In general, there are three times during the year that UGA releases freshman decisions:
- Mid-August - Freshman application is accessible online
- Mid-Late November - EA Decisions released
- Late February - Admit decisions for RD or deferred EA applicants meeting EA admit criteria
- Late March - Final Decisions for all remaining freshman applicants
See the Admissions Deadlines page for more details on the specific deadlines and required materials for admission consideration.
Transfer Timelines
In general, transfer decisions are sent out based upon the term for which a student has applied, and the time is based upon when we are able to review the files and how many files we have to review:
- The Summer/Fall transfer application is accessible online in late October, and the Spring application is accessible online in late May
- Summer Transfers - Generally, UGA reviews a majority of the files in late January through the beginning of March, with a limited number of decisions coming before and/or after this time frame due to other factors.
- Fall Transfers - Generally, the review process begins in late February and goes through the beginning of May, starting with the files that were completed first and working from there. In addition, files with more complicated transcripts or multiple transcripts may take longer to review.
- Spring Transfers - Generally, UGA begins review of Spring files in August, and will finish most of the decisions by late September.
Hi, i applied to UGA two weeks ago for transfer but i currently have 14 credits but by the end of the spring semester i will have 30 credits. does it matter?
ReplyDeleteDoes what matter? That you will not have the required information to us by the April 1 deadline? If this is the case, then yes, it is a problem if you expect to be admitted for the Summer or Fall term. Here is a cut/paste from this page; "Transfer deadlines are for both the application and for all college transcripts. UGA will only review academic work that is completed and sent to our office by the deadline. For example, Fall transfer applicants have a deadline of 4/1, so we can only review work completed and into our office by 4/1. We cannot use work from a Spring term where classes are in progress and will be completed after the deadline."
DeleteI would also suggest you review the Transfer FAQ, found at https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/transfer-faq.html
I applied as a transfer for Fall. All of my transcripts have been received. Today I look and see a school that I was a transient student at on the list as not being received. Do I need to request a transcript from that school even though the courses are on another schools transcripts?
ReplyDeleteOn the application, the pages leading up to the application, and on this blog, I have stated repeatedly that we need transcripts from every college ever attended (on the deadlines page, it states "Official transcripts from ALL colleges attended (even dual enrollment, transient, or other work)"). So yes, we need an official transcript from that transient college, and you should call and speak with a transfer counselor today to explain the situation, and how you can fix this error that is over a month after the deadline. The course may be on your current college's transcript, but it would be listed as how your current school brings in the work, and it would not list the transient colleges actual course information, course name, etc. We need that transient transcript for a number of reasons, so contact us today.
Deletei am trying to re apply for transfer 2013 fall semester. i didnt get in for 2013 spring semester. if i apply on december, do you think i can hear the result back in janurary?
ReplyDeletePlease review the timelines again, as we give you estimated months when we start transfer reviews.
DeleteHello, I am looking to transfer into Terry in the fall from another college and I know that I have to be accepted into Franklin before I can apply to Terry. Is there anything I should do while I wait for the application review in February? Thank You.
ReplyDeleteStudents must matriculate at UGA before they are able to apply to Terry. You will need to contact Terry College of Business for more information regarding how to apply to that program.
DeleteI'm applying for the freshman, regular decision application. When I registered for the October ACT, I had put down to get the scores automatically sent to UGA and I just checked my myStatus page and it says that UGA hasn't received my scores yet. How long will it take for you guys get it?
ReplyDeleteWe will be importing new test scores into our system next week. I would check your status check later next week to see if your October ACT scores have been received.
DeleteAlso, the December ACT isn't too late for the UGA application, right? I'm just worried my scores might not come in by the deadline. What if that happens?
DeleteWe will accept the December ACT for Regular Decision as long as you designate UGA as a school to automatically receive your scores.
DeleteI am applying as a non-traditional student and used the Transfer Application. Will my myStatus page eventually reflect the specific items that are required such as my high school transcripts, SAT scores and activity since high school letter? Right now it only asks for my transcripts and not the other items for non-traditional applications.
