GMHS SENIOR

PARENT NIGHT2014-2015

SENIOR INFORMATION SHEETS• SENIOR SPONSOR: GLADYS GRIFFIN

GLADYS.GRIFFIN@MCSSGA.ORG

• SENIOR DUES

• CAPS, GOWNS, AND MORE

• JOSTENS’ ORDERS

• DATES TO REMEMBER (HANDOUT & POSTED ON WEBSITE)

YEARBOOKS

• MS. BRIGGETTA HOLLOWAY, YEARBOOK SPONSOR

BRIGGETTA.HOLLOWAY@MCSSGA.ORG

• 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 GLADYS.GRIFFIN@MCSSGA.ORG

• GRADUATION COACH: SHENISA ALLEN SHENISA.ALLEN@MCSSGA.ORG

• PRINCIPAL: THADDEUS JACKSON THADDEUS.JACKSON@MCSSGA.ORG

• GMHS: TELEPHONE (706)672-4930 FAX (706)672-1420

THANK YOU GMHS