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2024 Transfer Updates

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

While the focus this time of year seems to be all about freshman admission, January/February is the time of year when we receive a majority of our transfer applications and our Evaluation Team begins to work on our transfer reviews, posting credit for work and helping students with any transfer issues.

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6 Underrated Facts About Community College

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Note Reference [2] Check As of 2024, 187 community colleges in 24 states are authorized to award bachelor's degrees. Further, online community colleges serve as flexible, accessible pathways for transferring to a four-year school. As of 2024, 187 community colleges in 24 states are authorized to award bachelor's degrees.

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2024 Early Action FAQ

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

If you are denied, I am sorry, and the next step is enrolling at another college and possibly looking at transferring to UGA (you cannot apply RD if you are denied EA). As well, you can send us later test scores and your high school can send us Fall semester grade reports or an updated transcript. If you are admitted, congratulations!

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Higher Ed Experts Foresee Enrollment Decline Due to Botched FAFSA Rollout

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The botched launch of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) may lead to a precipitous drop in college enrollments for the upcoming school year that could surpass those reported following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to higher education experts and advocates. That's a 27.1% High-minority school 32.2% -33.3%

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Some University of California Schools Extend Application Deadline

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The University of California has announced that application deadlines have been extended for students who want to enroll at certain campuses for the fall 2024 semester. UC Merced has extended the deadline for first-year students in select majors and transfer students. The deadline is now Jan.

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Colorado Bill Would Give Qualifying Students 2 Years of Tuition-Free College

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The UNC Tuition Promise gives all current and new students from families making $65,000 or less per year up to $5,836 toward tuition per semester. Colorado State University Pueblo offers free tuition to in-state first-time or transfer students from families making $70,000 or less.

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Fundamentals of Financial Aid for 2024

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If one sentence could sum up the state of financing an American college education in 2024 it would be, “The more things change the more things stay the same.” Also worth noting is that “Contributor” is a new term being introduced on the 2024–25 FAFSA form. ” While change is afoot, much remains the same.