How intellectual is UGA?

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I think the poster who said there were intellectual kids, but that it isn’t an intellectual school have it right. You really have to like football to enjoy UGA fully and it does have a big greek scene. I went to Tech and loved the campus—it was very self contained. UGA was just big and Athens just wasn’t my scene.

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Anonymous wrote:Would it be good for DS who wants to major in humanities and loves intellectual conversation?

No!

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Anonymous wrote:What if all they care about is getting the best education and highest-paying engineering job possible without going to graduate school?

Yawn. You seem miserable. UGA kids balance academic success with social success and go on to be highly successful. Guess what? The social cues they learn at UGA are just as important, if not more important. Nobody wants to hire human drones that never learned to live a little.

This is not how I approached college (or would want my kids to), but an increasingly higher percentage of parents see an undergraduate education as purely transactional rather than a formative experience.

UGA has strong students across all disciplines. They mostly tend to be very friendly, attractive and outgoing. They love the Bulldogs. If you’re looking for a boring, transactional experience, UGA probably isn’t right for you.

That was my only point. I'd pick UGA, but for lots of people GT is the better choice.

Not quite. UGA is better for every major except engineering and most kids would prefer UGA’s social experience. So really, GT is only better for engineers and nerds.

You are way underestimating the number of engineers and nerds in this world.

They can go to GT. Engineering doesn’t really feel upper crust like Athens and UGA.

lol at UGA being "upper crust". Go Dawgs! Give me a beer!

You’re an idiot lol UGA students are rich. Athens is like Charlottesville and Chapel Hill.

Not even close

You’ve lost all credibility. Athens is considered the best college town in the south.

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Anonymous wrote:What if all they care about is getting the best education and highest-paying engineering job possible without going to graduate school?

Yawn. You seem miserable. UGA kids balance academic success with social success and go on to be highly successful. Guess what? The social cues they learn at UGA are just as important, if not more important. Nobody wants to hire human drones that never learned to live a little.

This is not how I approached college (or would want my kids to), but an increasingly higher percentage of parents see an undergraduate education as purely transactional rather than a formative experience.

UGA has strong students across all disciplines. They mostly tend to be very friendly, attractive and outgoing. They love the Bulldogs. If you’re looking for a boring, transactional experience, UGA probably isn’t right for you.

That was my only point. I'd pick UGA, but for lots of people GT is the better choice.

Not quite. UGA is better for every major except engineering and most kids would prefer UGA’s social experience. So really, GT is only better for engineers and nerds.

Dude...It's not only engineering. Tech is the number 9 ranked public institution overall by US. News and a Public Ivy by Forbes. UGA ain't got that smoke.

Dude…nobody cares about your silly little rankings. Plus nobody would want to go to college in Atlanta if they were honest about it.

lol. You can't say anything so now rankings are silly. Can't make it up. BTW, nobody wants to go to college at Tech? Here is another stat for you buddy, Georgia Tech received 67,000 applications this cycle (offered only 8,500). UGA received only 47,000.

Not what I said. I said nobody would want to go to Atlanta if they were honest about it. Another poster pointed out that nerdy engineers do like GT, so that could explain the apps to Tech. Sorry you wouldn’t have been able to hack it socially at UGA.

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I've been to Athens and it was fun, but why is UGA getting fewer applications than Michigan, Penn State, Florida State, Wisconsin, and even Virginia Tech?

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Anonymous wrote:I've been to Athens and it was fun, but why is UGA getting fewer applications than Michigan, Penn State, Florida State, Wisconsin, and even Virginia Tech?

The acceptance rate is 33%, they don’t need more apps.

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Anonymous wrote:What if all they care about is getting the best education and highest-paying engineering job possible without going to graduate school?

Yawn. You seem miserable. UGA kids balance academic success with social success and go on to be highly successful. Guess what? The social cues they learn at UGA are just as important, if not more important. Nobody wants to hire human drones that never learned to live a little.

This is not how I approached college (or would want my kids to), but an increasingly higher percentage of parents see an undergraduate education as purely transactional rather than a formative experience.

UGA has strong students across all disciplines. They mostly tend to be very friendly, attractive and outgoing. They love the Bulldogs. If you’re looking for a boring, transactional experience, UGA probably isn’t right for you.

That was my only point. I'd pick UGA, but for lots of people GT is the better choice.

Not quite. UGA is better for every major except engineering and most kids would prefer UGA’s social experience. So really, GT is only better for engineers and nerds.

Dude...It's not only engineering. Tech is the number 9 ranked public institution overall by US. News and a Public Ivy by Forbes. UGA ain't got that smoke.

