Here are a few random thoughts and suggestions about UGA Admissions for December: When you are applying, please be sure you include the correct information in your application. Items are matched by name, social, date of birth, high school code, Read More >
Archive for 2012
December 24, 2012 |
Our office will be closed for the holiday break from December 24 until January 2. This means we will not open mail, answer emails, phones calls, voice mails, respond to blog posts, etc. until our office reopens in January. Please be Read More >
December 8, 2012 |
High School Evaluations and Teacher Recommendations
We often get questions from First Year applicants regarding the counselor evaluation and teacher recommendation. These questions range from where to find these forms to how we are using this information in the file review process. Both forms are important Read More >
November 29, 2012 |
We are now loading documents into our system following the release of Early Action decisions. Because electronic documents are received and processed much more quickly than paper, we are up-to-date with documents sent through GACollege411 and Docufide. If you have Read More >
November 22, 2012 |
Our office will be closed for the next few days for Thanksgiving break . We will reopen on Monday, November 26. If you email, call or post a comment on the blog, we will respond on Monday when we reopen. Read More >
November 17, 2012 |
2013 EA Decisions Now Available!
Early Action decisions are now available online! You can view the press release with some statistics about EA students who were admitted here. For students who were deferred, please understand that this is not a denial decision. We want to Read More >
November 15, 2012 |
2012 Early Action Decision Date and Reactions
For all of you who are waiting anxiously by your computer/mailbox, nervous about your Early Action decision, here is some good news. UGA is planning on releasing the EA decisions on the myStatus page on Friday, November 16 in the Read More >
November 9, 2012 |
We will be shutting down our Status Check until Early Action decisions are ready to be released. This will affect the Status Check for all applicants, Early Action and Regular Decision first year applicants, transfers, etc. We apologize for any Read More >
November 2, 2012 |
We are still at around 11,400 applications with about 1,100 of those incomplete. Only about 9% of applicants are incomplete, which means 91% of Early Action applicants are complete! If you are incomplete at this time, first check with the Read More >
October 25, 2012 |
We are nearing the end of October, and we are finally able to see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as matching up recommendations, test scores, transcripts, etc. for Early Action. We just downloaded the October Read More >
October 18, 2012 |
With the Early Action deadline passing, here are a few updates about the process: Total Early Action Applications: Approximately 11,400 Complete Early Action Applications: Approximately 5,600 Number of Early Action Applicants Applying on the Deadline: Approximately 2,100 As you can Read More >
October 12, 2012 |
The Early Action Deadline is Approaching
The Early Action deadline is almost here! Our office typically receives 4,000+ applications, a drastic increase in mail, emails and phone calls in the few days preceding the deadline. The best thing an applicant can do right now is be patient. We Read More >
October 3, 2012 |
The Early Action deadline is quickly approaching. Here are a few suggestions as we approach the deadline: Don’t wait until the last minute. Even though the deadline is October 15, you should not wait until the last minute to submit Read More >
September 27, 2012 |
Study Abroad – A Student’s Perspective
Last spring Chase Staub, a senior intern in our office, participated in one of the many Study Abroad programs UGA has to offer. Read below to learn about his experience: “This past May, I had the opportunity to go Read More >
September 20, 2012 |
Yesterday you filled out your application, paid with a credit card and hit SEND. Today you look over your application one more time, and “Oops!!” You forgot to mention being basketball team captain. You miscalculated your A’s and B’s. Your Read More >
September 15, 2012 |
We are over halfway through Spring Transfer applications at this time. We have made decisions on about 1,000 applications. There are about 300 files still left to review and about 250 incomplete files. Soon we will send out an email Read More >
September 8, 2012 |
Common Questions – September Edition
Below are some of the questions that we have been getting on the phones, by email and on the blog lately: I applied as a transfer student for Spring, when will I have a decision? We cannot guess when an applicant Read More >
September 4, 2012 |
Fall travel has begun! It’s the time of year when admissions counselors leave their offices and head out for college fairs, college nights, high school visits, counselor programs and other recruitment events. This means you’ll be seeing a lot of Read More >
August 29, 2012 |
Foundation Fellowship & Bernard Ramsey Honors Scholarship Application
The 2013 Foundation Fellowship and Bernard Ramsey Honors Scholarship application is now available on the admissions web site. This year there are a few changes and things to keep in mind with this application process. 1. Students may only apply Read More >
August 21, 2012 |
Every year we try to open a post aimed at answering questions from parents. We want to educate parents about the UGA admissions process and dispel myths and rumors that may be floating around high schools and communities. We recently Read More >
August 16, 2012 |
After a short break we are now able to continue processing spring transfer applications. We had been focusing on posting college credit for about 800 to1000 returning and new students for the fall. The majority of this work has been Read More >
August 13, 2012 |
The 2013 Application for First Year Admission is now open!
