Welcome to 12th Grade Senior Parent Night! Hosted By the WFHS Counseling Office

WFHS Counseling Department Deven Eberhardt A-CH Donovan Hollis Ke-Nel Erica Waters Ner-Sh Jennifer Ciaccio Ci-F Allison Rinehart Si-Z Allison Leja G-Ka

Graduation Requirements 4 English credits 4 Math credits 4 Science credits 3 Social Studies 3 Career/Fine Arts/For. Lang. Health/Per. Fit 4 additional electives 23 Total Units

Career Pathway Recognition Career Tech Pathway Fine Art Pathway Advanced Academic Pathway

SAT/ACT Calendar See handout for dates/locations and registration information. Prep Options Do you need to take SAT II’s? Send scores to respective colleges directly. www.collegeboard.com www.act.org High School Code: 110929

SAT/ACT Calendar Type of Test SAT ACT Test Dates Score Range Test of critical thinking and problem solving ACT Content-based test Test Dates October 1 November 5 December 3 January 21 March 11 May 6 October 22 December 10 February 11 April 8 June 10 Score Range 400 - 1600 1 - 36 Penalty for Wrong Answers Yes No Structure Critical Thinking Math (through Alg. II) Writing English Math (through Trigonometry) Reading Science Reasoning Writing (Optional)

Ready? Set? Gooooo!!! What still needs to be done? Complete college research & college applications Understand the difference between being able to get into a college and being able to AFFORD a college. Understand the difference between high school graduation requirements and college entrance requirements Understand that there are high school deadlines and college deadlines for admissions, scholarships, NCAA, HOPE, FAFSA Submit all requests for transcripts, evaluations and letters by the high school deadline Research scholarships and financial aid

College Research Review What am I looking for? Size, location, costs, majors, clubs/groups, etc. How does the BIG 3 affect my admissions? GPA, SAT/ACT, Curriculum Strength. Have I narrowed my list down to 5-7 schools? 1-2 Dream/Reach, 2-3 Moderate level, 2-3 Safety/Fall Back

Review con’t Plan a visit to tour the campus Attend College Fairs Meet with the college representatives when they come to WFHS Calculate your academic GPA (most colleges only consider academic courses) where 90+ = 4, 80-89 = 3, 70-79 = 2, and 0-69 = 0. ** Always contact the college to verify how they actually recalculate your GPA.

GA Futures (www.gafutures.org) Important Resources GA Futures (www.gafutures.org) Bigfuture (https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org)

University of Georgia and Georgia Tech Fall of 2016 PROFILE Total Applicants : 22,980 Total Enrolled: 5,475 Middle 50% Core GPA: 3.91-4.17 Middle 50% (SAT) 1850-2140 Middle 50% ACT: 27-32 Middle 50% AP/IB Courses 4 – 9 EARLY ACTION: October 15th Foundation Fellowship: November 1st REGULAR DECISION: January 15th **You must submit your application before you request a transcript from the counseling office. **If you are applying for the Honors College, you will have to submit a separate application and transcript. Georgia Tech Fall of 2016 PROFILE Total Applicants: 30,537 Total Enrolled: 3,500 Middle 50%: A Average Middle 50% (CR+M+W): 1330-1490 Middle 50%: 30-34 EARLY ACTION: October 15th REGULAR DECISION: January 1st **You will have to complete the Common Application .

Other Four Year Georgia Schools Kennesaw State University Min 2.5 gpa on college prep work Avg GPA: 3.22 950 SAT (CR/MA) CR 490/MA 460 20 ACT English 20/Math 19 Valdosta State Avg GPA 3.15 Avg SAT CR/540 Math/510 Avg ACT 22 University West Georgia Avg GPA 3.11 Avg SAT CR/485 Math/476 Avg ACT 20 Georgia State University Avg GPA 3.2-3.7 Avg SAT 1120 Avg ACT 24 Georgia Gwinnett College 2.0 GPA min., SAT: Reading 480, Math 460, ACT: English 21, Math 19, COMPASS 32 English, 62 Reading, 20 Math University of North Georgia (4year program) Avg GPA 3.62 Avg SAT 1120 Avg ACT 24 Georgia Southern University Avg GPA 3.24 Min SAT 1010 Min ACT 21 Columbus State University 2.5 GPA min., SAT: Reading 440, Math 410, ACT: Math 17, English 17

