2014 Transfer Updates

  David Graves      February 10th, 2014

Late last week, our office started reviewing Summer transfer applications.  The deadline for summer has not passed and we are still receiving applications and documents, so we cannot say how long it will take us to finish or guess when you will hear a decision.  If you applied early for summer or fall, please be […]

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Missing items email

  David Graves      February 4th, 2014

We will be sending out an email later today to First Year applicants with incomplete files.  If you receive this email, please log in to your myStatus to see what you are missing, and then take care of the issue ASAP.  Remember, we are going to accept the January SAT and you do not need […]

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January Application Updates

  David Graves      January 22nd, 2014

From January 1 through January 22 we have received approximately 5,200 applications, 4,400 documents from Parchment/Docufide, 2,800 transcripts from GAcollege411 and 8,500 teacher recommendations and high school evaluations from our online forms. That’s almost 16,000 documents in 22 days!   This does not include documents that were mailed in (I would guess about 50 bins […]

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January Update

  David Graves      January 7th, 2014

We are just over one week from the Regular Decision deadline today, and I am guessing that thousands of students are finishing up the final pieces of the application. As you can see from the last few winter weather days, you never know when something odd might cause a delay in taking care of your […]

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Transfer Applicants for 2014

  David Graves      December 16th, 2013

Sometime this week, our office will open up the Summer Transfer application, and the Fall Transfer application will open up in late January/mid February. Here are a few notes for students who are considering applying as transfer applicants. If you have been following this blog for the past few months, you know that we are […]

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Early Action Update

  David Graves      October 24th, 2013

With the Early Action deadline passing, here are a few updates about the process: Total Early Action Applications:  12,071 Complete Early Action Applications: 7,697 # of EA Applicants Applying near Deadline: 2,593 As you can see, a large number of the Early Action applications are complete.  Additionally, over 20% of the total applicant pool for […]

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EA Deadline, The Day After

  David Graves      October 17th, 2013

The Early Action deadline has come and gone, and we will spend the next several weeks matching up transcripts, test scores, recommendations, etc. Please be patient while we go through documents, as we had two full bins this morning, we are also receiving large numbers of e-documents through Parchment and GA411, and we will have […]

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The EA Deadline is Near

  David Graves      October 11th, 2013

The Early Action deadline is almost here, and the two weeks surrounding the deadline are similar to Atlanta during 5:00 p.m. rush hour traffic (on a Friday).  Our office typically receives 4,000+ applications, a drastic increase in mail, and a great deal of emails and phone calls in the few days both before and after […]

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Early Action Deadline Approaching

  David Graves      October 2nd, 2013

The Early Action deadline is approaching, so 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 your application.  We do not hold it against you if you wait until 11:59PM on […]

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February First Year Update

  David Graves      February 12th, 2013

Very soon we are going to stop accepting material for First Year applicants.  This means if you are missing something, you need to have it sent to us as soon as possible!  If you have had something sent more than two weeks ago (First Year applicants only) and it is not showing in your myStatus, […]

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