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Going To College With More Than HOPE

What will you Study in College?

Computer Engineering

$70,400

Chemical Engineering

$66,400

Computer Science

$64,400

Aerospace Engineering

$64,400

Mechanical Engineering $62,900

Top Paying College Degrees

Electrical Engineering

$62,300

Civil Engineering

$57,600 Finance $57,300

Construction Science $56,600

Information Systems $56,100

Top Paying College Degrees

GA College Cost

School Cost

Agnes Scott College $44,345

Emory University $55,992

Georgia Southern University $21,529

Georgia Tech $21,098

Georgia State University $24,198

University of Georgia $20,820

Georgia Resident Scholarship

Hope Grant

• Working towards a

certificate

• Complete FAFSA

• Be a Georgia 12

months prior to

accept the Hope

Grant

• No GPA average

• Portion of tuition

based on credit

hours

• High School GPA 3.7

• SAT 1200/Act 26

• College 3.3 GPA

• Valedictorian or

Salutatorian.

• Public school – 100%

• Private college -

$3600

• Standard tuition

• No books, or fees 1%

of Georgia residents

qualify

Zell Miller

Mandatory fees: $2442 for 2012-2013

• High School GPA 3.0

• College 3.0 GPA

• Must have 2 rigorous

courses – math,

science or foreign

language

• Pays 90% of

standard tuition

• No books, fees or

remedial courses

Hope Grant 2015

Scholarships

Partial Tuition

Complete Tuition

Room and Board

Study Abroad Stipend

Book Money

Laundry

Meal Card

Non Academic Scholarships • Gertrude Deepen Scholarship

– Good morals

• Lucky Duct

– Duct tape prom dress

• Tall Club Scholarship

– Males – 6’2, Females -5’10

• Fredrick and Mary F. Beckley

– Left-handed

• Children of Single Parents

Take the PSAT no later than your junior year

Be a citizen of the United States; or be a U.S. lawful permanent resident

Program recognition Commended Students – qualifies for special

scholarships

Semifinalists -highest scoring entrants in each state. Semifinalists must submit academic and all other requirements to move to the Finalist level

Finalist's - evaluate academic record, information about the school's curricula and grading system, two sets of test scores, the high school official's written recommendation, information about the student's activities and leadership, and the Finalist's own essay

Awarded $2500 scholarship

Look at your child’s uniqueness Height

Gender

Course of Study

Background

Disability

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Choosing a College

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings

Leadership

Maturity

Dependability

Awards and Certificates

AP Classes

Volunteer Work

Inventions

School Eligibility

Duke TIP SAT 1500

John Hopkins SAT 1100/1200

North western's 3.5 GPA

Education Program for Gifted

Youth (EPGY)

Center for Bright Kids Top 95 percentile

Enrichment Programs

• Project Identity – Morehouse College

• Mercy College Summer Leadership Program

• Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s Student Leader’s Program

• Winship Summer Scholars Program at Emory

Discipline Distinguished

(+4AP)

Recommended

Accelerated

(+2AP)

Average

English 4 credits 4 credits 4 credits

Mathematics 4 credits

(algebra1,2;geometry

, pre-calculus or pre-

college math)

4 credits (algebra

1,2, geometry)

3 credits (algebra 1,

geometry)

Science 4 credits (biology,

chemistry, physics)

4 credits (biology,

chemistry, physics)

3 credits (biology,

chemistry)

Social Studies 4 credits(world

history, geography, US

history, government

or economics

4 credits(world

history, geography, US

history, government

or economics

4 credits(world

history, geography, US

history, government

or economics

Foreign Language 3 credits (all in the

same language)

2 credits (all in the

same language)

O credits

Electives 4 ½ credits 3 ½ credits 6 credits

Speech ½ credit ½ credit 0 credits

College Requirements

School Critical Reading Math Writing

Agnes Scott College 520 / 680 500/610 520/660

Emory University 640 / 740

670/760 650/750

Georgia Southern University 510 / 580

510/600 480/560

Georgia Tech 590 / 690

650/740 590/690

Georgia State University 500 / 590

500/600 NA

University of Georgia 560 / 660 560/670 560/660

PSAT, SAT, ACT

PSAT is preliminary standardized assessment test. Given the 3rd week in October. Must be taken at a high school Reading Math - Algebra, Geometry and Data analysis

SAT is standardized assessment test -contains: Reading Math -Algebra, Geometry and Data analysis Writing

ACT is American College Testing- content based test which contains: Math -Trigonometry Writing Reading Science

TEST CALENDAR

November December

January March

May June

Fees: $55

Waiver provided

SAT tests student’s knowledge

You must get every answer right to get a

perfect score

I can use any book to study for the SAT

I don’t need to take the SAT until my Junior

year

You have to spend large amounts of money to

do well on the SAT

A student needs only a good SAT score to get

into college and get scholarships

Practice only SAT questions

Sign up for SAT question of the day

Don’t read the instructions on the day of the

exam

Bubble in your answers all at once

Practice at home in the same test

environment

Bring the same calculator you practice with

on the day of the test

They will not

Ask your opinion

Give you two correct answers

Tricks

Uncommon words

Long and intentionally boring passages

Long passage; short time

U nquestionably

S ubsitute

E ach answer choice in the sentence

See the math, don’t do the math

Must know your math rules

Don’t draw in dollar signs

The diagram are mostly wrong

Practice the Math section in the College

Board SAT book

Make a good first impressions first and last closing statement

Write legible

Sloppy handwriting will cost you

Ink. No mechanical pencils

Stay on topic

Write only on the two pages

Data does not have to be correct

Make sure you have a conclusion

Good vocabulary words

Skip lines when you write

Reviewed by 3 English teachers

Each have a minimum of 5 years experience

Each scorer will score between 1 – 6

Score difference more than 2 point is thrown

out

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