UGA or UVA

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Anonymous wrote:UVA has a better reputation in this area and around the country. I would find it hard to go to UGA over UVA unless there was a specific academic program that made sense at UGA.

Maybe 10 years ago. Now there isn’t much of a difference in reputation. The UGA brand could be even bigger nationally due to football success.

UGA’s reputation is not equal to UVA’s. Stop it already.

Please. UVA moms need to give it up already. I'm in no way affiliated with UGA and have no connection but UVA is not the prize you think it is. Get out of your bubble. A trip to New Haven or Cambridge might serve you well.

I’m PP. I actually live in Fairfield County…think Greenwich, Darien, Westport, New Canaan. I know several who have attended UVA from my area and they have done very well for themselves. It’s a well regarded school. And, yes, I’m quite familiar with New Haven and Cambridge. It’s not all about Yale and Harvard. Good grief.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA is less than half the size of UGA. Classes would be a bit smaller with more access to professors, research, etc.

UGA has very little access to research. I can definitely vouch for that.

I was easily able to work in research labs. The honors program helped me.

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UVA is a harder admit for most GA kids than UGaA (partly because of the OOS thing). However, UGA is catching up when it comes to the incoming students’ academic profiles.

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Reputation is difficult to measure and subjective. Reputations also evolve. Parents remember that in the 90’s UVA was a harder admit. That has changed and UGA’s profile is closer to UVA now, especially OOS. Gen Z will probably think UGA has a reputation similar to UVA.

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I'm not sure why this decision feels so difficult. In terms of prestige, UVA is the clear winner over UGA. Having lived in both California and New York, I can say that UVA has a strong reputation in both regions. As one commenter mentioned, it’s often grouped with other top public universities like UCLA, Berkeley, and Michigan.

UGA, on the other hand, is more closely associated with football and its Southern identity, which happens to be particularly popular right now. Of course, the quality of education depends on many factors, but UVA is widely recognized as one of the top public universities.

I’d have no problem sending my child to either school, but if I wanted to win the "parent bragging" contest, UVA would be the clear choice. That said, I doubt either school would significantly impact a child's ultimate success, unless one has a notably stronger program or better connections in their area of interest.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why this decision feels so difficult. In terms of prestige, UVA is the clear winner over UGA. Having lived in both California and New York, I can say that UVA has a strong reputation in both regions. As one commenter mentioned, it’s often grouped with other top public universities like UCLA, Berkeley, and Michigan.

UGA, on the other hand, is more closely associated with football and its Southern identity, which happens to be particularly popular right now. Of course, the quality of education depends on many factors, but UVA is widely recognized as one of the top public universities.

I’d have no problem sending my child to either school, but if I wanted to win the "parent bragging" contest, UVA would be the clear choice. That said, I doubt either school would significantly impact a child's ultimate success, unless one has a notably stronger program or better connections in their area of interest.

Who asked about prestige? OP asked about experiences at both and the responses indicate the actual education and overall experience are seemingly the same aside from UGA being bigger.

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My high stats kid just accepted at UGA out of state. We visited UVA (also OOS) but she was really turned off by the tour. Agree that parents seem to be stuck in a time warp about what current seniors or younger are thinking.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA is far more prestigious, if that matters to you.

Not necessarily true

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Anonymous wrote:My high stats kid just accepted at UGA out of state. We visited UVA (also OOS) but she was really turned off by the tour. Agree that parents seem to be stuck in a time warp about what current seniors or younger are thinking.

+100

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My kid loved them both! Very very similar campus vibes and was so impressed with both in the area of academics and campus setting. Would be thrilled to have DC attend either school!