Uncomfortably Comfortable Owning the Admissions Process
David Graves September 29th, 2020
I remember when my wife and I bought our first house, a small 3-bedroom home in a little starter neighborhood less than a mile from downtown Duluth, GA. We were able to determine the color of the house/rooms, the look of the landscaping, the shape and color of the front door awning, and the overall […]
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Tags: admissions, Early Action, Regular Decision
UGA Admissions Director’s Cup
David Graves September 23rd, 2020
For the last four years or so, UGA Admissions has given out an award every year to the Georgia High School whose previous year’s class has the highest GPA for their freshman year at UGA. We have a requirement that the school must have a critical mass of students in the freshman group, so the […]
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Tags: admissions, grades
Freshman Application FAQ
David Graves September 4th, 2020
The UGA Freshman application opened up on September 1, and in the first 4 days, thousands of students started an application. We generally have a small spike of students start the application right away, but only about 200 have actually submitted the app right now, so don’t panic if you have not started. But now […]
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Tags: deadlines, decisions, file reading, freshman admission
UGA is Test Optional for Fall 2021
David Graves August 26th, 2020
Due to the continued challenges facing prospective applicants concerning access to standardized tests caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the University of Georgia has decided to make SAT or ACT test score submission optional for the Fall 2021 application process. UGA has taken this step as a part of our commitment to help reduce barriers for […]
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Tags: file reading, scholarships, test scores
I don’t know
David Graves July 14th, 2020
I have always been very comfortable with telling people “I don’t know”. I am a father of two kids, so according to them I haven’t known much for a long time. Even in Admissions, I am comfortable saying I don’t know. Will I get admitted if I do X? Will I get a full season […]