Here is a break down of what these students did to gain acceptance to UGA through Early Action:
- The group took 305 Advanced Placement courses for an average of 8.71 per student.
- The group took 24 Dual Enrollment courses (12 of those are Calculus 2 and 3 through Georgia Tech).
- The average cumulative GPA was 3.9.
- 32 out of 35 took at least the third level of foreign language.
I chose to focus on the break down above because we are able to make decisions about our rigor and how we perform in classes. SAT and ACT averages can be accessed at www.uga.edu.
Remember also that Regular Decision Statistics will drop slightly, as proven historically.
A special note to 9th, 10th and 11th grade students:
If you are one of the students who hope to gain admissions to a college, find out what the folks who are getting in and emulate their actions. Whether it is UGA, Clemson, Bama, Furman, where ever, go to the college's website and search the word "profile." That gives you the middle 50%ile of the last incoming class. This is the 50% group on either side of the mean. This is your target. As a freshman or sophomore you decide what your specific college is, you will know how you need to be living.
We were given a wonderful article by a parent, and felt like this might be the perfect time to share it:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/10/ways-to-deal-with-college-admissions-competition_n_6134132.html?&ir=Education&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000023
