1. Marietta High School Counseling Department Senior Class 2018 Meeting
Sign up for Remind 101 for MHS Class of 2018
to 81010

2. Counselors (assigned by last name)
Counseling Office Secretaries
Ms. Kinlaw Ms. Garnigan Ms. Hill Mr. Prather Ms. Alpert A – Co Cr – Haw Hax – McF McG – R S – Z
Ms. Bryant Ms. Moura

3. How do I make an appointment?
Step 1
Step 2
Fill out a Counselor Appointment Request form & your counselor will be in contact with you
On the desk to your left when you enter Counseling Office, pick up a Counselor Appointment Request form

4. Why should I meet with my counselor?
Schedule issues
Transcript questions
Credit recovery
PLC
Graduation requirements
Personal issues (at school or at home)
College, military, & other post-secondary options
Letters of Recommendation
Senior Exit Interview
SAT, ACT, & Accuplacer test information
Fee waivers (

5. Ms. Smith – College Advisor
College visits
Military recruiters
Scholarships
College admissions
College searches
Post-secondary options
Essays (college admissions and scholarships)
Resume
Ms. Smith is located in the Counseling Office (A210) and the College & Career Center in the Student Success Center (B117)

7. Where do I get information about college?
College & Career Center (B117 – Student Success Center)
College visits at MHS (
College campus visits
Devil’s Advocate
GAfutures ( and Big Future (
College Fairs ( and Counseling Calendar
PROBE College Fair is Thursday, October 12 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm in PGym (pre-register at

8. What is GAfutures? www.gafutures.org
Information for all 2-year colleges & 4-year universities in Georgia
Apply to Georgia 2-year colleges & 4-year universities
Calculate your HOPE GPA (core GPA)
Send all transcripts to Georgia 2-year colleges & 4-year universities
Scholarship applications
Personality interest inventories

9. GAfutures – How do I…?
Apply to college -
Send my transcript electronically-
Check my HOPE GPA -
Learn more about financial aid and scholarships -
Complete personality inventories and career assessments -

10. What if I am applying to college outside of Georgia?
Apply through college website, CommonApp, or SendEDU
Submit an Official Transcript Request with Counseling Secretaries if you need to physically mail a transcript (first 3 are free and each additional transcript costs $2)

11. Georgia’s HOPE Program
Zell Miller Scholarship (covers 100% tuition)
Must earn a 3.7 GPA in core coursework (English, Math, Science, Soc Studies, & FL) between grades 9-12
Earn at least a 1200 on the Math & Verbal portions of the SAT in one test administration or score at least a 26 composite score on the ACT
HOPE Scholarship (covers approximately 85% tuition)
Must earn a 3.0 GPA in core coursework (English, Math, Science, Soc Studies, & FL) between grades 9-12
HOPE Grant—available to students who are seeking a technical certificate or diploma, regardless of student’s high school GPA or gradation date

12. HOPE Eligibility Requirements
For Zell Miller and HOPE Scholarships, students must receive at least four credits in HOPE Rigor Courses
For a complete list of eligible HOPE Rigor courses, visit
All three HOPE programs will require students to:
Be a legal resident of Georgia
Be registered with Selective Service, if male
Be in compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free Post-secondary Education Act of 1990
Meet HOPE’s US citizenship or eligible non-citizen requirements
Attend an eligible Georgia school
To see the full list of program requirements, visit

13. Difference among GPAs Unweighted GPA Weighted GPA Core GPA HOPE GPA
Includes all of your courses (core courses and elective courses)
Each course (college prep, AP, IB, Dual Enrollment, Honors, etc.) is weighted exactly the same
Weighted GPA
Used for class rank and to distinguish Honors & High Honors
AP, IB, and Dual Enrollment courses receive 1 additional quality point
Core Honor’s courses receive .5 additional quality point
Core GPA
Only includes English, Math (not Math Support), Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language
Many colleges only look at your Core GPA for admission purposes
HOPE GPA
Includes only core courses taken in Grades 9 – 12
AP, IB, and Dual Enrollment courses receive an additional .5 quality point (except if you earn an A – no additional .5 quality point added)
Used to determine eligibility for Zell Miller & HOPE Scholarship