This does not mean you should submit an application immediately. Your deadline to apply for First Year admission to 2013 Fall and Summer Semesters for the “Early Action” is October 15. The “Regular Decision” application deadline for Fall and Summer Read More >
July 19, 2012 |
We are continuing to process Spring transfer applications. If you have applied for Spring, be sure to send us your transcripts as soon as possible. As we get closer to Fall our evaluators will have additional projects to work on and Read More >
July 11, 2012 |
Spring Transfer & Final Transcript Updates
We have now started reviewing spring transfer applications. We cannot guess when an applicant’s decision will be available. Applications are processed in the order in which they are completed. We are also now caught up with posting final college coursework Read More >
July 7, 2012 |
UGA Admissions Urban Legends Videos
Over the past three years, I have tried my best to shoot down as many myths or urban legends as possible concerning UGA Admissions. As such, I have created the following two videos to try and add a little humor Read More >
June 21, 2012 |
All undergraduate students at UGA now have access to DegreeWorks, a web-based tool used to assist students in monitoring progress toward degree completion. This program combines degree requirements and coursework completed into an easy-to-read worksheet which helps students see how Read More >
June 21, 2012 |
We have had several students inquire about final coursework being posted, so here is an update. Our evaluators are processing 1000+ final high school transcripts and 400+ college transcripts for incoming and returning students (and about 100 Pharmacy student transcripts). Read More >
June 13, 2012 |
An updated version of our Admissions iPhone App has been released, available for download on any iPhone or iPod Touch for free from iTunes. This updated version has many new features including: At a Glance: Browse the high points of Read More >
June 8, 2012 |
As promised, here are the essay questions for the 2013 First Year application. The application will be available in mid-August. 1. Choose an intellectual or creative opportunity (for example, community involvement, a summer program, a unique project, travel abroad, etc.) Read More >
June 1, 2012 |
I hope everyone is having a great start to their summer! Hi, I’m Lindsey Whittaker, Assistant Director of Admissions, and I will be handling the blog for the next 1.5+ years. While I have been with this office for five years, Read More >
May 22, 2012 |
I have some good news and some bad news from the UGA Admissions Blog, so I will break it out into multiple notes in this post. Good News: Over the next three years, UGA will be updating the old Student Read More >
May 18, 2012 |
At this time, we have offered a limited number of students admission for fall term off the 2012 wait-list (approximately 130-140 students), and a smaller number of students spring admission off the wait-list (approximately 30-35 students). Based on the “Yes” Read More >
May 15, 2012 |
I am in Arkansas right now, but I wanted to let everyone know that we started making a limited number of offers to wait list students for the Spring 2013 term. I do not have any specific numbers, but at Read More >
May 11, 2012 |
A recent National Admissions meeting brought up the issue that admissions offices have some words that are unique to our specific profession, and that an admissions dictionary might be needed. In fact, one of the presenters is Carey Clinton, a Read More >
May 11, 2012 |
For the last six years or so, I have spent a few days each May meeting with Admissions personnel from the other SEC schools (welcome Texas A&M and U Missouri!) to share ideas, talk about different issues, laugh, cry (okay, Read More >
May 7, 2012 |
I am happy to announce that we will begin making a limited number of offers from the wait list for the Fall 2012 term starting later today! Over 700 students have requested to stay on the Wait List (out of Read More >
April 27, 2012 |
Question about Essay Questions
At this time of year, we start looking at the freshman application, and what need need to tweak/alter for following years. We often debate back and forth about our four short essay questions (150-200 words), and what we could ask Read More >
April 19, 2012 |
April 2012 Updates for Freshman and Transfers
It is mid-April, and life is still fairly hectic in our office. Freshman decisions are out, but we are still in the thick of reviewing transfer files, monitoring commitment deposits for the freshman class, traveling, hosting accepted student events on Read More >
April 9, 2012 |
2012 Admitted Freshman Statistics
As I promised last week, here are the statistics on the Admitted Class of 2016. I do not have the stats for the wait-list group ( just over 1100 were offered wait-list) at this time as we do not know Read More >
April 5, 2012 |
Random Admission Thoughts, April 2012 Edition
We have finished up the freshman decisions (except for the wait list decisions that we will not know about for a while), summer transfer decisions are almost completely done, and fall transfers are in mid-stream. As such, here are a Read More >
March 30, 2012 |
2012 Freshman Decisions are Available
Final freshman decisions are now available online, and the applicant pool this year was very strong! We had roughly 19,000 applicants, which was our largest applicant pool ever. Here are a few notes about the decisions. Please do no have Read More >
March 30, 2012 |
