Tiffany912

I guess I'm the outcast here - but I hate Athens. But then again, I'm used to living in Atlanta, a much bigger city. I just think there's not much to do there other than go to bars and drink beer or go to football games. It's not a very diverse place, either.

It's just not a place that I would want to live. Almost all the people who live in Athens are students, and almost all of them are white.
Having a life outside of school is very important to me, and Athens doesn't have a lot of things to do, outside of the bar scene.

My cousin went to UGA for a year before transferring to Gainesville. She quickly tired of the drunk frat kids everywhere and the ridiculous emphasis on football, which seems to run the school. She says it's still a "good ole boy" town, where racism and sexism are all too common. Her other complaints wouldn't apply to grad school, like the fact that there are 150+ students in some classes.

Basically, I personally just couldn't live in any college town like that. I need diversity. I need interaction with non-students. I need fun things to do on weekends.

It's just not a place that I would want to live. Almost all the people who live in Athens are students, and almost all of them are white.
Having a life outside of school is very important to me, and Athens doesn't have a lot of things to do, outside of the bar scene.

My cousin went to UGA for a year before transferring to Gainesville. She quickly tired of the drunk frat kids everywhere and the ridiculous emphasis on football, which seems to run the school. She says it's still a "good ole boy" town, where racism and sexism are all too common. Her other complaints wouldn't apply to grad school, like the fact that there are 150+ students in some classes.

Basically, I personally just couldn't live in any college town like that. I need diversity. I need interaction with non-students. I need fun things to do on weekends.

I guess I'm the outcast here - but I hate Athens. But then again, I'm used to living in Atlanta, a much bigger city. I just think there's not much to do there other than go to bars and drink beer or go to football games. It's not a very diverse place, either.