14. SAT & ACT Tests SAT Reasoning and Subject Tests www.collegeboard.org
MHS recommends students take both
the SAT & ACT. Colleges will accept best scores from either test.
SAT/ACT Boot Camp – Questions? See Ms. Meade in F115 or
Remember!!! Colleges & universities require SAT & ACT scores be sent directly from testing agencies. You must do this when you sign up for the SAT & ACT (4 schools for free) or after receiving scores ($12/score report).
SAT -
ACT -

15. Accuplacer – For Technical Colleges & some 2 year colleges
Sign up via Chat Tech (for Technical Colleges)
Reivew for test -
ASVAB – For Military (also a wonderful interest inventory)
Wednesday, October 11(last day to registrar is Fri, Oct 6)
Sign up
Review for test -
Questions? Chief Alfaro or Mr. Meade
You Science Assessment Tool – Interest Inventory & Aptitude Assessment
What about other tests?

16. Where can I find out more information about the MHS Counseling Department?
Direct Link -
Counseling Calendar
Senior Information
College Visits
Scholarships
GPA breakdowns
Upcoming events
Graduation requirements
Counselor breakdown including s and phone extensions

17. Where can I find scholarships?
Naviance Scholarship Search
Work (your work or parents)
Religious organizations
College/University Office of Financial Aid & school-specific scholarship websites
MHS Scholarship Page -
Updated often with new scholarships especially 2nd semester with local (Marietta High School and/or Cobb County only) scholarships
Sign up for scholarship search engines such as or (found at the bottom of the MHS Scholarship page)

18. Important Dates Read the DA
Sign up for Remind 101 for MHS Senior Class 2108
to Number 81010
Make sure your Advisement Teacher has your parents’ and your current so that you receive updates
Keep up to date via Senior Calendar (updated regularly)
Look at Upcoming Events on Counseling Website (see below)

19. Herff Jones
Graduation gowns are rented via Herff Jones (you keep your cap & tassel)
Senior Class Meeting with Herff Jones representative
Wednesday, September 6 at 9:00 am (Advisement) in MPAC
Cap & Gown and Graduation Announcement Ordering Dates
Thursday, September 21
All lunches (10:55 am – 12:55 pm)
Parent night (4:00 pm – 7:00 pm in Seminar Room)
Friday, September 22 (all lunches)
Friday, October 6 (all lunches)
Thursday, December 14(all lunches) **last chance**
After Dec 14, price of rental will increase each month
Full refund for caps & gowns if students don’t graduate or decide not to participate in Graduation Ceremony
Cap & Gown and Grad. Announcement Delivery Dates
Wednesday, March 7 (all lunches – Grad Ann. only)
Thursday, April 18 (all lunches)
Thursday, May 16 (all lunches)
Contact Information: or

20. Olympian Yearbook & Senior Portraits
SENIOR PORTRAITS must be taken by Cady Studios before Saturday, September 30
(use promo code marietta10 to save $10).
Cady Studios is coming to MHS Thursday, September 21 for makeup senior portraits
SENIOR QUOTES are due Sat, September 30
SENIOR ADS are due Friday, November 10
Visit for more information & to submit Senior Quotes & Ads
Questions? Please contact Mr. Harding or see him in H124

21. What more can I do? Prepare a resume
Complete YouScience if you haven’t
Ask teachers for letters of recommendation (at least 2 weeks notice)
Know college & scholarship application deadlines and do NOT procrastinate while applying
Continue earning good grades during senior year
Come to senior events (e.g., Senior Financial Aid Meeting on Monday, October 9)
Be informed – if you don’t know, ask!