Selection FAQ
Check below for some common questions about our Selection Weekend events and finalist notification process. If you have additional questions not answered here, please feel free to contact us.
At CSS Selection Weekend, you will have the opportunity to:
- Learn more about the CSS program and the many opportunities it offers
- Hear faculty and students talk about their exciting experiences in your field of interest
- Meet new friends who are ambitious and passionate about STEM like you
You will also interview with Carolina faculty and staff, giving us a chance to get to know you beyond the information in your Common Application. You’ll leave with a better understanding of the CSS mission and of the depth and breadth of STEM academics at UNC.
CSS invites approximately 100 finalists to our Selection Weekend each year. Finalists will receive an invitation via email.
Upcoming Selection Weekend activities will take place in person in early 2025 on campus. Finalists will interview for the program with UNC faculty and staff, meet with current scholars in your fields of interest, learn about some of UNC’s innovative research, and participate in other activities designed to introduce you to the wide variety of opportunities available at Carolina.
Be yourself! In your interview, UNC faculty and staff will ask questions that help us get to know you better – your interests in STEM, your future goals, how you want to make a difference in the world – so the best way to prepare is to just relax and let us know what makes you tick. The interview also offers you a chance to ask questions about CSS and Carolina.
All final decisions and scholarship offers will be sent via email approximately two weeks after Selection Weekend. Recipients will have until May 1st to accept the scholarship offer.
Other questions? Please email us at ScienceScholars@unc.edu.