GREAT admissions site at UGA

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<p>Well, I guess that advertising works! I saw the banner on top of the CC site…and wandered over.</p>

<p>One of the most helpful and “direct” set of admissions pages I’ve seen! While most of the info. will not be earthshattering to CC regulars, I found the sections by the Admissions Director (or…a very good PR person!) were written in a refreshing and “accessible” way.</p>

<p>Admissions director gives great advice on essays for UGA…but really applies to most college essays:
[University</a> of Georgia :: Undergraduate Admissions :: Suggestions For Writing Admission Essays<a href=“be%20sure%20to%20read%20middle%20paragraph%20on” title=“Show and Tell”>/url</a></p>

<p>Importance of HS GPA and rigor of courses:
…“GPA and rigor of curriculum weigh roughly three-to-two to standardized tests in predicting academic success at UGA. Effectively, this means that a student with a 4.0 GPA in a superior curriculum of Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses might be admitted with an SAT score at or below 1000. Yet, another student with a 3.0 GPA and an SAT score of 1400 might not be admitted, if the student opted for no more than a standard college prep curriculum with few if any Honors, AP or IB courses”…</p>

<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/admission_information_for_first_year_students.html]University”>http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/admission_information_for_first_year_students.html]University</a> of Georgia :: Undergraduate Admissions :: Admission Information For First Year Students](<a href=“http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/suggestions_for_writing_admission_essays.html]University”>http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/suggestions_for_writing_admission_essays.html) </p>

<p>Ten hints for applying to college:<br>
[University</a> of Georgia :: Undergraduate Admissions :: Top Ten Hints For Applying To College](<a href=“http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/top_ten_hints_for_applying_to_college.html]University”>http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/top_ten_hints_for_applying_to_college.html)</p>

<p>So…now the additional result of the advertising. Seems like a great option for someone I know. But…could be a reach. No standardized test scores yet…but saw the common set data for 2008. 660 was the average score on all sections for 75th percentile…and 55-60% of admits score 600+ on all sections of SAT 600+ seems to be the “standard”…with most at 600 - 699.</p>

<p>Some additional info. needed from those familiar with the school. Website says UGA is about 1 hour from Atlanta. Is it easy to get to the Atlanta airport? What is Athens like? How does it compare to Chapel Hill as a college community?</p>

<p>I was even impressed with the interesting topics for 4 short essays (I was surprised to see they have additional essays!) I have never heard UGA talked about in the same way as, what I, and I think others, would consider the “premiere” state flagships like Berkeley, Michigan, UNC-CH and UVA. Is it any easier to get into than those schools?</p>

<p>I know there is a CC regular who has written fairly glowingly about being in the honors college. But, for an average OOS kid who is a B student…with only a couple of AP/Honors classes…who can hopefully score at least 625 - 650 on SAT…would UGA be too much of a reach?</p>

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<p>Hey, the tens of thousands of dollars they’ve been spending on private consultants and advertising to boost UGA’s image seems to be working! I’m pleasantly surprised.</p>

<p>Athens is an awesome college town. People who may be somewhat suspect at UGA’s perceived conservatism (yes, it’s a REDSTATE!) will be relieved to know that most of the “townies” in Athens are on the progressive side. There’s plenty of indie bands, funky shops, vegetarian/vegan-friendly eateries, etc. to go along with more typical greek-oriented bars. And there are a lot of bars- well over three dozen I believe.The downtown backs right up to the edge of campus, which makes it convenient for lunch or running errands between classes. All the big box stores are nearby as well. </p>

<p>Getting to Atlanta is somewhat of a pain if you’re without a car, but there is a very frequent albeit expensive shuttle as well as a much less frequent Greyhound bus. There are also cheap flights from the Athens airport offered now too I think that go direct to Atlanta. Most students at UGA are from Atlanta, however, so there should be plenty of possible rides if you need to get to Atlanta on any given weekend without a car of your own. </p>

<p>I know very few out-of-state students who are not in the Honors program, but from the data I’ve seen there is a slight advantage for out-of-state students: the average HS GPA for incoming out-of-state students is 3.63 as opposed to 3.81 for instaters though the SATs are comparable at around 1230 (M+V only).</p>

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<p>//(be sure to read middle paragraph on “Show and Tell”)//</p>

<p>That’s wonderful advice, not just for admissions essay writers but all writers–and I especially love the way he follows his own advice in making his point.</p>

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<p>I’m curious about the essay he said was less than 30 words but made him laugh for 5 minutes straight!</p>

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<p>Vig180 –
Great info - thanks! </p>

<p>Any insight on the quality of classes, advising etc. for non-honors? Can a non-honors student usually graduate in 4 years, or do kids often get shut out of required classes?</p>

<p>(Was told on a tour of another large state uni that most kids need summers and/or an extra semester to graduate in 4 years because they cap the # of sections offered for required courses in some of the more popular majors.)</p>