About Me

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Intro

Though I'm not well-known right this moment, I'm pretty confident that's about to change. An HBCU of my caliber can't expect to go incognito for long. I don't usually subscribe to gossip, but since you took the time to look me up, let me give it to you straight.

Do I run one of the best agriculture programs in the U.S.? Yes. Is my veterinary science program one of the nation's best? Of course. Do I have more African American math grads than any other college in the whole country? You bet your protractor I do.

When I'm not developing the great minds of tomorrow, I'm out having fun. I love to party...maybe a little too much. But hey, isn't that what college is about? I think that if you work as hard as I do, you should get to play just as hard, if not harder.

I love my students, and they love me back. Most of my historic buildings were built by students back in the day, and a few are even buried on campus. (I promise they were dead when we put them six feet under.) 

I'm also incredibly proud of my HBCU status, and I'm always working to do my history justice. Come visit me, and I'll show you what it really means to honor your legacy.

Name

Wildcat

Hometown

I'm southern to the core. I'm located in the heart of Georgia, just thirty minutes from Macon, GA (the birthplace of the late, great Otis Redding) in a little town called Fort Valley.

It's kind of in the middle of nowhere, but it's not hard to find: just drive until you feel the hottest, muggiest heat you can imagine and you see a patchwork of peach, pecan, cotton, and soybean fields. And don't drive too fast, or you may pass me.

Birthdate

1895

Body Type

Ever met a guy who everyone knew was small except for him? I'm that guy. With only 2,594 students, it won't be easy to get lost in the crowd, but nobody can tell me that I'm a small fry. I'm the biggest little campus you'll ever meet, and what I lack in size, I make up for in heart. I'm not cocky or conceited, I'm just confident—I know I have a lot to offer.

Current Living Situation

I make all freshmen stay on campus. Hey, don't give me that look. I know you're an adult. I just want to make sure that you make lots of friends to go to all those awesome parties with. 

Plus, I really put on the ritz for my new students: freshmen get priority stay in sweet four-bedroom, two-bathroom, fully-furnished-and-comes-with-WiFi townhouses. They're complete with a kitchen, living room, and your own room, so you and your roommates can have all the fun of adult living without the hassle of bills.

If, after your first year, you're still longing to spread your wings, I'm totally happy to let you move off-campus. There are lots of places in town that rent to students, and who am I to limit the scope of your dreams?

Relationship Status

I'm frenemies with Albany State University, who claims not to like me but not-so-secretly wants to be me. Seriously, ASU even wears my colors. Somebody's got to tell him that blue and gold doesn't look so good on a copycat.

Luckily, I've got a good friend in the University of Georgia, for whom I'm a feeder school. That means that if you plan to go to grad school, you can go to UGA for only $25 tuition, plus institution fees. Sure, it sounds too good to be true. But that's what good friends are for.

Religion

I'm not affiliated with any particular religion, and I'm tolerant towards all of them.

Politics

I'm an HBCU, so I'll let you figure this one out.

You should apply to me if...

you like your higher education with a side dish of good ol' southern hospitality.

Website

http://www2.fvsu.edu/