What's it like at UGA?

kaylala
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:07:53 +0000

I’m actually really happy that you posted this, because this is one of my concerns as well. I’m from Massachusetts, and as a girl from the North, I know exactly what you mean about wanting the laid back atmosphere of the South. Honestly, I feel like it’s something I just need in my life. People up North are just so overworked and overstressed! So I applied to USC and UGA (plus some schools up here, of course) and I hope that I get in because I’d really love to go down South. But like you, the diversity/being from the North thing worries me. I hope I fit in too.

The thing is though that UGA has 26,000 undergrads, and that is a lot! I’m not exactly sure which percentage of these are out of state since Collegeboard.com is down right now, but I remember it being a pretty good amount. In any case, the school is so large so that it’s gonna be basically impossible not to find a group you fit into, whether the friends you choose are from up North or down South. Also, because of the size of the school, it’s difficult to generalize. There may be people who care where you’re from, but there definitely will be those who don’t. I’m sure something of this sort would happen at any school you go to anyways, right? It’s unfortunate, but people are bound to judge you based on something… It’s unavoidable, I guess. The bright side though is that no matter what you’ll find your friends and no matter what you’ll be happy. And hey, if all else fails, there will be fellow Northerners down there are UGA who you can commiserate with if everything I’m saying right now is all wrong! Haha, like me! :)

Honestly though, I wouldn’t stress too much. Obviously, I wouldn’t know first hand, but I’m genuinely optimistic about the whole thing and I think that I’m right in being this way I’m interested to see what other people say too.