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UGA 2025 EA Numbers and Information

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

We have gone from roughly 11,000 EA applicants in 2014 to roughly 30,400 EA applicants this year, and we expect the overall applicant pool (EA and RD together) to show similar growth. In addition, the applicant pool has flipped from roughly 65% In-State applicants in 2013 to 40% In-State applicants this year.

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UGA 2024 Early Action Updates

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

We have gone from roughly 11,000 EA applicants in 2014 to almost 27,000 EA applicants this year, and we expect the overall applicant pool (EA and RD together) to show similar growth. In addition, the applicant pool has flipped from roughly 65% In-State applicants in 2013 to 42% In-State applicants this year. UGA GPA or higher.

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What the Grand Canyon Taught Me: Getting Real About Goals, Failure, and Digging Deep

Ruffaloni

In 2014, our enrollment had been flat—if slightly dropping—for four years when our new president decided we should turn it around with either a tuition reset or a revised financial aid strategy. Another gift was the determined motivation to dig our way out of the hole. The Grand Canyon has always been one of my favorite places.

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California Bill Proposes Free Tuition for Low-Income Students Pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees at Community Colleges

BestColleges

The California College Promise Grant provides free tuition to an estimated 1 million community college students in the state, almost half of the 2.1 Students must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application to be eligible for the aid. million students enrolled in CCC.

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How Will the Harvard Lawsuit Affect Affirmative Action in College Admissions?

Spark Admissions

Although the term comes up most often these days in the context of college admissions in the United States, affirmative action has been around since the 1960s and has affected a wide range of laws and policies. As of May 2023, there are major legal cases in front of the U.S. What Is Affirmative Action?

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Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Players Vote to Unionize

BestColleges

Don't forget how long it takes most NLRB processes to play out," Baker said. In 2014, Northwestern University football players tried to unionize because they said the NCAA "resembles a dictatorship, where the NCAA places these rules and regulations on these students without their input or without their negotiation." MAKING HISTORY!?

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The Problem with Grade Inflation

Discovery College Consulting

And according to another article in The New York Times , the average ACT score for the class of 2023 was the worst it’s been in over three decades. So, how can students stand out in the admissions process? The increase was similar at Harvard and many other institutions. to 3.38, but average SAT scores fell from 1026 to 1002.