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This document provides information to help students prepare for and succeed in college. It lists the highest paying college degrees like engineering and outlines average costs for various colleges in Georgia. It also summarizes the Hope and Zell Miller scholarship programs available for Georgia residents, noting eligibility requirements. Additional sections provide tips on finding scholarships, choosing a college major, taking enrichment programs, and meeting college admission requirements.
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- 1. Going To CollegeWith More Than HOPE www.blazebusinessinstitute.com
- 2. What will youStudy in College?
- 3. Computer Engineering Chemical Engineering $70,400 $66,400 ComputerScience Aerospace Engineering $64,400 $64,400 Mechanical Engineering $62,900 Top Paying College Degrees
- 4. Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering $62,300 $57,600 ConstructionScience $56,600 Finance $57,300 Information Systems $56,100 Top Paying College Degrees
- 5. GA College Cost School Cost AgnesScott College $44,345 Emory University $55,992 Georgia Southern University $21,529 Georgia Tech $21,098 Georgia State University $24,198 University of Georgia $20,820
- 6. Georgia Resident Scholarship HopeGrant • Working towards a certificate • Complete FAFSA • Be a Georgia 12 months prior to accept the Hope Grant • No GPA average • Portion of tuition based on credit hours Zell Miller • • • • • • • • High School GPA 3.7 SAT 1200/Act 26 College 3.3 GPA Valedictorian or Salutatorian. Public school – 100% Private college $3600 Standard tuition No books, or fees 1% of Georgia residents qualify Mandatory fees: $2442 for 2012-2013 Hope Grant 2015 • High School GPA 3.0 • College 3.0 GPA • Must have 2 rigorous courses – math, science or foreign language • Pays 90% of standard tuition • No books, fees or remedial courses
- 7. Scholarships Partial Tuition Complete Tuition Roomand Board Study Abroad Stipend Book Money Laundry Meal Card
- 8. Non Academic Scholarships •Gertrude Deepen Scholarship – Good morals • Lucky Duct – Duct tape prom dress • Tall Club Scholarship – Males – 6’2, Females -5’10 • Fredrick and Mary F. Beckley – Left-handed • Children of Single Parents
- 9. Take the PSATno later than your junior year Be a citizen of the United States; or be a U.S. lawful permanent resident Program recognition Commended Students – qualifies for special scholarships Semifinalists -highest scoring entrants in each state. Semifinalists must submit academic and all other requirements to move to the Finalist level Finalist's - evaluate academic record, information about the school's curricula and grading system, two sets of test scores, the high school official's written recommendation, information about the student's activities and leadership, and the Finalist's own essay Awarded $2500 scholarship
- 10. Look at yourchild’s uniqueness Height Gender Course of Study Background Disability Fastweb NCSA Scholarships.com NCAA.org Leadfoundation.org Upromise.com Thurgoodmarshallfund.net
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- 14. School Eligibility Duke TIP SAT 1500 JohnHopkins SAT 1100/1200 North western's 3.5 GPA Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) Center for Bright Kids Top 95 percentile
- 15. Enrichment Programs • ProjectIdentity – Morehouse College • Mercy College Summer Leadership Program • Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s Student Leader’s Program • Winship Summer Scholars Program at Emory
- 17. Discipline Distinguished (+4AP) Recommended Accelerated (+2AP) Average English 4 credits 4 credits 4credits Mathematics 4 credits (algebra1,2;geometry , pre-calculus or precollege math) 4 credits (algebra 1,2, geometry) 3 credits (algebra 1, geometry) Science 4 credits (biology, chemistry, physics) 4 credits (biology, chemistry, physics) 3 credits (biology, chemistry) Social Studies 4 credits(world history, geography, US history, government or economics 4 credits(world history, geography, US history, government or economics 4 credits(world history, geography, US history, government or economics Foreign Language 3 credits (all in the same language) 2 credits (all in the same language) O credits Electives 4 ½ credits 3 ½ credits 6 credits Speech ½ credit ½ credit 0 credits
- 18. College Requirements School Critical Reading Math Writing AgnesScott College 520 / 680 500/610 520/660 Emory University 640 / 740 670/760 650/750 Georgia Southern University 510 / 580 510/600 480/560 Georgia Tech 590 / 690 650/740 590/690 Georgia State University 500 / 590 500/600 NA University of Georgia 560 / 660 560/670 560/660
- 19. PSAT, SAT, ACT PSAT is preliminary standardized assessment test. Given the 3rd week in October. Must be taken at a high school Reading Math - Algebra, Geometry and Data analysis SAT is standardized assessment test -contains: Reading Math -Algebra, Geometry and Data analysis Writing ACT is American College Testing- content based test which contains: Math -Trigonometry Writing Reading Science
- 20. TEST CALENDAR November Fees: $55 Waiverprovided December January March May June
- 21. SAT tests student’sknowledge You must get every answer right to get a perfect score I can use any book to study for the SAT I don’t need to take the SAT until my Junior year You have to spend large amounts of money to do well on the SAT A student needs only a good SAT score to get into college and get scholarships
- 22. Practice only SATquestions Sign up for SAT question of the day Don’t read the instructions on the day of the exam Bubble in your answers all at once Practice at home in the same test environment Bring the same calculator you practice with on the day of the test
- 23. They will not Askyour opinion Give you two correct answers Tricks Uncommon words Long and intentionally boring passages Long passage; short time
- 24. U nquestionably S ubsitute Each answer choice in the sentence
- 25. See the math,don’t do the math
- 26. Must know yourmath rules Don’t draw in dollar signs The diagram are mostly wrong Practice the Math section in the College Board SAT book
- 27. Make first andlast closing statement Write a good first impressions legible Sloppy handwriting will cost you Ink. No mechanical pencils Stay on topic Write only on the two pages Data does not have to be correct Make sure you have a conclusion Good vocabulary words Skip lines when you write
- 28. Reviewed by 3English teachers Each have a minimum of 5 years experience Each scorer will score between 1 – 6 Score difference more than 2 point is thrown out
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