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GMHS SENIOR
PARENT NIGHT2014-2015
SENIOR INFORMATION SHEETS• SENIOR SPONSOR: GLADYS GRIFFIN
• SENIOR DUES
• CAPS, GOWNS, AND MORE
• JOSTENS’ ORDERS
• DATES TO REMEMBER (HANDOUT & POSTED ON WEBSITE)
YEARBOOKS
• MS. BRIGGETTA HOLLOWAY, YEARBOOK SPONSOR
• SENIOR PICTURES (RETAKES SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2ND)
• COST- $85 (INCLUDES YEARBOOK & 1 FULL PAGE), IF PAID BY DECEMBER 19TH
SENIOR YEAR• COLLEGE VISITS & FAIRS
• APPLYING TO COLLEGE (ONLINE)
• SAT/ACT REGISTRATION
WHICH TEST TO TAKE?
• SENDING TRANSCRIPTS
• GATHER/ORGANIZE PERSONAL INFORMATION (RESUME)
• LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
COLLEGE VISITS AND FAIRS
• PROBE FAIR- LAGRANGE COLLEGE – OCTOBER 7TH
• LUNCHROOM VISITS
• VIRTUAL VISITS
• CAMPUS VISITS- SCHEDULE ONLINE
COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS1. REVIEW ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND CHECK
DEADLINES2. GATHER ACADEMIC/PERSONAL INFO, SUCH AS YOUR
SS NUMBER, TRANSCRIPT, CLASS SCHEDULE, HIGH SCHOOL INFO (ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, CEEB CODE, COUNSELOR EMAIL, ETC...) AND SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS---RESUME
3. IF NOT DONE SO ALREADY, REGISTER FOR THE ACT/SAT. GO TO ACTSTUDENT.ORG OR COLLEGEBOARD.COM. BE SURE TO DESIGNATE WHICH COLLEGES TO SEND YOUR SCORE REPORTS TO. THE SCORES MUST COME FROM THE TESTING AGENCY.
4. ASK TEACHERS/COUNSELORS FOR LETTER OF
RECOMMENDATION IF REQUIRED. PROVIDE RECOMMENDERS WITH RESUME/BRAG SHEET AND STAMPED ENVELOPE ( IF THEY NEED TO MAILED)
5. COMPLETE APPLICATION ONLINE TO COLLEGES OF
YOUR CHOICE. PRINT OUT COPIES OF APPLICATION
6. REQUEST OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS FROM
REGISTRAR. INSTRUCTIONS ARE IN COUNSELOR’S OFFICE. A TRANSCRIPT MUST BE SENT TO EACH COLLEGE. COUNSELORS DO NOT SEND TRANSCRIPTS.
7. CHECK APPLICATION STATUS ONLINE.
CREATE COLLEGE DATA SHEETCOLLEGE GPA SAT/ACT ESSAY RECS DEADLINE
EARLY ADMISSION OPTIONS
• EARLY DECISION: APPLYING EARLY TO ONLY ONE COLLEGE—BINDING; IF
ACCEPTED, MUST WITHDRAW OTHER APPLICATIONS
• EARLY ACTION/NOTIFICATION: APPLY EARLY TO MORE THAN ONE EARLY
ACTION COLLEGE—NON-BINDING
• SINGLE-CHOICE EARLY ACTION: APPLY EARLY TO ONLY ONE COLLEGE; CAN STILL APPLY TO OTHERS REGULAR ADMISSIONS
WHO SHOULD APPLY TO EARLY DECISION?
• CERTAIN ABOUT WHICH COLLEGE YOU WANT TO ATTEND
• FINANCIAL AID IS NOT A FACTOR
• YOU ARE COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH YOUR TRANSCRIPT UP THROUGH JUNIOR YEAR
• TEST SCORES ARE WHERE YOU WANT THEM
REGISTER FOR ACT/SAT/ASVAB/COMPASS• ACT: ACTSTUDENT.ORG
• SAT: COLLEGEBOARD.ORG
• COST: 2 WAIVERS FOR EACH TEST ARE GIVEN TO STUDENTS; $38-$60 AFTER ALL WAIVERS ARE USED
• ACT: ADMINISTERED AT GMHS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH DURING SCHOOL HOURS ; COST $38
• ASVAB: ADMINISTERED AT GMHS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014, SIGN-UP IN COUNSELOR’S OFFICE; MAY CONTACT MILITARY RECRUITER ALSO FOR TESTING (NO COST)
• COMPASS: GIVEN AT WGTC THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (NO COST FOR THE 1ST TEST)
ABOUT THE TEST• ACT AND SAT: ACCEPTED BY VIRTUALLY ALL COLLEGES
• SAT: COLLEGEBOARD.COM—CRITICAL READING, MATH, AND WRITING, PENALIZED FOR WRONG ANSWERS; HIGHEST SCORE=2400; NATIONAL ADV.=1498
• ACT: ACTSTUDNET.ORG—4 SECTIONS: READING, MATH , ENGLISH, AND SCIENCE, PLUS OPTIONAL WRITING, NO PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS; HIGHEST SCORE=36; NATIONAL ADV.=20.9
• PREPARE BY PRACTICING ONLINE, TUTORING, BOOKS, PREP MATERIAL AVAILABLE IN MEDIA CENTER
HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT
• STUDENT CAN SEND TRANSCRIPTS ELECTRONICALLY TO IN-STATE COLLEGE THROUGH GA COLLEGE-411 OR REQUEST TRANSCRIPT TO BE SENT FROM THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE
• CORRECT SPELLING OF NAME
• CORRECT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
• CORRECT GRADES/ALL COURSES
HOPE
• BASICS
-REQUIREMENT: 3.0 IN ACADEMIC COURSES INCLUDING FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND ACADEMIC ELECTIVES
• CALCULATION: A=4 B=3 C=2 D=1 F=0
-ADD UP ALL ACADEMIC COURSES AND DIVIDE BY THE TOTAL NUMBER
-AP AND DUAL ENROLLMENT ACADEMIC COURSES ARE WEIGHED
HOPE CONT.• HOPE SCHOLARSHIP: COVERS 80-90% OF TUITION TO A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
• PAYS APPROX. $3600/YEAR FOR 15 HOURS TO PRIVATE INSTITUTION
• MUST BE A GA RESIDENT FOR A MIN. OF 24 MONTHS
• ZELL MILLER SCHOLARSHIP: MIN. OF A 3.7 GPA & AND A MIN. SCORE OF 1200 ON THE MATH AND READING PORTIONS OF THE SAT OR A 26 COMPOSITE SCORE ON THE ACT IN A SINGLE TEST ADMINISTRATION; PAYS STANDARD TUITION TO A PUBLIC COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY UP TO 15 HRS; PAYS STANDARD TUITION UP TO 12 HRS TO A PRIVATE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
• AFTER GRADUATION FINAL TRANSCRIPTS ARE TRANSMITTED TO GACOLLEGE411.ORG FOR ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION (GMHS DOES NOT MAKE DETERMINATION; MADE BY GEORGIA STUDENT FINANCE COMMISSION)
HOPE RIGOR REQUIREMENTS
• TAKE EFFECT WITH CLASS OF 2015
• TO MEET HOPE ELIGIBILITY STUDENTS IN CLASS OF 2015 MUST PASS A MINIMUM OF 2 COURSES THAT MEET RIGOR REQUIREMENTS (POSTED ON WEBSITE)
• COURSES ARE NOT PER SUBJECT AREA, BUT TOTAL
HOPE GRANT
• AVAILABLE FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS
• NO GPA MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
• ONLY VALID FOR CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA PROGRAMS NOT TRANSFERABLE COURSE WORK
GACOLLEGE411.ORG• CAREER SURVEYS & INFORMATION
• HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE
• FREE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH
• APPLYING TO GA COLLEGES
• SENDING ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPTS
• HOPE
• VIEW ONLINE WITH ACCOUNT THROUGH NOVEMEBER
• APPLY WITH GSFAPPS (GA SCHOLARSHIP & GRANT APPLICATION) AND/OR FAFSA- STARTING JANUARY 1, 2015
SCHOLARSHIPS, HONORS, & AWARDS
• SEARCHING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
• LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS
• HONORS AND AWARDS NIGHT
ADMISSIONS LINGO• EARLY ACTION- APPLICATION SUBMITTED BEFORE REGULAR DEADLINE, NON-BINDING
• EARLY DECISION- APPLICATION SUBMITTED BEFORE REGULAR DEADLINE TO FIRST SCHOOL OF CHOICE; BINDING
• ADMISSION TEST- ACT/SAT
• PLACEMENT TEST- COMPASS
• ROLLING ADMISSIONS- APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED AS RECEIVED
• OPEN ADMISSION- ACCEPTANCE OF ALL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
• NEED-BLIND ADMISSION- ADMISSIONS DECISIONS MADE WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
• UNDERGRADUATE- COLLEGE STUDENT WORKING TOWARDS BACHELOR’S DEGREE
• WAIT LIST- LIST OF APPLICANTS THAT MAY BE ADMITTED AS SPACE BECOMES AVAILABLE
• WEIGHTED GPA- GPA CALCULATED USING A SYSTEM THAT ASSIGNS A HIGHER POINT VALUE TO MORE DIFFICULT CLASSES
TO DO LIST• RESEARCH COLLEGES TO FIND GOOD MATCHES
• TAKE PHYSICAL AND/OR VIRTUAL TOUR OF CAMPUSES
• MAKE NOTE OF ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
• NARROW COLLEGE LIST
• REGISTER FOR STANDARDIZED TESTS
• CHECK TRANSCRIPT
• CREATE GACOLLEGE411 ACCOUNT
• CLEAN UP INTERNET IMAGE
IMPORTANT DATES
• ACT TESTING: VISIT ACTSTUDNET.ORG
• SAT TESTING: VISIT COLLEGEBOARD.COM
• PROBE FAIR AT LAGRANGE COLLEGE – OCTOBER 7, 2014
• ASVAB: THURSDAY DECEMBER 4.2014
• HOPE/FINANCIAL AID NIGHT AT GMHS JANUARY 29, 2015
CONTACTS
• COUNSELOR: GLADYS B. GRIFFIN [email protected]
• GRADUATION COACH: SHENISA ALLEN [email protected]
• PRINCIPAL: THADDEUS JACKSON [email protected]
• GMHS: TELEPHONE (706)672-4930 FAX (706)672-1420
THANK YOU GMHS