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bm5498a said:
Congrats! May I ask when you interviewed??
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I hate to even comment on that because I do believe that there can be no rhyme or reason to it all (and I hate for people to think my stats mean something), but I interviewed in mid November soon after the election and heard back about the second week in January.
 
Does anyone know (prob not but doesn't hurt to ask) if they are still meeting every other Monday or did they switch to every Monday now that interviews have concluded?
 
NepherGiveUp said:
I work in the med school (unaffiliated with admissions) and we did not have Monday off. Not sure if admissions would be different but I doubt its
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NepherGiveUp said:
I work in the med school (unaffiliated with admissions) and we did not have Monday off. Not sure if admissions would be different but I doubt it
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Thanks for the info! I wonder why this week has been so quiet for acceptances then. Maybe they’re planning on a big wave soon, fingers crossed.
 
I wish there was a bit more clarity or communication in this process. I love UNC and it’s my dream school, but it’s hard to wait 3+ months for a decision with absolute silence and have literally no idea when it’s going to come. I hope good news is coming to us all 🙂
 
PremedNC said:
Just spoke with a first year at UNC SOM and she said that while she interviewed in october and got in that november, many of her classmates interviewed the same time and heard back in march.
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I applied last year and there is a huge dump of As, Rs and WL in mid-March. Seems to be tracking that way this year, however who knows
 
EmmaculateMD said:
If I remember correctly a previous post mentioned a "hard" deadline of March 15th for that huge dump. Not sure if that's an AAMC thing or a UNC thing or even if it's a true hard deadline but it's nice to have a date in mind.
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Yep, according the AAMC’s traffic rules (#4), all SOM’s must issue a number of offers equivalent to their class size at least by March 15. Here’s an excerpt from the AAMC webpage:
“By March 15 of the matriculation year, issue a number of acceptance offers at least equal to the expected number of students in its first-year entering class and report those acceptance actions to AMCAS.”
 
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Any current students on here? Just wondering if you all think that things will still be virtual in July? I live 42 minutes away and am wondering if I should commute or get an apartment close to campus... any current student opinion would be appreciated 🙂
 
Does anybody have insight into the general financial aid amounts/process for UNC? On the website, it says to fill out the FAFSA and then basically wait for them to request documents. I have been checking my ONYEN portal continuously but haven't seen any requests for documents. Everybody in the same boat?

Also, as a *poor* applicant, does anybody know if UNC is generally good with need-based aid? Do they do merit scholarships? I have so many questions xD I thought by now maybe there would have been an aid info session or something
 
ChonkySkyBison said:
Does anybody have insight into the general financial aid amounts/process for UNC? On the website, it says to fill out the FAFSA and then basically wait for them to request documents. I have been checking my ONYEN portal continuously but haven't seen any requests for documents. Everybody in the same boat?

Also, as a *poor* applicant, does anybody know if UNC is generally good with need-based aid? Do they do merit scholarships? I have so many questions xD I thought by now maybe there would have been an aid info session or something
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same lolol
 
I am a VA resident and my parents plan on moving to North Carolina (already have a house there). Is that a strong enough tie for UNC?
 
jackiemoon12 said:
I am a VA resident and my parents plan on moving to North Carolina (already have a house there). Is that a strong enough tie for UNC?
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I don’t think that alone is a very strong tie to NC, but it could be a good addition to another reason why you’re tied to NC and could be a reason you’re interested in serving NC.
 
A few answers-
On housing, I am hoping and praying and hoping some more that y'all won't have to be virtual next fall, but obviously its still a possibility. I think a lot of people opted to live in CH despite being virtual, but commuting is also a valid option. We have several people who commuted from Durham and Raleigh even before being virtual, so it is manageable. Pros and cons both ways.

On financial aid, grad school financial aid is a little different than undergrad. You're considered separately from your parents now, so basically all of us are approved for financial aid, which is actually just loans :/ I'm not as familiar with the scholarships, but I believe there are a good number available, all of which have different requirements, merit-based or otherwise. But the financial aid office is great, and would be happy to answer any questions you might have, so I highly recommend talking to them. I think they're more responsive to email than admissions and have office hours regularly.

Lastly, on the NC connection, family is a very important connection. The residency qualifications are a little more complicated, but I think they would consider that a significant connection to the state if you want to stay close to your family.
 
alibon said:
A few answers-
On housing, I am hoping and praying and hoping some more that y'all won't have to be virtual next fall, but obviously its still a possibility. I think a lot of people opted to live in CH despite being virtual, but commuting is also a valid option. We have several people who commuted from Durham and Raleigh even before being virtual, so it is manageable. Pros and cons both ways.

On financial aid, grad school financial aid is a little different than undergrad. You're considered separately from your parents now, so basically all of us are approved for financial aid, which is actually just loans :/ I'm not as familiar with the scholarships, but I believe there are a good number available, all of which have different requirements, merit-based or otherwise. But the financial aid office is great, and would be happy to answer any questions you might have, so I highly recommend talking to them. I think they're more responsive to email than admissions and have office hours regularly.

Lastly, on the NC connection, family is a very important connection. The residency qualifications are a little more complicated, but I think they would consider that a significant connection to the state if you want to stay close to your family.
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Thanks for the info! Have you all done anything in person or has everything been online? And for the classes/experiences that are online, has the quality dropped?
 
