In preparation for First Year decisions, the myStatus page will be temporarily closed. This will affect the status check for First Year and Transfer applicants. We must do this to allow our office to begin the final stages of the decision process. We will still be making transfer decisions during this time and letters will continue to be mailed Please bear with us as we move forward with decisions. We do not have a date for the release of First Year decisions. Once that is available, we will post an update.
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Recent Comments
- David Graves We have changed the way we will be calculating a GPA for schools like APS who add weight to individual grades but only send us a weighted transcript. We will be asking...
- APS Parent Hi Mr Graves, I see that the range for GPA is between 4.1-4.4 converted. My daughter has a 4.3 but she attends a school within the Atlanta Public School system. Because of the...
- David Graves UGA does not use AP test scores in our review, so we are fine with however you report them. I suggest checking with other colleges your daughter is looking at to see their...
Changes for the 2027 Freshman Application · September 7, 2026
- David Graves Mid range rigor information is based on 4 years of information, so from 9th through the end of 12th.
- David Graves There is no set equivalence, but gpa and rigor are more important than test scores.
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