UGA has become very selective

<p>My school is really competitive, one of the top 10 in the state, and out of about 30 people I've talked to that applied only about 8 got in. These are kids that are in AP classes, etc. and are good students. For example, a girl that was ranked 13th in the class got deferred, a guy who got into yale (he's an athlete, but he's still a good student) got deferred, and a guy who has a 3.6 and a 1420 got deferred. This just shows how competitive UGA has gotten in the past few years.</p>

<p>I agree, it has gotten quite competitive (especially with HOPE). Are you in state or out of state?</p>

<p>While I agree that it has gotten more selective, my school still had some interesting stories. </p>

<p>One kid at my school got in with an SAT score of around 1000(hes a URM)</p>

<p>Another kid got in with below a 1200</p>

<p>many kids got deferred between 1200 and 1300. </p>

<p>Almost every kid that had many AP classes got accepted.</p>

<p>i'm in state</p>

<p>I also think we should point out with pride that we currently lead those Rambling Wreckers by substantial margins in both post counts and threads. That should count for something, at least. </p>

<p>For more statistically significant numbers, check out these numbers of the applicant pool (NOT just those who were accepted- thisis who whole applicant pool): "The high school grade point average of the mid-50th percentile fell between 3.5-4.0, with test scores between 1150-1320 on the SAT and 25-29 on the ACT."</p>

<p>Also, 9,000 students applied early, a 60% increase from the 5,700 last year. They're probably deferring people because they're just not sure where this class is going to stack up compared to the others at the moment.</p>

<p>ok well...are they heavily recruiting URMs this year or something?? Because I'm black and have a decent SAT, tons of extracurriculars, good essays (I'm a writer), an all AP courseload, and I'm in-state...they also sent me a letter and an application fee waiver in the mail (no I didn't ask for it)...I don't really want to attend UGA but my parents want me to...my Christmas gift to them is applying to UGA...I haven't even sent in my transcript and recs yet...</p>

<p>Maverick</p>

<p>I think that it is harder to get into UGA from the metro Atlanta area because of the huge number of applicants they receive from that one area. I know they don't want to fill a class with so many kids from just one area of the state, and I have heard that since so many apply from the Altanta area, kids with strong stats are often deferred.</p>

<p>bluthunder they really really want URM's. I wouldnt go to UGA if you dont feel comfortable with the school though.</p>

<p>well since UGA is really beginning to pique my interest...</p>

<p>I drove down to Athens today (only about an hour drive) and I REALLY liked the town...it's kinda similar to downtown Decatur but WAY better...I can see why people think of Athens as the ultimate college town...shops, bars, cafes, restaurants, hell just about everything but it still had a small town feel...I could totally see myself living there (well, as a student anyway)...the campus is huge and seems to be really well-kept. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did because of the homogenous student body (I didn't see many people of color) but I think I could adjust...wow a campus visit can really change EVERYTHING...I may be a Dawg next year</p>

<p>Sorry, but what is a URM?</p>

<p>URM- Underrepresented Minority, usually Hispanics and Blacks, although I would say UGA could use more out-of-staters and people from lower incomes and should count them as minorities as well. In any case, they are obsessed with getting good "diversity" (aka noncausian) numbers in their admissions data. Thus there are tons of initiatives to recruit all nonwhites possible. Regardless of your ethnic background/skin color, I honestly don't see why there's so much worry about minorities not fitting in- the ones I know came in knowing a ton more people than all us out-of-staters along with where all the suburbs and high schools were located. So the bottom line is don't worry- the minority group members that I know are loving it and race really isn't that big a deal at all.</p>

