The applications are all in for the 2026 UGA Regular Decision group of students, so here is some detailed information on the total UGA freshman applicant pool for Fall 2026 (EA and RD). Admissions decisions can be overwhelming and confusing, Read More >
Posts Tagged ‘GPA’
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 >
October 25, 2024 |
UGA 2025 EA Numbers and Information
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 Read More >
July 29, 2024 |
Senior year of high school is about to start, and UGA is on the list of schools you are considering. But what now? How do you make sure you are giving us the information we want, and how will UGA Read More >
February 12, 2024 |
Every year, Georgia has a cold snap, where the temperature gets below 30 degrees, the stores run out of milk and bread (no, I don’t know why), and everyone huddles under a blanket. This year winter really hit in mid-January, Read More >
March 17, 2023 |
We plan to make the final wave of freshman decisions available today, March 17th, at 4 PM EST. For those of you who have been admitted to UGA, here is a post for you and a chance to comment. Please Read More >
February 6, 2023 |
UGA 2023 Freshman Applicant Pool
The applications are all in for the UGA Regular Decision group of students, so here is some information on the total UGA freshman applicant pool for Fall 2023. The total application numbers (EA and RD) are roughly 43,600, which is Read More >
November 18, 2022 |
Early Action decisions will be released later this afternoon, so here are some details about the EA applicant and admitted groups. I will also add a comment to the top of this post when decisions go live (4 pm EST), Read More >
January 26, 2022 |
UGA 2022 Freshman Application Details
The applications are all in for the UGA Regular Decision group of students, so here is some information on the total UGA freshman applicant pool for Fall 2022. The total application numbers (EA and RD) are roughly 39,700, which is Read More >
August 6, 2021 |
There is a myth about a sea captain and a jeweler living on the island of Zanzibar, and it goes something like this: A long time ago, a retired sea captain lived on a remote area on the island of Read More >
March 19, 2021 |
We plan to make the final wave of freshman decisions available today, March 19th, in the late afternoon time frame. For those of you who have been admitted to UGA, here is a post for you and a chance to Read More >
October 2, 2018 |
In our admissions recruitment system, we have 39,427 organizations listed as high schools. We have schools with 1,500+ seniors and schools with one senior. We have Syrupmakers and Sea Kings, Jaguars and Leopards, Dragons and Wolverines, and even Jem Bears Read More >
March 23, 2018 |
I will admit it, I have never used an online dating app. I am old. But there has always been one constant in the world of dating: Accentuate your strengths and de-emphasize your weaknesses. Athletic? Show some pictures of you Read More >
November 18, 2017 |
2018 Early Action Decisions are Available
Early Action decisions are now available online! For students who were deferred, please understand that this is not a denial decision. We want to be able to have a more in-depth review of you, including short essays, activities, recommendations, etc. Read More >
June 10, 2015 |
Updated AP/IB grade Weighting for 2016
Ever since I have been at UGA (18 years or so), we have added .5 to every AP or IB grade during the calculation of the UGA GPA (excluding schools who add points to actual teacher grades on the transcript). Read More >
November 19, 2013 |
During every admissions cycle, the question of how UGA calculates a high school GPA arises. I have seen so many GPA’s thrown out on college “discussion forums” that I start to cringe when I see these three letters. Because there Read More >
March 30, 2013 |
A First Look at 2013 Admitted Freshmen Credentials
UGA once again attracted an exceptionally strong applicant pool this year. Competition for admission was stronger than ever. Our 21,000 applications were a significant increase over last year, but it was unfortunately not balanced with an equivalent increase in the Read More >
November 22, 2011 |
In the wake of Early Action decisions going out, we generally have a number of questions about why a decision was made, and a great deal of confusion surrounds the concept of GPA. Most of the disappointed comments and email Read More >
August 12, 2010 |
Shel Silverstein was a great poet and philosopher (at least I think so!), and one of his best poems is entitled Smart: Smart My dad gave me one dollar bill ‘Cause I’m his smartest son, And I swapped it for Read More >
March 15, 2010 |
Since we are coming up on freshman final decisions shortly, and this is also the time when a vast number of high school juniors begin their college visits, I thought I would go over the concept of grades and GPA Read More >
November 14, 2009 |
I have said it before and I will say it again, three letters cause more confusion in college admissions that any other; GPA. I have made it a point this year to try and stay away from the word GPA Read More >
August 12, 2009 |
Admissions Numbers vs. Enrollment Numbers
UGA has just sent out a press release on the Summer/Fall 2009 enrolling class, and we are thrilled to welcome them to campus! This is an incredibly strong group of incoming freshman and transfer students, and we know they will Read More >
July 1, 2009 |
Every year about this time, the GPA question arises, starting with a low rumble and ending in April with a chorus of voices all wondering, “How does UGA calculate GPA’s”. Because there are so many school systems using such a Read More >