Recommendation Letters
David Graves December 1st, 2011
We receive a number of questions at this time of year about teacher recommendations, so here is my (limited) advice on the subject. First, when figuring out who you should ask to write a letter of recommendation, try to find a teacher who knows you well, and has taught you within the last 1-2 years. […]
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Tags: file reading, letters, recommendations
Officially on Twitter
David Graves November 28th, 2011
If you have not noticed yet (see the right hand side of the blog), I am now officially on twitter! I have absolutely no idea how I will use this within the UGA Admissions role, but I have a few ideas. Since file reading will be starting soon, and I will be overwhelmed with files, […]
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Tags: posts, twitter
Thanksgiving Break
David Graves November 22nd, 2011
Like most people, I will be out of the office through the Thanksgiving holiday. As such, I will not be responding to blog questions until my return late Sunday/early Monday at the earliest. My suggestion is to put aside any thoughts of admission at this time, and just celebrate the holiday season with family and […]
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Tags: holidays
Grades vs. GPA
David Graves November 21st, 2011
In the wake of Early Action decisions going out, we generally have a number of questions about why a decision was made, and a great deal of confusion surrounds the concept of GPA. Most of the disappointed comments and email I am seeing have a GPA listed in them, and usually they do not match […]
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Tags: GPA, grades
2012 EA Decisions are Now Available!
David Graves November 18th, 2011
Due to between 40,000-50,000 individuals trying to access the site, we are having server problems, so we suggest checking back later this evening when we have the server working correctly and the traffic is not as heavy. In addition, do not have multiple devices or people trying to access your student information, as that may […]