The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

«What is it that binds us to this place as to no other?
It is not the well,
or the bell,
or the stone walls,
or the crisp October nights,
or the memory of dogwoods blooming,
our love for this place is based on the fact that it is, as it was meant to be, the university of the people.» — Charles Kuralt, 1993 bicentennial address
This is a review 7 years in the making. A review based on a lot of experience with all aspects of the Carolina life. If you’re here long enough, you get a sense of the different sides of Carolina. The good (the people, the campus), the less good (the desire to turn campus bookstores into Barnes & Noble/​Starbucks), and the in-​between (Hi Gary!). The most important part is that this is a university of the people: a wide variety of different people, coming in with varied experiences who work to better the world in a wide variety of ways. Whether they do that in classrooms, hospital operating rooms, laboratories, athletic fields, or in The Pit, they do so because they love this place, this magical, crazy place.
You meet a lot of different people in this place: the writers, the scientists, the activists, the gladiators, the people who work day to day to make sure this is the best place it can be, they are all here. Every one makes Carolina what Carolina is.
In these halls, you see the best that humanity can offer: answers to questions about the workings of the brain, questions about whether or not our criminal justice system truly punishes the «worst of the worst», whether we can find ways to cure the cruelest of diseases, it’s all here. People working on things that truly matter in day to day life.
So now I leave this place, even if this place does not leave me. It gave me both the tangible (a doctorate, somehow) and the less tangible (friendships, happiness, and other great things).
In summary, there are probably puppies in The Pit. You should pet them, especially if they are adoptable. If they are not adoptable, ask first before petting. That’s the Carolina Way.

I explored The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before my brother’s college basketball game. I was impressed with the campus. It was beautiful and well maintained. Navigating around campus wasn’t too complicated. We ate at Time-​Out, a UNC staple for chicken biscuits (located directly on campus). Parking on campus can be a hassle at times. I enjoyed my short visit to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

What a beautiful campus! Walking around campus reminded me of my college days! Except that where I attended college (NYC) wasn’t nearly as calm and peaceful as UNC! The campus is stunning (especially in the fall, when we were there) — and well worth exploring!

I took my class for a field trip to Carolina. We had a wonderful time. The students who ran First Look were great. We also enjoyed the lunch at Rams Head Cafeteria. The highlight was going to Morehead Planetarium for a show about weather on other planets. Beautiful campus with friendly students and staff.

Dropped by for a self-​led campus visit and it was the nicest public university campus we’ve seen, must admit (even as Duke fans).

Beautiful campus with plenty of parking for students, staff, and visitors. It’s very picturesque and everyone is so pleasant!

nice campus to stroll when students are away, lots of odd old poplar trees. campus is in the heart of a charming college town all within walking distance of restaurants and bars.

I visited UNC for a residency interview. One of the most beautiful campuses I’ve ever seen. None of the big universities in Texas come even close! Very jealous of all the trees and the weather.

I graduated in 2014, and i got to say this is the best college in the Southeast or perhaps the entire east coast. I got an awesome offer from a law firm in Atlanta thanks to my alumni, and i cannot imagine being anywhere else. The school is very diverse, and it is an equal balance of academics and social life. It is unlike some schools a few states below us where all they do is get infected with stds and graduate college with zero gain in knowledge. It is as if their iq was the same as a freshmen entering college to the time they step onto the field on the commencement day.

Best of the best of the best.

Nothing could be finer… I am a Tarheel born, a Tarheel bred and when I die I’ll be a Tarheel dead!

Other ampus architecture and design is lacking. People who say UNC haven’t been to the many of the better designed universities in the nation. The other school 15 minutes away has the better campus, hands down. The organization treats its employees like crap and with the exception of some of its graduate departments, the undergraduates seem more interested in partying than oh, I don’t know, getting am education.

UNC has a gorgeous campus and there is always something going on during the school year. If you love collegiate athletics Chapel Hill is the place to be. UNC always has a team in season that is in the top 5.
It is also an amazing campus to your. There are some great sights to take it so make sure to bring your camera. The best time of year to visit is in the fall around Halloween. Make sure to check out Franklin St on Halloween night.
Places you need to visit are the Bell Tower, the Old Well, the Quad, Franklin Street, Kenan Stadium and the Dean Smith Center. It never hurts to contact the visitor center to get a walking tour. The campus can be kind of confusing if you have never been there.

