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Get the inside scoop on Georgia State (GSU) admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Current Student
I transfered from other college into Ga State. I had to sent them my high school scores, transcripts from my former college and sign some document...   READ MORE
Current Student
I honestly don't remember. I do know that a lot of people who enroll the first two years usually end up leaving. It's an easy to school to get i...   READ MORE
Alumni
My main reason for applying at Georgia State was the HOPE scholarship here in Georgia. I really wanted to go to school out of state but my parents t...   READ MORE
Alumni
The admissions process was thorough, but not grueling. Georgia State is designed for motivated students that often have other commitments to which...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Classes are chosen from an online schedule. Students make their own class choices.    READ MORE
Current Student
It's classes are pretty easy, depending on the professor you get. Generally, there is always a cruve. In the business classes, the coursework be...   READ MORE
Alumni
I started out as a CIS (Computer Information System) major but I was not looking forward to Accounting and Finance classes my sophmore year so I lit...   READ MORE
Alumni
Georgia State is a fairly large school within an urban setting, but attracts very high quality professors and associate staff. The freshman requir...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Current Student
I m only an sophomore so i dont have detailed experience in this area.    READ MORE
Current Student
I only know what happens with the accounting program. The acct dept recently hired a full time person to help with hooking GSU accounting grads up wi...   READ MORE
Alumni
Naturally, most of the students in my school went after public-sector jobs with the exception of those in the HR specialization. The required intern...   READ MORE
Alumni
Locally, the employment prospects are great, although Atlanta is home to several excellent top-ranking schools. Georgia Tech, Emory and Agnes Scott pr...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Downtown atlanta is very interesting place. It is something to experience first hand. The student housing is not next to the campus but close to i...   READ MORE
Current Student
Not much fof a cmpus life because it is a commuter school. However, you can have one, you just have to pursue it. It doesn't happen naturally li...   READ MORE
Alumni
I didn't stay on campus but I wanted to. I still visit the fairly new Rec Center to work out and in a few years they'll be finished building more ...   READ MORE
Alumni
One must be prepared to be in a busy urban setting to thrive at GSU. Most students are commuters, but the freshman class increases in size yearly ...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
It s localed in downtown atlanta so there is a very good chance to meet some interesting people. The campus popluation is around 20,000 students f...   READ MORE
Current Student
Tons of small businesses have opened up resturants in the area because we do have 30,000 sutdents at GSU. The hotspot is SideBar, right behind t...   READ MORE
Alumni
Georgia State is trying very hard to fight the commuter school image it has had since it began as a night school about 85 years ago. Being in the...   READ MORE
Alumni
GSU is not going to provide the typical college social experience. It is in a very large city that does not have a restaurant/bar/entertainment co...   READ MORE

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