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.

1. Going To College With More Than
HOPE
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2. What will you Study in College?

3. Computer Engineering
Chemical Engineering
$70,400
$66,400
Computer Science
Aerospace Engineering
$64,400
$64,400
Mechanical
Engineering $62,900
Top Paying College Degrees

4. Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
$62,300
$57,600
Construction Science
$56,600
Finance
$57,300
Information Systems
$56,100
Top Paying College Degrees

5. GA College Cost
School
Cost
Agnes Scott 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
Hope Grant
• 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
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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
Room and 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 PSAT no 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
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10. 
Look at your child’s uniqueness
Height
 Gender
 Course of Study
 Background
 Disability
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11. Choosing a College
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13. Leadership
Maturity
Dependability
Awards
and Certificates
AP Classes
Volunteer Work
Inventions

14. School
Eligibility
Duke TIP
SAT 1500
John Hopkins
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
• Project Identity – 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
4 credits
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
Agnes Scott 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
Waiver provided
December
January
March
May
June

21.  SAT
tests student’s knowledge
 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 SAT questions
 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
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will not
Ask your opinion
Give you two correct answers
 Tricks
Uncommon words
 Long and intentionally boring passages
 Long passage; short time
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24. U nquestionably
S ubsitute
E ach answer choice in the sentence

25. See the math, don’t do the math

26.  Must
know your math rules
 Don’t draw in dollar signs
 The diagram are mostly wrong
 Practice the Math section in the College
Board SAT book

27.  Make
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first and last closing statement
 Write
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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 3 English 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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