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I love the culture of Athens and UGA. As an alum, I will always have a special place in my heart for Athens. I met some of my lifetime best friends at UGA and no matter where I am I will be a bulldog til I die. My ultimate favorite thing about UGA is football season, it is my favorite time of the year. I really enjoyed going to a southern, bigger state school and getting to enjoy every aspect that comes along with that.I spent most of my time on north campus. It is such a pretty part of campus and all my classes were on north campus.

Best thing about UGA? The challenging and enriching curriculum. The beautiful campus. The friendly people. The near proximity to the mountains. there are so many things. It's a big campus but I wouldn't change it. I think a big campus gives a student a lot more to choose from in involvement to professors. and it's exciting!

The first thing I remember thinking about UGA is "WOW, this place is huge!". Now though, it feels so small. People are so friendly and North campus is beautiful. Go spend some time laying around or playing frisbee and you will fall in love. Athens also has one of the top college towns in the country ( as rated by the Rolling Stones Magazine every year!). The music scene is incredible and there is always something going on from fairs to bicycle races and shows. One things def not lacking on campus is school pride...AKA Georgia football. You cannot attend UGA without becoming a follower of the religion known as the Georgia Bulldogs.

The best thing about UGA is the college town feel. It's an amazing town where the locals are so welcoming to the students (usually), and it's no surprise a lot of people never WANT to leave. I think it's weird when people NEVER leave though. I love the fact that I meet new people every day, but there is never a single day I don't know anybody. So I'd say the school size is just right. People are usually impressed I go to UGA, or they're not a fan because they go to or went to some other SEC school. I love spending time in the SLC or at the Tate Center because those two buildings are just so social. UGA administration is pretty helpful most of the time; they're just slow with telling us information quickly. Everybody here BLEEDS red & black, and it is absolutely fantastic. UGA has a gorgeous north campus with old buildings and fountains. I'll always remember learning how to bark for the first football game. GO DAWGS!

I love UGA. It's like a big family, and I get a bit nostalgic when I think that we are all the bulldawg nation. It's amazing!

The best thing about UGA is downtown- bar hopping! I would change the academics, they are mediocre at best. My school is perfect in size, it's large, but you just have to find your niche. Because I am from an affluent area in NJ, most people go to prestigious schools and look down upon UGA. Little do they know that I receive in-state tuition, by establishing residency with a relative. I spend most of my time in the dining hall, the SLC, downtown, outside. The best college town- Athens. UGA's administration is lacking, they do not care about the students nor are student their main priority- that would be MAKING MONEY and CODDLING EVERYONE IN THE GREEK SYSTEM. The biggest controversies in our school were the sexual harassment scandals with several male teachers. There is lots of school pride (How 'Bout Them Dawgs!). There is not really anything unusual about Georgia.. it's your typical state school that attracts a myriad of people. One experience I will never forget is Dance Marathon- absolutely the most fun philanthropy on campus, and something that everyone should do! You dance for 24 hours, a culmination of a year long event that raises money for Children's Miracle Network!

The best thing about UGA is its variety of people...there are people from all walks of life around the campus, and it's interesting to get to know them all. I think that all of the drinking regulations around campus and the presence of what seems like a veritable army of UGA Police driving unnecessarily large vehicles are counter-productive and produce an unease and distrust between the students and the police that are there to protect them. A third of the UGA Police could be let go, and their salaries and gas money could pay for more pedestrian-friendly crosswalks and intersections (I know about 5 people who have gotten heavily fined for jaywalking, which i think is absolutely ridiculous). I like the size of the school because I like to constantly meet new and interesting people. People don't know exactly how to react when I tell them about UGA because my experience here has been different from the average student. I started on the Myers Quad and I have hung out with mostly international and honors students. People are surprised to hear about that side of the University.

The best thing about UGA for me is all the new people I have met since coming here. Also, it is nice to be close to home but not too close. UGA is a large school and sometimes I get overwhelmed by its size especially at first but I think once you find your niche it gets smaller. People are impressed when I tell them I go to UGA especially if they are from Atlanta because the there is a huge amount of competition to get into UGA and therefore makes acceptance more difficult to achieve. Athens is definitely a college town because the university is so large. I have had some good teachers and I have had some not so good teachers but I think that you find that at every school. UGA provides background info on most of the teachers like what the class average of their class' in the past are etc. and this helps with choosing the teachers that are right for me. There is a HUGE amount of school pride and I love it! It really gets me excited about being here and proud. The most complaints probably have to do with the harsh penalties given when a student is caught drinking underage and also the amount of police in athens. It is like the police are just out to get the students in trouble. It seems like they focus only on arresting the students downtown and not with the serious crimes that have been reported so far this year. One thing about UGA that makes me a little uncomfortable is the government welfare housing that is located right next to campus and the freshman dorms.

UGA is a huge school with a small campus feel to it. While there are endless possibilities to meet new people, just walking around campus you begin to notice that you know more people at UGA than you might have realized. It's pretty easy to run into someone you know, yet if you don't want to see those people, they can easily be avoided on the huge campus. If I had to change anything, I would make more buses available on campus. When you wait at a bus stop with time to spare, and you're still late for your class because the buses are running late, that is a major problem. SGA is currently working on improving the bus system. Being from Atlanta, a lot of people are not surprised that I go to UGA. There is a huge percentage of students from the Metro Atlanta area. Most of my time is spent on South Campus, the science major's home. North Campus is arts & social sciences. Athens is absolutely a college town. I would venture a guess that the population of Athens-Clarke county is about 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} UGA students, or at least it feels that way. UGA's administration could stand for some improvement but they do have their strengths. The biggest recent controvery would have to be the sexual harassment issue that has been all over the Red & Black, UGA's newspaper. It's a big deal to hear that a professor who has been here for 20 years is being charged with sexual harassment of students, including girls he was an academic advisor to. In terms of school pride, it's not called the BULLDAWG NATION for nothing. I will never forget the 2007 football game against Auburn, The Blackout, that was by far the best football game I've ever been to.

Greastest college and college town ever. UGA football is something no other school can come close to touching.