Big and beautiful campus, super loyal students and alma mater, located in a lovely college town. Sits on a hill, obvi, so if you’re walking around, you might be prepared to huff it. One of the best.

I’m totally a fan. I have some friends and I even briefly had a girlfriend who went there. In fact I have some friends who go there to this day! What a wonderful school! They’re a bit hung up on basketball, which is okay! The philosophy department is probably the best, most consistently overlooked part of this school! How’s that for a jump shot?

Having spent only 2 years at Carolina (Kenan-​Flagler), I just fell in love with the campus. It’s simply beautiful. Other than the charms of Franklin street, campus life was great. You get to choose what and how you want to live at UNC. I was not a dorm person (too old for that) so during my MBA, I chose to live at Baity Hill which happens to be full living apartments for graduate students only! So, I was happily enjoying the Carolina bliss and away from the noisy dorm rooms. Whenever I wanted to seek out some excitement, Franklin street was always there. Add to it, a great faculty, great B-​ballers, good squash courts, lots of fond memories and it just makes me nostalgic again!

Heaven on earth! Enough said.

For my 900^th review, a tribute to my alma mater. The place where I –
* Read Tess of the d’Urbervilles three times
* Drank party juice from a lined trash can out of used Solo cups
* Could attend a writer-​in-​residence lecture, lay out on the quad, or watch an a capella show
* Suffered two years with no AC, and 8-​women-​to-​1-​bathroom quarters on South Campus
* Waited in 20-​degree weather for basketball tickets — only to not make the cut-​off (but don’t worry, I still caught a fair share of games in my 4 years!)
* Left Biology to pursue Literature (Mom & Dad are so proud!)
* P2P!
* Broke my foot while playing ping pong at a frat house (contact sport, you know)
* Was awed by the architecture — and by the prevalence of squirrels
* Witnessed male streaking on Franklin
* and community come together in grief, to support one another, and gradually come out stronger post-​9/​11
* Joined the crazy clan of costumed co-​eds parading the street every Halloween
* Ate approximately a hundred McAlister’s chicken sandwiches
* Had my first brushes with both yoga and boxing — hobbies that have become passions
* Wholly relied on Napster, IM, and the just-​burgeoning Facebook
* Prank planted a fake cockroach in a shared shower, and an unused condom on a suitemate’s doorknob
And I did manage to get a degree in there somewhere! Thanks, UNC, for an affordable education; and four years of fun memories.

Ahhhh, UNC in lovely Chapel Hill, what can I say? I only spent two years here but that short period of time convinced me to leave my beloved San Francisco and re-​start my life here in North Carolina. Now what sort of spell could be laid to persuade me to settle out here? Many reasons my friend, read on…
* The oldest (est. 1789) and one of the finest public universities with a world class academic staff and hospital system
* Amazing athletic programs to enjoy as a participant or spectator, who else could claim the world’s best female soccer player and best basketball player as one of their own? (Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan)
* A lovely campus that’s wonderfully collegiate in the fall and brilliantly green in the spring with plenty of space to lounge around
* A community that totally supports the University, life in Chapel Hill and Carrboro is perfect for academics and students looking for a great work-​life balance
* A talented and diverse student base representing the best of what North Carolina and the country have to offer. And yes, the gals are both pretty AND smart…
* A culture that’s focused on giving back to the community through service in public health, social work, medicine, law, business and more…
* Fun Franklin street with plenty of cool bars, clubs, restaurants and stores. Yeah, there aren’t any high-​end places but who cares when you can get beer for 25 cents?
* And most importantly, staff and students who are academically smart but still caring, cordial, and cool. We’re not Harvard wanna-be’s (cough, *Duke*), we’re the Heels and proud of it!
All I know is that if I can convince my nephew to come down here for school, he’s gonna thank me for the rest of his life…
Go Heels Go!!!

*** as shallow as it may seem, i love you guys for the moment … ***
i am a big fan of the basketball team. congrats on your success!
good luck in the 2009 Final 4 … you kicked OKLA ass to get there.
you guys have become like the Boston Red Sox of college b-​ball,
assuming the DUKE Blue Devils are like the NY Yankees. (lmao)
*** btw, i gotta great MBA here despite a few racist faculty members. ***