ReplyDeleteWe do not have fields for all of the non-trad items on the myStatus page, so review the intro to the application for all that you need and send these items in.
DeleteI am taking a mini-mester through Georgia Perimeter in the spring to finish a few hours before the April 4th deadline to transfer in the fall, the hours will be completed in March but they will not be able to send an official transcript until May. GPC said that they can send a letter stating I completed the hours for the deadline, then send the official transcript in May. Would UGA accept this?
ReplyDeleteWe will only consider credit that is completed and on an official transcript by the application deadline. We would not be able to accept a letter.
DeleteWhere can I find the counselor/high school electronic evaluation form on the University of Georgia website?
ReplyDeleteYou may find the PDF version of the form online here https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/printable-forms.html . The online form can be accessed by the counselor here https://www.admissions.uga.edu/hsportal.html . You can also generate an email to your counselor from your myStatus with a direct link to the online form.
DeleteWhat is the difference between the Late February and Late March releases?
ReplyDeleteAbout one month. Seriously though, the February decisions will be a smaller group of admission offers for Regular Decision students (and most likely a few deferred students with increased test scores) who meet the academic standing we used for Early Action admits. In other words, if they had applied for EA, they would ave been admitted. The late March decisions are our final decisions (admits and denials), and these are after our intense and detailed file reading process when we look at everything in the files.
DeleteOkay. Thank you for clearing that up!
DeleteDoes the incoming freshman class affect the acceptance of transfer students?
ReplyDeleteThe incoming freshman class does not affect transfer admission.
DeleteI applied for early admission and was deferred. I am now applying for regular decision as a freshman for this Fall and was signed up to take the ACT on Dec 8th. Due to a discrepancy on the derivative of my first name between my license & my admission ticket, I was not allowed to take the test. I have taken the test 3 times before registered this exact same way, as recently as September and October of this year. I know the ACT for February is too late for regular decision but how about the SAT in January?
ReplyDeleteWe will accept the January SAT as long as you designate UGA as a school to automatically receive your test scores.
DeleteFor the late Feburaury decisions, if we were previously defered do we need to resubmit our application for regular decision before the January 1st deadline to be considered for that or are we automacially considered based on our EA application?
ReplyDeleteYou do not need to resubmit anything we already have. If you would like, you may submit updated test scores and an updated transcript with first semester grades.
DeleteYou do need to complete your deferred file, though, by submitting part 2 of the app and getting in a teacher recommendation.
DeleteIf we submitted our application by the scholarship deadline, will we find out our decision earlier?
ReplyDeletePlease review the Timelines again, as we list the three freshman decision release dates, and it is not based on when you apply. We do not have rolling admissions for freshman.
DeleteI am wanting to apply as a transfer for the Summer of 2013. I see that the Summer deadline is March 1. I have my official transcript from my university which includes my final grades for the Fall 2012 semester. I have also filled out the online application, but I have not submitted it yet. Should I go ahead and submit my application now or wait until mid or late January? Also, to what address should I send my sealed transcript?
ReplyDeleteIt is up to you when you submit your application. When we begin reviewing summer applications, we will review them in the order in which they are completed.
DeleteWhen can students who applied for UGA's Fondation Fellowship Scholarship expect to reiceve a decision?
ReplyDeleteWe expect to let Foundation Fellowship applicants know if they were selected as a finalist by mid to late January.
Deleteif i can't make attendance for the first week of resumption due to illness, what is the appropriate channel to let the school know about this? What do i need to do?
ReplyDeleteI would start with each of your instructors or advisor.
DeleteHello. I want to transfer to UGA for summer of 2013. I am a freshman at a different institution. I have completed my first semester of college for Fall 2012. The deadline for the summer application is March 1. Because I have my grades for Fall 2012, am I eligible to apply?