Later today, we will be making decisions available to students. For those of you who have been admitted to UGA, here is a post for you, and a chance to comment. Please remember that this is not a blog where Read More >
March 30, 2012 |
Later today, we will be making decisions available to students. For those of you who have been wait-listed by UGA, here is a post for you and a chance to comment. Please remember that this is not a blog where Read More >
March 30, 2012 |
Later today, we will be making decisions available to students. For those of you who have been denied by UGA, here is a post for you and a chance to comment. Please remember that this is not a blog where Read More >
March 29, 2012 |
Here is a quick update for Fall transfer applicants, as the deadline is approaching. At this time, we are moving along at a steady clip in reviewing files, and over 600 decisions have already gone out (as compared to last Read More >
March 23, 2012 |
The Elephant Parable, 2012 edition
Every year after decisions, there are a wave of unhappy comments about specific decisions and comparisons to other applicants, and so several years ago I decided to write a post about the importance of knowing everything about a situation before Read More >
March 21, 2012 |
Yes, the question that all freshmen applicants (and their parents) have been asking again and again can finally be answered. Final decisions for freshmen applicants are scheduled to be released on Friday, March 30 (unless something catastrophic occurs). As normal, Read More >
March 16, 2012 |
This past weekend, I drove a 15 seat bus down to Saint Simons Island (and then back to Athens) with a group of teenagers. I am guessing that over the course of the 7 hour drive, I was asked at Read More >
March 13, 2012 |
Silent Suggestions for HS juniors (and below)
While a number of admissions offices (including UGA) are using videos more and more in their recruitment of students, here is a different take on the standard “admissions suggestions” videos (and our tribute to the Oscar winning film “The Artist”). Read More >
March 9, 2012 |
Interesting Items from the 2012 File Reading
We are still deep into reading freshman files, but here are a few interesting items about some of our applicants that we have learned from their files: Second place winner in a national texting tournament (over 500,000 participants), and was Read More >
March 8, 2012 |
While we are still in full swing reading freshman files, I thought I would share a few essay examples from this year that I think are impressive. Please understand that while some people believe that great essays should have as Read More >
March 2, 2012 |
2012 Transfer Update, 3/2/2012
While yesterday was the Summer Transfer deadline, and we will still be receiving materials for this group for the next week or two, we have now also started to review Fall Transfer files. We will be shifting back and forth Read More >
February 23, 2012 |
Here is a quick update on the Transfer Applicants for Summer and Fall of 2012. Please remember that the Summer deadline is still a week away, and the Fall deadline is still over a month away, so all numbers are Read More >
February 18, 2012 |
February 2012 Freshman Decisions
In the late afternoon today (Friday, February 17), we will be releasing the February wave of admission offers. As I stated in earlier comments, these admitted students, who are primarily Regular Decision (RD) applicants, are applicants who meet the criteria Read More >
February 9, 2012 |
Random Admission Thoughts February 2012 Edition
First, I will be out of the office for the next five days, so please hold off on any questions, or if you do submit them, be patient, as I will not be able to review any emails/blog comments until Read More >
February 3, 2012 |
Summer/Fall 2012 Transfer Admission
As our review of the freshman transcripts (just the transcripts, not the entire file!) comes to an end, we will now starting up our transfer reviews. The transfer decision process is very different from the freshman process, so please take Read More >
January 31, 2012 |
Our office is at the point where we have caught up with the mail, the electronic documents, and the checking of our holding files for other matching materials. Over the next week or so, we will continue to match up Read More >
January 23, 2012 |
It is now quiet time in our office, a practice that we have done for about 6 years. The main desk will still be taking calls and answering emails, but the admissions counselors will be focused on freshman file reading, Read More >
January 19, 2012 |
January Freshman Admission Update
We are a few days out from the admissions deadlines, so I will try to give you an update on what is happening and where we are right now in the process. Over the long weekend, approximately 2,200 freshman applications Read More >
January 13, 2012 |
During both the week before and the week after a deadline, life gets fairly crazy in our office. We are receiving tens of thousands of documents, both online and through the mail, and we have a number of people trying Read More >
January 12, 2012 |
Since the deadline is fast approaching (because 1/15 falls on a Sunday, and the next day is a holiday, the actual deadline is 1/17), here are my thoughts on why not to apply right on the deadline. This is in Read More >
January 4, 2012 |
Admissions Thoughts – January 2012 edition
We are about 2 weeks from the RD deadline (if a deadline falls on a weekend or a holiday, we move it to the next business day, so the RD deadline is January 17 this year), so here are some Read More >