Quote Originally Posted by pharm_teg
Whether people admit it or not, UGA is a legacy school. As it stands now, I can only speak for their professional/graduate programs. Many in the grad programs that get in usually have an UGA alumni in the family or they know someone on the admissions board. UGA is highly competitive but not for the right reasons. Let's be honest, most applicants are qualified but sometimes it's not what you know but who you know. UGA is really working hard to diversify their student population.
UGA CLAIMS (not sure how true it is) that they do not take legacy into account for their EARLY acceptance. According to them it is based on the following 3 aspects IN THIS ORDER:

GPA
Course Rigor
SAT/ACT

And thats it for the EARLY decision, now for the regular decision, they have the essays, reccomendations, legacy, etc. that all play into thier decision in some unknown manner.

Quote Originally Posted by pharm_teg
Most of you should have safety schools.
I did, UGA