The blog is written and monitored by David Graves, Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions. David has been the primary author for more than 15 years, sharing insights, timelines, decision explanations, and behind‑the‑scenes perspectives on UGA’s admissions process.
April 7, 2025 |
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 Read More >
March 21, 2025 |
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 Read More >
March 14, 2025 |
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 >
March 14, 2025 |
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 >
March 14, 2025 |
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 >
March 7, 2025 |
Enrollment Management, Space and Weddings
This has been the year of weddings for me. My son got married in November down in Florida, and we will be attending four weddings in the next 3 months. I even had to go buy an additional suit so Read More >
February 26, 2025 |
2025 First-Year and Transfer Final Decision Timelines
Let’s make this short and sweet! Currently, we are finishing up our review season, where we are looking at both our First Year applicants for Final Decisions and our Transfer applicants for Summer/Fall 2025. The good news is that we Read More >
January 27, 2025 |
Summer/Fall 2025 Transfer Admission Updates
The Summer/Fall Transfer Admission application is now open, and with it comes a few changes or updates. For both freshman and transfer admission, UGA has specific enrollment goals for new students to ensure that they have access to the resources Read More >
January 9, 2025 |
The applications are all in for the 2025 UGA Regular Decision group of students, so here is some detailed information on the total UGA freshman applicant pool for Fall 2025 (EA and RD). Admissions decisions can be overwhelming and confusing, Read More >
December 6, 2024 |
2025 UGA Overall EA Admissions
Out-of-State Early Action decisions will be released at 4 pm EST today, so here are some details about the overall EA applicant and admitted groups. When you log into your status page, you will see a “View Update” link under Read More >