Georgia Student Finance Commission

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1 Georgia Student Finance Commission Brookstone School Senior Parent Presentation Jonathan Stroble K-12 School Representative November 3, 2011

2 GAcollege411 Homepage Five tabs across top of screen navigate website Create an account to gain full access to site Select role at bottom of screen to gain applicable information Shortcuts on the right side point you to the right direction What s New keeps hot topics visible 2

3 GAcollege411 Learn About Yourself Assessments to help students with guidance Explore Careers Tools for students to research possible careers Get a Job Tools that can be used in a job search Voices Blogs about career planning from peers Career Planning 3

4 GAcollege411 Learn About Yourself Assessments Six different assessments to obtain information for decisions about possible careers Note: These assessments will be displayed differently based upon whether your students are in middle school or high school. 4

5 Career Planning 5

6 Career Planning Explore Careers 6

7 College Planning Prepare for College Learn requirements of different types of schools Test Prep Practice admissions tests Explore Postsecondary Schools Research schools from all across the nation 7

8 COMPASS/Asset SAT ACT GRE Used by 2-year and technical colleges Used by some 2-year and 4-year colleges Used by some 2-year and 4-year colleges Used by Graduate school Vocabulary Builder Test Prep 8

9 Financial Aid Planning Georgia s HOPE Program Keep up to date with all of the HOPE regulations Find Scholarships Apply for scholarships Financial Aid Applications Find needed applications to apply for state and federal financial aid 9

10 Financial Aid 101 Provides answers to FAQ s that will help make the financial aid process less confusing 10

11 Find Scholarships Search for Scholarships A keyword search from a national databank of scholarships Scholarship Finder Search for scholarship based on characteristics 11

12 Scholarship Finder 12

13 Georgia s HOPE Scholarship Program Largest Non-Need Based Program in the Nation Students must meet: Academic Requirement of a 3.0 GPA in academic core classes* Citizenship Residency Enroll in a HOPE eligible school in Georgia *Note: For Seniors who are on Technical Diploma, the GPA is a 3.2 for in academic core classes 13

14 Zell Miller Scholarship Program New Scholarship Program for 2011 Must meet HOPE Scholarship requirements, plus: Minimum 3.7 GPA in academic core classes, and 1,200 combined critical reading and math on SAT, or 26 composite ACT Graduate from an eligible high school as the valedictorian or salutatorian *Test requirements must be met in single test administration. 14

15 2011 HOPE Scholarship Award At a Georgia public college, university or technical college: Award will cover portion of standard tuition At a Georgia private college: Award will be $3,600 per academic year for full-time study *Award amount will vary by year depending on receipts from lottery commission and expenditures of HOPE dollars 15

16 2011 Zell Miller Scholarship Award At a Georgia public college, university or technical college: Award will cover full standard tuition At a Georgia private college: Award will be $4,000 per academic year for full-time study 16

17 Maintaining the HOPE/Zell Scholarship A student must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in college to maintain the HOPE Scholarship. A student must maintain a 3.3 grade point average in college to maintain the Zell Miller Scholar program. If a student loses eligibility for either the HOPE or Zell Miller Scholar program for any reason, they may regain that eligibility one time. They remain eligible for the HOPE Scholarship provided the student s GPA is still a 3.0 or above. If a student did not or does not graduate from high school Academically Eligible for Zell Miller, then the student can never earn Zell Miller. 17

18 Maintaining the HOPE/Zell Scholarship HOPE Eligibility Checkpoints At the end of every Spring Semester 30 Attempted Semester Hours 60 Attempted Semester Hours 90 Attempted Semester Hours Students have a maximum of 127 attempted semester hours (190 quarter hours) to be awarded HOPE Scholarship funds. Students graduating 2011 and beyond have a maximum of 7 years to utilize the HOPE Scholarship before their eligibility expires Exceptions for military service 18

19 HOPE Grant Program For students enrolling in a certificate or a diploma program Need a 3.0 GPA at 30 attempted semester hours to continue receiving grant Covers portion of tuition Covers up to 63 semester hours or 95 quarter hours Need New Picture 19

20 View HOPE GPA on GAcollege411 Select Your HOPE GPA under Shortcuts Log in to your GAcollege411 Account Enter Last Name, Date of Birth, and Social Security Number Finally, select high school from list 20

21 Contact Us Call GSFC at Jonathan Stroble Georgia Student Finance Commission 21

22 Questions? Thank you! 22