Thursday, April 11, 2013

NC Day 3

Tommy and I did some unofficial college visits while in NC. We drove from Charlotte area to Chapel Hill to see UNC. Tommy did a fine job navigating with the iPad as his map. We did have to silence Siri whom we both found to be completely annoying.
The nice people at admissions at UNC gave us a self-guided tour map and a coupon to use at the book store as well as a pass to a dining hall. They were very helpful. We walked around and I only got us turned around once. We walked through a classroom building, the undergrad library , student center, the Pit, saw the Well, and shopped at the book store (not for books).
We did not eat there because we also had to get over to our next campus- Duke.
After a frustrating yet ultimately successful attempt to find parking, we headed down the lovely tree lines walk/drive to the admissions office. We got another map with a self guided tour. We had to ask questions though. I was happy to have had such a helpful lady at UNC so I knew what to ask.
We headed back up to tour all the same buildings and areas as we did at UNC. The buildings at Duke are beautiful. Their chapel is giant, amazing, and just gorgeous. I told Tommy it looks like you would be going to school at Hogworts with all the old stone, gothic buildings.
We ate in the student center- not dining hall food but a chain restaurant - so Tommy has yet to sample real college grub.
I liked UNC over Duke and of course Tommy had the opposite opinion. But he did like both and said he could see moving to NC.
Now I'm going to try and attach pictures. But this is from my phone so who knows.











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