ReplyDeleteTransfer students must have a minimum of 30 completed transferable hours with at least a 3.20GPA by the application deadline, March 1 for summer. Students with fewer than 30 transferable hours are ineligible to transfer.
DeleteI applied for summer 2013 as a transfer student,and i'm not sure if my finances will be ready in time for me to attend the summer term. Do I have to take classes for the term I applied, if accepted or can I wait for the following fall semester to begin my classes? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteStudents are only admitted for the term in which they applied for. If you would like to attend at a later date, you would need to reapply.
DeleteWhen will intended transfer students be able to apply for Spring 2014? I want to start on my application as soon as possible. (I've already started an application, but one of the first things asked is which semester I plan to enroll in, and Spring 2014 isn't an option.)
ReplyDeleteThe Spring transfer application opens in late April.
DeleteIf a student applies as a transfer student for summer or fall 2013 after being waitlisted for the freshman application last year and thus having an application account in the system, is it best to have that old application deleted and start over from scratch or is it better to just change the freshman application to a transfer application?
ReplyDeleteYou would need to reapply as a transfer applicant.
DeleteIf you get denied for summer term can you still do transeint? Or would you have to apply again?
ReplyDeleteThe deadline for summer transient is May 15. You should have a decision by the application deadline so you would be able to reapply to be a summer transient.
DeleteWould I have to submit another application?
DeleteYes, you would have to reapply.
DeleteI applied as a transfer for summer 2013. If I get accepted, can I wait until the fall to begin classes? I'm not sure how to change my application for fall semester.
ReplyDeleteIf you do not have an admissions decision, you can email your request to admproc@uga.edu .
DeleteI applied Regular decision with a 3.4 GPA and a 1840 SAT. I think my essays are really good as well. I know my GPA isn't very high but I take all IB classes and the thing that lowered my GPA was my sophomore year... will it be taken into consideration that my grades have significantly increased and that I am in a very rigorous program? I don't want my GPA to be the thing that gets me denied.
ReplyDeleteWe look at your GPA along with the rigor of the courses you are taking. We will also look at grade trends.
DeleteHello! I hope you all are doing well. I read your January update, congrats on the number of freshman applicants!
ReplyDeleteMy question concerns the transfer application. I had sent out my transcript more than 10 business days ago, but in the application status page, it still shows up as "not received."
I don't want to sound like I'm rushing you, but I was wondering if you have started sorting the transfer transcripts out. I know you all are a bit overwhelmed with the regular decision apps.
Should I send another transcript to you guys? (Just to make sure, this is to the UGA Office of Undergraduate Admissions address, right?)
It takes up to 10 business days to match a document to a file once we receive it. It typically takes time for a college to issue a transcript once it is requested and time for us to receive it once it is put in the mail. I would recommend being patient and continuing to monitor your myStatus as you have some time before the transfer deadlines. Transcripts should be mailed to:
DeleteUndergraduate Admissions
Terrell Hall
210 South Jackson Street
Athens, Georgia 30602-1633
I applied as a Fall Transfer student back around January 4th. My two transcripts were received January 14. How long will it take before I find out about the decision? I am just trying to make plans for everything for next year.
ReplyDeleteWe will likely begin to review summer transfers in mid February. Once we have finished with summer, we will begin to review fall applicants.
Delete"Generally, the review process begins in late February and goes through the beginning of May" by this, does that mean that each student who applied for the fall of 2013 will know if they are accepted or not in May?! or does that mean the review process will start in Feb and the ones finished first will be sent out immediately "in Feb"?
ReplyDeleteWe release transfer decisions as they are made. Because we will not be able to begin reviewing summer transfers until mid February, we will likely begin to review fall transfers a little later this year.
DeleteSo I'm assuming reviewing for fall transfers will start around mid March then? I just want an estimate. Thank you.
DeleteUnfortunately at this time I am not able to give an estimate about when we will be able to start reviewing fall transfers as we have not started reviewing summer transfers yet. I will post an update once this information is available.
