Duke, Gatech, or UGA Honors?

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<p>@ keystone and kasmokia:</p>

<p>First, all the schools you folks are considering are very good – academically, you can’t really go wrong with any of them. Much of the information you’ll find about UGA and GT is rumor and often it’s just not true (e.g. post #13 above me). To get a better idea of whether UGA Honors is the right choice for you, I’d urge both of y’all to visit and spend some time around campus. Have both of you already visited UGA?</p>

<p>To respond to ilikepizza’s [mis]characterizations of UGA:

comparing duke to uga honors is laughable unless money is #1 factor.

Comparing on what basis? Prestige? In that case, Duke is clearly superior. In terms of access to professors, research opportunities, ambitious peers, etc., I think UGA Honors and Duke are about equal.</p>

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if 3k is the difference, emory would be a better choice because you will be have more opportunities and be more accessible to resources like the their hospital

Again, saying “Emory=more opportunities, UGA=fewer opportunities” is a fallacy. UGA Honors is particularly good at connecting its students with all kinds of social, research, and other academic opportunities inside and outside the Honors program.</p>

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intro classes are huge and you will be competing against over 200 people per class for professor attention.

What kind of “professor attention” is needed in a 300-person core curriculum lecture?</p>

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uga is great if you plan to stay in georgia or become a teacher.

That’s just downright insulting. UGA certainly has a regional reputation, and Honors certainly has a national reputation. If you need evidence of that, consider that a good number of Honors alumni attend well-regarded graduate schools. Among public universities, UGA “produces” one of the largest numbers of Rhodes, Truman, Goldwater, etc. Scholars.</p>

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also, remember that uga’s tuition/fees are going to rise and hope does not cover any increases in tuition which means the amount you have to pay will increase over the years.

While the HOPE scholarship won’t pay for increases in tuition, the Zell Miller Scholarship will. I assume that most folks capable of getting into UGA Honors are also capable of qualifying for the ZM Scholarship (1200 SAT, 3.7 GPA in HS). As for fee increases, all public (and many private) schools are having to raise fees because of decreased support from the General Assembly. Although UGA’s fees increased by $200 per semester, I believe the fees at Tech. went up by $250 per semester. I understand that Emory is also raising some of its fees for the coming school year.</p>

<p>My purpose in posting this is not to blindly support UGA (although it sometimes feels like it ;)) but I hope that you folks, as prospective students, have access to multiple perspectives on UGA. When I was making a decision, I know I found the information from UGA posters to be particularly helpful (thanks vig, jen!). </p>

<p>@ Keystone and kasmokia: Best of luck in the decision-making process!</p>