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Anonymous wrote:I know a handful of Sidwell students who applied to UGA because of the overall vibe of the school. They want to steer clear of the far-left crazies at many of the schools they would’ve otherwise applied to.

Same for SMU and Tulane.

None went.

https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation

That was last year, sweetie.

This years Instagram page shows 2 have already committed to Tulane. And yeah, I know the kids who applied to UGA. Things are changing. Many kids don’t want to travel to the Northeast, where it’s cold and they’re going to have far-left ideals shoved down their throats.

The southern schools are simply more appealing. Good school plus fun.

And keep in mind that *parents* were the big decision makers when it came to K-12 school choice. Not so much for college. These kids want something different. A great school that’s also going to be fun.

Anonymous wrote:I know a handful of Sidwell students who applied to UGA because of the overall vibe of the school. They want to steer clear of the far-left crazies at many of the schools they would’ve otherwise applied to.

Same for SMU and Tulane.

None went.

https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation

I know a handful of Sidwell students who applied to UGA because of the overall vibe of the school. They want to steer clear of the far-left crazies at many of the schools they would’ve otherwise applied to.

Same for SMU and Tulane.

Anonymous wrote:And I’ll add that my daughter turned down Vandy for UGA. Nothing to do with being a subpar student. Didn’t apply to UNC. Didn’t apply to Emory. Also turned down GT, but knew she didn’t want engineering.

I turned down GT and didn’t apply elsewhere. UGA put me in the Honors Program and was free. It was an excellent decision for me.

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Anonymous wrote:Georgia, Florida, UVA, UNC are all public Ivies.

First, that's an empty term. Second, the only public university that's anything like an Ivy League university is William & Mary. Third, the strongest public university in the southeast isn't any of those; it's Georgia Tech.

Not above UVA and UNC. And I wouldn’t say about WM, just different.

There are two lists of “Public Ivies”.

One was published in 1985. The author, a Yale alum who had served as a director of admissions at several universities, travelled the U.S. examining institutions and selected eight public colleges he thought comparable to the Ivy League. These are the public ivies (bolded) and the runners up (not bolded) from his list:
- College of William & Mary (Williamsburg, Virginia)
- Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)
- University of California (applies to the campuses as of 1985: Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego, Irvine, Davis, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Riverside)
- University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Vermont (Burlington)
- University of Virginia (Charlottesville)
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta)
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- New College of Florida (formerly New College of the University of South Florida, it became an independent part of Florida's State University System in 2001)
- Pennsylvania State University (University Park)
- University of Pittsburgh
- State University of New York at Binghamton (also known as Binghamton University)
- University of Washington (Seattle)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison

This is the list people are usually referring to when talking about "Public Ivies".

There was another list published by different authors in 2001 which named many, many, more "Public Ivies". This list included every institution on the original list except U.C. Riverside and U.C. Santa Cruz:
Examples of schools on the 2001 list that weren't on the original list:
- University of Arizona (Tucson)
- University of Georgia (Athens)
- University of Iowa (Iowa City)

It's important to note that the original list placed importance on non-educational factors and educational factors, while the newer list focused more explicitly on factors directly related to quality of education. So while institutions like the University of Arizona (Tucson) and the University of Georgia (Athens) did make the second list, entitled “The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities”, they did not make the original list which was explicitly focused more on factors like institutional age, campus traditions, campus culture, etc. The second list was more focused on identifying “leading public institutions" than ones that were similar to Ivies in culture, age, campus feel, etc. They were looking for “America's Flagship Public Universities”, not necessarily those which bore the most resemblance to those in the Ivy League. Different goals, different lists.

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Anonymous wrote:Some people may be opting for UGA because there was less turmoil on campus last spring. Same couldn’t be said for Emory and many colleges up North. Many of the in-state students who opt for UGA have the extra funds to do things like participate in Greek life, get a better apartment, travel, do unpaid internships, etc. because of the tuition break. I guess the same trade-off is there for a lot of students who opt for their in-state flagship, not just UGA.

