Student Profile
Jonathan
- Class: Junior
- Major: International Relations
- Gender: M
- High School: Marist School
- Transfer Student: N
Big Picture
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.
Academic Life
Professors know my name only because I have worked very hard as a student. Also, my honors classes have allowed me to take some classes in intimate settings with professors. Honors students are competitive, but we band together in the face of adversity (difficult tests, etc). I feel like getting a job is more of an afterthought for the academics at the university, but enough career fairs are around to help with this.
