Why Carolina? Great Education at a Great Value: With its reputation for high-quality education at an affordable price, Carolina is consistently ranked one of the nation's very best public universities. Students benefit from a well-rounded liberal arts curriculum, taking courses in the humanities and sciences, as well as specializing in their major area. This combination not only prepares them for their first job or for graduate school but also provides them with an excellent foundation for a lifetime of learning. Attractive Location: Carolina is located in the heart of North Carolina in the friendly, scenic college town of Chapel Hill (pop. 48,000). Chapel Hill's main street, Franklin Street, borders the campus and offers shops, cafés, movie theaters and places of worship. The town and the surrounding Triangle area offer many cultural and recreational opportunities. A Big University Without a Big Feel: Carolina's students number approximately 24,000, with about 15,000 undergraduates and 9,000 graduate and professional students. The freshman class size is approximately 3,400 students. Carolina has about 2,420 faculty, 94 percent of whom hold Ph.D.s or the highest degrees in their field. Two-thirds of undergraduate classes have fewer than 30 students. Many have fewer than 20, including First Year Seminars, in which freshmen work closely with professors. Many Ways to Learn: Learning at Carolina takes place in a variety of settings from large lecture classes to intimate seminar groups. Students may experience one-on-one instruction, pursue individual research projects, or study abroad for a semester or year. The Honors program offers special seminars, and research programs, and the chance for students to design their own independent studies. Diverse Student Population: 82 percent of freshmen are from North Carolina and 18 percent are from out of state. Our students come from 42 different states and from 37 countries. Extracurricular Opportunities: More than 400 clubs, teams, and student organizations offer something for everyone. Students can choose from among musical and dramatic performing groups, publications, ethnic and religious clubs, service organizations, fraternities and sororities, and pre-professional organizations. Carolina has many fine athletic facilities. Students can join more than 60 intramural and club sports, including baseball, bowling, crew, golf, lacrosse, rock climbing, rugby, tae kwon do, and ultimate frisbee. (www.unc.edu/depts/union/student/listintr.htm) Commitment to Technology in Education: The Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI) is a plan to integrate technology into the curriculum and to ensure that Carolina students, faculty, and staff have easy, campus-wide access to high-quality, affordable technology and can use it effectively. All incoming freshmen are required to purchase laptop computers (financial assistance is available). Carolina is unique among major U.S. research universities because of the size, scope, and approach of this computing initiative. (www.unc.edu/cci) Campus technological resources are state of the art. Classrooms are increasingly becoming wired for computers. Computer labs are available for students to use all over campus. Residence halls have hardwired network connections to the Internet and cable television in each room. In addition, the campus features a wireless network that provides Internet access from dining halls, libraries, outdoor spaces, and even some cafés and coffee shops on Franklin Street! Students may take classes on software packages, and utilities, and may open e-mail accounts and use campus computer resources to create personal Web pages.