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Supreme Court affirmative action decision from 2023 affects UNC admissions practices

By Aisha Baiocchi | September 23

To comply with the decision, the University changed some aspects of its admissions process, including new essay prompts and tools to consider other aspects ...

BOG to vote on reinstatement of minimum GPA, standardized testing requirements

By Darby McBride | April 19

If approved by the full board on May 23, changes to the UNC Policy Manual would update current minimum GPA and standardized test score requirements for ...

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Column: Future LSAT changes cause concerns for some prospective law students

By Eleanor Goldstein | November 2

"As a current student looking to take the LSAT exam, worrying about the exam is nothing new. What is most worrisome is that one of the most learnable ...

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FEC discusses new free tuition program in Monday meeting, submits resolution

By Olivia Metelo | September 20

During their Monday meeting, the Faculty Executive Committee discussed the university’s new free tuition program for eligible incoming undergraduates ...

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Column: I belong at UNC

By Laney Crawley | August 25

"Regardless of how extensive my resume was when applying to schools, people still said I would not have to worry about rigorous admissions processes because ...

What was the legal reasoning behind the affirmative action decision?

By Ethan E. Horton | July 27

Students for Fair Admission v. UNC, a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that struck down affirmative action in higher education, could have ...

Affirmative action unconstitutional, SCOTUS rules

By Eliza Benbow , Ira Wilder and Ethan E. Horton | June 29

Public universities can no longer consider race in admissions, a practice known as affirmative action, following a 6-3 decision released by the U.S. Supreme ...

'Admissions maximalists' — computer science department makes final switch to application

By Hannah Rosenberger | January 31

As the University's computer science program has moved to an application-based admissions cycle, professors and students share their thoughts on the transition. ...

Students start UNC for Affirmative Action

By Stella Griffin | October 3

UNC for Affirmative Action is a new student group aiming to raise awareness about affirmative action and the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that could ...

GRE testing no longer required for all UNC graduate school admissions

By Collin Tadlock | September 25

UNC’s Graduate School Administrative Board recently passed a motion that will no longer require Graduate Record Exam (GRE) standardized testing in the ...

Editorial: UNC waives standardized testing, but it shouldn't stop there

By Editorial Board | April 25

"UNC waiving the standardized testing requirement makes the application more equitable across socio-economic classes; however, with as much emphasis that ...

UNC affirmative action case to be heard by the Supreme Court

By Allie Kelly | January 24

Justices will hear challenges to policies at UNC and Harvard University in a session beginning next October. The court will likely reach a decision by ...

UNC's incoming transfer students receive letters of acceptance

By Sophie Seoyoung Cho | April 26

The UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions received just under 3,500 transfer applications for the fall 2021 semester, representing an eight percent increase ...

Computer science department reverses course, suspends plan for an admissions-based system

By Cynthia Dong | April 6

"It’s ironic. Google is coming to Durham to hire a thousand folks, they’re holding a major career event in the department — and at the same time ...

Virtual tours, information panels give prospective students chance to learn about UNC

By Greta Travaglia | February 17

With in-person tours of campus suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNC Visitors Center is offering an alternative way to continue the tradition ...

End of SAT subject tests, essay bring minimal changes to UNC admissions

By Clay Morris | February 9

UNC and additional universities waived their test score submission requirement for the 2021 admissions cycle due to COVID-19. With the College Board's ...

Applicants for UNC's class of 2025 receive letters of acceptance

By William Christensen and Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata | February 2

Just over 8,000 students received acceptance letters to UNC for the first of the class of 2025.

Here's what you missed in the first week of UNC's race-conscious admissions trial

By Maydha Devarajan and Hunter Haskett | November 16

SFFA claims that UNC’s admissions policies violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, and are intentionally discriminatory against ...

Here's how loosened admission requirements affect UNC System applicants

By Emily Orland | March 31

The UNC System has a new SAT/ACT/GPA requirement for high school seniors applying to institutions. Here's how it could impact UNC-Chapel Hill and other ...

Here's what you need to know about UNC's new re-admissions guidelines

By Maydha Devarajan | August 27

UNC will be launching Return to Carolina on Sept. 9 in an effort to address the needs of students who re-enroll in the school. The program will allow ...