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has the financial package from unc been sent out yet? i am hoping lots turn down unc because of this. i am currently waitlisted at unc.
 
I have not received the finincial aid package yet. I think I remember reading somewhere on some thread that they don't come out until June 1. Also, I was in the Financial Aid office last week and was told they would be out soon.
 
I just got in off the waitlist so I feel like I'm a couple steps behind but...

Did you have to submit more information than the FAFSA to the financial aid office? From the letter they sent, it seemed that was it, which I don't mind. I guess the smart thing would be just to call....
 
For all of you guys that got in, why UNC (besides the tuition)? I'm applying early decision this summer. My reasons are the in-state tuition and family housing (ECU doesn't have family housing). What else makes this school so great?
 
i heard that i didn't get the BOG scholarship a few weeks ago, so i figure if you haven't heard anything that you probably were nominated.
 
Is it the coffee? I read on UNC's website that there are a lot of good coffee shops in Chapel Hill.
 
i61164 said:
For all of you guys that got in, why UNC (besides the tuition)? I'm applying early decision this summer. My reasons are the in-state tuition and family housing (ECU doesn't have family housing). What else makes this school so great?
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From what i've heard, it's one of the four top "Bi-modal" schools in the country, meaning that it excels in both research and primary care. (U Wash. UCSD and UC SF are the other 3)
Whether you want to do research or primary care, UNC should have plenty of both going on.

Try posting your question onto the Allo forum and see what current unc students have to say
 
i61164 said:
Is it the coffee? I read on UNC's website that there are a lot of good coffee shops in Chapel Hill.
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I think that's what did it for me. I'm actually walking over to The Daily Grind (center-campus) right now for some, IMO that's the best around. The Health Sciences Bookstore has decent coffee, as does UNC hospital in their newly remodeled Neurosciences lobby cafe. Franklin Street has a few other good ones (Carolina Coffee Shop, Caribou Coffee, Starbucks, etc.) but I think The Daily Grind trumps them all. 😉

*edit* oh, the Family Housing setup will be pretty sweet starting (if construction remains on schedule) in Fall '05. They're building new apartments right behind the Dean Dome, and getting rid of most of the older units. Two bedroom apartments will be somewhere around 1000 square feet, and will include most utilities (including cable, LAN, etc.)
 
Swiper said:
Two bedroom apartments will be somewhere around 1000 square feet, and will include most utilities (including cable, LAN, etc.)
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Awesome. I heard that the old ones were around 700 sq. ft. I also really like the "bi-modal" program. I like to keep my options open and it seems that Duke = research and ECU = primary care. Does anyone know about Wake Forest?
 
My wife and i looked at family housing and were offered a two bedroom, but we decided to buy instead. Since she will be working and we have been out of school a few years, so we had some money saved. buying was the best use of money, even with cheap 515 a month family housing. (also affecting our decision were the cinder block walls and institutional feel of the the apartments, i have been out of college to long to go back)

I you can, i would recommend buying a house/condo. don't throw away money on rent unless you have too. a sweet rent vs. buy calculator is on the website fmlending.com. go to calclators, and it is the first one. this will give you an idea of what is the better deal.

anyway, i can't wait to get started this fall. i will be the guy that faints the first day of gross anatomy.
 
Anybody get the financial Aide package yet? Cuz I sure haven't...
 
Haha, you beat me to it, but thanks - now I don't have to search for the thread. It just showed up in the mail about an hour ago (I only live one town away.) Postmarked on the 7th.
 
congrats to you guys on the acceptance--- enjoy!!!
 
Hi Chemguy,

I got mine yesterday. You should expect yours soon too, if you filled out everything in time (by their requested deadline).
 
Another question--where are you going to go to get the needed vaccines and titers? Is this going to cost an arm and a leg?
 
I think I'm up on all the vaccines and titers, but for the TB skin tests I'm going to the local health department. They charge $10 per test. Hopefully they'll be willing to do two of them for that price.
 
you guys wanna let me in the club?
 
yeah,

little waitlist movement.
 
Swiper said:
Same link, now updated for our class:

Class of 2008 Orientation Information
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Hi guys. All the links are up now. There's even official letters from the co-presidents c/o 2007 welcoming us. The orientation schedule is up and it's making me nervous to think August is coming so fast! Anyone else feeling this way?
 
