Calling all UNC Kenan-Flagler Applicants

I haven't decided yet...

nervous, you have a full plate of decisions, and anyway you go is gonna be great.

westsider, congrats on the interview invite at Tuck! That seems like a fantastic school with a great group of students and alumni. When are you going for the interview?

Thanks! I will do an off-site with alumni in the next couple of weeks.

Got my admit package today!!! Yay!!!

Me too! I found it to be very nice! The info was very complete - even NAMING apartment complexes and approx prices. Very cool.

Thunderdogg,

I dug deeper into this issue and found, to my surprise , that it actually is possible to claim residency after your first year. It's not a foregone conclusion that anyone can get in-state tuition after the first year, but it's possible.

The absolute requirement is that you've lived in NC for 12 consecutive months. Not too bad, ay? There's more - see the link below to read in detail, but basically a committee will review everything on a case-by-case basis, going down a list of considerations that "may be significant" (very vague) in determining your "domiciliary intent."

https://regweb.unc.edu/residency/ncres.php

Essentially, you have to prove that you're in NC for the long haul. I was told that one good way to prove that is to get an internship in NC (shouldn't be too hard), but some of the other considerations are: housing, taxes, vehicle registration and driver's license, voting, etc. From what I understand, there's a reasonable success rate of out-of-staters pulling it off at UNC. It just requires a time commitment on your part to build a strong case for yourself. With that said, for a $20k tuition rate cut you'd have to be insane not to try!

I hope this helps!

Great work, Bdevil25! kudos to you

Off topic - Whats up with the rankings of people ("intern","CEO", etc.) How do those work?

it depends on the number of posts.. an intern <50, Manager >=50 & <250, Senior Manager >=250 etc etc.

I seem to remember that today was the day people would hear about merit scholarships from UNC - is that correct? I am hoping for a nice package!
Good luck to everyone!

Westsider,

It's tough to say based on their inability to get dates right! They said Monday, February 14th, so I suppose that could mean today or anytime up to Thursday, the 14th.

I'm crossing my fingers that you're right about Monday because I'm sick of checking my e-mail every 2 hours for any news.

Best of luck!

UPDATE:

I put in a call to Sharon Moore at the UNC office to get a firm answer on the fellowships. Will let everyone in on the real date when I hear anything!

Thanks Bdevil, I've been wondering when the news will come. My fingers are perma-crossed!

Maybe they really meant Monday, Feb 14th... it could be YEARS until we fnid out =)

Did anyone receive information regarding scholarships in the 7-10 day window?

to those who were admitted, what other schools are you considering? and what's the likelihood that you will attend UNC? thanks!

No news here in terms of scholarships. Still got my fingers crossed...we'll see tomorrow. I did receive calls from 2 current students to welcome me to the program, but I've been out of town, so I'll be returning their calls tomorrow to get their perspective.