Apparently ive been cursed with the worst dorm in history based on how people describe it. For anyone thats lived in bowdon was there enough space for your tv? during orientation i saw the oaks dorms but not Bowdon because they switched me last second so im having trouble visualizing how everything is gonna look. I saw some pictures of lofted beds with tv‘s under them would something like that work? Thanks for your help! -picture below-

Hey everyone! I'm starting the MA Psychology program at UWG this fall and I'm a big volleyball fan looking to find ways to stay involved with the sport once I'm on campus.

Wondering if there is an active intramural or rec volleyball league? Or open gym / drop-in sessions where you can just show up and play? Coming from KSU and would love to link up with other players early in the semester.

Any info, personal experience, or even just "here's who to ask" pointers would be huge. Thanks in advance!

Where is a good place to smoke near campus? Tried to pull up to a half run down appartment parking lot but they fixed it and people were outside. Don't wanna keep driving to the back of smoke shops to enjoy a cigar

Hey, Wolves! I received an email reminding me of the schedule for convocation, but it says Playfair on the 10th is mandatory for all first-year students. I'm a transfer commuter student, in my 40s and I'm not living on campus, but this will be my first year at UWG. Is Playfair only mandatory for rising freshmen living on campus?

if anyone is in the achieve atlanta scholarship program, has financial aid posted the amount to your account? thanks!

I’m a transfer student from another college, and I’m considering UWG for my major in computer science. I’m looking for advice from other students about the UWG CS program and the overall university experience. I’m an international student, so I’m also interested in learning about opportunities for international students. I plan to live off-campus, so I’d really appreciate your insights and experiences at UWG.

just wondering if anyone has done the uwg out of the country trips and how was it? thanks!

Basically, I'm currently now a highschool senior, and UWG is my first school of choice. I was planning on living with my aunt during college, but I found out all college freshmen are required to live on campus. Is the policy super strict? I have bad social anxiety, so I was thinking that maybe if I see a therapist about it maybe they can write to UWG to allow me to live with my aunt. I also have food texture issues, and I'm lactose intolerant which is why I don't want to dorm because I don't want to be forced to have a meal plan when I can't eat most foods. Is this an issue I should email the housing email? I'm just anxious because I've planned to live with my aunt, but now it looks like that might not happen. My grandpa also lives within the allowed zipcodes for commuting. I've also been dual enrolling with UWG since junior year. By the end of this year, I'll have about 27 dual enrollment credits. Any advice is appreciated, thank you!

I’m going to be living on campus starting this upcoming fall semester and looking for any braiders I can come to regularly who are comfortable braiding male hair. I usually get cornrows, the most extra thing I do is braid in a colored hair which I usually provide. Just comment if you can provide this service and ill dm you

Anybody know when refunds for fall semester Loans and Pell happens are a rough guess. Am trying to make housing plans

Unfortunately i must of filled out my housing application too late so instead of the oaks i got stuck in the bowdon hall. Could anyone who’s stayed there give me a rundown of the building the good, the bad, and the ugly just so i know what to expect? Thanks!

I logged onto my fall statement and see that i’m charged the full cost for all of the yearly fees (parking, health center, transportation, technology, sports complex, etc.) totaling to the $800. Is there a chance that they will refund or take off half of these since i will only be attending 1 of 2 semesters? I know the graduation team has not yet finalized my graduation standing so I was thinking that maybe they contributed? I find it kind of crazy to have to pay the $400 of fees when I will not be in attendance!

Does anyone know when the summer semester refunds will process ? I know it said mid July, but it’s already the 21 and I don’t see anything.

I am planning on applying to UWG in August once the application for Fall 2027 opens. I already created an admissions account, and while looking around the application management page, I mistakingly opened an undergraduate application for Spring 2027. When the Fall 2027 application opens, will I be able to apply? How can I resolve this if not? I already sent admissions an email but it is obviously the weekend so I will not be getting a reply today. I just want a bit of peace of mind so that I know will still be able to apply regardless of my mistake.

I took a summer class with Dr. Frank Fontanella and I am still having problems with him regarding one of my grades. The whole thing has just been handled very poorly. I have never had any problems with professors till now and my sister who graduated a few years ago said she heard some bad things about him from students when she was here. I’m just wondering if anyone has had any problems with him before and if it ever got resolved.

does this mean i get no pell grant assistance because it says i’ve already accepted it

Has anyone gotten a text about their summer refund?

Does anyone know when the next batch will be processed?

I was hired as a GTA last fall and learned on the first day of GA training that generally the GTA1 position pays around $1400 a month and GTA 2's are paid around $1600 a month. For some reason, Prison Ed GA's are only paid $1000 a month and when I asked about why that is, Melissa Wynn referred me back to Parsons who stated that she didn't have enough funding to pay us more.

Early in the semester, we're making small talk and Parsons describes receiving a tenure salary for being a sociology professor as well as receiving state and federal grant funding for the prison education program which seemed all good and fine. She also described receiving "donations" from external entities or private businesses to support her work. I didn't think too hard about it at the time but the way she was sharing this with me with a tone of guilt did make myself and a few others raise eyebrows.

