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STEPHANIE FRIEDRICH For The Red & Black
Issue date: 6/8/08 Section: UGA 101
Imagine walking into a room full of people you don't recognize. Then imagine someone telling you that these are the people you will be spending the next four years with.
This is the reality for about 21 percent of the students that are enrolled at the University each year. Roughly 79 percent of the students, both graduate and undergraduate, are from Georgia.
Seventeen percent of the incoming freshmen class come from outside Georgia and represent 40 different states. In addition to this, 160 students come from countries other than the U.S.
When sitting down to make your list of potential college choices, what factors do you take into consideration? Does the school have a football team? Does the school have a well-known reputation for academics? Does the school rank on the list of top 10 party schools in the country?
What about distance from home? How far will you be away from your family and close friends? While it may not be of major importance to the majority of students at the University, a large population of students had to consider these factors.
The struggle some students encounter in selecting an in-state or an out-of-state school contains many facets. Friends, family, distance, transportation and money are a few key factors in an out-of-state decision.
Paige Burns, a junior from St. Cloud, Fl., said, "I wanted to be close enough to home, but far enough at the same time so that I could become independent and learn how to do things on my own."
Renee Rosenfeld, a sophomore from Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, said, "A major advantage of being away from my home state for school is that I am being exposed to a whole new array of people coming from completely different backgrounds than myself."
"A major disadvantage would have to be that I cannot just throw my stuff in a car and be home in four hours. I only get to go home a few times a year, which is difficult because I am so close with my family and friends," she said.
This is the reality for about 21 percent of the students that are enrolled at the University each year. Roughly 79 percent of the students, both graduate and undergraduate, are from Georgia.
Seventeen percent of the incoming freshmen class come from outside Georgia and represent 40 different states. In addition to this, 160 students come from countries other than the U.S.
When sitting down to make your list of potential college choices, what factors do you take into consideration? Does the school have a football team? Does the school have a well-known reputation for academics? Does the school rank on the list of top 10 party schools in the country?
What about distance from home? How far will you be away from your family and close friends? While it may not be of major importance to the majority of students at the University, a large population of students had to consider these factors.
The struggle some students encounter in selecting an in-state or an out-of-state school contains many facets. Friends, family, distance, transportation and money are a few key factors in an out-of-state decision.
Paige Burns, a junior from St. Cloud, Fl., said, "I wanted to be close enough to home, but far enough at the same time so that I could become independent and learn how to do things on my own."
Renee Rosenfeld, a sophomore from Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, said, "A major advantage of being away from my home state for school is that I am being exposed to a whole new array of people coming from completely different backgrounds than myself."
"A major disadvantage would have to be that I cannot just throw my stuff in a car and be home in four hours. I only get to go home a few times a year, which is difficult because I am so close with my family and friends," she said.
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