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Freshmen Janice Ezenwa and Shawn Hines attended the First Year Experience basketball and volleyball tournament in Rams Head Recreation Center on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014.

Freshman class is more diverse but UNC is not yet satisfied

By Langston Taylor and Bri Cotton | September 16

Freshman Juan Ortiz was told repeatedly to expect to have mostly white classmates at UNC, but it still came as a surprise.

LGBTQ-inclusive question added to Duke application

By Sharon Nunn | September 9

Duke University has become one of a handful of universities nationwide to add an LGBTQ-inclusive question to its admissions application.

Arts applicants find favor for special talent

By Chinelo Umerah | September 1

The athletic department has drawn criticism for some of its athletes’ illiteracy and inability to perform in the classroom since January.

Students with disabilities offered support during, after admissions process

By Jane Wester and Carolyn Ebeling | June 16

The traditional stresses of the senior year of high school — pressing the fateful submit button on applications, waiting for admissions decisions, ...

Recent court rulings affect UNC committees

By Jenny Surane | April 25

New federal legislation has forced some UNC Faculty Council committees to rethink how they will recommend and implement changes to the University. ...

University releases admissions statistics

By Sarah Headley | April 1

The class of 2018 is already breaking records.

UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School targets high MBA acceptance rate

By Sara Salinas | March 24

Business is all about the numbers, and some administrators at the Kenan-Flagler Business School are working to improve theirs.

UNC’s law school receives fewer applications

By Wei Zhou | March 18

Although UNC’s School of Law remains highly ranked, the acceptance rate of the School has increased in the past few years.

Study questions value of SAT, ACT scores to universities

By Amy Tsai | February 25

No magic formula exists for successful college applicants, but a national study released last week questions the usefulness of required college entrance ...

Summer program aims to fill gaps in science fields

By Jung Kim | July 10

This summer session, UNC is housing two dozen students significantly younger than the rest. Twenty-four high school students are participating in a six-week ...

Affirmative action to stay at UNC, for now

By Sarah Brown | June 26

UNC’s race-conscious admissions policy remains in place after months in limbo at the U.S. Supreme Court — but its long-term future is still uncertain. ...

Undergraduate admissions myths debunked

By Trevor Casey | February 3

Prospective students for UNC’s Class of 2017 were admitted Jan. 25 — but many more applicants were not.

Prospective students face stronger competition in admissions

By Sarah Niss | January 29

High school seniors who received their acceptance letters to UNC Friday faced a more competitive early-action pool — with 15 percent more applicants ...

International students to be able to enroll directly at UNC

By Haley Waxman | January 14

International students will be allowed to directly enroll at UNC for the first time this fall, as part of an effort to increase the global presence on ...

Admissions adopts formula to predict academic success of athletes

By Emily Overcarsh | January 9

Before UNC’s athletic recruits of 2013 sign with their teams, they must first be signed off on by the admissions office — and now there’s a new ...

UNC admissions policy may have to change after Supreme Court decision

By Andy Willard | November 13

With a looming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could make UNC’s admissions policy illegal, the University is scrambling to find a solution that would ...

Social media profiles could affect admissions

By Lucinda Shen | October 9

You might want to think twice before uploading those pictures from last weekend to Facebook. According to a recent annual survey of college and university ...