Anonymous wrote:I can understand your thinking. It will probably work out.
For some reason, UGA has dropped off of Princeton Review's list of top party schools. Maybe the school made some drastic changes to address that issue.

Or the students at the school(s) that knocked it off the list started partying more

Go Dawgs.

Woof, woof, woof

12:23 again, just wanted to note that for law school I qualified for in-state tuition after 6 months and taking the right steps to establish residency. IT WAS SO WORTH IT. I am 37 years old and I have no student loan debt whatsoever—my law school loan was paid off when I was 32.

You cannot put a price on being able to graduate debt free or with minimal debt. And as I said before, attending a “big football school” in no way hurt me when looking for a job.

Median SAT is 1240.

http://time.com/money/best-colleges/profile/university-of-georgia/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ga. born UGA grad school grad here. Thriving school. Probably, 3rd "best" overall SEC school top to bottom after Vandy and Florida (though Alabama is gaining). New engineering programs, new emphasis on STEM, top j-school, top grad schools, about as diverse and cosmopolitan as a student body can get in the SEC (LOTS of suburban ATL Yankee transplants in the mix), progressive better than average college town, decent racial atmosphere for students of color, good pipeline in ATL corporate world and decent pipeline into DC/NYC media worlds. Getting very difficult to get into in state with mid-tier students being funneled in to growing schools around the state (The GSUs etc).

OP here.

Thank your - this was helpful.
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I had similar stats as your daughter and chose to attend FL in their honors college over other schools that are much more highly regarded here on DCUM. My dad had a similar perspective to yours in that I needed to consider the total value of the offers on the table. Many schools did want to “buy my stats and demographics”.

Previous posters have already referenced the way that the honors colleges are structured so that you have a lot of faculty access and a small community within the larger university. I also got full funding for faculty research projects and study abroad. But what swayed me was the finances. I graduated without debt and my parents could afford to fund interesting unpaid internships and help with grad school. And that allowed my younger brother to have options too. If I had chosen Princeton with a bit of financial aid, it would have put a huge strain on me and my parents and it would have limited my grad school options. It was truly bittersweet to have to make that decision as a 17 year old.

But if I am honest with myself, it was also really fun to be able to be part of the big SEC school. And I was a big academic fish in a more diverse pond. And the skills I learned interacting with a more “typical” cross-section of people have served me well in my life/career. I really enjoy the DC wonky world, but there is a really big world outside of it and I can deal there too.

I tend to think that the people who immediately dismiss SEC schools as “big party football schools” actually have little to no experience with those schools. Please do not listen to those people.

I did not go to UGA but I did go to another very large SEC school for my law degree and my experience was wonderful. As far as reputation, actual education, and ability to get a job...I felt very well prepared with my classes and overall education. I passed the bar in two other states and I got a job immediately. In no way do I feel that my educational experience was compromised by being a “big football school.” I absolutely loved the football and game day scene, don’t get me wrong. But it didn’t hinder or interfere with my schooling one bit. If your DD is a hard worker and motivated, she will thrive anywhere.

And she’ll be at risk for underage drinking citations anywhere, to be honest. That wouldn’t be a consideration for me because it can happen at any school, in any town. For undergrad I went to a small college outside of NYC and many of my friends were cited for underage drinking. They survived. Again, it comes down to your daughter. Don’t act like a buffoon and you won’t get arrested.

Full breakdown of stats from Georgia website for Fall 2017 class.

Overall Enrollment
Overall Enrollment: 36,574
Undergraduate Enrollment: 27,951
Graduate Enrollment: 8,623

2017 First-Year Applications
Applications Received: 24,486
Applicants Admitted: 13,058
New First-Year Students Enrolled: 5,839

High School Core Grade Point Average
Middle 50% of All Enrolled First-Year Students: 3.88-4.13
Overall Average of All Enrolled First-Year Students: 4.0
Average of Admitted Honors Students: 4.12

Standardized Tests
SATR Middle 50% of Admitted First-Year Students: 1220-1360
Overall SATR Average for Admitted First-Year Students: 1344
ACT Middle 50% of Admitted First-Year Students: 28-32
Overall ACT Average for Admitted First-Year Students: 30
SATR Average of Admitted Honors Students: 1490
ACT Average of Admitted Honors Students: 33

Old article on how UGA calculates GPA, not all schools do it the same. http://ugaadmissions.blogspot.com/2013/11/calculating-uga-gpa.html