2/23/2012 Update on Transfers

  David Graves      February 23rd, 2012

Here is a quick update on the Transfer Applicants for Summer and Fall of 2012. Please remember that the Summer deadline is still a week away, and the Fall deadline is still over a month away, so all numbers are based only on today’s date. So far, about 450 students have applied as Summer 2012 […]

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Random Admission Thoughts February 2012 Edition

  David Graves      February 9th, 2012

First, I will be out of the office for the next five days, so please hold off on any questions, or if you do submit them, be patient, as I will not be able to review any emails/blog comments until late next week. Second, February in Admissions means that our office is working on a […]

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Summer/Fall 2012 Transfer Admission

  David Graves      February 2nd, 2012

As our review of the freshman transcripts (just the transcripts, not the entire file!) comes to an end, we will now starting up our transfer reviews. The transfer decision process is very different from the freshman process, so please take note. While the freshman decisions go out at three times during the year (November, late […]

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October Update on 2012 Spring Applicants

  David Graves      October 7th, 2011

At this point in time, we are finished with Spring transfer decisions, and with much celebration by both the applicants and our office. We actually still have about 20 files that are being held and reviewed by our faculty, and they will hear something in about 2 weeks, but everyone else is done. We will […]

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Spring 2012 Transfer Update

  David Graves      August 31st, 2011

The deadline for Spring is one day away (Spetember 1), so I thought all of the transfer applicants would like an update on the progress of our review. Please remember, we are evaluating transfer files daily, but it takes a while to review each transfer file, so please be patient with us as we go […]

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Spring 2012 Transfer Decisions

  David Graves      July 12th, 2011

In early July, the UGA Admissions office began reviewing Spring 2012 transfer applications and making admission decisions on files that were complete. We are still working with incoming freshman concerning final HS transcripts, and we are still posting updated transfer work for Fall transfers and freshman with dual enrollment credit, so we will not be […]

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2011 Fall Transfer Update

  David Graves      April 7th, 2011

I am back from time at the beach, and ready to dive into more admissions issues! The first question that comes up on most phone calls and emails is “When am I going to hear about my fall transfer decision?” If you are about to send that email or call us with that question, stop […]

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Predicting the Future

  David Graves      March 7th, 2011

I am able to do a lot things easily; I can juggle with one hand or two, I can read admissions files like nobody’s business, I can make a great meatloaf (the secret is in the sour cream and dijon mustard),  I can figure out most puzzles when given the time, I am very good […]

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Summer/Fall Transfer Decisions

  David Graves      February 11th, 2011

Our evaluation team is finally at the end of checking high school transcripts (no, this does not mean we are done with freshman reviews, only the HS transcript reviews), so starting next week, we will be able to begin the transfer review process. We will begin with the Summer transfer applicants, and we will then […]

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Summer/Fall 2011 Transfer Applicants

  David Graves      December 13th, 2010

At this point in time, we have received approximately 100 Summer and 300 Fall transfer applications. The next two months or so will be tied up with several issues, from the update of Spring freshman and transfer files as Fall 2010 work comes in, to the review of the estimated 5,000-6,000 freshman applications that we […]

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