the status of my app" ?

IS, first time applicant, UNC is my #1 choice by miles and miles.....and miles. Submitted primary 8/27, received UNC secondary 9/5, submitted secondary 9/11........no word yet. I'm scared I submitted primary and secondaries way too late.

Any input is welcomed and appreciated :bag:
 
clarice starling said:
For those of you who called and checked on the status of your application, what did you say when you called? Just straight up asked "what's the status of my app" ?

IS, first time applicant, UNC is my #1 choice by miles and miles.....and miles. Submitted primary 8/27, received UNC secondary 9/5, submitted secondary 9/11........no word yet. I'm scared I submitted primary and secondaries way too late.

Any input is welcomed and appreciated :bag:
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If you submitted it only a few days after you received the secondary, there's no way you submitted too late. They probably are just being thorough with all of our apps. I wouldn't be scared yet!
 
clarice starling said:
For those of you who called and checked on the status of your application, what did you say when you called? Just straight up asked "what's the status of my app" ?
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I just said something along the lines of "Hi, I'm calling to check on the status of my application." They were helpful and told me exactly how many people were ahead of me. I think it's worth calling. It took me about seven weeks after submitting my secondary to hear back (and it took other people much longer) so hang in there!
 
arabella_fig said:
Just got the call!!! So excited!
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Do you remember who your interviewer on the committee was? I ask since some people last cycle didn't get phone calls and some did, depending on the interviewer they had. I had Dr. Jenson. Thanks and congrats again.
 
fitness_as_medicine said:
Do you remember who your interviewer on the committee was? I ask since some people last cycle didn't get phone calls and some did, depending on the interviewer they had. I had Dr. Jenson. Thanks and congrats again.
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Thank you! I'd prefer not to say for anonymity, but it was not Dr. Jenson. From my understanding, they are making an effort to call everyone, but anyone that doesn't will get a packet in the mail, based on last year's thread.
 
Does anyone remember what they said about the earliest we could get an acceptance after our interview?
 
clarice starling said:
For those of you who called and checked on the status of your application, what did you say when you called? Just straight up asked "what's the status of my app" ?

IS, first time applicant, UNC is my #1 choice by miles and miles.....and miles. Submitted primary 8/27, received UNC secondary 9/5, submitted secondary 9/11........no word yet. I'm scared I submitted primary and secondaries way too late.

Any input is welcomed and appreciated :bag:
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I called to check on mine a few weeks ago and was told "we're in the process of reviewing reapplicants." I submitted my secondary 8/9 and have yet to hear anything else. Considering that by this time last year I had my interview scheduled, I am panicking. Is anyone else in the same/similar boat?
 
girlfaizon said:
I called to check on mine a few weeks ago and was told "we're in the process of reviewing reapplicants." I submitted my secondary 8/9 and have yet to hear anything else. Considering that by this time last year I had my interview scheduled, I am panicking. Is anyone else in the same/similar boat?
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I am as well - complete 8/18
 
The Mockingjay said:
During my interview they told us that we will know when we know.
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Yes, this is what I'm sticking to. Joni mentioned how they used to list 4-8 weeks online but have since removed it since many wait longer than that. This is the one downside to UNC so put on your special patience pants.

To keep myself sane, I'm picturing an 8 week minimum wait. Despite this, I'm feeling anxious and it's only week 1 haha. Haven't been this excited for something in a long time so its tough to keep cool and wait wait wait. In the meantime I will post here, actively ignoring my own advice and maintaining an unhealthy level of thought about it all! At the end of the day I'm just happy to have had a chance to interview.
 
PetrolMed said:
Yes, this is what I'm sticking to. Joni mentioned how they used to list 4-8 weeks online but have since removed it since many wait longer than that. This is the one downside to UNC so put on your special patience pants.