Dude…nobody cares about your silly little rankings. Plus nobody would want to go to college in Atlanta if they were honest about it.

lol. You can't say anything so now rankings are silly. Can't make it up. BTW, nobody wants to go to college at Tech? Here is another stat for you buddy, Georgia Tech received 67,000 applications this cycle (offered only 8,500). UGA received only 47,000.

Not what I said. I said nobody would want to go to Atlanta if they were honest about it. Another poster pointed out that nerdy engineers do like GT, so that could explain the apps to Tech. Sorry you wouldn’t have been able to hack it socially at UGA.

lol. This is getting comical.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been to Athens and it was fun, but why is UGA getting fewer applications than Michigan, Penn State, Florida State, Wisconsin, and even Virginia Tech?

The acceptance rate is 33%, they don’t need more apps.

That didn't answer the question.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been to Athens and it was fun, but why is UGA getting fewer applications than Michigan, Penn State, Florida State, Wisconsin, and even Virginia Tech?

The acceptance rate is 33%, they don’t need more apps.

Damn. That's high. UF was in the low 20's.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been to Athens and it was fun, but why is UGA getting fewer applications than Michigan, Penn State, Florida State, Wisconsin, and even Virginia Tech?

The acceptance rate is 33%, they don’t need more apps.

Damn. That's high. UF was in the low 20's.

FSU was at 25% acceptance rate.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been to Athens and it was fun, but why is UGA getting fewer applications than Michigan, Penn State, Florida State, Wisconsin, and even Virginia Tech?

The acceptance rate is 33%, they don’t need more apps.

That didn't answer the question.

If they wanted more apps they would spam people like Chicago.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been to Athens and it was fun, but why is UGA getting fewer applications than Michigan, Penn State, Florida State, Wisconsin, and even Virginia Tech?

The acceptance rate is 33%, they don’t need more apps.

Damn. That's high. UF was in the low 20's.

So? Why would UGA want a lower acceptance rate?

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Anonymous wrote:What if all they care about is getting the best education and highest-paying engineering job possible without going to graduate school?

Yawn. You seem miserable. UGA kids balance academic success with social success and go on to be highly successful. Guess what? The social cues they learn at UGA are just as important, if not more important. Nobody wants to hire human drones that never learned to live a little.

This is not how I approached college (or would want my kids to), but an increasingly higher percentage of parents see an undergraduate education as purely transactional rather than a formative experience.

UGA has strong students across all disciplines. They mostly tend to be very friendly, attractive and outgoing. They love the Bulldogs. If you’re looking for a boring, transactional experience, UGA probably isn’t right for you.

That was my only point. I'd pick UGA, but for lots of people GT is the better choice.

Not quite. UGA is better for every major except engineering and most kids would prefer UGA’s social experience. So really, GT is only better for engineers and nerds.

Dude...It's not only engineering. Tech is the number 9 ranked public institution overall by US. News and a Public Ivy by Forbes. UGA ain't got that smoke.

Dude…nobody cares about your silly little rankings. Plus nobody would want to go to college in Atlanta if they were honest about it.

Don’t get this comment. Atlanta is a great city for college students and a great city overall.

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Anonymous wrote:What if all they care about is getting the best education and highest-paying engineering job possible without going to graduate school?

Yawn. You seem miserable. UGA kids balance academic success with social success and go on to be highly successful. Guess what? The social cues they learn at UGA are just as important, if not more important. Nobody wants to hire human drones that never learned to live a little.

This is not how I approached college (or would want my kids to), but an increasingly higher percentage of parents see an undergraduate education as purely transactional rather than a formative experience.

UGA has strong students across all disciplines. They mostly tend to be very friendly, attractive and outgoing. They love the Bulldogs. If you’re looking for a boring, transactional experience, UGA probably isn’t right for you.

That was my only point. I'd pick UGA, but for lots of people GT is the better choice.

Not quite. UGA is better for every major except engineering and most kids would prefer UGA’s social experience. So really, GT is only better for engineers and nerds.

Dude...It's not only engineering. Tech is the number 9 ranked public institution overall by US. News and a Public Ivy by Forbes. UGA ain't got that smoke.

Dude…nobody cares about your silly little rankings. Plus nobody would want to go to college in Atlanta if they were honest about it.

Don’t get this comment. Atlanta is a great city for college students and a great city overall.

How is Atlanta a great city for college students? It’s the opposite of a college town infested with crime and traffic worse than DC.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been to Athens and it was fun, but why is UGA getting fewer applications than Michigan, Penn State, Florida State, Wisconsin, and even Virginia Tech?

The acceptance rate is 33%, they don’t need more apps.

Damn. That's high. UF was in the low 20's.

So? Why would UGA want a lower acceptance rate?

Acceptance rate is a red herring. If UGA is so desirable, why are more people applying?