Is UNC a good school academically?

[ISHGoat]

They gave me an application-fee waiver and an interview guarantee to their MBA program on the basis of my outstanding test scores. Is it worth my while to apply?

Pros:
Jordan went to UNC
Vince went to UNC
Its American (I'm Canadian)
Good weather
Probably better than all but one school in Canada

Cons:
Charlotte Bobcats
Still worse than like 20 American schools
??

[BigNBAfan]

If those are your pros and cons for going to a college you are a dumbass

[UtahJazzFan88]

I live on the west coast, but from what I've read UNC is a very good academic school.

[ISHGoat]

If those are your pros and cons for going to a college you are a dumbass

You're right, they're the Hornets now.

[9erempiree]

Duke is better.

Any chance of Duke giving you the same deal?

[ISHGoat]

Duke is better.

Any chance of Duke giving you the same deal?

There's probably a pretty good chance after I email them and explain that UNC is offering this package to me :roll:

I'd pick Duke over UNC any day. I am not a big fan of public US schools unless it is UC Berkeley or UCLA.

Also, I just don't have a great impression of that entire region (NC, VA, GA, TN, etc) of the states, but I'd go there for Duke.

Please feel free educate me on why that region is perceived so poorly by the ignorant folks in Canada and other parts of the world.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

There's probably a pretty good chance after I email them and explain that UNC is offering this package to me :roll:

I'd pick Duke over UNC any day. I am not a big fan of public US schools unless it is UC Berkeley or UCLA.

Also, I just don't have a great impression of that entire region (NC, VA, GA, TN, etc) of the states, but I'd go there for Duke.

Please feel free educate me on why that region is perceived so poorly by the ignorant folks in Canada and other parts of the world.

Duke is the better school but UNC is awesome. One of my friends who wasn't that well off from the Northeast said they offered him a ton of scholarship when he went there for graduate school. One of my closest friends growing up went to Duke and never looked back on his decision. He loved it and went to nearly every basketball home game. He said the research opportunities to for science/engineers in undergrad are great. They are very well funded from what I've heard.

I only know of like two people who went to UNC and neither have really said much about their experience besides it being really cheap and having a solid all around campus/resources. I've also heard their graduate school placement is really solid.

If you like big name schools like that, I would also recommend applying to University of Michigan. Closer to Canada and on par with UNC I would say but not as good of a school as Duke. It's somewhere in the middle of the two. It was my top choice but I missed the deadline when I was applying to colleges. I know two students there currently and are having an absolute blast. It also helps its close to MSU which is known to have a great nightlife as well. Ann Arbor is a college town. Great rivals between MSU and UM sports. The engineering and business program there are both top 10 programs I believe. The football/basketball teams are usually at least "pretty solid" every year. Fab Five for basketball and a ton of football alumni like Woodson, Brady, etc. Tailgating football games here would be more likely since Duke and UNC football teams are very mediocre usually (although UNC often has a few 1st-3rd round NFL worthy players come in every few years or so).

[ISHGoat]

You really cant go wrong with Duke or UNC.....

If you are saying a con of a school is the NBA team that plays in that state....you are a retard......

I see that my joke went way over the heads of some posters here. Cant blame yall cus theres probably lots of dumbasses that would be serious about the Charlotte Bobcats con

[ISHGoat]

Duke is the better school but UNC is awesome. One of my friends who wasn't that well off from the Northeast said they offered him a ton of scholarship when he went there for graduate school. One of my closest friends growing up went to Duke and never looked back on his decision. He loved it and went to nearly every basketball home game. He said the research opportunities to for science/engineers in undergrad are great. They are very well funded from what I've heard.

I only know of like two people who went to UNC and neither have really said much about their experience besides it being really cheap and having a solid all around campus/resources. I've also heard their graduate school placement is really solid.

If you like big name schools like that, I would also recommend applying to University of Michigan. Closer to Canada and on par with UNC I would say but not as good of a school as Duke. It's somewhere in the middle of the two. It was my top choice but I missed the deadline when I was applying to colleges. I know two students there currently and are having an absolute blast. It also helps its close to MSU which is known to have a great nightlife as well. Ann Arbor is a college town. Great rivals between MSU and UM sports. The engineering and business program there are both top 10 programs I believe. The football/basketball teams are usually at least "pretty solid" every year. Fab Five for basketball and a ton of football alumni like Woodson, Brady, etc. Tailgating football games here would be more likely since Duke and UNC football teams are very mediocre usually (although UNC often has a few 1st-3rd round NFL worthy players come in every few years or so)

Thanks for the detailed reply. Athletic performance is just a bonus, I would never actually take that seriously into my consideration for which school to drop 150k and two years of lost wages on. How is the quality of living and career prospects for an UM MBA grad?

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Thanks for the detailed reply. Athletic performance is just a bonus, I would never actually take that seriously into my consideration for which school to drop 150k and two years of lost wages on. How is the quality of living and career prospects for an UM MBA grad?

Not entirely sure, the only UM graduate I've met ended up going to med school once she graduated in 2004. Ross Business School is well respected though. It's not the level of like Harvard/Wharton types of MBAs

[UK2K]

I guess you missed the part where they faked degrees for their athletic teams for nearly a decade?

[hateraid]

I see that my joke went way over the heads of some posters here. Cant blame yall cus theres probably lots of dumbasses that would be serious about the Charlotte Bobcats con

Your pro was Jordan going to this school so it really doesn't indicate your con was a joke...

[DeuceWallaces]

They gave me an application-fee waiver and an interview guarantee to their MBA program on the basis of my outstanding test scores. Is it worth my while to apply?

