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University Within Reach

Carolina offers a transformative opportunity to Tar Heels, regardless of income and from all walks of life. Read stories illustrating how every student who earns admission can come to Carolina and thrive.

Alumna serves rural communities as OB-GYN
Alisa Eanes ’08, ’15 (MD) graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and continued on to the UNC School of Medicine with support from the Carolina Covenant. Inspired by and grateful for her experiences, she is now giving back to the state as an OB-GYN in western North Carolina.
Carolina a top producer of future leaders
The University is No. 7 among public institutions for preparing future leaders, according to a Time and Statista analysis.
Adolfo Alvarez leads with gratitude
Carolina’s first Latino student body president says representing 32,000 people is a way to honor the University that changed his life.
Vetter scholar Emily Goins builds career skills
The daughter of a wounded Marine veteran, this first-generation college student aspires to be a teacher.
Carolina alum gives back to eastern NC
When Roy Dawson ’11 ’14 (JD) dropped out of high school to support his family, he never imagined he’d graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill twice — and serve his community as an attorney in Kinston.
Carolina supports military students
Discover some of the benefits, events and resources the University offers to those who serve and other military-related Tar Heels.