To keep myself sane, I'm picturing an 8 week minimum wait. Despite this, I'm feeling anxious and it's only week 1 haha. Haven't been this excited for something in a long time so its tough to keep cool and wait wait wait. In the meantime I will post here, actively ignoring my own advice and maintaining an unhealthy level of thought about it all! At the end of the day I'm just happy to have had a chance to interview.
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Ditto. Literally sitting on the edge of my seat for some good news. Death by anticipation is for certain come week 9 :boom:
 
Gracie_1984 said:
Hey guys! Any insight into how many acceptances UNC gives out to fill a class? 🤣
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They enroll 180 and they mentioned how proud they were of 77% accepting and attending. That leaves about 41 seats after 180 offers, so maybe 180+40+15=235ish?
 
arabella_fig said:
They enroll 180 and they mentioned how proud they were of 77% accepting and attending. That leaves about 41 seats after 180 offers, so maybe 180+40+15=235ish?
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I think you are the only person who has posted that they have been accepted on SDN. I am really surprised how quiet it has been on here.
 
Either SDN students are sucking this year, or schools are taking their sweet ass time this cycle. I'm going to hope for the latter.
 
It's amazing that I'm feeling that one phone call/email/letter at any moment could change my life
 
We could seriously be in limbo up until the day classes start. Oh the patience....
 
I really did not like hearing that. I'm all for the acceptance opportunities, but to think of the rapid life adjustments needed for getting notice the day before orientation... kinda harsh
 
PetrolMed said:
I really did not like hearing that. I'm all for the acceptance opportunities, but to think of the rapid life adjustments needed for getting notice the day before orientation... kinda harsh
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My reality is that they could accept me 5hrs before class & I wouldn't think twice about it. 5hrs cause that's the amount of time it would take me to drive there. I will worry about my clothes and things later. I'm chasing a dream that has taken 15years to evolve to this point.
 
Porcn said:
I think you are the only person who has posted that they have been accepted on SDN. I am really surprised how quiet it has been on here.
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I think there was one other person, but yeah - I'm surprised I got the call, to be honest. I have very average stats.
 
The Mockingjay said:
My reality is that they could accept me 5hrs before class & I wouldn't think twice about it. 5hrs cause that's the amount of time it would take me to drive there. I will worry about my clothes and things later. I'm chasing a dream that has taken 15years to evolve to this point.
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Killer attitude man, I love it! I agree and would do the same. Although I maintain the stance that it would be a real shock going from full on doubt and contingency planning for the next cycle over to ACCEPTED status haha.
 
Member1115 said:
pre-interview or post-interview? i'm sorry to hear about your rejection, but i'm sure you will fare better elsewhere!
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Pre-interview. Haha hopefully. This is the first news I've heard so far
 
Got the axe today. Reapplicant, IS, LizzM ~67, UNC undergrad.

Harsh but expected. Also someone in the admissions office told me they received 7000 applications this year, 1000 more than before.
 
dreambig011 said:
Hello everyone! I'm applying to UNC next cycle, anyone have some specific advise? Does anyone know if they're non-trad friendly? I'm an NC resident. Maybe any current students could also chime in here?? (36 yo) Thank you all and congratulations to everyone accepted 🙂 !!!!
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Looking at the stats on their website, most of the students are in their low twenties but there are a few "older" students. I met at least one non traditional student during my interview who worked in a couple different fields before deciding to apply to med school so I think your chances are good.
 
Kayta said:
Looking at the stats on their website, most of the students are in their low twenties but there are a few "older" students. I met at least one non traditional student during my interview who worked in a couple different fields before deciding to apply to med school so I think your chances are good.
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I do believe they are non-trad friendly, especially for IS applicants. At least I hope so. I'm in that boat (40 y/o) and got an II.
 
MikeyOlSchool said:
I do believe they are non-trad friendly, especially for IS applicants. At least I hope so. I'm in that boat (40 y/o) and got an II.
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I hope so! I also looked at their hp and saw that most of their applicants are in their early 20's. We will see, I'm applying next cycle. Do you mind sharing your stats and ECs? 🙂
 
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