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 […]

Read More

High School Evaluations and Teacher Recommendations

  David Graves      December 7th, 2012

We often get questions from First Year applicants regarding the counselor evaluation and teacher recommendation.  These questions range from where to find these forms to how we are using this information in the file review process.  Both forms are important in the review of a student’s file.  Here are some tips on why they are […]

Read More

Electronic College Transcripts

  David Graves      June 15th, 2010

I sat in on a very interesting meeting today involving transfer admissions and XML transcripts. While this might not seem exciting to talk about, it could lead to a dramatic change in the processing and review of files in the future. At this time, a college transcript is mailed to us, opened, scanned, and then […]

Read More

The EA deadline is approaching!

  David Graves      October 12th, 2009

In three days, the EA deadline will be upon us. For our office, this means that between now and the 15th, we will receive between 2,000-3,000 applications, bins upon bins of mail, and lots of phone calls saying “Where  is my …(you fill in the blank). The best thing that any applicant can do right […]

Read More

Skip the paper, send things electronically

  David Graves      July 6th, 2009

As I have said before, the UGA Admissions office will be going paperless for the 2010 admissions cycle (and all the people cheered!). What this means is that any data sent to our office will be placed into an electronic file for each applicant. If any paper document is sent to our office, it will […]

Read More