DeleteThank you so much.
DeleteI sent my transcripts from my previous schools near Jan. 25th. On my status update, they are still being marked as not having been received. Is there a backup with all the mail coming in? Just want to make sure my information is in by the deadline. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAre you a transfer or first year applicant? If it is a high school transcript, I would recommend sending it again and send it electronically. If it was a college transcript, please give us more time as we are concentrating on completing first year files at this time.
DeleteI am a transfer student. Thanks for the help!
DeleteDo you know what the actual date is in which the late February decisions will be released?
ReplyDeleteWe do not have an exact date at this time.
DeleteIf I get accepted for summer term and attend classes am I officially an UGA student and will be able to register for classes after Summer term for fall or do I have to submit two applications
ReplyDeleteIf you are admitted for summer (not as a transient student) and take classes during the summer term, you do not need to reapply to continue at UGA.
DeleteI'm a senior who applied to UGA for regular admission.I sent my first transcript(9th to 11th grade) in to UGA on December 17th electronically through gacollege411. The site says that UGA received the transcript on December 18th. I then sent another transcript with my first semester senior grades on January 15th and it was delivered to UGA on the 16th. After checking mystatus, I realized that the date near my transcript says January 1st. Should I be worried that my second transcript wasn't sent or not?
ReplyDeleteThe myStatus will default to the first day of the month in which we receive a high school transcript. If you want to double check, you can call our office and we can tell you if we have a transcript with first semester grades.
DeleteAfter transcripts have been received, is there anything else that needs to be done for the acceptance? Should the Application Status Check page look any different after the transcripts have been received? I am a transfer student. Thanks
ReplyDeleteIf you have submitted your application, application fee, and a transcript from every college you have previously attended, then there is nothing else you need to do at this time. The myStatus page does not change once transcripts have been received, other than the red X changing to a green check.
DeleteHave you guys set a date for the late Feb. releases? How many admits do y'all usually send out during that time? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately that information is not available at this time. We will post an update once it becomes available.
DeleteHave summer tranfer reviews began yet?
ReplyDeleteWe have recently started reviewing summer transfer applications.
DeleteMy daughter is in her Junior year and currently has a core GPA of 3.6. She did not get the hang of grades in her freshman year but has improved a lot since and has 3 A's and a high B. She took her SAT and score 2140. What is her chance of getting admitted to UGA for 2014.
ReplyDeleteA concerned parent.
We cannot guess about the chances of an applicant being admitted. We are going to look at academic core grades, the rigor of a student's schedule, and the test scores. For Regular Decision we are also going to look at leadership and activities, honors and awards, recommendations and essays. You can view our profile here to see what half of the students admitted last year looked like for GPA and test scores, https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/first-year-class-profile.html .
DeleteIs there anyway for a freshmen, currently still working on 2nd semester credits, to apply for fall 2013? Any chance of actually getting accepted?
ReplyDeleteI am assuming this is a question for a transfer applicant. In order to be eligible to transfer an applicant must have at least 30 completed transferable credit hours by the application deadline with a 3.20GPA.
DeleteAre all prospective students assigned a UGA ID number starting with 810? I got mine a few weeks ago and my status for the Fall is still pending and I was just wondering if this was significant in anyway.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the school I plan on transferring from is an out of state accredited school. Since I meet the admission requirements to transfer in, I am eligible for Hope as well (I wasn't eligible with my high school GPA). Do I need to do anything other than the FAFSA to get the Hope if accepted?
Thanks
All applicants are assigned an 810 number. This will be your student ID number if you are admitted. For information about the HOPE scholarship, you will need to contact the Office of Student Financial Aid or the Georgia Student Finance Commission.
DeleteFall 2013 transfers will be reviewed a little later this year (I'm assuming early March) right? SInce they are working on Summer transfers at the moment. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWe will begin to review fall transfers a little later this year. I cannot guess when we will be able to start this process at this point.