Welp...3 weeks until everyone finally hears back on whether they've been accepted, waitlisted, or rejected. That is so scary to think about but at the same time, I know those of us waiting are dying to hear back. I wonder if they will issue decisions before then or just wait until the deadline 🤔
 
bm5498a said:
Welp...3 weeks until everyone finally hears back on whether they've been accepted, waitlisted, or rejected. That is so scary to think about but at the same time, I know those of us waiting are dying to hear back. I wonder if they will issue decisions before then or just wait until the deadline 🤔
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It's kind of weird because last year they had at least three rounds of post-II r's before the second week of march and then more r's around that time. This year it seems like they haven't released any so there are probably a lot of people still waiting on final decisions
 
micmohnasky said:
Thanks for the info! Have you all done anything in person or has everything been online? And for the classes/experiences that are online, has the quality dropped?
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So this info only pertains to MS1/MS2, because the MS3s and 4s have been in the hospital. Lectures were recorded prior to COVID, so honestly very few people went to in person lectures anyway (like 40ish out of 190). Lectures were moved onto zoom and recorded in the same way. In terms of quality, it seemed about the same to me. There are some adaptations to the online format, and it sometimes sucks we can't talk to our professors in person, because we liked most of them 🙂 We also have a lot of small group activities. Those were also moved onto zoom, using the breakout group feature a lot because the groups we worked in were like 6 person groups, though each block did them slightly differently. This past fall, I believe they sent the MS1s microbiology lab kits (don't ask me how that worked bc I have no idea, but supposedly they covered most of the same material we did in person last year). Patient-centered care (aka PCC) is where we learn the basics of taking histories and doing physical exams, and that was still in person once a week. Obviously the exam skills can't be taught remotely. Those classes are like 10 people or less and you're with that group for 18 months, so it honestly really helped having that connection to our classmates. Our Social Health Systems class (also once a week) was also online. We also have an ultrasound curriculum, so we do a 90 minute ultrasound training session like once a month, which also has to be in person.
Hopefully you guys won't have to be online next fall, but I do think UNC did a decent job of moving online without letting things change too much. The thing I miss the most is spending time with my classmates in person, because they're pretty cool 🙂
 
alibon said:
Is there a place where you had to pick a specific loan? I just finished my FAFSA last week, I don't remember that part.
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I chose grad plus lol. I hope that’s right. I really don’t know what I’m doing so there’s that
 
Barron2019 said:
I chose grad plus lol. I hope that’s right. I really don’t know what I’m doing so there’s that
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That's part of it. To cover the full cost of education, we're usually approved for $40,000 of unsubsidized Stafford loans and then the other $30,000ish comes from GradPlus.
 
bm5498a said:
So sad that none of us have heard back today...welp another 2-3 weeks of waiting here we come
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I agree; 2-3 more weeks should clear up the picture. I was thinking March 15th traffic rules/guideline/suggestion/adcom-do-whatever-you-want would finally set a timeline for expectation/communication. I suspect April is not unreasonable....
 
Wait though it’s Monday- usually they meet on Monday and we hear back on Tuesdays right? Or am I losing my mind.
 
Accepted student here, wondering if any current students might have any thoughts on housing/transportation (not sure where else I could ask). So, my wife and I are currently looking at places in Chapel Hill, and haven't found anything yet. There is one house on our radar which is roughly a 10-15 minute drive from campus. For current students, how many students drive to campus? I would love to be able to drive, but don't know how realistic this is, since I've heard that parking is pretty terrible... just wanted to get some thoughts.
 
rollhumps said:
Accepted student here, wondering if any current students might have any thoughts on housing/transportation (not sure where else I could ask). So, my wife and I are currently looking at places in Chapel Hill, and haven't found anything yet. There is one house on our radar which is roughly a 10-15 minute drive from campus. For current students, how many students drive to campus? I would love to be able to drive, but don't know how realistic this is, since I've heard that parking is pretty terrible... just wanted to get some thoughts.
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We do have a number of students that drive from Durham and Raleigh (and the surrounding areas). You just have to have a parking pass to be able to park on campus, which you get through a lottery system and then its like $350 for the school year I think. They have I think 40 spaces for MS1s/MS2s so its not guaranteed and the lot is like a 10-15 min walk from the main med school building. But I think most years, people coming from out of town are able to get them without too much difficulty. If you can find a place in CH on/near a bus line that's usually my advice. There are a couple Triangle transit lines that come to CH from out of town, and you can get I think like free/discounted passes for triangle transit as a student if you live outside the CH transit system.
 
alibon said:
We do have a number of students that drive from Durham and Raleigh (and the surrounding areas). You just have to have a parking pass to be able to park on campus, which you get through a lottery system and then its like $350 for the school year I think. They have I think 40 spaces for MS1s/MS2s so its not guaranteed and the lot is like a 10-15 min walk from the main med school building. But I think most years, people coming from out of town are able to get them without too much difficulty. If you can find a place in CH on/near a bus line that's usually my advice. There are a couple Triangle transit lines that come to CH from out of town, and you can get I think like free/discounted passes for triangle transit as a student if you live outside the CH transit system.
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Great, thanks for the information!
 
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