Paulding County Schools Guidance & Counseling Presents

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Paulding County SchoolsGuidance Counseling
Presents

• Mission Possible Graduation and Beyond

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North Paulding High School Guidance Department

• Jane Woellner- Last Names A-D
• Nikki Walker- Last Names E-K
• Raquel Outland- Last Names L-Q
• Kirstie Mosier- Last Names R-Z
• Robyn Bigman- Guidance Clerk
• email addresses are first initial, last name
• _at_paulding.k12.ga.us

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• Your Son/Daughter is Graduating

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So Now What?

• Congratulations Seniors!
• Only 31 weeks remainplus exam days
• Exam exemptions for graduates approved through
  attendance office
• All grades still count!
• Graduation May 28th, 2011 _at_ Location NPHS

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Heading to college or technical school?

• Early decision binding acceptance
• Meet all remaining deadlines
• Deposits
• Final transcript
• Scholarships
• Housing
• Special Programs

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www.GACollege411.org website
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SAT ACT

• Sign up now if you need a better score
• Make sure you send to all Universities and NCAA
  clearinghouse where appropriate
• Make sure the date doesnt conflict with an
  activity before you pay for it
• Check deadlines for applications scores take 4
  weeks to come back

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FAFSA

• Submit a paper application or apply on-line at
  www.fafsa.ed.gov
• You must have 2010 tax information
• The FAFSA can be used to apply for the HOPE
  scholarship, as well as all other state and
  federal student aid
• February 7th is our Financial Aid Night.

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HOPE Scholarship

• You can apply for HOPE through either FAFSA or
  the e-HOPE electronic application at www.gsfc.org
• http//www.gacollege411.org/Financial_Aid_Planning
  /HOPE_Program/Georgia_s_HOPE_Scholarship_Program_O
  verview.aspx
• College Preparatory or Technical Eligibility
• (3.0 in academics CP 3.2 for TP)
• Paulding County downloads your high school
  information to the Georgia Student Finance
  Commission (HOPE)

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HOPE GPA Eligibility

• District HS transcript is a numeric grade point
  average, example 83.4
• all courses on the entire high school transcript
  count
• Coming Soon! Transcript that has numeric
  unweighted information as well as weighted and
  unweighted 4.0 GPA..this is not the same as the
  HOPE GPA
• HOPE GPA 4.0 scale
• All academic courses count, even academic
  electives
• Electives do not count
• An 83.4 weighted gpa on the Paulding County
  School District transcript may not mean that the
  there will be a 3.0 HOPE eligible GPA
• Students must monitor the HOPE eligible GPA on
  their My411 account on GACollege411

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Financial Aid Opportunities

• FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
  must be completed, even for HOPE Scholarship

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HOPE Scholarship

• Again note..3.0 Grade Point Average in all
  academic courses
• Only AP (Advanced Placement) courses will receive
  a .5 weight by Georgia Student Finance Commission
• There is no .5 weight added to an A grade.

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Important HOPE Information

• Even if student is eligible, student will not
  receive HOPE, if there is no match among
• Infinite Campus (student information system)
• FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
• My411 account on GACollege411
• College/university application
• Financial aid documentation at college,
  university, and/or technical college

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Areas that cause an eligible student not to show
eligible for the HOPE

• 800 number is in the student information system
  rather than valid Social Security Number
• Incorrect Social Security Number
• Incorrect Legal Name
• Incorrect birth date and/or high school name
• Carefully and continually check your HOPE
  information on your My411 account on
  GACollege411.org

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Specialized Technical Preparation

• 80 of jobs require a specialized skill
• U.S. Department of Labor Statistics
• www.dol.gov
• HOPE Scholarship pays for 95 hours of coursework
  toward technical certification regardless of high
  school GPA

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Final Transcript Request

• You must send a final transcript to the school
  you plan to attend
• This request is completed electronically by the
  student for all University System of Georgia
  Schools through their My411 account on
  GACollege411.
• For out-of-state transcripts, submit the schools
  address when requesting a transcript

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Transcript Requests During Year for Admissions
and Scholarship Applications