Two Year Schools in Georgia Oxford College Of Emory University, Oxford, GA AVG GPA is 3.69-3.98 SAT 2010-2250 ACT 20-34 Georgia Military College, Milledgeville , GA 2.39 GPA min. SAT 920 ACT 19 University of North Georgia 2-year College – Oconee, Forysth , Watkinsville campus SAT: Math 310, Reading 330, ACT: Math 14, English 12, FI 1640 or higher Georgia Perimeter College, Alpharetta, GA 2.0 GPA min, accepting SAT/ACT or COMPASS

Technical Colleges in Georgia Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville, GA accepting COMPASS if you do not meet the min. SAT/ACT Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta, GA SAT: Math 410, Reading 410, ACT 18 Chattahoochee Technical College, Marietta, GA ACT: Math, Reading, English 19, SAT: Reading 460, Math 440, or COMPASS Lanier Technical College, Cumming, GA accepting COMPASS if you do not meet the min. SAT/ACT

Military Options in Georgia Georgia Army National Guard SSG WYCHE Sharrod.wyche@us.army.mil 706-974-9199 NAVY Keith Bostick EM1 770-532-3124 Keith.bostick@navy.mil US ARMY John C. Hughes Sergeant First Class John.Hughes@usarec.army.mil 770-503-1126 MARINES SSGT Mitchell Hamilton Mitchell.Hamilton@marines.usmc.mil 678-229-7313

Early Action/Early Decision Not binding – if student is accepted, not obligated to attend. Binding – if student accepted, obligated to withdraw all other applications.

College Applications 101 Complete your applications Online is best option. Common App (www.commonapp.org) – allows you to apply to over 400 colleges with one application. You will need to invite your counselor to complete your evaluation by submitting their email address. Make sure you have their correct email address! **Make sure you verify the application deadline for each individual college that you are applying to.

2016-2017 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST PROCESS: College Applications 102 2016-2017 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST PROCESS: Please visit www.mypaymentsplus.com to pay for your transcript. Each transcript request is $4. For students that are requesting transcripts to out of state schools you must submit payment through www.mypaymentsplus.com as well as bring in an envelope with 3 stamps addressed to the school's admissions office. **For Common App, you only need to make one transcript request for the schools that you applying to through that site.

College Applications 102 con’t Very Important! There is a two week (business day) notification period for transcripts that require counselor recommendations or evaluations to be submitted with your transcript request. Example: Any one applying to UGA or Tech early application (deadline Oct. 15th) should have their transcript request in by Oct. 1st at the latest! Example: For any January 1st deadlines, request should be into the counseling office by December 4th at the latest!

College Applications 103 Counselor Evaluations and Recommendations: These are not required for every school, so check the college’s application requirements to verify if you need these or not. If needed, turn in to your counselor a completed Senior Information Sheet that can be found on the WFHS Counseling website (please save a copy of this for your records). **Reminder: request should be made at least two weeks prior to the application deadline.

College Applications 103 con’t Very Important! If the recommendation or evaluation request is going to made electronically, it is your responsibility to check with your counselor to make sure that they have received the email notification. Make sure you have their correct email address!

College Applications 104 Teacher recommendations: If a teacher recommendation is needed, and giving them a 2– 3 week notice, you will submit to your recommender stamped and addressed envelopes for each of the schools that you would like a letter sent to. Just as with your counselor, if the request is made electronically you will need to verify with your recommender, that they have received the request. Make sure you have their correct email address!

SAT – www.collegeboard.com ACT – www.actstudent.org College Applications 105 Make sure that you have sent your ACT, SAT, or both scores to each of the schools that you are applying to! SAT – www.collegeboard.com ACT – www.actstudent.org

Step – By - Step For your convenience, a step by step account of the application procedures is posted on the WFHS Counseling Website.

All Done? Check all of your application requirements to make sure that you have submitted all needed documentation! Some colleges or programs may require supplemental information (Common App), portfolios, interviews, etc. Please see your counselor for any questions! Continue to work hard in school because college acceptances are not guaranteed and can be rescinded. Start thinking about which school you will attend if you are accepted. Find some scholarship money!

