University of Georgia

[Anonymous]

Any insights? My child was admitted EA and it is currently their top choice. Waiting on a couple of other decisions.

We are OOS and live in the DC area.

What is it like for an OOS student? They are aiming to be 80% in state so much more skewed towards in state than some similar schools. How does that affect the experience? Any other considerations?

[Anonymous]

OOS with 80% Georgians doesn't sound appealing

[Anonymous]

I agree, doesn’t sound appealing OOS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OOS with 80% Georgians doesn't sound appealing

+1 Other SEC schools are more balanced OOS vs in state.

[Anonymous]

Yes that is my concern. But my kid really liked the school and I’d love to hear from anyone who has direct experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OOS with 80% Georgians doesn't sound appealing

Have you ever travelled beyond the mid Atlantic?

People in Georgia are lovely. Southern states in general are very gracious culturally, and surprisingly to the dc moms crowd, far less segregated and divided between races and classes than here in liberal DC and Northern Virginia.

College kids tend to be happiest when they are around other friendly young people. Their kid will find that in spades at any of the southern universities.

Stop being such a classist snob and visit the rest of the country. You will find that most Anericans outside your bubble are friendly, kind, generous and interesting.

[Anonymous]

If your DD fits the sorority vibe she'll be fine. If not, it will be harder to break into a group. But with a large student body, she's bound to find other like minded people.

[Anonymous]

We know a few kids there. My DC has said that they enjoy the school, but it is a little weird being from OOS b/c SO many others are from Georgia. It was kind of awkward in the beginning. The Greek scene is pretty big, but only one of the girls we know joined a sorority. Some of the older ones are very expensive.

[Anonymous]

Athens is a great college town.
Lots of students from Atlanta which is huge intl city w people from everywhere - so might have less of instate feel than even some schools with higher oos rates.
Would be a top choice for me for Sec schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your DD fits the sorority vibe she'll be fine. If not, it will be harder to break into a group. But with a large student body, she's bound to find other like minded people.

Do OOS girls fit into UGA sororities even if they fit the sorority vibe in general?

[Anonymous]

My daughter was deciding between University of Florida, University of Georgia, and University of South Carolina. She thought all of them were great, but they definitely had different vibes. I highly recommend visiting. My daughter is a sorority girl, but didn’t want to feel like she needed a full face of makeup to go to an 8 am class. For her, UF was the best fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OOS with 80% Georgians doesn't sound appealing

Have you ever travelled beyond the mid Atlantic?

People in Georgia are lovely. Southern states in general are very gracious culturally, and surprisingly to the dc moms crowd, far less segregated and divided between races and classes than here in liberal DC and Northern Virginia.

College kids tend to be happiest when they are around other friendly young people. Their kid will find that in spades at any of the southern universities.

Stop being such a classist snob and visit the rest of the country. You will find that most Anericans outside your bubble are friendly, kind, generous and interesting.

This is nonsense. Go to Charleston, Savannah...even Atlanta. The racial segregation is way more pronounced. I would agree that places like Charlotte and Raleigh are not nearly the same way. Athens is a great town because of the college and the bohemians it attracts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter was deciding between University of Florida, University of Georgia, and University of South Carolina. She thought all of them were great, but they definitely had different vibes. I highly recommend visiting. My daughter is a sorority girl, but didn’t want to feel like she needed a full face of makeup to go to an 8 am class. For her, UF was the best fit.

Is that what UGA is like?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OOS with 80% Georgians doesn't sound appealing

lol why inna hell did OPs kid apply then? Are we to believe the kid did not know that most UGA kids are from Georgia?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OOS with 80% Georgians doesn't sound appealing

Have you ever travelled beyond the mid Atlantic?

People in Georgia are lovely. Southern states in general are very gracious culturally, and surprisingly to the dc moms crowd, far less segregated and divided between races and classes than here in liberal DC and Northern Virginia.

College kids tend to be happiest when they are around other friendly young people. Their kid will find that in spades at any of the southern universities.

Stop being such a classist snob and visit the rest of the country. You will find that most Anericans outside your bubble are friendly, kind, generous and interesting.

Ignore this post OP

Absolutely unequivocally not true

I have lived in GA and this post is BS


University of GA is 80 percent instate either Bible thumpers uneducated and or urban GA meaning suburbs around Atlanta both still believe Jews have horns and KKK is normal. Were there outliars to this of course.

Paying OOS tuition to GA is stupid financially . Object of college to get a job after four years you want your kid working in Atlanta awesome maybe a job.

Grad school acceptances from UGA not awesome.

Look it’s the flagship GA school coming from instate sure OOS stupid

Southern people are not gracious unless you are lily white that is utter BS . I have lived in GA, SC, NC and Florida.

Moving forward after 2025 a university in the south will be worthless degree.