<p>Georgia Resident</p>
<p>ACT: Composite 33 (34 E, 28 M, 34R, 34 S) single sitting
GPA: 4.35 Weighted
Rank: 4/72 (top 5%)
Combined 8 AP's. Passed all 4 of the ones I have taken with a 4 and am taking 4 APs this year (my small, private, catholic school only offers 10 AP classes total)
AP Scores: European History(4) US History(4) Biology(4) English Lang(4)
AP Scholar with Honor award
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Environmental Science, AP English Lit, AP US Government, Honors Physics 2, US Army JROTC, some other electives</p>
<p>Extracurriculuars
US Army JROTC (9-12) Achieved a high rank and position with many awards (Scottish American Military Society Medal)
Drill Team (9-12) Varsity Sport at school. Lettered all 4 years, Captain of the team for Junior and Senior year
Junior Cadet Leadership Camp - selective leadership summer camp
LEO Club (Lions International Volunteer Club) (10-12)
Model United Nations (11-12)
Student Government (12)- elected senior class officer
Philosophy Club (11-12)
STEM Club (11)
Spanish Club(10-12)</p>
<p>I have worked at multiple places and have held a job throughout all of high school</p>
<p>do you think my somewhat low Math score on the ACT will hurt my chances?</p>
<p>You have an excellent chance of getting into the honors program from the looks of it. As you may know, UGA auto-admits a handful of students from the early acceptances. Other students who got admitted early but were not auto-admitted to the Honors College can still apply.</p>
<p>Though you have a good shot, admission to the Honors College can also be a bit random. In my senior year, one classmate of mine had a 3.65 GPA and a 2100 SAT and got into honors while a 4.0 GPA and 34 ACT classmate got denied. </p>
<p>Final thoughts: if you aren’t auto-admitted, definitely apply! </p>
<p>I’d say yes! I was admitted with a 4.2 (UGA weighted) GPA and a 2220 and your stats seem to be in that range. Honors will only look at your math and critical reading so take that into account. Message me if you have any questions about honors at UGA. I’ve really enjoyed it!</p>
<p>Do you think my 28 on the math portion of the ACT will hold me back at all?</p>
<p>Honors auto admit decisions arrived in the mail today.</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>