DeleteWell it's hard to plan accordingly when it takes forever to find out admission...
ReplyDeleteWe are open with our timelines and post updates as they are available. Unfortunately we cannot know how many students are going to apply and give an estimate for when things generally happen. We are working as quickly as possible to review applicants and make decisions.
DeleteHow will applicants be notified of possible Feb acceptances?
ReplyDeleteWill notifications be sent next week?
As soon as decisions are available, they will be posted to the myStatus and mailed shortly after.
DeleteJust to clarify, each individual Summer transfer decision will be posted as it is made, correct? Or are decisions released as a single group once they are all completed?
ReplyDeleteTransfer decisions are posted to the myStatus as they are made.
DeleteIf I submitted an application for Fall of this year, but decided I want to go in the summer, I will need to reapply correct? If that is the case, do I have to resend the transcripts from other schools or can the admissions department use what they have already received from the fall application? Thanks
ReplyDeleteIf you are a transfer student and you do not have a decision, you can email admproc@uga.edu to request this change as long as it is requested prior to the application deadline.
DeleteIt has been 24 hours since the email was sent to the stated email address. Will the mystatus page be updated as well to show the change? Thanks
DeleteIt will take more than 24 hours to process your request as the individuals who handle this email account have many other duties in our office. Additionally it will take 2 to 3 business days for changes to be reflected in your myStatus.
DeleteAny information on how far along summer transfer applications are coming?
ReplyDeleteWe do not have any updates at this time. Please keep in mind the summer deadline has not passed, we will have a better idea of how long it will take to process summer applications once we know how many students have applied.
DeleteI gave UGA admissions a call, and they said that you guys will start reviewing fall transfers after April 1st. Is this true or is it possible for you guys to start sooner than this? Please let me know. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIt is possible that we will be able to start reviewing fall transfer applications prior to April 1. We are still reviewing summer and estimate that this will continue through the middle of March.
DeleteAlright, thank you. Would it be a good idea to have all financial aid and everything settled before acceptance or after acceptance? I also had a question about declaring your living status; meaning would I have to let UGA know that I will be living in or out of campus by a certain time or do I wait until acceptance first? Someone who attends UGA told me something about that, and I wanted to know. Thank you!
DeleteYou will need to speak with the Financial Aid office for questions regarding financial aid. Transfer students are not required to live on campus so you should not need to let Housing know if you do not intend to live on campus. You can contact the Housing department for more information regarding on-campus housing.
DeleteI am a first year applicant. My Regular Decision application to UGA was complete some time in November, and I am yet to recieve a decision. When exactly do you all expect to send out decisions? Also, about how far along are you all in reviewing apps? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAs stated in the above post, decisions will be available in late March.
DeleteHow long does it take to receive an official acceptance letter in the mail?
ReplyDeleteLetters are generally put in the mail within a couple of days of the decision. You can double-check the address you listed on your application from the dashboard on your myStatus.
DeleteI forgot to put my apartment number. Is there a way the letter could be sent again?
DeletePlease email your request to admproc@uga.edu .
DeleteMy daughter has been accepted to the Honors Program at UGA via early action and was offered the Classic Scholars Award, giving her a reduced out-of-state tuition waiver. What is the process to request a further reduction or complete waiver of the out-of-state tuition? Thanks for your consideration. I've found your blog to be very helpful.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your daughter's scholarship award! With only about 10% of First Year students receiving a scholarship, these are quite competitive. If a student has received an award, that is the most we would have to offer in terms of scholarships.
DeleteThanks for your quick response.
DeleteDoes UGA do rolling admissions? Can someone who decided to apply after the regular decision deadline in January still apply and be considered for the fall?
ReplyDeleteNo, you must apply by the application deadline to be considered.
DeleteAny idea how fall transfer decisions are coming along? Possible to know in March if I applied on January 5th and had both transcripts in a week later?