My DC had the stats to apply to UGA, GT and Emory. In the end, they only applied to UGA b/c of what they were looking for in a campus. They didn't want an urban campus and did want a real college town. Only UGA offered that.

+1 This is why UGA is special

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Anonymous wrote:Lovett says 83% of their graduating class went to college out-of-state.

That's because the majority of Lovett students will only seriously consider attending UGA, GT, or Emory if they can get in. But since the majority of seniors apply to these three colleges each year, the majority also find themselves on the outside looking in. And that is why such a high percentage of students will attend college out of state.

I guarantee more than 17% were accepted to one of these three schools and didn’t attend…significantly more.

Of course. Any person who has a basic understanding of statistics would agree with this statement. Not every person who is accepted is going to attend.

Anonymous wrote:Some people may be opting for UGA because there was less turmoil on campus last spring. Same couldn’t be said for Emory and many colleges up North. Many of the in-state students who opt for UGA have the extra funds to do things like participate in Greek life, get a better apartment, travel, do unpaid internships, etc. because of the tuition break. I guess the same trade-off is there for a lot of students who opt for their in-state flagship, not just UGA.

My DC had the stats to apply to UGA, GT and Emory. In the end, they only applied to UGA b/c of what they were looking for in a campus. They didn't want an urban campus and did want a real college town. Only UGA offered that.

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Anonymous wrote:Lovett says 83% of their graduating class went to college out-of-state.

That's because the majority of Lovett students will only seriously consider attending UGA, GT, or Emory if they can get in. But since the majority of seniors apply to these three colleges each year, the majority also find themselves on the outside looking in. And that is why such a high percentage of students will attend college out of state.

I don’t know this school…but it doesn’t seem reasonable that wealthy kids that live in Atlanta would seriously pick GT or Emory only because most wealthy kids anywhere want to have a college experience outside their hometown.

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Anonymous wrote:Lovett says 83% of their graduating class went to college out-of-state.

That's because the majority of Lovett students will only seriously consider attending UGA, GT, or Emory if they can get in. But since the majority of seniors apply to these three colleges each year, the majority also find themselves on the outside looking in. And that is why such a high percentage of students will attend college out of state.

I guarantee more than 17% were accepted to one of these three schools and didn’t attend…significantly more.

Anonymous wrote:Lovett says 83% of their graduating class went to college out-of-state.

That's because the majority of Lovett students will only seriously consider attending UGA, GT, or Emory if they can get in. But since the majority of seniors apply to these three colleges each year, the majority also find themselves on the outside looking in. And that is why such a high percentage of students will attend college out of state.

Some people may be opting for UGA because there was less turmoil on campus last spring. Same couldn’t be said for Emory and many colleges up North. Many of the in-state students who opt for UGA have the extra funds to do things like participate in Greek life, get a better apartment, travel, do unpaid internships, etc. because of the tuition break. I guess the same trade-off is there for a lot of students who opt for their in-state flagship, not just UGA.

Anonymous wrote:UGA has a 50% in state acceptance rate and a 52% in state yield rate.

It stands to reason that wealthier kids with other college options use UGA as a safety and attend other schools that are target/reaches…nearly all of which cost more.

Do any of the top privates give a summary of where kids go to college and the numbers?

52% is a strong yield rate for a flagship with no ED…but it’s no surprise that yield rates are higher with groups of more limited financial means not for tuition and for travel.

In-state 42% acceptance. OOS 23%.

https://www.admissions.uga.edu/blog/2025-uga-overall-ea-admissions/

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Anonymous wrote:Private school GA kids pick UGA for an abundance of reasons more than cost. They have deep connections to top Greek life. They know they want to stay in the south. They know they have connections to future jobs. They know they have zero interest in going to GA Tech with a subpar social life. Ditto Emory with even less of an athletic program. Go Dawgs!

This isn't the reason, they're just rich rids who are subpar students. They could easily go to Vandy or UNC is they wanted the top academic and traditional social life.

Why would they go to Vandy or UNC when UGA also has top academics and traditional social life? Not to mention better football at UGA.

Because UGA isn't a top school.

You’re living in the past. Try to keep up.