UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q&A

Previously, we shared that our intention was to come in slightly under our enrollment target on May 1 and build the class to the desired enrollment target through the Wait List. Today at 4:00pm, we will begin making good on Read More >

We plan to make the final wave of freshman decisions available today, March 14th, at 4 pm ET.   For some students, you will be offered a place on our wait list.  Every year our office has to predict approximately Read More >

We plan to make the final wave of freshman decisions available today, March 14th at 4 pm ET. We received roughly 47,860+ applicants, thus making decisions very challenging this year. Unfortunately, we are not able to admit a number of Read More >

Hi Everyone! My name is Seth Filkins, Senior Associate Director of Admissions Operations. I have been with Undergraduate Admissions at UGA for over 13 years and have held behind-the-scenes roles in the office during this time. However, David Graves has Read More >

I am going to tell you secret about me – I love movie theater popcorn. It is my kryptonite. If I go to the movies, I need to have a large bucket of popcorn with the butter layered throughout. For Read More >

We plan to make the final wave of freshman decisions available today, March 15th, at 4 PM ET. For those of you who have been admitted to UGA, here is a post for you and a chance to comment.  Please Read More >

As fall approaches and conversations about colleges enter your home, I want to share some tips from a parent’s perspective. I am a dad. I am not saying I’m a good dad, a bad dad, or whatever, but I have Read More >

In reviewing the deposits we received as of May 1, we are close to but under the number of students we plan to enroll for Fall 2023 (the projected new freshmen number is 6,200 students), so we will be admitting Read More >

Defer: For many applicants, this tiny little five letter word should be added to the long list of swear words. It is never fun to be told to wait and see, from having to go standby for an airline flight Read More >

  I am a child of the 80’s. I wore corduroy pants and a jeans jacket, and even had a Member’s Only jacket. My family had some of the ugliest cars possible, from a dirt brown Chevette (not a Corvette Read More >

The final two decision dates for UGA freshman applicants are now set (unless some major issue impacts our office), with the smaller February wave of decisions will be released on Friday, February 18, while the final decisions in March will Read More >

The final two decision dates for UGA freshman applicants are now set (unless some major issue impacts our office), and the smaller February wave of decisions will be released on Friday, February 14, while the final decisions in March will Read More >

We plan to make the final wave of freshman decisions available today, March 15th, in the late afternoon timeframe.   For some students, you will be offered a place on our wait list.  Every year our office has to predict Read More >

I will be out of the office for the next two weeks, so I will not be able to reply to any comment until after I return. If you are not able to wait until then for an answer to Read More >

It is September, which means that we are wrapping up Spring transfer decisions while at the same time we are almost 2 weeks into the freshman application (in a new system). As such, here are some quick notes on what Read More >

We have made it past the Early Action decisions, and we are now at the next stages of the admission cycle. With that in mind, here are a few thoughts about what happens in Admissions and UGA from November to Read More >

It’s mid summer, and questions are beginning to flood in about UGA’s First Year admission process. Here are answers to some of our more frequently asked ones.  When can I apply?  There is early, and then there is late.  The Read More >

We are almost finished with the Summer Transfer applications, and the only ones left are generally files that have transcripts which are very difficult, or the transcript has only recently reached our office. In total, the Summer transfer applicant pool Read More >

A newly 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 updated features including: At a Glance: Browse the high points Read More >

Starting tomorrow, I will be away from the UGA admissions office for almost two weeks, as I will be volunteering on a mission trip to Slovakia. During this time away, I will not be able to answer any questions on Read More >

We are continuing to work diligently on our review the 2014 Fall transfer applications.  At this time, we have made roughly 1300 decisions of the 2400 applications (2000 or so who are complete) we received this year.  Based on this Read More >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

It is September, which means a number of things in the world of College Admissions. The start of the applications rolling in for next fall, the sound of luggage rolling down the office hallway as counselors get ready for fall Read More >

Here are answers to some of the common questions we have been getting for Transfer applicants. I have applied as a Transfer student for Spring 2014.  When will I have a decision?  Unfortunately we cannot tell you when you will Read More >

For the last twelve years, our office has worked diligently with middle school students to give them the resources and guidance to look ahead towards college. We are not focused on them attending UGA, but instead on making sure that Read More >

For the last two years, I have had an outdoor hose bib that has constantly leaked. It was only a slow drip, so I was able to ignore it at first.

We plan to make the final wave of freshman decisions available today, March 14th, at 4 PM ET. For those of you who have been admitted to UGA, here is a post for you and a chance to comment.  Please Read More >