ReplyDeleteWe will post an update about fall transfers as soon as that information is available
DeleteDo fall 2013 transfers find out their decision starting with the people who applied the earliest? I applied pretty early (Dec, 2012). I don't think it would be for fair if the earlier applicants didn't find out first..
ReplyDeleteApplications are reviewed in the order in which they are complete. Applications are complete when we receive all required material.
DeleteWhen will I know if I have received any type of scholarship award and if I have been accepted into the honors college?
ReplyDeleteScholarships will continue to be awarded through April. Recipients will receive notification in the mail and the award will be posted to the myStatus. You will need to contact the Honors department for information about Honors.
DeleteSOME fall 2013 transfer students will be able to see their decisions in March right? Of course, in the order in which they were completed.
ReplyDeleteWe are continuing to process transfer applications, so some fall transfer students will likely have decisions in March.
DeleteThe "my status" page is currently down. When will it be opened again?
DeleteThe myStatus page will be down until First Year decisions are released. We do not have a date for that at this time.
DeleteI'm happy to have been accepted as a summer transient!
ReplyDeleteI was looking at the to-do list I found here (https://orientation.uga.edu/todolist), and I cannot find where to sign up for the orientation. I think it was on the myStatus page, but it is closed currently. Can you tell me where I can sign up?
Thanks!
Transient students do not have to attend Orientation. You will need to contact an advisor in the department you were admitted into.
DeleteAh, that makes more sense. But can you direct me to a to-do list for transients? Or should my new advisor be able to point me in the right direction?
DeleteYour advisor should be able to clear you to register for classes and explain the registration process.
DeleteSorry for all these questions! How do I know who my advisor is? I got my acceptance letter but do not see anything enclosed.
DeleteYou will need to contact the department offering the major you listed on your application.
DeleteWhen it comes to transfer decisions, will uga be looking at the overall gpa or will gpa be recalculated depending on which classes transfer? Lets say they all transfer, will the transfer gpa stated on our transcript stay the same?
ReplyDeleteWe will recalculate the GPA based on completed transferable courses from all colleges previously attended.
DeleteIs there a specific time that transfer decisions go out every day? Just wanted to know if I need to look periodically through the days or if there is a time that I can check once a day.
ReplyDeleteThe status check is updated overnight.
DeleteI've been accepted as a Fall transfer student. I am unsure what steps I need to take next since the orientation registration is currently closed.
ReplyDeleteOne more thing: how can I see the courses that transferred on DegreeWorks? Do I need to create a MyID account?
Thanks
You will need to create your MyID to have access to Degree Works. You can see a "To Do" list online here for everything you will need to take care of once Orientation registration has opened, https://orientation.uga.edu/todolist .
Deletewhen you mean overnight? Meaning after a certain time lie 6:00 p.m.?
ReplyDeleteI am not sure of the exact time, but it would be updated by 8AM.
DeleteSo I applied to UGA for fall semester. I was denied because I was only granted 24 hours(hours I've taken at my current institution). However, I sent my other transcript today and it says it has been received by the admissions office. I received 24 hours of transfer credit from the previous school I attended before the one I'm currently enrolled in. I also have to finish this semester up. With all those, what steps do I need to take to be, I guess reevaluated per say?
ReplyDeleteAs stated in the application, transfer students must submit a transcript from every college you have previously attended. This includes coursework completed during high school for dual enrollment. The deadline for fall has not passed, so you can still send in additional material. Credit you are currently enrolled in will not count towards the required transferable hours. Only credit completed and on a transcript by the application deadline will be considered.
DeleteI have a question..One of the classes I have taken at my institution is called "BIOL1101K" It says it is equivalent to UGA's course "BIOL1103L" on the transfer equivalency page. Does that mean it's a direct transfer or does that mean it's the same course but named differently at UGA? I'm a little confused. Thank you. It definitely does not say NTFR0T** next to it so I know it will still transfer but I don't know HOW it will transfer..
