The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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Educational Quality | C- | Faculty Accessibility | C+ |
Useful Schoolwork | C- | Excess Competition | C |
Academic Success | C- | Creativity/ Innovation | C- |
Individual Value | D | University Resource Use | F |
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty | B | Friendliness | D- |
Campus Maintenance | B | Social Life | D |
Surrounding City | D | Extra Curriculars | C- |
Safety | C- | ||
Describes the student body as: Arrogant, Approachable, Broken Spirit, Violent, Snooty, ClosemindedDescribes the faculty as: Helpful, Arrogant, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed |
Lowest Rating University Resource Use | F |
Highest Rating Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty | B |
I'm from a pretty liberal college-town in California. And I've lived in some really major cities around the world. I am not into sports- playing them or watching them (unless varsity dance counts). I wanted a fairly intellectual and quiet college-town to study in. But will I find Chapel Hill too sedate and conservative? |
Major: Undecided (This Major's Salary over time)
Your perception of this school will be determined by if you are an in-state or out-of-state student. Some in-state students see this university as being the greatest thing since sliced bread, many coming from small towns with no outside views of the real world. Then you have some in-state students that either like this university of hate it. And then you have out-of-state students like myself. Although I plan to transfer to another school after this semester, I will say that Carolina is a good educational value; however, it does not fulfill the challenge that I expected. There are lots of problems between in-state students and out-of-state students. The high school educational system in the state of North Carolina is not on par with high schools from other states. All of my classes are pretty easy, as I managed to obtain a 4.0 in taking 18 hours for my first semester and this semester is a breeze. However, I know that this is not the case with some of my classmates, nearly all are from North Carolina. Also, cheating is big for some reason, it is not like the classes are difficult. As far as my social life, a lot of the people here, consider anyone that comes from any state above the NC state line to be a Yankee, which is really irritating once you begin to hear it day in and day out. Also, I hate when people refer to me as a JAP, which I find really offensive. I hear it day in and day out and it is also irritating. I don’t go around stating that they are hicks and rednecks. People here are very judgmental. In some cases, mainly during basketball season, it seems as if the university tries to push athletics over academics. Chapel Hill is your typical college town; however, the nightlife is nothing to write home about. The bars nor the clubs are your typical “southern” hole in the wall joints that blast the same radio top 40 hits each weekend. You see the same people, hear the same music, and it gets old and minorities need not to try and get in, which has opened up another can of worms. Those from some Podunk town in this state find it entertaining and think they are in a big city. Frat parties are pretty good but also sometimes boring as well. Beer pong, drugs, and hook ups are frequent on and off campus. Overall, this university prides itself on propaganda, being the flagship of this state, and legacy. This university is a good value and well liked throughout this state, but I looking for a stronger/more challenging academics, and it just does not fit me. Good Luck to all those high school seniors that are about to graduate.