Guides
Mostly about getting into UGA and staying there, because that’s what families ask me about. Everything here is written by me, from my own transfer and from students I’ve worked with. Guides marked as new are on the list to write.
Transferring to UGA
Transferring into Terry College of Business
The GPA, the prerequisite courses, and the deadlines that decide a Terry BBA transfer.
Read the Terry transfer guide →The GPA you need to transfer to UGA
The tiers by hour count, what the average admitted transfer carries, and when to apply.
Read the transfer GPA guide →Choosing professors at UGA
Why RateMyProfessor is the wrong tool, and the ones serious students use instead.
Read the professor guide →Pre-law at UGA
There is no pre-law major. What to take instead, the GPA to hold, and when LSAT prep starts.
Read the pre-law guide →Getting into UGA
UGA admission requirements: GPA, test scores, and what it takes
The benchmarks, the ranges, and what separates admitted students.
Read →SAT scores for UGA, and how to prepare
UGA’s mid-50% SAT ranges, how superscoring works, and how to prep against a target.
Read →UGA’s AP credit policy: what transfers
Which scores earn credit, and when accepting it costs a pre-med or business student.
Read →Staying at UGA
The hardest classes at UGA, and how to pass them
The courses that end pre-med and Terry plans, and what to do about each.
Read →HOPE and Zell Miller: the GPA you have to protect
Where the thresholds sit and how transfers keep the scholarship.
Read →Academic probation at UGA and how to recover
Warning, probation, and suspension: the thresholds and a semester-by-semester way back.
Read →Pre-med prerequisites at UGA
Every prerequisite mapped semester by semester, with MCAT timing and GPA benchmarks.
Read →Terry College BBA prerequisites
The courses, the GPA, and the deadlines that decide a Terry BBA application.
Read →How to pass CHEM 1211 and 1212
Gen chem is contract graded, not curved. What that changes, and which exams matter most.
Read →For parents of high schoolers
How a remote session runs
The answer to “is Zoom as good as in person?”, with real annotated work from sessions.
Read →When grades drop suddenly
What to investigate first when the drop comes without warning, and when to bring someone in.
Read →A parent’s guide to AP classes
Workload, GPA impact, and college credit: how to decide which APs are worth it.
Read →Middle school algebra: is your student ready?
What algebra readiness looks like, and what to do when it isn’t there yet.
Read →The digital SAT, explained
The format, the adaptive scoring, and what it changes about how you prepare.
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