The University of Georgia Review

My daughter attended the University of Georgia.  She left a small high school in a small town then went to Athens to live on campus (which was required).  Her freshman year was an eye-opener.  She had breezed through high school.  She quickly realized that she would not breeze through college.  The night-life and other attractions in Athens were a definite distraction.  She found it difficult to avoid them and soon she was struggling in her academic efforts.  She is a very, very smart girl.  UGA is a very good school.  However, it is not unlike any other school.  Young people who go there right out of high school and experience freedom away from their parents often make the mistake of neglecting their priorities and wind up forgetting what they were there for. 

My daughter left UGA, not because she didn't love the school.  She married her Marine boyrfriend and is now at the North Carolina State.  She's doing much better in school now that she's matured.  Some kids are able to party and study.  Some aren't.