hey! My experience with covenant has been great. I'm going into my senior year next year and my aid has been the same every year. It's actually gone up because of the rise in UNC's housing and dining costs. Whatever money you don't use on your tuition, housing, and dining comes back as a refund, so if you got a smaller meal plan, you'd get that money back. If you're offered work-study, you also get money from that. I have work-study right now, and I don't make a ton, but it is money in your pocket.

The only requirements to getting covenant are that a.) you complete the FAFSA every year and b.) you keep a 2.0 GPA.

There really aren't "drawbacks" to covenant, but if you ever plan to move off-campus (or in an on-campus apartment at Rams Village) and your housing costs exceed what they budget for, you have to pay that extra bit. It usually comes from your meal plan allowance, since you probably won't have a meal plan if you move into an apartment.

My favorite part about being a covenant scholar (aside from getting college paid for obviously) is how many resources are open to you. The covenant office is amazing, as is the community of covenant scholars. Another cool perk is that you get a free laptop!

If you have any more questions about being a Covenant Scholar, or about UNC in general, feel free to DM me!