Yeah, its coming fast for the waitlisted as well. :scared:

Does anyone know if the later time passes, the higher someone gets pulled off the waitlist that lives closer to the school? Meaning, they know this person can up and come in a flash, since they won't have to "move."
 
ngtah00 said:
Hi guys. All the links are up now. There's even official letters from the co-presidents c/o 2007 welcoming us. The orientation schedule is up and it's making me nervous to think August is coming so fast! Anyone else feeling this way?
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Cool, thanks for this. Not really nervous here, just excited about the transition. We've been selling/offloading all of our possessions over the last two months (2 cars, house, dog, cell phones) so we're kind of in a state of transition right now. It'll be nice to settle once we get into our new place on August 1. Orientation week looks fun - lots of evening events planned as well!

eminemunc, good question, hopefully for your sake that's the case - it seems it would work in your favor! Good luck... :luck:
 
A few days ago I was snooping around the orientation site and I found an interesting page called "Student Opinions about Textbooks." For some classes, students said "Don't bother buying the book, everything you need is in the syllabus." For others, they said "Definitely buy this one. You will use it all four years."

Anyway, now the link is gone. The words "Student Opinions about Textbooks" are still there, but the underlying link has been removed.

Interesting...
 
i61164 said:
A few days ago I was snooping around the orientation site and I found an interesting page called "Student Opinions about Textbooks." For some classes, students said "Don't bother buying the book, everything you need is in the syllabus." For others, they said "Definitely buy this one. You will use it all four years."

Anyway, now the link is gone. The words "Student Opinions about Textbooks" are still there, but the underlying link has been removed.

Interesting...
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I saw that link as well, but I think it might have been for the previous class year. Maybe they are updating it now and having the class that just finished up post their opinions.

Anyway, don't worry about it. I am sure the 2nd years will help us determine what to buy or not to buy. The main message I got from that page was to wait a bit before buying the textbooks (don't just run out and get them before classes start).
 
Hey everyone,

I just got in! I need to read through this thread now...exciting stuff. I am going to save $30,000 per year in tuition. Not to mention it's UNC!! I feel like I just won the lottery.

Have a great weekend and see all of you soon!

franklin
 
Congrats Franklin! I am glad you got in - see you in August!
 
Boo hoo... just got the tuition bill in the mail today. Gives you all something to look forward to!
 
Hello:
If anyone is applying to the CAMPOS program and hasn't had their telephone assessment yet, let me know. I just had mine, and I jotted down 8 of the 12 questions I was asked. I think they change for each person, but at least you'll get an idea of what it's about. (I had no CLUE!)
email me directly: [email protected]
I don't check this site often.....

I can't believe orientation is almost a month away!
 
I got my tuition bill today too...thank goodness for loans and in-state tuition!!!
 
Amfrank--good to see you back on SDN.
 
franklinthedog said:
Hey everyone,

I just got in! I need to read through this thread now...exciting stuff. I am going to save $30,000 per year in tuition. Not to mention it's UNC!! I feel like I just won the lottery.

Have a great weekend and see all of you soon!

franklin
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Congrats!!! I have been following your story (along with Richie and Eminem) like a soap opera. *shedding a tear*
 
amfrank said:
I got my tuition bill today too...thank goodness for loans and in-state tuition!!!
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Amen to this. I got pretty excited when I saw the $100 acceptance deposit credited toward this semester - it's the little things that count, right?
 
Yeah, exactly. I hate all this financial aid stuff. Its so confusing. Two questions if anyone knows the answer to them.

If loans are covering everything, we just defer this bill right?

If we have no money to "pre-pay" for this laptop do they take it straight from the loans as well?

I hate being poor.

Anyone in Chapel Hill yet?
 
twinklz said:
Yeah, exactly. I hate all this financial aid stuff. Its so confusing. Two questions if anyone knows the answer to them.

If loans are covering everything, we just defer this bill right?

If we have no money to "pre-pay" for this laptop do they take it straight from the loans as well?

I hate being poor.

