1. Red Terrors Glynn Academy GA College 411 & Your HOPE GPA
What are we going to do? “Whatever it Takes to Graduate Independent, Productive Citizens”
GA College 411 & Your HOPE GPA
Plus, we’re making a BIG change to transcripts!

2. GA College 411
Georgia College 411 is a one-stop shop where students can:
Discover career interests
Plan your high school courses
Find out about & follow a college planning timeline
Explore Georgia and nationwide colleges
Learn about ways to pay for college
Prepare for the SAT & ACT
Apply online to participating colleges
Set up an online portfolio to keep track of everything!
Check your HOPE GPA

3. GA College 411

4. GACollege 411 is Now More Important Than Ever!!!
Checking Your HOPE Scholarship GPA

5. GA College 411 & Transcripts
GACollege411 is a GA Student Finance Commission website. GA Student Finance Commission is in charge of administering the HOPE Scholarship Program.
Starting this year, all public high schools are required by law to upload student transcripts for all students to the GACollege 411 website.
Students will now have access to check their official HOPE GPA at any point during high school using the GACollege411 site. Note--you must have something posted to your transcript for this to work. At this time, 9th grade students do not have anything posted to their transcript.

6. How This Affects Transcripts
Glynn Academy posts a GPA and numerical GPA on your official transcript. This GPA is NOT your HOPE GPA.
We do not compute the actual HOPE GPA and there are discrepancies between what we report and a student’s HOPE GPA.
Now, students will be able to check their actual HOPE GPA from the source, GA Student Finance Commission. Hooray!!!

7. Setting Up Your GACollege411 Account
What you need to do:
We’ve gone ahead and created GACollege411 accounts for all of our students. You’re welcome!
You will receive your login information and a temporary password in advisement today.
From your home computer, you will need to sign in to GACollege411 at . The sign-in is located at the top of the gacollege411 homepage.
When you sign in, you will be prompted to reset your password. Write this down on your red sheet and keep it in a safe place.

8. Accessing Your HOPE GPA with GACollege411
What you need to do:
Once you’re signed in to your account, you will be able to click on the Shortcut for “My HOPE GPA”
An instruction sheet with additional information has been provided, please follow all steps listed on this sheet.
If you have any problems with your GACollege411 account, please review the instruction sheet first and then see your counselor if problems persist.

9. Getting Familiar with GA College 411
An Overview of the GA College 411 Planning Tabs
Career Planning
High School Planning
College Planning
Financial Aid Planning
Your Portfolio

10. Career Planning Tab
The Career Planning Tab provides a place for you to:
Learn About Yourself
Explore Careers
Get a Job
Learn Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Career Planning
Learn about the Georgia Work Ready Program

11. High School Planning Tab
The High School Planning Tab provides a resource for you to:
Monitor your high school plan of study (account must be created first) and learn more about state and local graduation requirements
Plan your high school career (including a timeline for college planning)
Prepare for standardized tests (GHSGT & EOCTS)
Get answers to frequently asked questions

12. College Planning Tab The College Planning Tab allows you to:
Learn about college admissions requirements to make sure you’re taking the correct classes to meet college requirements
Prepare for college admissions testing
Explore colleges by name or program of study/major
Apply to college online
Get answers to frequently asked questions about college planning

13. Financial Aid Planning Tab
The Financial Aid Planning Tab provides information about:
HOPE Scholarship & Grant programs
Basic information about Financial Aid opportunities (Financial Aid 101)
Financial Aid Calculators—how much college can you afford?
A scholarship database
Tools for building your own financial aid plan
Links to the FAFSA and the HOPE grant application
Information about how to manage student loans and college finances wisely

14. Your Portfolio Tab
At GA College 411, you can create a portfolio to save all of your planning information throughout your high school years. Since we have already created your account, you are one step ahead.
It is VERY important that you remember your username and password because you will be able to apply to colleges in the future using this account. Write down your username and password in a safe place.

15. GA College 411 Grade specific planning
Advisors—please go over information specific to your advisement grade level

16. 9th Grade Planning
As a 9th Grade student, you should focus on the High School Planning & Career Planning tabs of GA College 411

17. 9th Grade Planning
9th Grade students need to focus on learning about themselves by taking interest inventories and exploring their career interests
Activity: Click on the hyperlinked picture and explore “Learn About Yourself” and “Explore Careers” to see the types of inventories available

18. 9th Grade Planning
9th Grade students should also focus on the High School Planning Information
Activity: Click on the hyperlinked picture and explore “High School Planning Timeline” for 9th grade students. Then check out study tips.

19. 10th Grade Planning
As a 10th Grade student, you should continue focusing on the Career Planning and High School Planning tabs of GA College 411 & begin looking at the College Planning tab

20. 10th Grade Planning
10th Grade students need to continue learning about themselves by taking interest inventories and exploring their career interests
Activity: Click on the hyperlinked picture and explore “Learn About Yourself” and “Explore Careers” to see the types of inventories available

21. 10th Grade Planning
10th Grade students should also focus on the High School Planning Information
Activity: Click on the hyperlinked picture and explore “High School Planning Timeline” for 10th grade students.
10th Grade students will also be learning more about College Credit Now Options.

22. 11th Grade Planning
As an 11th Grade student, you should be exploring the College Planning tab and beginning to prepare for college admissions testing.
If you haven’t already done so, you need to explore career options on the Career Planning tab of GA College 411.

23. 11th Grade Planning
11th Grade students should pay close attention to the “High School Planning Timeline” on the High School Planning Tab
Activity: Click on the hyperlinked picture to review the “High School Planning Timeline” and highlight information month by month for 11th grade students.
Juniors should plan to take the SAT and/or ACT for the first time during their junior year. Fee waivers are available for those who qualify. We are offering free SAT Prep classes for juniors for the January & March test dates. Register in the Guidance Office—you must show proof that you are registered for the corresponding test date.

24. 12th Grade Planning
As a 12th Grade student, you should be exploring the College Planning tab and the Financial Aid Planning tab and begin the college and financial aid application process

25. 12th Grade Planning
Activity: Click on the hyperlinked picture and explore the links on the College Planning Page
Remember students can apply directly to colleges from this section of GA College 411.
Activity: Click on the Financial Aid Planning tab to explore the links available

26. 12th Grade Planning
12th Grade students should use the High School Planning Information to help them plan their college applications
Activity: Click on the hyperlinked picture and explore “High School Planning Timeline” for 12th grade students.
Remember, SAT & ACT registration information is available in the Guidance Office. Fee waivers are available for students who qualify. Free online test prep is available through e SAT Prep classes will also be available before the January and March SAT test dates.

27. Reminders for All Students
All students, grades 9-12 need to use GaCollege411 and should utilize the site every year to assist with high school and post-secondary planning.
If you need help with academic or college planning (or have trouble accessing your GACollege411 account), please see your counselor.
Do “Whatever It Takes” to be successful!