University of Georgia

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Anonymous wrote:They require tests scores

And they do not require the Covid vaccine.

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Yes, I grew up in Georgia and it was my safety school. But it is very very different now extremely hard to get into because of the hope scholarship made it so competitive.

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Anonymous wrote:The University of Georgia became quite competitive due to lottery funded scholarships for Georgia residents (Hope Scholarship & Zell Miller Scholarship) in addition to the Atlanta region's booming economy.

Exactly. Don't get too obsessed. It is still UGA. Lots of drinking and not a ton of academics going on.

This is not what I intended to convey by my post that you quoted.

The University of Georgia is outstanding for those who can get admitted into the Honors College (no longer just an Honors Program due to an additional $10 million in funding) or to the University Fellows. Highly academic setting for those groups. The rest of the university students are intelligent, but how they handle their college years is up to them.

The Atlanta area is full of wealth & the sons & daughters of sophisticated business persons. Every Fortune 500 company has some type of HQ in the Atlanta area--or at least did. Could be worldwide HQ, national HQ, or regional HQ.

Are you under the impression that UGA is in "the Atlanta area"? It's not. And I used to live in Atlanta and am familiar with the state and city (and Athens, which is not in the Atlanta metro area).

Oh my god. I can't tell if you are this dense or being deliberately obtuse.

[Anonymous]

It’s a great school. It has a good mix of academics and social life. It’s top notch for anything related to agriculture. HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships have been part of the reason why it’s gotten so competitive over the past couple of years. Also, many of the best students in Georgia go to UGA if they don’t like the vibes of Tech or are more interested in the humanities. Morehead Honors college is wonderful, and downtown Athens is a fun place to be. They do require test scores (mostly because they are a requirement for HOPE/Zell), so keep that in mind.

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Anonymous wrote:I've heard the transcript needs to be 85% A's and no more than 15% B's. That basically means one B per year. Do that, and score an above-average SAT/ACT score and your chances are quite decent.

It's quite a change from 30 years ago, that's for sure.

There really are very few "safety" schools that are also major flagship universities. Clearly, there are some exceptions but other than Bama and the two Mississippi schools, the SEC schools are getting much harder to get in to.

+1 The SEC flagships are more popular than ever.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a great school. It has a good mix of academics and social life. It’s top notch for anything related to agriculture. HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships have been part of the reason why it’s gotten so competitive over the past couple of years. Also, many of the best students in Georgia go to UGA if they don’t like the vibes of Tech or are more interested in the humanities. Morehead Honors college is wonderful, and downtown Athens is a fun place to be. They do require test scores (mostly because they are a requirement for HOPE/Zell), so keep that in mind.

I have a relative with top stats at GA Tech on the Zell Miller Scholarship and she didn’t seriously consider any college other than UGA and Tech. It would be crazy to turn that down.

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Anonymous wrote:The University of Georgia became quite competitive due to lottery funded scholarships for Georgia residents (Hope Scholarship & Zell Miller Scholarship) in addition to the Atlanta region's booming economy.

Exactly. Don't get too obsessed. It is still UGA. Lots of drinking and not a ton of academics going on.

This is not what I intended to convey by my post that you quoted.

The University of Georgia is outstanding for those who can get admitted into the Honors College (no longer just an Honors Program due to an additional $10 million in funding) or to the University Fellows. Highly academic setting for those groups. The rest of the university students are intelligent, but how they handle their college years is up to them.

The Atlanta area is full of wealth & the sons & daughters of sophisticated business persons. Every Fortune 500 company has some type of HQ in the Atlanta area--or at least did. Could be worldwide HQ, national HQ, or regional HQ.

Are you under the impression that UGA is in "the Atlanta area"? It's not. And I used to live in Atlanta and am familiar with the state and city (and Athens, which is not in the Atlanta metro area).

No, but it is just over an hour from the East side of Atlanta and about 1.5 hours from Cobb County Marietta in light traffic.

Over the past few decades, Atlanta has experienced tremendous growth. Driving to Athens is easy & not considered to be that far out of the sprawling Atlanta metro area.

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Anonymous wrote:UGA and FLA are hard to get into, so don't treat them as a likely or a safe school.

Both are excellent and not easy easy to get into but UF is significantly higher than Georgia. The difference is the same as the difference between UF and Michigan. Just to point out as PP seemed to put them in same category. For those of you bashing Georgia—it is harder to get into OOS than UMD and I personally would prefer Athens to College Park. The entire Southeast recruits from Georgia and Georgia Tech.

Are you under the impression that the University of Georgia takes state residency in consideration for admission ? It does not (but Georgia Tech does give preference to Georgia residents).

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

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Most of the folks on here bashing Georgia have kids that didn't get in.

It is hard to get into, It's a great school, it's the second best college town next to Boulder.

Go Dawgs

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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.

[Anonymous]

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

Just checked 2021, state residency was NOT considered. Must be a very recent change.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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.

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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.

Probably in line with the Governor's recently proposed budget was does away with tuition for Georgia residents.