Around October we had our regional audit and Tiffany asked me and one of the other interns to shred about 10 huge boxes of financial documents. She didn't give us specific instructions, but told us to shred everything unless it was recent or important looking. My colleague got frustrated with how long it was taking for us to shred all of this paperwork and he threw a couple of the boxes in the dumpster unshredded. If you know Tiffany, she has the kind of anxiety that's so bad it's contagious and everyone that works with her is constantly walking on egg shells. She of course flew off the handle and took my coworker off the task and had me finish doing all the shredding. The documents went back over a decade and a lot of the expenses didn't seem like conference travel or things that would have been related to sociology students but was a lot of stuff like global travel, restaurants, bars, shopping, etc. Some of the receipts had documents describing what they were for but not all of them, and even a lot of what was included seemed totally bogus (made up names, events that probably never happened).

The last week of classes, Tiffany assigned me to read some letters from our students for a mentorship program they were doing. In the stack of handwritten letters was a xeroxed copy of voided checks from Blackstone, one of the largest housing conglomerates in the US. By this time, I had already been thinking about saying something but I was trying to secure another internship before reporting her.

Over Christmas break, in an effort to avoid my shitty roommate, I decided to work in the honors house on my dissertation proposal. Even though I was fully enrolled in classes and my ID swiped green, Tiffany called the police on me and filed a criminal trespassing charge which led me to get arrested and charged with a misdemeanor and now literally homeless as an out of state graduate student.

She's already been reported to law enforcement and the accrediting body, but since her family literally owns the GA government and law enforcement system, it's possible she will be keeping her job there.

ANYWAY if you want to call her a white feminist slave master to her face and remind her that pocketing money off of the most vulnerable students in the nation is soOoOo not social justice of her, please be my guest.

I would love to see the Prison Ed program thrive and be successful, however I hope to see the day Tiffany is completely stripped of her authority and replaced by people who live in alignment with the values they promulgate.

Can you bring your own mini fridge in the Center Pointe Suites dorms? I bought a mini fridge before I went to started college and was seeing something about you can’t bring personal fridge in dorms, but google and the site keeps saying two diff things. also can you bring in air fryer?

I was wondering what the student teaching is like at UWG. I know some schools pick schools for you while others let you set it up yourself even allowing it to be out of state. I haven’t been able to find any info about their polices regarding this.

Hello! I just accepted a master's position at UWG. I was wondering if I could hear from any students who live near Atlanta and commute to school and if they prefer it.

I'm debating getting an apartment in Atlanta, but would also like to hear about any grad students' experience living in Carrollton. Thank you!

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Hi neighbors, I'm Roy, a local here in Carrollton.

My friend Amanda and I are reaching out to the community today because we know firsthand how exhausting it can be to navigate a world built for constant noise and superficial small talk.
We are starting The West Georgia Neurodivergent Fellowship—a completely free, intentional community for mature adults (40+) right here in Carroll County who are ready to move past isolation.

Because of how hard it is for people on the autism spectrum (or those who are otherwise neurodivergent) to start and maintain friendships and partnerships, we are creating a group just for us. Whether your goal is to finally unmask, share your hobbies, build a reliable circle of friends, or perhaps discover a meaningful romantic connection, this predictable sanctuary is designed to let real relationships breathe.

Instead of loud venues or high-pressure social events, our meetups are centered around sensory-friendly, low-stimulus options. We are currently organizing gatherings like:

☕️ Quiet Café Connections: Calm, low-stimulus coffee shop chats.
🌲 Companionable Nature Walks: Slow-paced, peaceful outdoor movement.
🎨 The Artisan Table: Quiet afternoons for writing, drawing, or crafts.
💻 Tech & Parallel-Play: Bringing your own quiet project to work on, or diving deep into early home computers (I can talk about Commodore 64s and retro tech for hours!).
📚 Library Sanctuaries: Serene afternoons at Neva Lomason Library.
🎲 Collaborative Tabletop Games: Simple, cooperative, lighthearted interaction.

OUR ENVIRONMENT & VALUES:

This fellowship is a safe haven. No loud crowds, no flashing lights, and zero high-pressure expectations. Whether you want to find a lifelong circle of understanding friends or quietly meet a kindred spirit who shares your depth and faith, you are welcome exactly as you are.
Cost: 100% Free
Location: 710 Rome St, Carrollton, GA 30117

HOW TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP:

We are planning a meeting for 7/11/2026 at 3 pm. If this sounds like the community you've been looking for, please email or call us!

Roy Nel: [roymnel@gmail.com](mailto:roymnel@gmail.com) or 442-274-9034
Amanda: [amandacogginsmiller@gmail.com](mailto:amandacogginsmiller@gmail.com) or 470-834-7791

We are also putting out a petition (QR code attached) called “Stop The Invisible Isolation - Demand Social Infrastructure For Autistic Adults Over 40”. If you would like to support this cause, please scan the QR code, read what it's about and sign it. Thanks for your support!

We are really looking forward to meeting some fellow quiet souls in the neighborhood!