A classmate who was rejected last week went to talk to the registrar. The registrar told him -- after making sure it was off the record -- that almost everyone gets rejected at first, and then some people get through on their appeal.
The person who makes the first determination is not involved at all with the appeal (a committee evaluates your residency request and then sends a recommendation to the University president, who makes the final call). Maybe enough people don't appeal that it's cost-effective to do it this way? Or maybe the first determination guy is way more restrictive than the appeals committee?
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
New Admissions' Guy
I mean, this job really sucks for him. He has a lot of shit on his plate right now. This is the response I got to my email:
Hi Rachel,
I understand your situation and have a meeting scheduled at the beginning of next week to address the concerns you've expressed. I will let you know something more next week.
Regards,
Paul
So...we'll see how that goes.
Hi Rachel,
I understand your situation and have a meeting scheduled at the beginning of next week to address the concerns you've expressed. I will let you know something more next week.
Regards,
Paul
So...we'll see how that goes.
Mission Statement
This is intended as a resource for any current (or prospective) students of the University of Georgia School of Law who were counting on paying in-state tuition for their 2L and 3L years when they made the decision to matriculate to Georgia.
At that time, UGA Law sent letters to all admitted students stating that more than 80% of out of state students had been allowed to pay in-state tuition for their 2nd and 3rd years. A similar statement can still currently be found here. Recently, some first year law students received answers on their petitions for in-state residency. I have yet to hear of a single student who has been granted in-state residency, despite the fact that some of these students: a) own property in Georgia and pay property taxes, b) pay income taxes in Georgia or have spouses or significant others who do, c) have lived in Georgia for more than 12 consecutive months, d) are registered to vote in Georgia, and e) have a valid Georgia driver's license.
Many of us passed up opportunities to attend other law schools that offered a more affordable education in reliance on assurances made in the letter noted above, as well as direct conversations with then Director of Admissions, Giles Kennedy. Some have stated that they will be forced to transfer or drop out of school if they are forced to pay in-state tuition this year. This is both unfair and unnecessary, as students should be able to trust the word of their school and focus their energies on attaining the best legal education possible instead of worrying about how they will suddenly come up with an additional $20,000 a year to continue their education.
This site will see much development in the coming weeks, and we will need your help in our efforts to get these decisions changed. If you have any information, suggestions, or questions please do not hesitate to post them here in the comments or email them to UGAtaxpayer@gmail.com.
At that time, UGA Law sent letters to all admitted students stating that more than 80% of out of state students had been allowed to pay in-state tuition for their 2nd and 3rd years. A similar statement can still currently be found here. Recently, some first year law students received answers on their petitions for in-state residency. I have yet to hear of a single student who has been granted in-state residency, despite the fact that some of these students: a) own property in Georgia and pay property taxes, b) pay income taxes in Georgia or have spouses or significant others who do, c) have lived in Georgia for more than 12 consecutive months, d) are registered to vote in Georgia, and e) have a valid Georgia driver's license.
Many of us passed up opportunities to attend other law schools that offered a more affordable education in reliance on assurances made in the letter noted above, as well as direct conversations with then Director of Admissions, Giles Kennedy. Some have stated that they will be forced to transfer or drop out of school if they are forced to pay in-state tuition this year. This is both unfair and unnecessary, as students should be able to trust the word of their school and focus their energies on attaining the best legal education possible instead of worrying about how they will suddenly come up with an additional $20,000 a year to continue their education.
This site will see much development in the coming weeks, and we will need your help in our efforts to get these decisions changed. If you have any information, suggestions, or questions please do not hesitate to post them here in the comments or email them to UGAtaxpayer@gmail.com.
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