1. GMHS SENIOR PARENT NIGHT 2014-2015

2. 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)

3. YEARBOOKS MS. BRIGGETTA HOLLOWAY, YEARBOOK SPONSOR BRIGGETTA.HOLLOWAY@MCSSGA.ORG SENIOR PICTURES (RETAKES SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2 ND ) COST- $85 (INCLUDES YEARBOOK & 1 FULL PAGE), IF PAID BY DECEMBER 19 TH

4. 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

5. COLLEGE VISITS AND FAIRS PROBE FAIR- LAGRANGE COLLEGE – OCTOBER 7 TH LUNCHROOM VISITS VIRTUAL VISITS CAMPUS VISITS- SCHEDULE ONLINE

6. COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS 1. REVIEW ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND CHECK DEADLINES 2. 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.

7. CREATE COLLEGE DATA SHEET COLLEGEGPASAT/ACTESSAYRECSDEADLINE

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 30 TH 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 1 ST TEST)

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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)

15. 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

16. HOPE GRANT AVAILABLE FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS NO GPA MINIMUM REQUIREMENT ONLY VALID FOR CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA PROGRAMS NOT TRANSFERABLE COURSE WORK

17. 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

18. SCHOLARSHIPS, HONORS, & AWARDS SEARCHING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS HONORS AND AWARDS NIGHT

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. CONTACTS COUNSELOR: GLADYS B. GRIFFIN GLADYS.GRIFFIN@MCSSGA.ORGGLADYS.GRIFFIN@MCSSGA.ORG GRADUATION COACH: SHENISA ALLEN SHENISA.ALLEN@MCSSGA.ORGSHENISA.ALLEN@MCSSGA.ORG PRINCIPAL: THADDEUS JACKSON THADDEUS.JACKSON@MCSSGA.ORGTHADDEUS.JACKSON@MCSSGA.ORG GMHS: TELEPHONE (706)672-4930 FAX (706)672-1420

23. THANK YOU GMHS