2026 Spring Transfer Decisions
David Graves August 15th, 2025
At 4 pm ET today, August 15, UGA will release the transfer decisions for the Spring 2026 applicant pool. Just like with our freshman decisions, UGA is committed to ensuring that all students have a wonderful experience during their time here. For incoming transfer students, this includes ensuring they can enroll in necessary classes, […]
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Spring 2026 Transfer Process
David Graves August 5th, 2025
The Spring Admission application opened on May 31, and we plan on releasing the Spring Transfer decisions on Friday, August 15 at 4 pm. For both freshman and transfer admission, UGA has specific enrollment goals for new students to ensure that they have access to the resources needed to have a successful academic career. […]
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2026 Freshman Admission Notes
David Graves July 11th, 2025
The UGA 2026 First Year application will be opening up on August 1 on the Common App, so here are a few things to know prior to it going live: Should a student apply Early Action (EA) or Regular Decision (RD)?: Ultimately, this question needs to be answered by you, the student/applicant. We treat […]
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Fall 2026 Essay Questions
David Graves May 29th, 2025
For First Year students applying to UGA for Fall 2026, we will keep the same longer personal essay (250-650 words) as before, using the essay prompts from the Common App. The shorter UGA specific essay (200-300 words suggested) topic will also remain the same as last year, with the following essay prompt: “The transition […]
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UGA Admissions and Majors
David Graves April 21st, 2025
After my daughter enrolled as a UGA freshman several years ago, my wife joined several social media groups for UGA parents. She was more of an observer/reader than an active participant, as she knew our last name might trigger someone to ask if she was related to me. The range of discussion topics on these […]