University of Georgia

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:yes it does - UGA made the preference for state residents explicit this year.

Then this is a very recent change in Univ. of Georgia's admissions policy.

Apparently, they’ve always kept OOS numbers limited, but this year’s increase in OOS applications will make the difference noticeable.

https://www.admissions.uga.edu/blog/2023-uga-overall-admissions-early-action/

The UGA applicant pool has grown at a substantial rate recently. If you look at the number of applicants over the past 10 years, you will see tremendous growth in our applicant pool both in size and in academic strength. We have gone from 11,000 EA applicants for 2013 to 26,000 EA applicants this year, and we expect the overall applicant pool (EA and RD together) to show similar growth. In addition, the applicant pool has flipped from roughly 65% In-State applicants in 2013 to 40% In-State applicants this year. As such, our admissions process has had to adapt as well. As a part of UGA’s role as the flagship university for the state of Georgia, we have a commitment to serve the state of Georgia. The stated goal for UGA for 2023 and beyond is to maintain a rough balance for enrolling freshmen (not admitted students but enrolling students) at 80% In-State and 20% Out-of-State. Over the last few years, this has meant a slight difference in the admission process for in-state vs out-of-state, but I expect that it will be much more pronounced in 2023 and beyond. UGA still wants a strong, broad based freshman class, and we want students from all around the country and the world to enroll here, but we must do this within the scope of the desired 80/20 enrollment balance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Atlanta and would have rather died than go to UGA; it was the "hick school" My oh my have times have changed! It is very difficult OOS to get into and it quite hard in-state. The top schools in GA (UGA and GT) are the cream of the crop currently. I would never have predicted it! For reference I got into UNC CH OOS so things were definitely easier back "in the day"

The top school in GA is Emory, those are the top public schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The CDS (common data set) for Univ. of Georgia reveals that state of residence is not considered for admission, the school notes on its website that it wants to limit non-residents to 20%. These are conflicting statements.

The CDS is at least a year old. The policy of favoring IS applicants to maintain the 20% soft cap was announced within the past few months.

Does this apply to Gatech as well?

[Anonymous]

Even though the University of Georgia's target enrollment is 80% resident/20% non-resident, this does not mean that non-resident admission will be exponentially harder than resident admission. Why ? Fewer non-resident apps and lower non-resident yield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easy.

W school lots of admits.

1 or two will go, the rest it was a safety

It's not a safety, ignore this poster OP. According to our private counselor, they do not do holistic admissions. They want to see a certain GPA, a set number APs, and a certain test score, but won't disclose what that is. Counselor said they have tried to appeal for kids with special circumstances, like went to a boarding school that didn't have tons of AP, etc. with no luck.

We also know an alum who makes ~ $10m a year, donates massive amounts of $$ annually, goes to every game, and their DC did not get in EA from an elite private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDS (common data set) for Univ. of Georgia reveals that state of residence is not considered for admission, the school notes on its website that it wants to limit non-residents to 20%. These are conflicting statements.

The CDS is at least a year old. The policy of favoring IS applicants to maintain the 20% soft cap was announced within the past few months.

Does this apply to Gatech as well?

I believe Ga tech is at 25 percent oos, but 5 percent of that is international. Oos acceptance rate at Gatech for EA this year was 10 percent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even though the University of Georgia's target enrollment is 80% resident/20% non-resident, this does not mean that non-resident admission will be exponentially harder than resident admission. Why ? Fewer non-resident apps and lower non-resident yield.

Not this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easy.

W school lots of admits.

1 or two will go, the rest it was a safety

It's not a safety, ignore this poster OP. According to our private counselor, they do not do holistic admissions. They want to see a certain GPA, a set number APs, and a certain test score, but won't disclose what that is. Counselor said they have tried to appeal for kids with special circumstances, like went to a boarding school that didn't have tons of AP, etc. with no luck.

We also know an alum who makes ~ $10m a year, donates massive amounts of $$ annually, goes to every game, and their DC did not get in EA from an elite private.

This applies to both of my kids. Zero grade inflation--one of them, the school puts everyone on a bell curve. Very good students still get Cs/Bs. Not the hyperinflated 4.5 GPAs you read about here. The other one did away with APs, all higher classes are honors. No GPA boost for those. The schools that know, know. Really big schools often just draw a cutoff line, and if you don't make that cut, you don't get in. So the boarding schools can be a double edged sword, if places like UGA or UMich or whatever is were you want to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even though the University of Georgia's target enrollment is 80% resident/20% non-resident, this does not mean that non-resident admission will be exponentially harder than resident admission. Why ? Fewer non-resident apps and lower non-resident yield.

Not this year.

I find it hard to believe--but probably easy to research--that UGa receives more resident apps than non-resident apps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even though the University of Georgia's target enrollment is 80% resident/20% non-resident, this does not mean that non-resident admission will be exponentially harder than resident admission. Why ? Fewer non-resident apps and lower non-resident yield.

Not this year.

I find it hard to believe--but probably easy to research--that UGa receives more resident apps than non-resident apps.

You were correct. 60% of the undergrad apps are from non-residents.

[Anonymous]

Can't believe this went 3 pages without the usual "Southern" school bashing...refreshing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Atlanta and would have rather died than go to UGA; it was the "hick school" My oh my have times have changed! It is very difficult OOS to get into and it quite hard in-state. The top schools in GA (UGA and GT) are the cream of the crop currently. I would never have predicted it! For reference I got into UNC CH OOS so things were definitely easier back "in the day"

The top school in GA is Emory, those are the top public schools.

Nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can't believe this went 3 pages without the usual "Southern" school bashing...refreshing.

I love Southern schools. Regardless of my feelings, many non-Southerners attend universities in the South. South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama are examples of this. Only 39% of the undergraduate students at the University of Alabama are residents of Alabama. The University of Georgia has a pretty sophisticated student body. And the University of South Carolina has been targeting students from the Northeast for about 2 decades.

Even Ole Miss is getting lots of apps from non-Southerners.

The only refuge left seems to be Arkansas.

[Anonymous]

My DC has loved Georgia as an option before the past couple years when the football team has become No. 1. Sadly, it means a lower than average test score is likely going to be determinative.

[Anonymous]

Just checked DS’s naviance and avg admit was 4.2 and 1440. Will surely trend higher for 2023 grads.