<p>As far as I can tell, UGA uses test scores as a sort of first-round cutoff for Foundation Fellowship (FF) and Ramsey scholarships. Once your scores are past a certain point - around 1450 for Ramsey and FF - seems like the scores become irrelevant and then UGA takes into consideration other factors like achievements, extracurriculars, etc. In looking at FF brochures, I see that UGA often devotes the first page to test scores and GPA but it also covers the accomplishments of FF in depth. In a nutshell, stats are important, but I don’t think they are the driving factor behind who is awarded what.</p>
<p>[From</a> UGA honors website](<a href=“http://www.uga.edu/honors/c_s/scholarships/ramsey/ramsey_scholars.html]From”>http://www.uga.edu/honors/c_s/scholarships/ramsey/ramsey_scholars.html):
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<p>Ramsey and FF are extremely competitive, with about 20 FF and 40 Ramsey scholars each year - out of approximately 1000 applicants. Other merit-based scholarships are much less competitive. [Charter</a> scholars](<a href=“http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/scholarships_at_uga.html]Charter”>http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/scholarships_at_uga.html), which UGA says it awards to the top 5% of each incoming class as measured by academic achievement, typically goes to about 250 people.</p>