<p>Georgia is my number one choice but my largest concern is that an overwhelming majority of students are in-state. I am from New England and was raised in a very different environment than the south. Will it be difficult for me to fit in? Do Georgia residents tend to only affiliate with other Georgia residents? If you have experience as an OOS student at Georgia please share your story. Thank you! </p>
<p>A substantial majority of UGA students come from Metro Atlanta. A typical Atlanta resident might have parents from the Northeast or even if not would be not very different from students from other big cities.</p>
<p>Here is the distribution of the demographics of students <a href=“https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/a-closer-look.html”>https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/a-closer-look.html</a></p>
<p>While I can’t testify to UGA, I do have an undergraduate experience with a southern school where only 33% of the students were OOS. When you go to college, people are all about meeting new people, and Georgia is a big state so it’s likely not everyone knows eachother. Even if they did, freshman year everyone is all about making new friends. Now, I will have to admit VA is more mid-atlantic than GA, and perhaps that wasn’t as big of a transition from the Northeast, but if you have a strong desire to go there, don’t let that stop you. The main issue with being from OOS is that there may be certain references in conversation you might not pick up immediately and it may be harder not being able to go home as often as your friends. But usually people don’t discriminate their friend groups based off where you are from</p>
<p>I’m in state, but I have a few out of state friends. Honestly the atmosphere at UGA is no different than any other school. I think its Greek Life that mostly lives up to the whole “southern” stereotype. Majority of the people you meet will be just like you, since most of the people at UGA are from Atlanta, which is just like any big city anywhere.</p>
<p>I’m from Boston, my son was just accepted. I can tell you, from all my experiences in Georgia, there are so many transplants from New England, and UGA is so big and diverse, you will have NO problems. We looked at schools in Boston, and seemed similar. Ga is very friendly. Don’t worry. Congrats.</p>