“Everyone has always been super friendly, both professors and other students. I am getting a great education, but it’s not a super competitive environment. It’s super collaborative.” Sarah Ouslander, senior
“Definitely the atmosphere at sports events. I think it was four months ago, attending a football game, you had these people from Atlanta, and they embodied the Carolina spirit even though they were from a different area.” Emmanuel Otoah-Gyasi, sophomore
“I love the community and the friends that I’ve made here. I always feel like I’m home wherever I am. I feel like getting into clubs with people who have like-minded goals as you is really empowering and makes you feel like you’re appreciated and seen on campus.” Grace Whittemore, sophomore
“I love UNC because people take pride in what they do here. Going into the medical field, that’s really important to me.” Sartaj Jahooty, first-year student
“I love UNC because of both the class environment and academic encouragement, but also because this University has helped me find my people and my lifelong friends.” Elina Carpen, senior
Student groups try to recruit new singers in the Pit. (Johnny Andrews/UNC-Chapel Hill)
“The Meantime Coffee Company in the Campus Y. It’s a great environment. I love my regular customers, the community and it always smells really great.” Emily Kang, junior
“One thing that I love about Carolina is all the support that everyone provides on a daily basis. The students and the faculty members just want you to succeed, and it feels really good to know that. Being a music major we make a lot of mistakes, and my mistakes are validated on a daily basis. It’s good knowing that it’s OK and that I will succeed at the end.” Stella Ferrer, first-year student
“There’s just so many different people doing so many different things. But we all connect from our shared experiences of being on campus and being at Carolina. The student body is really excited about life.” Cameron Shaw, first-year student
“I love the friends I’ve met in my program. Coming from out-of-state, this has been so special to me.” Atlantis Warren, graduate student
“I think one of my favorite things about Carolina is how proud everyone is to be a Tar Heel. There’s just that school spirit, and everyone is involved in clubs and movements.” Anna Kunz, sophomore
“I really love all of the professors at Carolina. They are super accommodating, especially with things going on in the world. They are very understanding of the fact that we have lives outside of being students, and that our mental health should be a priority. I really love that they take the time to care about us outside of us just being individuals sitting inside of the classroom.” Claire Mesibov, first-year student
“I love the community and I love the energy at Duke games. I also like the sweet potato fries at the dining hall.” Jimmy Toole, junior
“I love how there are people from everywhere and you meet people that you never thought you would. I have met people from overseas. I’ve met people from all over North Carolina and all over the country. I feel like I’ve been exposed to such a wide range of personalities and ideas that I never would in my hometown.” Ginny Dempster, first-year student