• University System of Georgia Schools will receive
  transcripts via GACollege411
• Transcripts for out-of-state schools and for
  other reasons will be printed off, reviewed, and
  mailed
• There needs to be plenty of lead time for
  transcripts to accompany college and scholarship
  applications

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Application Deadlines

• University of Georgia-
• Early Action- October 15th
• Foundation Fellowship- November 15th
• Regular Decision- January 17th
• In order to be considered for UGA Academic
  Scholarships, must apply by December 15th

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Applications, Continued

• Georgia Tech
• Early Decision- October 1st
• Presidents Scholarship Program- Nov. 1st
• Regular Decision- January 1th
• Georgia State
• Early Action- November 1st
• Priority- February 1st
• Final- March 1st

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Immunization

• Colleges require proof of immunization for
  entering freshmen
• If you do not have this at home, request a copy
  from your family physician

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Scholarships

• You can still apply for scholarships after you
  start college and throughout your postsecondary
  education
• Example Kennesaw State University offers
  scholarships in multiple fields

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Scholarships

• Substantial scholarships are offered within the
  individual college/universities.
• Scholarship deadlines are usually posted on the
  schools websites.
• Generally have to be accepted to the college
  before they can officially apply for a school
  scholarship.

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Loans

• Unfortunately, loans are a reality of college.
• Students using loan monies need to be careful of
  the amount they take out. Only take out the
  amount they really need- they will be offered
  more!!
• Loans must be paid back with interest!

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Portfolio and Resume

• Continuous Improvement
• Again, this year we are on a Hybrid schedule this
  year
• 100-minute courses are worth 1 credit
• 50-minute courses are worth ½ credit
• Continue to set goals
• Continue to keep records of activities, awards,
  and honors for updating your portfolio and resume
• Networking

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College Outlook Magazine has asked and answered
200 questions about the freshman year of college

• Whats college really like?
• How do I prepare for college and living on my
  own?
• What will I need to bring to college?
• How do I fit in/How often should I go home?
• Health and nutrition

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More from College Outlook Magazine

• Time management
• Living arrangements
• RENT
• On-campus jobs and co-ops
• Money, grants, and scholarships

Students can visit www.townsend-outlook.com to
review the full list.
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Moving away from home

• Where will you live?
• Who is paying the bills and who makes sure they
  are paid on time?
• Who will make sure you eat right?
• Who will do your laundry?
• Take care of yourself and stay healthy
• Make good choices!!!

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On-campus housingvs.Off-campus housing

• Location
• Price
• Experiences
• Convenience
• Responsibility

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School Shopping Information

• Be knowledgeable of Proprietary or for profit
  schools. These schools do heavy advertising so
  students recognize them.
• Compare their programs with state college and
  universities. Usually a huge difference. For
  example, Cordon Bleu costs 35,000 a year.
  Chattahoochee Techs culinary program costs 2000
  a year.

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School Shopping

• School Visits- students can use TWO school visit
  forms that will count as an excused absence.
  There is a form that theyll need prior to
  visiting the school.
• These absences will still affect attendance in
  regards to the exemption policy.

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PROBE FAIR, November 3, 6-8 p.m.Hiram High School

• The Probe Fair is an excellent time to visit with
  college, university, technical college and
  military representatives.

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Not everyone will make the decision to go to
college next year..

• You and your student can find valuable
  information on the career section of the
  GACollege411. org website

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Want your student to have more information about
careers
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Work Ready Assessment

• Being given during the last week of October to
  all Seniors.

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Work Ready Assessment Measures

• core skills
• applied mathematics, reading for information and
  locating information, three skills that are
  highly important to the majority of jobs in the
  workplace
• work habits
• work-related attitudes and behaviors in areas
  such as carefulness, cooperation, discipline and
  drive.

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Georgia Work Ready CertificateThis certificate
is presented to potential employers after high
school and/or post-secondary graduation.
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A quote from Apples Chalkdust Inspirational
Stories and Encouragement for Teachersby Vicki
Caruana

• Treat people as if they were what they ought to
  be and you help them
• to become what they are capable of being.
  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe