Tell Us about the University of Georgia

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Anonymous wrote:Typical SEC school.

Not great.

Lots of drinking

Football First ... College second. Like Penn State, if the choice came between abolishing the school or the football program then the school would be abolished.

Other than that , it looks like fun!

+1. It's a football school. Their campus recruiting is lacking and students rarely have summer internships in large cities. It's an SEC school. It's gotten harder to get into in recent years but the academics haven't improved.

Do you have personal experience? Because our family hasn’t found this to be the case at all. Daughter will graduate in May from the Terry School of Business and has offers from multiple Fortune 500 companies already. Her fellow classmates the same.

Most offers are probably for average corporations in Atlanta. UGA simply isn't a school where outstanding students or go getters go. Most alumni are living in Atlanta suburbs. Their campus recruiting was weak when I was in school and I'm sure it still is.

OP here. At first I was dismissive of UGA as well but my daughter did some research on their honors program and it seems pretty damn selective. She's hoping to win one of the named scholarships but out of the gate she did well with the OOS fee waiver. In looking at these stats they are comparable to some pretty damn good schools (the average SAT is the same as Dartmouths') so that's what makes me wonder. And I will admit part of this is financial and part of it is having her work hard but also have a good,fun, college experience. That's the conundrum.

https://honors.uga.edu/p_s/first-year_profile_this_year.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyplace where REM and the B-52s are from is cool in my book.

My thoughts exactly. Does it still have a strung music scene?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD was recently accepted into UGA and more specifically into their honors program. As part of her admission, UGA offered my DD instate tuition so financially it's pretty appealing. We do not live in VA as many on these boards do so some of the fine VA schools are not available to us at instate rates. While at first I was somewhat dismissive of UGA, in looking into the school and the surrounding area, it seems to have a lot going for it.

I would appreciate any input from folks that are familiar with the school.

Thanks

They're bribing you to attend. Ask yourself why do they need to do that...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Do you have personal experience? Because our family hasn’t found this to be the case at all. Daughter will graduate in May from the Terry School of Business and has offers from multiple Fortune 500 companies already. Her fellow classmates the same.

Most offers are probably for average corporations in Atlanta. UGA simply isn't a school where outstanding students or go getters go. Most alumni are living in Atlanta suburbs. Their campus recruiting was weak when I was in school and I'm sure it still is.

Pretty girls with marketing degrees will always get good offers. But the savviest girls at southern colleges are on the prowl for a filthy rich boy and will be married by age 23.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DD was recently accepted into UGA and more specifically into their honors program. As part of her admission, UGA offered my DD instate tuition so financially it's pretty appealing. We do not live in VA as many on these boards do so some of the fine VA schools are not available to us at instate rates. While at first I was somewhat dismissive of UGA, in looking into the school and the surrounding area, it seems to have a lot going for it.

I would appreciate any input from folks that are familiar with the school.

Thanks

They're bribing you to attend. Ask yourself why do they need to do that...

OP here.

Thank you for sharing your perspective as there is some truth to it. Unfortunately, at this point in life I can be bought

We are not full pay so our family requires a discount in the form of merit aid. And while some colleges don't have to discount because of demand - schools like NYU,BC,GU - these are usually brand names schools with desirable urban locations (and strong international demand) and some will discount if you meet their high bar of admission (wealthy full need schools) the vast majority of schools need to discount to fill their classes. $65.000-$70,000.00 per year is a list price that doesn't create a tenable market. The pricing model for higher education seems to be very similar to the airlines. So as a parent I am trying to find the best value for my children's education. They will not attend the "best" school that grants them admission but we are working to find the best value. And that's a valuable lesson for my children to learn. What I am trying to ascertain is where is UGA Honors on that value chain ? Tulane also offered my DD a bribe in that she was awarded a $30,000 discount in the form of a merit aid scholarship. And while Tulane is not a Top 20 school, it's' a good school. So it becomes an equation - is UGA Honors @ 25,000 COA a year a better value and fit than Tulane @ 37,500 COA ? I am fully expecting other offers as the admissions process continues but my DD has a sincere interest in UGA.

And frankly, given the ranking game, I suspect both colleges are trying to buy DD's stats, in particular the 4.0 and the 1550 SAT. That's ok - it's a market and like most markets the value you can extract from it comes down to the participant's access to information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Typical SEC school.

Not great.

Lots of drinking

Football First ... College second. Like Penn State, if the choice came between abolishing the school or the football program then the school would be abolished.

Other than that , it looks like fun!

+1. It's a football school. Their campus recruiting is lacking and students rarely have summer internships in large cities. It's an SEC school. It's gotten harder to get into in recent years but the academics haven't improved.

Do you have personal experience? Because our family hasn’t found this to be the case at all. Daughter will graduate in May from the Terry School of Business and has offers from multiple Fortune 500 companies already. Her fellow classmates the same.

Most offers are probably for average corporations in Atlanta. UGA simply isn't a school where outstanding students or go getters go. Most alumni are living in Atlanta suburbs. Their campus recruiting was weak when I was in school and I'm sure it still is.

OP here. At first I was dismissive of UGA as well but my daughter did some research on their honors program and it seems pretty damn selective. She's hoping to win one of the named scholarships but out of the gate she did well with the OOS fee waiver. In looking at these stats they are comparable to some pretty damn good schools (the average SAT is the same as Dartmouths') so that's what makes me wonder. And I will admit part of this is financial and part of it is having her work hard but also have a good,fun, college experience. That's the conundrum.

https://honors.uga.edu/p_s/first-year_profile_this_year.html

Right but if it were that great of a school it wouldn't need to have an HONORS program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Typical SEC school.

Not great.

Lots of drinking

Football First ... College second. Like Penn State, if the choice came between abolishing the school or the football program then the school would be abolished.

Other than that , it looks like fun!

+1. It's a football school. Their campus recruiting is lacking and students rarely have summer internships in large cities. It's an SEC school. It's gotten harder to get into in recent years but the academics haven't improved.

Do you have personal experience? Because our family hasn’t found this to be the case at all. Daughter will graduate in May from the Terry School of Business and has offers from multiple Fortune 500 companies already. Her fellow classmates the same.

Most offers are probably for average corporations in Atlanta. UGA simply isn't a school where outstanding students or go getters go. Most alumni are living in Atlanta suburbs. Their campus recruiting was weak when I was in school and I'm sure it still is.

OP here. At first I was dismissive of UGA as well but my daughter did some research on their honors program and it seems pretty damn selective. She's hoping to win one of the named scholarships but out of the gate she did well with the OOS fee waiver. In looking at these stats they are comparable to some pretty damn good schools (the average SAT is the same as Dartmouths') so that's what makes me wonder. And I will admit part of this is financial and part of it is having her work hard but also have a good,fun, college experience. That's the conundrum.

https://honors.uga.edu/p_s/first-year_profile_this_year.html

Right but if it were that great of a school it wouldn't need to have an HONORS program.

Op here. Point taken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD was recently accepted into UGA and more specifically into their honors program. As part of her admission, UGA offered my DD instate tuition so financially it's pretty appealing. We do not live in VA as many on these boards do so some of the fine VA schools are not available to us at instate rates. While at first I was somewhat dismissive of UGA, in looking into the school and the surrounding area, it seems to have a lot going for it.

I would appreciate any input from folks that are familiar with the school.

Thanks

They're bribing you to attend. Ask yourself why do they need to do that...

OP here.

Thank you for sharing your perspective as there is some truth to it. Unfortunately, at this point in life I can be bought

We are not full pay so our family requires a discount in the form of merit aid. And while some colleges don't have to discount because of demand - schools like NYU,BC,GU - these are usually brand names schools with desirable urban locations (and strong international demand) and some will discount if you meet their high bar of admission (wealthy full need schools) the vast majority of schools need to discount to fill their classes. $65.000-$70,000.00 per year is a list price that doesn't create a tenable market. The pricing model for higher education seems to be very similar to the airlines. So as a parent I am trying to find the best value for my children's education. They will not attend the "best" school that grants them admission but we are working to find the best value. And that's a valuable lesson for my children to learn. What I am trying to ascertain is where is UGA Honors on that value chain ? Tulane also offered my DD a bribe in that she was awarded a $30,000 discount in the form of a merit aid scholarship. And while Tulane is not a Top 20 school, it's' a good school. So it becomes an equation - is UGA Honors @ 25,000 COA a year a better value and fit than Tulane @ 37,500 COA ? I am fully expecting other offers as the admissions process continues but my DD has a sincere interest in UGA.

And frankly, given the ranking game, I suspect both colleges are trying to buy DD's stats, in particular the 4.0 and the 1550 SAT. That's ok - it's a market and like most markets the value you can extract from it comes down to the participant's access to information.

What does your daughter want to major in and do after college?

[Anonymous]

The downside of UGA is that it is mostly Georgia residents and most grads will end up in Atlanta. If that's where your daughter wants to end up that's fine. Atlanta has good employment opportunities. Fewer UGA grads will be chasing jobs on Wall Street, fashion, Silicon Valley etc. There is a huge football and Greek culture and both dominate over academics. The smart UGA grads I knew went straight to law school and most of them because they couldn't find other jobs. I wouldn't send my daughter out of state to UGA unless it kept her from taking on significant student loans. I'd also have a plan for summer internships as they aren't going to have many in Athens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD was recently accepted into UGA and more specifically into their honors program. As part of her admission, UGA offered my DD instate tuition so financially it's pretty appealing. We do not live in VA as many on these boards do so some of the fine VA schools are not available to us at instate rates. While at first I was somewhat dismissive of UGA, in looking into the school and the surrounding area, it seems to have a lot going for it.

I would appreciate any input from folks that are familiar with the school.

