<p>Ahhh! All I have to say is I hope your daughters get good scholarships or financial aid. I couldn’t believe the OOS price of UGA compared to in-state. I am going there in the spring as a Junior transfer after getting my A.A. In Dec, and I only had no issues picking it as an out of stater because the colleges in VT charge about 35-40K for IN-state tuition (UVM is especially notorious for driving in-state students far far away! Or at the very least driving them to take the majority of their classes at the community college.)</p>
<p>I would recommend the College ******* book on UGA and definitely an extended visit to the school and to see the area. I lived in a town about 40 miles from Athens for the summer, and while I only ventured into Athens a couple of times, I found I liked Georgia enough to stay there for my university career, but it is definitely not going to fit everyone that is not used to the Southern ideals. (I picked it more because it’s so different from home, though I hear Athens is a pocket of people a bit different from the average southerners.)</p>
<p>Also, something I have found is rent in Athens=CHEAP! (well, up here it’s over $800 for a studio apartment, so extra cheap compared to home). An apartment, though it would include stresses of having to keep on top of bill due dates, would be cheaper than dorm living (I couldn’t believe some of the $3500 a semester ones!) I think I will go for (or attempt to get into) college housing for one semester, but from there on out I’m heading for my own apt. Also, everything seems to be within wlking distance, but that doesn’t mean it makes for a nice stroll to class. The humidity is awful, though as you are farther south than I, I’m sure you get more of the hot weather GA does, though maybe not the dire (to me atleast) ultra saturation of the air.</p>