Fall 2011Campus Visit

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

The Graduate School Enrollment in Fall 2010: 7,077 students

Total Fall 2010 Enrollment 34,677

UGA is ranked 21st in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 list of the 50 top public universities in America

ENROLLMENT

Centrally located in Georgia and only 1 hour away from Atlanta

Plenty of Activities Professional Development Indoor Outdoor Family

Downtown

Campus

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

Extremely low cost of l iv ing On Campus Off Campus

Apartment Guide: http: / /apartments.onl ineathens.com

Prices are very aff ordable for l iv ing on a fi xed income

UGA and the c i ty of Athens provides transi t buses around campus and to other parts of the c i ty FREE to UGA students

This may be an important opt ion to explore when looking for an apartment

Athens Transit : http: / /www.athenstransi t .com/UGA Bus System: http: / /www.transi t .uga.edu/route.html

LIVING IN ATHENS

Funding Overview

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

FellowshipsScholarshipsGraduate AssistantshipsStudent Loans

www.uga.edu/gradschool/financial/gsfa

GRADUATE SCHOOL ASSISTANTSHIPS

Assistantships are awarded from your home department OR the Graduate School. Includes teaching assistantships, research assistantships,

Graduate Research Opportunity (GRO) assistantships, feeder assistantships & Graduate School assistantships

Monthly stipend Reduced tuition rate of $25 per semester Normal student fees apply

Current Tuition and Fee Schedules www.busfin1.busfin.uga.edu/bursar/schedule.cfm

OBTAINING ASSISTANTSHIPS

Must be nominated by your department’s graduate coordinator

Assistantships are awarded annually on a highly competitive basis based on the following: Academic record Test scores Department recommendations Previous relevant work experience

ASSISTANTSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Work part-time (13-20 hours weekly) in or department or at the Graduate School

Perform assigned duties, which vary by assistantship position

Must be enrolled full time Fall: 12 hours Spring: 12 hours Summer: 9 hours

**Only Graduate level courses apply toward assistantship hours.

FELLOWSHIPS

The following Fellowships & Scholarships are managed through the Graduate School. Nominations must come from your graduate coordinator.

Presidential Fellowship George Hugh Boyd Memorial Scholarship Alfred E. Brown Scholarship Diane C. Davison Scholarship Mary Erlanger Graduate Fellowship J.W. Fanning Graduate Fellowship Fund Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars Fund Assistantships Hamilton Lokey Graduate Scholarship Michael A. Johnson Graduate Scholarship Gwinn Henry Nixon Scholarship Phelps-Stokes Graduate Fellowship

TRAVEL FUNDING

Graduate Student Travel Fund Invitation to present at a professional meetingContinental United Stateswww.uga.edu/gradschool/financial/travel.html

Admissions and

Application Overview

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

DEADLINES

Graduate School (GS) deadlines are listed on Web site Different for domestic and

international applicants Different from department

deadline

Applicants MUST check deadlines for academic department online Almost always earlier than GS

deadline Application will not be reviewed if

after dept. deadline even if before GS deadline

No refund for applications submitted after department deadlines

• Domestic Applicants• Fall--------------------July 1• Spring ---------------November

15• Pre-Summer--------April 1• Summer--------------May1

• International Applicants• Fall-------------------April 15• Spring --------------October 15• Summer-------------February 15

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Send 2 offi cial transcripts to Grad School, not to academic departments

Entrance Tests: Vary by program – see website for the program Must come from the testing agency to Graduate Admissions If taken prior to application, report your scores so departments

can make decisions early

Letters of Recommendation: Check with recommenders before submitting application Most departments use online letters You fill in name and email of recommenders We send email to them with link to complete the letter Letter submitted to the department via tracking system

OTHER DOCUMENTS

Make sure you are aware of other documentation required by department before decision can be made

May include Writing sample Curriculum Vitae Statement of Purpose Interview Other – depending on program

ACCEPTANCE DECISIONS

Two-fold processDepartment

Academic department faculty review file Department submits recommendation to accept or refuse

applicant to GSGraduate School (GS)

GS reviews files of applicants recommended for acceptance If GS agrees with department decision, applicant is

admitted Applicant receives offi cial acceptance letter from Grad

School

We suggest that i t i s best to approach this meet ing wi th your department just l ike a “bus iness meet ing”

Be VERY profess ional and attent ive

Give them informat ion about yourse l f and your interests to make i t as personable as poss ib le

Ask p lenty of quest ions to show interest and to get a l l of the facts s tra ight

Know a l i t t le about your department and the stud ies involved to show your interest leve l

Take notes!! !

Be re laxed and be yourse l f…don’t fee l pressured to act l ike someone you real ly aren’ t

MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT

The questions you ask in the meeting could be very important and help you gain an upper hand for your appl icat ion process

Questions you may wish to ask: What type of research are you

currently involved in? Do you have fi nancial aid assistance?

Assistantships, Teacher Assistant, Research Assistants?

What is the course load like? Any questions about the admissions

process (due dates, letters of recommendation, GRE scores)

Find out about Statement of Purpose (so that you can write exactly what they want to know) This can be extremely critical for your application

Contact information for the department for future questions and follow-up

WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK

If you have any other questions you wish to ask us, we will be glad to address them.

If you think of anything later on, feel free to email us: Dr. Barry or Heather: grecruit@uga.edu

FINAL NOTE

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