Thanks

They're bribing you to attend. Ask yourself why do they need to do that...

OP here.

Thank you for sharing your perspective as there is some truth to it. Unfortunately, at this point in life I can be bought

We are not full pay so our family requires a discount in the form of merit aid. And while some colleges don't have to discount because of demand - schools like NYU,BC,GU - these are usually brand names schools with desirable urban locations (and strong international demand) and some will discount if you meet their high bar of admission (wealthy full need schools) the vast majority of schools need to discount to fill their classes. $65.000-$70,000.00 per year is a list price that doesn't create a tenable market. The pricing model for higher education seems to be very similar to the airlines. So as a parent I am trying to find the best value for my children's education. They will not attend the "best" school that grants them admission but we are working to find the best value. And that's a valuable lesson for my children to learn. What I am trying to ascertain is where is UGA Honors on that value chain ? Tulane also offered my DD a bribe in that she was awarded a $30,000 discount in the form of a merit aid scholarship. And while Tulane is not a Top 20 school, it's' a good school. So it becomes an equation - is UGA Honors @ 25,000 COA a year a better value and fit than Tulane @ 37,500 COA ? I am fully expecting other offers as the admissions process continues but my DD has a sincere interest in UGA.

And frankly, given the ranking game, I suspect both colleges are trying to buy DD's stats, in particular the 4.0 and the 1550 SAT. That's ok - it's a market and like most markets the value you can extract from it comes down to the participant's access to information.

What does your daughter want to major in and do after college?

OP here. A little undecided - two top contenders are International Relations or Medicine. If International Relations I have been advocating for a foundation in economics.

[Anonymous]

International relations seems like you would want to be near DC if you were serious about it .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The downside of UGA is that it is mostly Georgia residents and most grads will end up in Atlanta. If that's where your daughter wants to end up that's fine. Atlanta has good employment opportunities. Fewer UGA grads will be chasing jobs on Wall Street, fashion, Silicon Valley etc. There is a huge football and Greek culture and both dominate over academics. The smart UGA grads I knew went straight to law school and most of them because they couldn't find other jobs. I wouldn't send my daughter out of state to UGA unless it kept her from taking on significant student loans. I'd also have a plan for summer internships as they aren't going to have many in Athens.

OP here. Thank you - helpful post. Definitely trying to not have her or us loaded up with debt. I don't see my DD wanting to stay in Atlanta. I would not advocate for Wall Street, frankly I would be dead set against it. I could see law school or an IR masters. Question would be is can UGA Honors act as a feeder to the top grad schools ? That I don't know. I would think it would have a hard time competing against the top 10 LACs. I do know friends of mine that recruit have had good success with state school honors kids. Hard working, smart, and not entitled. I suspect they may have more grit which is a valuable life skill/trait.

Thanks for taking the time to post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:International relations seems like you would want to be near DC if you were serious about it .

OP here.

Agreed, but GU doesn't give money. Suggested American but I suspect it would be hard on morale as DD would feel it was a step down from GU. Still advocating for it. Thought about Tufts but same problem as GU with regard to $$$. Applying to a couple of other schools that are need blind that may give dollars. Also, suggesting economics undergrad, law or IR grad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The downside of UGA is that it is mostly Georgia residents and most grads will end up in Atlanta. If that's where your daughter wants to end up that's fine. Atlanta has good employment opportunities. Fewer UGA grads will be chasing jobs on Wall Street, fashion, Silicon Valley etc. There is a huge football and Greek culture and both dominate over academics. The smart UGA grads I knew went straight to law school and most of them because they couldn't find other jobs. I wouldn't send my daughter out of state to UGA unless it kept her from taking on significant student loans. I'd also have a plan for summer internships as they aren't going to have many in Athens.

OP here. Thank you - helpful post. Definitely trying to not have her or us loaded up with debt. I don't see my DD wanting to stay in Atlanta. I would not advocate for Wall Street, frankly I would be dead set against it. I could see law school or an IR masters. Question would be is can UGA Honors act as a feeder to the top grad schools ? That I don't know. I would think it would have a hard time competing against the top 10 LACs. I do know friends of mine that recruit have had good success with state school honors kids. Hard working, smart, and not entitled. I suspect they may have more grit which is a valuable life skill/trait.

Thanks for taking the time to post.

PP here. She can definitely get in a top grad school from UGA. Really from any school. BUT - I wouldn't force your daughter to decide what she wants to do at such a young age. She may change her mind many many times. Part of college is finding out who you are and what you're interested in.

[Anonymous]

I'm originally from Atlanta and had many friends who went to UGA's honors college. Especially if the price is right, I wouldn't hesitate to send your kid there. The program is very well resourced, and my friends had amazing opportunities while they're there. Most of them no longer live in GA, multiple lived abroad for stints, many continued on to great grad school programs. And if the worst case scenario is that your kid lives and works in Atlanta, well, Atlanta is way better than DC is many, many ways.