University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Questions

Fairly accurate... A large majority of people I encountered were from a middle-upper class background, but overall its a pretty diverse group There is a large amount of drug activity that goes on, almost to the point where its easier to get drugs than alcohol when your underage The greek life is preppy, but a lot of people have their own style Overall, the campus is more liberal than conservative, but the students are pretty equally divided There is not as many gay men as I expected

Yes, the school is predominately white but they have a high percentage of minorities for a public university in NC and when you ingross yourself in the community you will find amazing peeople/friends of whatever race you want No, it can be a party school if you want it to be, but that's at any college/university. The good thing about UNC however, is it also holds high credentials after college in the workforce No, it is possible to get in even if you don't have perfect grades because they look at you as a whole --extracurriculars and jobs or certain things you've had to overcome to get where you are so really use the essays fot that Racism is everywhere, even at colleges and universities. It is no more so than the rest of North Carolina/the south and that is part of growing up as a minority individual in any culture

Many of the stereotypes are true to a degree. The university is definitely a liberal arts school, but this affords students many opportunities and almost forces you to become well-rounded as a student before you graduate. The homosexual population on campus is certainly more visible than it is on other campuses in the area, but this allows our student body to demonstrate an attitude of acceptance, tolerance, and brotherhood within the Carolina family. Greek life is also prominent on campus, but the fraternities and sororities do a lot for the community and do not overwhelm the rest of the student body.

sort of. the greek students are obnoxious elitist assholes, and they're the ones people are judging us by. and yes, the girls are ridiculously hot.

There are many "preppy" students, but outside of the greek life, they are not snobby or immature. There are lots of pre-med and pre-law students, but the school is great for pretty much everything. You don't have to be one of those two things to obtain a great education.

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Not particularly. There are pronounced conservative and moderate elements that even out the loud liberal rhetoric on campus. On a campus of roughly 26,000, it would be very impressive if everyone were Greek. Your life on campus is as personal as you make it. If you don't put any effort into making friends, joining organizations, or participating in any activities, then you will have a rather boring life. It might actually take more work to not have a student life than it does to make one.

No, everyone I have ever met at UNC is incredibly talented and bright. There are some who are more inteliigent than others or that take academics more seriously but overall everyone is pretty accepting of other people

1. True. Although the student section can get very loud and rambunctious, the rest of the crowd (alumni, other fans) are usually pretty dull and quiet. As a student, it's unbelievable to be at a big game in the student section, but it'd be better if the whole Dean Dome had the same attitude. 2. False. There is a strong gay/lesbian community, but it's not as pronounced as I was expecting coming in as a freshman. 3. True. It may be that the liberals are more outspoken, but it did seem to me that there were more liberals at UNC than conservatives (which is about average for a school like UNC). There are, however, some outspoken conservatives and a fairly strong UNC Republican group on campus. 4. True. Just visit the UNC Basketball Hall of Fame (next door to the Dean Dome). Prepare to be there for at least two hours so you can take it all in. 5. True, kind of. Like any college, there will be groups of students who have this sort of attitude. I wouldn't say that UNC has more than any other school. Most of them, in my experience, were in the Greek community (that isn't to say that all Greeks act this way - I have lots of friends in Frats/Sororities who are really cool).

Of course there is a degree of accuracy with every stereotype, and a school that has 16,000 undergrads is going to have both of these types of students, but UNC is so much more. UNC is whatever you want it to be.