How Much Do YOU Know
About UGA?

Check your own knowledge of facts about college admittance and survival as well as The University of Georgia itself!  You can find the answers to each of these true/false questions at the bottom of this page and throughout the following pages of this web site.  Good luck!
 

1.  Founders of the university officially chartered UGA in Athens, GA (1785).
                                        True    or    False?

2.  You should begin to consider your college needs and wants in the fall of your junior year in high school.
                                        True    or    False?

3.  The average high school GPA for freshmen entering The University of Georgia in the fall of 1998 was between a 3.4 and a 3.9 on a 4-point scale.
                                        True    or    False?

4.  You must successfully complete the SAT, ACT, and SAT-II exams to gain admission to The University of Georgia.
                                        True    or    False?

5.  In order to acquire the HOPE Scholarship, you need to have at least a 3.5 GPA upon high school graduation.
                                        True    or    False?

6.  All incoming freshmen at UGA have the option of living on or off campus.
                                        True    or    False?

7.  There are only three major banks in the Athens area.
                                        True    or    False?

8.  One way of keeping large tasks manageable is to divide them into smaller duties.
                                        True    or    False?

9.  There are over 400 registered student organizations with which to get involved at The University of Georgia.
                                        True    or    False?

10.  The UGA Homecoming Committee consists of all the nominees for Homecoming King and Queen.
                                        True    or    False?
 
 

       Answers:

1.  FALSE -- The founders of The University of Georgia chartered this school in Savannah, Georgia.

2.  TRUE

3.  TRUE

4.  FALSE -- Admission to UGA requires completion of either the SAT or ACT, not both (the SAT-II is additional).

5.  FALSE -- The HOPE Scholarship requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale.

6.  TRUE

7.  FALSE -- There are at least five major banks in the Athens area.

8.  TRUE

9.  TRUE

10.  FALSE -- The UGA Homecoming Committee includes members of the campus community and related departmental offices.