HOPE Scholarship Graduate from a HOPE-eligible high school Be registered for Selective Service (males only) Meet Georgia residency requirements 3.0 CORE GPA (all academic courses only) **Eng., Math, Science, Social Studies, For. Lang. AP quality pts. (only .50 given for AP, nothing above a 4.0) RIGOR Requirement - FOUR rigor Courses. Middle school credit is not calculated in the HOPE GPA All calculations are done by the Georgia Student Finance Commission, and not by WFHS or Forsyth Co. Schools. HOPE GPA is not rounded up, so 2.99 does not qualify.

HOPE Scholarship Covers a percentage % of tuition (based on Lottery Funds) Award Amounts: $$$ varies and depends on the type of institution you are attending (public/private).

Zell Miller Scholarship Covers 100% of tuition (based on Lottery Funds) Requirements: Must meet all the requirements to be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship, plus: Core GPA of 3.70 1,200 SAT (CR+MA) on a single test administration or a 26 composite on the ACT RIGOR Requirement – FOUR rigor Courses.

How to Keep HOPE/Zell Miller Students must maintain a 3.0+ GPA in college to receive HOPE Scholarship. If a student falls below 3.0 they may only regain the HOPE Scholarship one time, if their GPA returns to 3.0+ or higher. Zell Miller: Students must maintain a 3.3+ GPA in college to receive Zell Miller Scholarship. If a student falls below 3.3 they may only regain the Zell Miller Scholarship one time, if their GPA returns to 3.3+ or higher. (As long as student’s GPA does not fall below 3.0, this student is still eligible to receive the HOPE Scholarship)

All HOPE is Not Lost! Did you know that if you graduate from high school with less than a 3.0 GPA, you could still earn HOPE once you get into college? At 30, 60, or 90 hours, if a once ineligible student earns a 3.0+, they become HOPE eligible. This does not apply to Zell Miller. Students have to be eligible for Zell Miller upon graduating from high school, to receive the award at any point in college.

HOPE at Private Institutions HOPE Scholarship (Enrolled Full-Time) $3,936 per year award ZELL MILLER (Enrolled Full-Time) $4,348 per year award

HOPE Grant Pays a percentage of tuition at all Georgia Technical Colleges Graduate from a Hope-eligible high school NO GPA requirement Technical College System (based on 12 hours) $1,950 (HOPE) and $2670 (Zell)

How to Apply Apply for the HOPE Applying for HOPE, Zell Miller, or HOPE Grant – Complete FAFSA starting October, 2016. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - www.fafsa.ed.gov View your HOPE average Go to www.gafutures.org and login to your account. There is a link titled calculate my HOPE GPA. For Additional Information on HOPE Contact Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) 770-724-9000 or www.gsfc.org

Other Scholarship Options College based: check college financial aid websites for criteria and categories. Community based: church, civic groups, local organizations. Private based: parents place of work, FREE scholarship search through websites. Visit the WFHS Counseling Website. www.scholarships.com www.fastweb.com www.gacollege411.org www.gsfc.com

NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse If you are planning on participating in intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA Division I or II institution you must register with the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse Access the registration materials by visiting the NCAA website www.eligibilitycenter.org When taking the SAT/ACT, enter 9999 for scores to be sent to NCAA Students and parents are responsible for determining NCAA eligibility to Division I and Division II schools Counselor’s are neither responsible nor allowed to determine eligibility

Senior Reminders Wednesday, October 19th is the PSAT OPTIONS: Utilize as a college visit day Participate in planned morning activity (early release day) Scheduled college representative visits on WFHS campus. Listen to the announcements and check the website! Check out the senior bulletin board on the main hall way by the food court Sign in the Blue Book to have your colleges added to the “WFHS Seniors Are Going Places” board.

Location: WFHS Auditorium Financial Aid Night Date: November 14th Time: 6:30 Location: WFHS Auditorium FAFSA Apply for PIN # www.FAFSA.ed.gov www.gafutures.org

Annual Apply to College Night Upcoming Events Annual Apply to College Night Wednesday October 6, 2016 @ WFHS Media Center from 2:00-6:00 PM. Please reserve your spot by going onto mypaymentsplus.com and make your $10 payment

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