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Anonymous wrote:Any new opinions or input on UGA? After reading through this conversation, it seems like a great college town with a good mix of bright students. How would you compare it to Wisconsin, Florida and Maryland for general academics and student experience? DC is oos for all schools listed, so looking for more than the "whatever school is cheapest" post.

Of these choices, Florida is both the cheapest and the highest ranked.

What does the ranking mean?

UF is ranked #28 per latest USnews and #1 public university according to Wall Street Journal. I know rankings can be wonky but the dcurban crowd seems obsessed with these things.

The ranking is also apparent in how incredibly selective UF has become in the last fews years- this year in particular. I know of several NMF who got denied. UF claims to be holistic.

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Anonymous wrote:Any new opinions or input on UGA? After reading through this conversation, it seems like a great college town with a good mix of bright students. How would you compare it to Wisconsin, Florida and Maryland for general academics and student experience? DC is oos for all schools listed, so looking for more than the "whatever school is cheapest" post.

Of these choices, Florida is both the cheapest and the highest ranked.

What does the ranking mean?

UF is ranked #28 per latest USnews and #1 public university according to Wall Street Journal. I know rankings can be wonky but the dcurban crowd seems obsessed with these things.

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Anonymous wrote:Any new opinions or input on UGA? After reading through this conversation, it seems like a great college town with a good mix of bright students. How would you compare it to Wisconsin, Florida and Maryland for general academics and student experience? DC is oos for all schools listed, so looking for more than the "whatever school is cheapest" post.

Of these choices, Florida is both the cheapest and the highest ranked.

What does the ranking mean?

Anonymous wrote:Any new opinions or input on UGA? After reading through this conversation, it seems like a great college town with a good mix of bright students. How would you compare it to Wisconsin, Florida and Maryland for general academics and student experience? DC is oos for all schools listed, so looking for more than the "whatever school is cheapest" post.

Of these choices, Florida is both the cheapest and the highest ranked.

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Anonymous wrote:Any new opinions or input on UGA? After reading through this conversation, it seems like a great college town with a good mix of bright students. How would you compare it to Wisconsin, Florida and Maryland for general academics and student experience? DC is oos for all schools listed, so looking for more than the "whatever school is cheapest" post.

My DD ruled out two of these schools after visiting. The visits really helped. I think she is going to choose UGA.

Why UGA?

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Anonymous wrote:Any new opinions or input on UGA? After reading through this conversation, it seems like a great college town with a good mix of bright students. How would you compare it to Wisconsin, Florida and Maryland for general academics and student experience? DC is oos for all schools listed, so looking for more than the "whatever school is cheapest" post.

My DD ruled out two of these schools after visiting. The visits really helped. I think she is going to choose UGA.

What did she like best about UGA?

Anonymous wrote:Any new opinions or input on UGA? After reading through this conversation, it seems like a great college town with a good mix of bright students. How would you compare it to Wisconsin, Florida and Maryland for general academics and student experience? DC is oos for all schools listed, so looking for more than the "whatever school is cheapest" post.

My DD ruled out two of these schools after visiting. The visits really helped. I think she is going to choose UGA.

Anonymous wrote:Any new opinions or input on UGA? After reading through this conversation, it seems like a great college town with a good mix of bright students. How would you compare it to Wisconsin, Florida and Maryland for general academics and student experience? DC is oos for all schools listed, so looking for more than the "whatever school is cheapest" post.

The order in which I'd like to attend these schools (holding aside location): Wisconsin, Georgia, Maryland, Florida. The order in which I'd like to live in these places: Madison, Athens, Gainesville, College Park. So I'd obviously go Wisconsin and then Georgia (with a pretty big gap separating those two from UMD and UF). But who cares? It's not my choice/life. If you don't like the cold, your order will be different. If you think DeSantis has been good for public education in Florida, your order will be different. If you want to be a Metro ride away from DC, your order will be different. These are personal decisions.

Anonymous wrote:Any new opinions or input on UGA? After reading through this conversation, it seems like a great college town with a good mix of bright students. How would you compare it to Wisconsin, Florida and Maryland for general academics and student experience? DC is oos for all schools listed, so looking for more than the "whatever school is cheapest" post.

Academics are on par with every school listed. Athens is by far the best college town on the list making UGA the best choice.

Any new opinions or input on UGA? After reading through this conversation, it seems like a great college town with a good mix of bright students. How would you compare it to Wisconsin, Florida and Maryland for general academics and student experience? DC is oos for all schools listed, so looking for more than the "whatever school is cheapest" post.

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Anonymous wrote: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

Great college town. Blows away College Park and Charlottesville in that category.

Love Athens. Love Boulder. Like Charlottesville a lot. Madison crushes them all, though. (I can see a skier preferring Boulder, of course, but town-for-town, it's no contest.)

You're reminding me that my nephew was rejected at top choice W and heading to UGA (and trying to convince himself that Athens will be ok, even though he loved Madison).

Omg pls update

DP. UGA has better football

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Anonymous wrote: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

Great college town. Blows away College Park and Charlottesville in that category.

Love Athens. Love Boulder. Like Charlottesville a lot. Madison crushes them all, though. (I can see a skier preferring Boulder, of course, but town-for-town, it's no contest.)

You're reminding me that my nephew was rejected at top choice W and heading to UGA (and trying to convince himself that Athens will be ok, even though he loved Madison).

Omg pls update

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Anonymous wrote:Kids from the Midwest and NE are flocking to Southern schools, and many are surprised by how competitive they have become. In our area, UVA and UNC are considered dream schools and huge reaches for OOS kids. I would say UGA is a slightly more attainable school for the same group of kids who are good students looking for that work hard play hard culture.

This is what I am seeing too. My kid was WL at UVA but in at UGA, OOS for both. Got large scholarship at South Carolina but doesn’t want to go there. Has many friends who would love SC but were either deferred or didn’t receive a scholarship. I think all of these large schools have gotten more and more competitive to get into.

Same my DS got In-state tuition at SC! But would choose UGA over it (got a little money from there too)
Waiting on other deferrals. This is all crazy.

Anonymous wrote:Kids from the Midwest and NE are flocking to Southern schools, and many are surprised by how competitive they have become. In our area, UVA and UNC are considered dream schools and huge reaches for OOS kids. I would say UGA is a slightly more attainable school for the same group of kids who are good students looking for that work hard play hard culture.

This is what I am seeing too. My kid was WL at UVA but in at UGA, OOS for both. Got large scholarship at South Carolina but doesn’t want to go there. Has many friends who would love SC but were either deferred or didn’t receive a scholarship. I think all of these large schools have gotten more and more competitive to get into.

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Anonymous wrote:A kid from the DMV won't fit in. UGA students are admittedly high-achievers with no ambitions outside of returning to their dad's insurance company in BFE, GA.

My friend's son just graduated and is making 85k in DC. Other one in grad school, and a third working in NYC in finance. Such a bizarre reply. Did you child go there and leave?

I'm a military spouse who lives in Georgia and regularly sees the type. My kid did not bother applying there, no.

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