ReplyDeleteBIOL 1103L is an actual UGA course, and the L means this is the lab portion of 1103. You can go to the UGA Bulletin, http://www.bulletin.uga.edu/, to look at the course listings.
DeleteTherefore, if the class that I took at my other institution (BIOL 1101K) is equivalent to UGA's actual course BIOL 1103, it means that it's pretty much the same class and will transfer right? Just not as a "direct transfer" right? Does that sound confusing? Let me know! Thank you so much!
DeleteYes, it would transfer as BIOL 1103L . You can find a description of the UGA course here, http://www.bulletin.uga.edu/CoursesHome.aspx .
DeleteLast transfer question:) There is one more class I took my freshman year of college at my institution called "Math1111" and looking at UGA's transfer equivalency page, it will transfer as a university of georgia core elective..Therefore will I still receive "3" credit hours towards my Math1111 class, which is how many credit hours it is at my institution. I just wanted to make sure..
DeleteIf it is transferable, you will receive the same number of credit hours that you received at your current college.
DeleteThis is my fist year in college and I will be transferring next fall as a junior, not a sophomore. Is there a difference in reviewing transcripts between the two, transfer wise? Are sophomores given different considerations than juniors?
ReplyDeleteThe admissions criteria for transfer students depends on how many transferable hours you have completed by the deadline. With 30 to 59 hours, you would need at least a 3.20GPA . With 60 or more transferable hours you must have at least a 2.80GPA.
DeleteHello, when I first checked my status this morning the dashboard page said that I had no application status available, despite it having been up in the past since I applied early January. After a few refreshes, the status page came up but showed that my transcript had not been received despite it also having been up since early February. After a few more refreshes, everything was back to normal, and has been since. Is this something I should be worried about or is it just a minor glitch?
ReplyDeleteThis was most likely an internet connectivity or browser issue. It is also possible that you were checking your status check when our system was updating. If everything looks normal now, there should not be any issue with your file.
DeleteI am applying as a transfer student for fall of 2013. I sent my transcripts in early February and all documentation was completed then. When should I expect to hear a decision regarding acceptance?
ReplyDeleteWe cannot guess when a transfer applicant will have a decision. You can see from the above post when fall transfer decisions are generally made.
DeleteHello. I attend Ga Perimeter right now and applied for the fall. I have a question regarding my transfer gpa. My GPA I applied with was a 3.43, which is pretty much a 3.4. Lets say that all of my credits will transfer to UGA. Will my GPA stay as a 3.4 or will it be different? It should stay the same if all of my credits transfer right?
ReplyDelete-What Mr. L. Whittaker said to the comment above:If it is transferable, you will receive the same number of credit hours that you received at your current college.
-By reading that, I wanted to make sure that with the same number of credit hours you receive, your gpa will also stay the same if all credits transfer 100% :)
Your transferable GPA would likely be close to the same if all courses transfer. There are factors that would cause your GPA to differ from what is listed on your transcript, for instance we do not transfer +/- grades.
DeleteOkay so if our school "does not" in general use the +/- scale and my GPA rounded to a 3.4 (at my institution), would my transfer GPA be transfer pretty much around a 3.4 since you (UGA), do not use the +/- grades? This is just an example. I'm not asking you to give me a guarantee or anything.
DeleteIf your current GPA is a 3.4 and all of your courses transfer, then your transferable GPA should be about a 3.4 as well.
DeleteWhen will I be able to apply for a spring 2014 transfer? Currently I can only apply for summer 2013.
ReplyDeletePlease refer to the above post for when applications are available online.
DeleteHi on Jan 11 you say Spring 2014 transfer applications will be avail online in late April. But, at the top of the timeline blog page it says Late May. Can you please clarify when the Spring transfer application will be available online. Thanks!!
DeleteThe spring application is available now.
DeleteYou did say to the above post that it varies everyday on how many students' applications are reviewed everyday. Usually though, how many go out? Is there a minimum on how many needs to go out?
ReplyDeleteThere is no minimum. At full capacity, we can review roughly 70 transfer applications a day.
