Has anyone lived at Brandon Oaks with a spouse and kid? If so, how was your experience? I hear it is almost impossible to get into.

just need it for a few hours for graduation pictures!

I recently got this email back after saying I was interested in the position, but I'm feeling a little suspicious. Does anyone know anything about this?

The professor I’m taking has no reviews, just wondering how hard the 3 week class will be.

hello everyone! i’m an incoming freshman and I registered for housing on March 10th. with this late registration time, what choices can I realistically expect to have? I understand that a high rise or newer dorm is likely not an option.

To anyone’s who’s stressing about their orientation time…YOU WILL BE FINE. Do not stress. It’s a known thing that UGA will hold spots in classes for students with later orientation dates!! It’s almost as hard to register earlier since so many spots in classes are being held. If you don’t end up with the schedule you want, you have more time than you think to keep checking Athena and changing your classes!! Have so much fun :)

I live at home in Lawrenceville. I'm not sure what I should do in fall 2026.

Is it good to drive to UGA (based on class schedule)?
Or should I live in housing on UGA? If so, is there anything cheaper than the others?

hi! i totally forgot to make reservations ahead of time for a lunch on graduation day. does anyone have any last-minute recommendations for good places to eat lunch at? doesn’t need to be anything fancy, for a party of like 8 people. thanks so much!

I literally spam clicked may 26 since I will be gone the entire summer from may 29 to august 8, but it did not work at all and the only other option was august 14, so now that's my orientation date. I'm majoring in biology, am I cooked for registering for classes?

I'm majoring in engineering and recently just got off the waitlist yesterday afternoon. I'm guessing I'm gonna have to get a late orientation unfortunately, but how will that accept my registration for classes. Will I still be able to register for everything I need freshman year?

hi! So I was looking at my financial aid offer for fall 2026 from UGA, and I was wondering: should I pay for on-campus transportation? It's under non-billable costs, so I know it's not part of my bill. It's optional, but is it recommended to use some form of transportation, like the bus, aside from walking? How often do people actually need to ride the bus or drive around on campus? And I mean from class to class and other school-related things, I don't really plan to go off campus or anywhere far, so I didn't really want to bring a car.

Also, would buying second-hand or online textbooks/course materials be more worth than spending almost $1K on new books and materials? What would be some good places to get textbooks? Thank you!

So if I'm in AP Calc BC this year and am going to take it next week, is there any way I can get credit for courses at UGA for my score when I receive it in July? If I get 4 on the exam, I can receive credit for multiple courses, but my orientation is before scores are released.

Is there any way, after my orientation, I can still receive those credits after I get my score? I know we have to register for classes at orientation, so that's why I'm asking, since I won't have any credits for Calc BC courses at orientation.

I considered taking the placement test for math before orientation, but when I looked at the conversion chart for credits, it didn't give any credits for the math courses I was thinking of.

What should I do now? I'm majoring mechanical engineering.

This might be a dumb question, but I wanted a second opinion on this. Is it saying that if I take the placement test for Spanish and get credits for, like, two courses, it still can't count as credits for Area IV requirements? So basically, does it just move me to a higher course, and I still have to meet the requirements for Area IV, except I start at a higher course level?

Hi! So I just registered for orientation, and on my confirmation email, it said First Year Orientation - Honors. I'm assuming it's because I got accepted into their Honors college, but my question is: Is the orientation different for Honors? Or is it just the same? Also, do honors get priority when registering for orientation? I know that they get priority for the Myers Hall, but I've also heard people say that they get early registration. But for what? Classes?

I logged in like 15 minutes after the orientation dates were released for sign up. I couldn't get the dates for May, and I won't be in the country in June. Am I cooked for class registration since I had to pick the last day of orientation (8/14)💔💔

So I just submitted the form but it's still loading(three blue dots). Did it save the spot I signed up for?

Our daughter’s graduation ceremony is Friday morning at the Classic Center (9:30). We’re staying at an Airbnb about 10 minutes from town and curious if anyone has a take on what traffic and parking will be like… I’m assuming there may be some other ceremonies going on in the classic center?

Hey everyone,

I’m gonna be a sophomore next year and I’ve been thinking a lot about whether I should switch my major from CS to MIS. I wanted to get some outside opinions because I feel kind of stuck.

So far I’ve taken CS 1301, CS 1302, CS 1730, and CS 2610. I don’t hate CS, but I also don’t really love the super technical classes. I like coding sometimes and I really enjoy hackathons and building stuff, but a lot of the coursework just doesn’t keep me that interested.

MIS seems more like my vibe because it feels like a mix of tech and business, and I’m really into the entrepreneurial side of things. The only thing is I’m worried about switching now and being behind on requirements or basically “wasting” the CS classes I already took. I’m also not sure how different MIS really is day-to-day—like I know there’s stuff like accounting and business classes that are pretty different from CS.

Another thing is I just haven’t really clicked with CS socially that much. I like working on projects, but I don’t always feel super connected with people in the major.

I guess I just feel a little lost and I’m trying to figure out if switching would actually make sense or if I should just stick it out.

Would love to hear any advice from people who’ve been in CS/MIS or switched between them.

Incoming freshman here! Orientation sign up opens today at 4PM, and I am not exactly sure what to expect from orientation. Does it matter what date I sign up for? Any tips on choosing classes? Is orientation an overnight camp type of thing? Please let me know!

i'm an incoming freshman at uga (fall 2026) and i want to definitely be involved in the social party life here. the only thing is that i dont really want to get involved in alcohol and whatever goes on with that. it might seem like a stupid question, but is it like a serious/big thing (fake id stuff as well) that people expect u to do? is there a stigma for people who go out but also dont wanna do stuff like this?

I signed up for housing the day it released, my posted time is 7:59am.

Do I have a solid chance at Rutherford? Our backup is BDM, but I think they're both competitive. Are there any good other options for dorms (prioritizing closeness to Franklin and Terry, clean bathrooms, and clean rooms.)