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UGA Overall EA Admissions Over the last decade, the UGA applicant pool has grown at a substantial rate. If you look at the number of applicants over the past 10 years, you will see tremendous growth in our applicant pool both in size and in academic strength. We have gone from roughly 11,000 EA applicants […]| UGA Undergraduate Admissions
We are roughly three weeks out from the UGA Early Action (EA) application deadline, so here are a few suggestions/recommendations for applicants/parents: Please, please, please (that is 3 pleases, which means it’s important) don’t wait until near the deadline to apply. Seriously, it puts you and your counselor/teachers/parents in a challenging spot. Delaying things on […]| UGA Undergraduate Admissions
Hitting the Sweet Spot. This phrase has links to sports, advertising, business, and more, and it is generally defined as achieving the optimal outcome by locating the best possible condition for a situation. In baseball, it’s about hitting the ball in the center of the fattest part of the bat barrel. In business, it’s about […]| UGA Undergraduate Admissions
At 4 pm ET today, August 15, UGA will release the transfer decisions for the Spring 2026 applicant pool. Just like with our freshman decisions, UGA is committed to ensuring that all students have a wonderful experience during their time here. For incoming transfer students, this includes ensuring they can enroll in necessary classes, […] The post 2026 Spring Transfer Decisions appeared first on UGA Undergraduate Admissions.| UGA Undergraduate Admissions
The Spring Admission application opened on May 31, and we plan on releasing the Spring Transfer decisions on Friday, August 15 at 4 pm. For both freshman and transfer admission, UGA has specific enrollment goals for new students to ensure that they have access to the resources needed to have a successful academic career. […]| UGA Undergraduate Admissions
The UGA 2026 First Year application will be opening up on August 1 on the Common App, so here are a few things to know prior to it going live: Should a student apply Early Action (EA) or Regular Decision (RD)?: Ultimately, this question needs to be answered by you, the student/applicant. We treat […]| UGA Undergraduate Admissions
For First Year students applying to UGA for Fall 2026, we will keep the same longer personal essay (250-650 words) as before, using the essay prompts from the Common App. The shorter UGA specific essay (200-300 words suggested) topic will also remain the same as last year, with the following essay prompt: “The transition […] The post Fall 2026 Essay Questions appeared first on UGA Undergraduate Admissions.| UGA Undergraduate Admissions
After my daughter enrolled as a UGA freshman several years ago, my wife joined several social media groups for UGA parents. She was more of an observer/reader than an active participant, as she knew our last name might trigger someone to ask if she was related to me. The range of discussion topics on these […] The post UGA Admissions and Majors appeared first on UGA Undergraduate Admissions.| UGA Undergraduate Admissions
Since the ACT is making some changes to their exam, I thought it best to give some updates on the ACT and redo a previous post about how UGA looks at the ACT. Starting in April 2025 (for the digital test) and September 2025 (for all tests), the ACT will make the Science section optional, […] The post UGA and the ACT appeared first on UGA Undergraduate Admissions.| UGA Undergraduate Admissions
At 4 pm ET today, March 21, UGA will release the transfer decisions for the Summer/Fall 2025 applicant pool. Just like with our freshman decisions, UGA is committed to ensuring that all students have a wonderful experience during their time here. For incoming transfer students, this includes ensuring they can enroll in necessary classes, providing […] The post 2025 Transfer Admission Data appeared first on UGA Undergraduate Admissions.| UGA Undergraduate Admissions