DeleteI am international student, and I already took ENGL1101, 1102 in VSU. Do I need to send e-mail for waving TOEFL?? OR I don't need to send??
ReplyDeleteIf English is not your first language, you must show proof of English Proficiency using one of the ways listed on our website here, https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/5-international-transfer-application-requirements.html . You do not need to let us know if you are not sending a TOEFL.
DeleteLet's say I am accepted as a spring 2014 transfer. If I take classes at the institution I am transferring from in fall 2013, will you all have to review my application again, or will those classes just not count?
ReplyDeleteFor spring admission, only courses completed by the application deadline will be considered. If you are admitted, we will review your fall coursework once we receive your final transcript.
DeleteOn MyStatus, it is stated that my form of lawful verification has not been accepted yet however, i had mailed a certified birth certificate on Friday April, 26 (since i was unable to obtain the other necessary documents) and had used priority mail which means that it should have been sent within two days to the address that was listed. I understand that documents can take a while to be reviewed, however; i was curious to know whether the red x beside the lawful presence verified will have an effect on my admission considering that it is May 1st. i had already paid my commitment deposit therefore the only thing that was missing was the verification form.
ReplyDeleteYou do not have to verify lawful presence by May 1, that is the deadline for the commitment deposit. The "x" on your status check would mean that we have not had time to review your documents and clear your flag. This process can take a couple of weeks.
DeleteHi I am applying as a transfer student for Fall 2013. The above information states "goes through the beginning of May, starting with the files that were completed first and working from there. In addition, files with more complicated transcripts or multiple transcripts may take longer to review." I wanted to know what is the absolute latest we will hear back on a decision. I am transferring from a private university in Boston so I will need to defer my loans asap and relocate.
ReplyDeleteWhile there is no final date for when all decisions will be made, at this point we expect that it will take through mid-June to make all Fall transfer decisions.
DeleteSo the timeline is not accurate? That is a whole month behind what is listed. This is VERY unfair to transfer students. That leaves little over a month to make arrangement to attend in August. That is very disappointing.
DeleteI think there is confusion over your exact wording in your question, as you asked for the "absolute latest" date, while the site uses the word generally for most files to be reviewed by early May, and says that some files will take longer. Most fall transfer files will be done in about 2 weeks (my guess), but some may take longer if they are tough to review, and some have a 6/1 transcript extension, so a June date is roughly the last date. And the time between mid June and mid August, when fall term begins, is two months, so it is not as dire as you make it. We can only guess how long the process will take, as we don't know until we actually review every file.
DeleteThank you for clarifying. Sorry to sound "dire" but it is very hard to make arrangements in such a short timespan when transferring from a different region of the US. It becomes quite stressful. Thank you for being transparent. I understand that it takes a lot of time to review so many applications.
DeleteHi, I applied on March 31 for consideration to be accepted in the Fall Semester, and I have yet to hear back about whether I have been accepted or not. Is there a number I can call about my inquiry? Or should I continue to be patient?
ReplyDeleteWe are currently working on applications that were completed at the beginning of March. If you applied on March 31, we have not had time to review your file.
DeleteIs it safe to assume that the Fall 2013 decisions will all be made by the end of May? And so does that mean that people like myself who applied for transfer for the Spring 2014 semester will be able to know their decisions just days after the Fall 2013 decisions are completed? Or is there a break between the fall decisions and the spring decisions vs. once the last fall decision is made, the first spring application is reviewed?
ReplyDeleteThe majority of Fall Transfer applications should be processed by the end of the month. Generally we begin to review Spring applications in August.
DeleteWhen you begin reviewing Spring 2014 transfer applications in August, my understanding is you review first "completed" in priority order. Do the green check mark dates on my status page indicate when my application and transcripts were "completed" in your system?
DeleteAn application is complete when we receive all required material. For transfer students this includes the application, application fee, and up-to-date transcripts from every college you have attended.
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