Pros:
Jordan went to UNC
Vince went to UNC
Its American (I'm Canadian)
Good weather
Probably better than all but one school in Canada

Cons:
Charlotte Bobcats
Still worse than like 20 American schools
??

:facepalm

[9erempiree]

There's probably a pretty good chance after I email them and explain that UNC is offering this package to me :roll:

I'd pick Duke over UNC any day. I am not a big fan of public US schools unless it is UC Berkeley or UCLA.

Also, I just don't have a great impression of that entire region (NC, VA, GA, TN, etc) of the states, but I'd go there for Duke.

Please feel free educate me on why that region is perceived so poorly by the ignorant folks in Canada and other parts of the world.

Hick region of America that is along the 'bible belt'. This is where the stereotypical American you see people make fun of resides in. Not very diverse compared to its northeastern counterpart.

The Carolinas are known to be tobacco country with blue collar types. The schools are great. UNC is like California's version of our UC system (University of California-Berkeley/University of California-Los Angeles) but Duke is really the school to go if you are going to be in that particular region since the two schools are separated by a few miles.

My friend's brother went to Duke and he raves about the school.

The social climate at Duke is different because recently they had some issues with Muslims and caved into their demands.

[ISHGoat]

Hick region of America that is along the 'bible belt'. This is where the stereotypical American you see people make fun of resides in. Not very diverse compared to its northeastern counterpart.

The Carolinas are known to be tobacco country with blue collar types. The schools are great. UNC is like California's version of our UC system (University of California-Berkeley/University of California-Los Angeles) but Duke is really the school to go if you are going to be in that particular region since the two schools are separated by a few miles.

My friend's brother went to Duke and he raves about the school.

The social climate at Duke is different because recently they had some issues with Muslims and caved into their demands.

:cheers: :cheers:

Do you feel that because UNC has many satellite campuses, the degrees from its real campus are diluted? I dont see many good schools doing this. There is only one Harvard, MIT, Stanford, etc.

[senelcoolidge]

I remember they wanted me to go to their school. I didn't even answer back.

[DCL]

in terms of academic prestige, duke is easily top 10; UNC is top 30-ish.

[rufuspaul]

Just got back from Homecoming at UNC and watching the Heels throttle Dook 66-31. :rockon:

Both are good schools and the proximity (just 8 miles apart) makes for a great rivalry.

Dook is a small private school populated by a majority of rich kids from New York and New Jersey. The campus is a cluster of fake neo gothic buildings surrounded by woods with no real connection to the city of Durham which is just as well since Durham is a sprawling hell hole. When the students want to have some fun off campus they often come to Chapel Hill.

UNC is a large (20,000+) public university (the first in the U.S.) and is populated by a 75% majority of in-state residents from all backgrounds. The 60-40 female/male ratio makes for a guaranteed bevy of attractive females everywhere you look. The campus is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the U.S. and the buildings reflect the era in which they were built. Chapel Hill is the quintessential college town, directly adjacent to campus, and lined with eclectic bars, restaurants and stores.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Just got back from Homecoming at UNC and watching the Heels throttle Dook 66-31. :rockon:

Both are good schools and the proximity (just 8 miles apart) makes for a great rivalry.

Dook is a small private school populated by a majority of rich kids from New York and New Jersey. The campus is a cluster of fake neo gothic buildings surrounded by woods with no real connection to the city of Durham which is just as well since Durham is a sprawling hell hole. When the students want to have some fun off campus they often come to Chapel Hill.

UNC is a large (20,000+) public university (the first in the U.S.) and is populated by a 75% majority of in-state residents from all backgrounds. The 60-40 female/male ratio makes for a guaranteed bevy of attractive females everywhere you look. The campus is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the U.S. and the buildings reflect the era in which they were built. Chapel Hill is the quintessential college town, directly adjacent to campus, and lined with eclectic bars, restaurants and stores.

This can be said by a ton of schools in the Northeast too.

And to be honest, the few New Yorkers I know that went to Duke were from middle class families. None of them were like filthy rich.

[DeuceWallaces]

Yeah, Michigan, Penn State, Northwestern, Duke, and Wisconsin are mostly rich kids from New York and Jersey.

[Jailblazers7]

Charlotte is like mini-Wall Street with all the banking down there so an MBA at UNC might provide good access to that industry if you are interested in that type of career.

[rufuspaul]

This can be said by a ton of schools in the Northeast too.

And to be honest, the few New Yorkers I know that went to Duke were from middle class families. None of them were like filthy rich.


I'm just speaking from personal experience having gone to UNC for 8 years. Can you tell that I'm a little biased? :D

[NBAplayoffs2001]

I'm just speaking from personal experience having gone to UNC for 8 years. Can you tell that I'm a little biased? :D

Haha, I get you. UNC is a great school regardless. I would even say it's underrated. It's relatively cheap, solid campus, diverse student body, etc. I do know someone who chose UNC over a better ranked school because of these reasons.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Charlotte is like mini-Wall Street with all the banking down there so an MBA at UNC might provide good access to that industry if you are interested in that type of career.

Yeah, I've heard that in terms of down South, Charlotte's financial sector is pretty impressive and stronger than most would guess.

[rufuspaul]

Haha, I get you. UNC is a great school regardless. I would even say it's underrated. It's relatively cheap, solid campus, diverse student body, etc. I do know someone who chose UNC over a better ranked school because of these reasons.


The rivalry is fun, especially in basketball, but the two campuses do collaborate now and again. This year the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was split 3 ways with 2 of the awards going to Paul Modrich from Duke and Aziz Sancar from UNC for their work on DNA repair.