<p>My D has similar stats to many of y’all: 34 ACT and 3.9 from a top HS. She received a letter last week saying they could not auto admit her due to all the qualified applicants, but encouraging her to submit the application. </p>
<p>Auto-accepted for honors:</p>
<p>In-state
3.9 GPA UW / 4.3 weighted / 4.03 UGA GPA
1400 / 2210 SAT
3 APs complete / 6 complete by graduation
9 Honors classes
Editor of School Literary Magazine (supervised a staff of 10)</p>
<p>The UGA honors program keeps getting more and more competitive, but it’s definitely worth applying to! I’m a current sophomore in the program and I can say it’s been much more than I ever thought it could be. </p>
<p>Honors classes are much better. They’re smaller in size (discussion-based 30 student class instead of a lecture of 300), taught by more experienced faculty (professors that completely changed my way of thinking), and are generally graded less harshly because the professors know you could handle busywork and instead give you meaningful application-based assignments.</p>
<p>The honors program does everything they can to help you succeed. They host alumni events, honors speakers, an online networking system, the Center for Undergraduate Research, and offer many opportunities to get to know faculty. For students looking to go the med school route, many professors will see the honors name and be more willing to allow students to work with them on their research.</p>
<p>Myers, the honors dorm, is far nicer than any of the other dorms available to freshmen. I enjoyed having clean bathrooms, a large room, a nice, open lobby, study rooms on each floor, and living with the community of people taking the same classes as me. Myers is more or less social from year to year but I met all of my current friends there and found most people to be quite open. The location is great, on the Myers quad, nestled between two dining halls, and surrounded by bus stops. However, if you choose, you can always live elsewhere.</p>
<p>Honors students have early registration so you always get the schedule you want, which takes away a lot of stress.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any other questions! I don’t log onto CC much but shoot me an email at <a href=“mailto:amandaco@uga.edu”>amandaco@uga.edu</a> and I’d be happy to talk through any decisions with you. Good luck and go dawgs!</p>
<p>I wonder if part of the auto admit is also class rank? I would also guess the EC and volunteer hours come into play?</p>
<p>Auto admit:</p>
<p>35 Act
2220 SAT
101.8 CNA
7/500 rank </p>
I don’t think its class rank or my D wouldn’t have been an auto admit.
For those reading this thread next year- My d did not receive auto admit in the first round, but was auto admitted to Honors based on her FF application. If you don’t hear anything in the first wave, I would start your Honors application. I think only a handful of students get admitted from the Fellowship application process.
Please remember that auto admit is based solely on M + E sub scores. My d’s composite on the ACT was higher than these subscores. ( 34 composite)
Good Luck to those submitting the application!