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Monday, March 28, 2005
UGA…Letters are In the Mail
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Acceptance letters are in the mail and high school seniors have been logging onto UGA’s Web site since Friday to see whether they got in.
According to a UGA press release: The admissions office has extended offers to 7,825 of the nearly 12,300 students who applied. About 500 students have been placed on an unranked waiting list. The goal is to enroll a freshman class of 4,600.
Those applying had an average GPA of over 3.5 and average SAT of 1218. Those accepted had an average GPA of almost 3.8 and an average SAT of 1268. Almost all have taken advanced placement or international baccalaureate classes, with the average student taking three of these college-level classes.
In terms of diversity, more than 1,600 of the students offered admission identified themselves as other than Caucasian and another 57 chose not to identify their ethnicity. Race and ethnicity were not considered in reviewing students’ applications.
All admitted students are required to reserve their space by May 2 with a nonrefundable commitment deposit of $200. Following receipt of the deposit, invitations to new student orientation are mailed in May. At that point, admissions officials will notify wait-listed students as space in the class is available.
Did you or your child get into UGA? Get rejected? Is it a good thing that UGA can be so selective? Or does it shut out good students? Is getting into UGA overrated?
On another topic, leave it to my mother to chide me for failing to post on Friday. Sorry!