<p>Yeah, im a monority and believe in diverse environments but at the same time believe in being fair. I think its wonderful they are pushing for diversity but I hope they push is for "qualified" minority. It sucks to hear "you got in cuz you are black" or "you got in cuz you are a good athlete" (my lit teacher told me I was getting in because Im black, she didnt even know my my academic stats) In fact all the talk about diversity and race, makes some minority (qualified) think twice about applying instead of giving confidence of getting admitted. I wouldn't want to go to a school with racial problems. I read their diversity paper, it was pretty good and made sense, but it should be no reason to be unfair, which I hope they are arent.</p>

<p>I was never under the impression that it was too hard to get into. My school is one of the biggest feeder schools into UGA. I got to a large public high school and out of about 200 people who applied early, it's estimated that 160 got in, the rest were deferred. No one was denied. Granted, I do go to a good school, but there are similar stats to the other local schools. </p>

<p>It was my extreme safety. :&lt;/p>

<p>It's just weird to hear people say that UGA is hard to get into since complete idiots that I know get in.</p>

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<p>It's just weird to hear people say that UGA is hard to get into since complete idiots that I know get in.

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<p>For the sake of those who didn't get in, please watch your wording. As a deferred EA applicant, I'm offended by your comment...as I consider myself to be smart. With a 3.8 GPA, all honors classes, being top 20% of my class, and getting a 30 on my ACT, I do not consider myself to be an idiot.</p>

<p>So before you go making judgements about how 'easy' it is to get in, think about who may see it and just how incredibly rude it may sound.</p>

<p><a href="http://irhst40.irp.uga.edu/html/eFactbook/2005/S03Admiss.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://irhst40.irp.uga.edu/html/eFactbook/2005/S03Admiss.pdf&lt;/a>
^SilverClover, the admissions factbook from last year says the most kids that any school sent to Georgia (including both early action and regular admission) was 109, and the second most was 83. I guess some of the people from your school who claim to have gotten in must be lying lol. A kid at my school got into Vanderbilt but got deferred at UGA, and I don't think she was even a recruited athlete or anything like the guy who got into yale in the post above. I think what ryan2288 said about admissions is right though... Some kids with low GPAs (maybe 3.4-3.5?) and low SATs for UGA (1100's) got in... all of them took at least 3 or 4 AP's. I guess this is a good thing though, because a bunch of kids I know have stayed away from AP's in the past because they didn't want to hurt their GPAs and chances to get into college.</p>

<p>^That's how many ATTENDED, not how many were accepted...</p>

<p>I think one of the reasons why UGA has deferred many people (most high stat applicants) is to see if they are actually interested in the school and not just looking at it as a safety (which is where low-stat applicants come in). They want to accept as few people as possible to keep their acceptance rate low (like most schools), and with high stat applicants, they are EXTREMELY likely to get into a higher level school (like, the Athlete recruit going to Yale). </p>

<p>By the way, maverick, if you live in East Cobb, it's very likely that the Yale recruit is gay because I saw someone from the area on a site (xy.com) and he said he was recruited. Not very likely there will be hundreds of Yale recruits from Georgia... Small world.</p>

<p>For the above posters: UGA does not give preference to URM's in anyway and it is unconstitutional for them to do so. A girl from my school sued them a couple of years back for accepting minorities with lower stats and she actually won so they are not allowed to discriminate in any way. As for the harder acceptance standards, President Adams has been trying to drop the "party school" image and introduce more of an academic image. It's part of his "master plan" that they talk about so expect acceptance standards to become increasingly harder in the coming years.</p>

<p>No one from my school was accepted early with a weighted GPA lower than 4.0. </p>

<p>On a side note, my guidance counsellor called me in the middle of Calculus last week and told me that I was automatically accepted to UGA if I filled out an application. I humbly turned down the offer and told her that I was going to Yale. It felt pretty good just because that was where I was afraid I would end up.</p>

<p>Edit: I'm not the Yale recruit, by the way.</p>

<p>Actually Uga uses race as a factor now, they just reinstated it last year. Before they had used a point system awarding points to urms, and that was what was outlawed. But now they use a system in which they consider race as a factor but do not use a point system.</p>