Anyone in Chapel Hill yet?
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If you are using loans or waiting for money to come into your account, you just defer the bill. I think you sign the back and send it back to them, that's all you have to do.

Not sure about the laptop, I think by the time you get it, maybe your financial aid will come through? I am planning on taking advantage of the tax free weekend and prepaying for the computer then. I think it saves about 150 dollars in taxes. That's what a credit card is for, pay it off the following month!

I am working until August. But I don't have that much to do because everyone knows I am leaving. Have fun in CH for me.
 
I'm not entirely sure about the laptop either, but I do know that if you are receiving financial aid you can pay it over two semesters. I'm paying early as well, that $150 can surely be used elsewhere.

I'm sort of in CH, but not really yet. I work there, but I've been spending a lot of time out of the office during the last few weeks. We officially move into town Aug 1.

Has anyone seen any info about our email accounts? It would be nice to be able to give out my email address before school starts, but it's possible they haven't yet been generated.
 
ngtah00 said:
Amfrank--good to see you back on SDN.
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Thanks! 2 months in Belize was plenty for me and I am glad to be back!

I am moving into my townhouse on August 1st but I cannot wait to be back in Chapel Hill - it really is the best place on earth! I am going to the bookstore on the no-tax-weekend to get my computer as well and just putting it on my credit card until the loan money comes - $150 is worth it!
 
Congrats Franklin, glad you could make it.

What's Campos? (If I don't know, I probably haven't applied for it.)

Hoooray Financial Aide! Boooo Bills!

Not sure about the @med.unc.edu emails yet, but if you use your PID you can sign up your Onyen (Only name you'll ever need) and get your standard @unc.edu email.
 
PS. Is anybody else suspicous/irked that our laptop is a 1.7 GHz CPU and still costs more (even factoring out the software) than a good 2.8 GHz machine? Maybe I'm just too computer nerdy.
 
Chemguync said:
PS. Is anybody else suspicous/irked that our laptop is a 1.7 GHz CPU and still costs more (even factoring out the software) than a good 2.8 GHz machine? Maybe I'm just too computer nerdy.
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I'm absolutely NOT a computer guy, but isn't that because it's a Mobile processor? As opposed to a standard Pentium 4? I thought 1.7 was near tops for a "Mobile-M."
 
Yeah that's kinda how I was looking at it too.. It's mobile and slimmer/lighter. I dunno though, I might prefer to pay less for more weight/performance. That view may change after lugging it to/fro class every day for 2 years.
 
Chemguync said:
PS. Is anybody else suspicous/irked that our laptop is a 1.7 GHz CPU and still costs more (even factoring out the software) than a good 2.8 GHz machine? Maybe I'm just too computer nerdy.
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r u serious? I have a 2.2 GHz laptop right now, but all the other specs are the same. Yeah it weighs alot, and it's not IBM, but I would rather keep it and use it instead of buying a new 2000 dollar one. Why do we HAVE to buy one?
 
I think it's so they can be sure they can support it when we break it. Like if you fry your keyboard, they can issue you a replacement loaner then and there while they fix yours. One student said they'd been using their loaner for like a year.. heh.

I think I might try to tweak mine a bit.. see how badly I can screw it up so the tech people will get to know me by name 🙂
 
Chemguync said:
I think it's so they can be sure they can support it when we break it. Like if you fry your keyboard, they can issue you a replacement loaner then and there while they fix yours. One student said they'd been using their loaner for like a year.. heh.

I think I might try to tweak mine a bit.. see how badly I can screw it up so the tech people will get to know me by name 🙂
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It's going to be my precious...
 
I am gonna be in the 2008 med class at UNC, and a friend of mine just showed me this site. I graduated from Wake last year and am living in Chapel Hill now. I havn't read all of this forum yet, but I thought I would check it out to see if there are people already in the CH area.
 
TDmurphy said:
I am gonna be in the 2008 med class at UNC, and a friend of mine just showed me this site. I graduated from Wake last year and am living in Chapel Hill now. I havn't read all of this forum yet, but I thought I would check it out to see if there are people already in the CH area.
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Welcome! I'm moving out of my house in Durham tomorrow, we'll be in a temp location until Aug 1 when our place in CH opens up. It sounds like folks are starting to roll into town...
 
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