MAKE YOUR DREAMS FOR YOUR FUTURE COME TRUE!

MAKE YOUR DREAMS FOR YOUR FUTURE COME TRUE!

Ready, Set, GO College Night

Tuesday

October 18th

6 PM

Planning for College

Dream BIG

But ALWAYS have a BACKUP PLAN!

Public VS Private

• Public – taxpayer dollars fund a great deal of costs for a public university

Examples• Armstrong, Ga

Southern, Savannah Tech, Ogeechee Tech, UGA, GA Tech

• Private – most of the costs are met by private donations and higher tuition costs for the student. Many exceed $50,000 per year

Examples• Emory, SCAD, Berry,

Mercer, South University, Harvard

In-State VS Out of State

• In state public schools are supported by state taxpayers so are cheaper for in state students

• Gaining admission to in-state schools is easier for in-state students

• Out of State Public schools are supported by taxpayers from that state and are much more expensive for GA students

• Admission is harder for GA students out of state public schools.

Check to Make Sure Your College has the major you are interested in! Majors:

• Nursing

• Engineering

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Accounting

• Music

• Art

• Information Technology

Advisement Programs

• Pre-law

• Pre-dentistry

• Pre-medical

• Pre-Optometry

• Pre-physical therapy

• Pre-occupational therapy

These advisement programs are available at ANY four

year college!

The College You Can Choose to Attend Depends on….

Your College Admissions Test Scores

Math sequence taken in high school

Foreign Language – 2 units of the same foreign language required for

four year colleges!

Math Sequence

Four Math classes–minimum of:

• Math I

• Math II

• Math III

• Math III support or Math IV, ACCEL Math III, or Calculus

Minimum for HS graduation

Four Math classes- minimum of:

• Math I

• Math I with support

• Math II

• Math II with support

Four Year College Requires:

College-Ready Transcript Example

Not College-Ready Transcript Example

Top Ten Tips for Getting Into College!

1. Research to discover which college is the best fit for you. We recommend that you

use www.GACollege411.org to do this!

2. Check out the requirements for your chosen college: GPA, SAT or ACT or COMPASS test requirements, essay,

recommendations, etc. Each college has different requirements so you need to

check this out!

3. Pay CLOSE attention to DEADLINES – these are posted on

each college’s website.

4 . Fill out the college application online – colleges prefer this. Each college has an application fee that

you must also pay unless you tested on a fee wavier – in this case, see

your counselor.

5. Make sure you have sent your SAT or ACT scores officially

through the SAT College Board www.collegeboard.com or ACT

www.actstudent.org

If your college requires the COMPASS Test, sign up with the college you have

applied to for a time for COMPASS testing at the college.

6. Send your transcript to your college(s).

This must be AN OFFICIAL transcript sent by ECHS.

To send the transcript, fill out a transcript request form with Mrs.

Harrelson and get a parent to sign if under 18. It is also online at the ECHS

Counselor Website!

7. Check your application status on the college website to make sure all

items have been received.

8. After January 1st, apply for federal financial aid at www.fafsa.ed.gov

You must not file before Jan 1st since you use 2011 tax returns!

Also apply for local scholarships using the ECHS counselor website.

9. After you are accepted, APPLY FOR HOUSING! GSU, UGA, Armstrong, Valdosta State, and many other colleges REQUIRE THAT YOU LIVE ON CAMPUS YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR UNLESS YOU SUBMIT AND RECEIVE AN EXEMPTION by signing a notarized statement that you are living at home. This form can be found on the housing website of your college.

10. APPLY FOR THE HOPE SCHOLARHIP (if eligible) or HOPE GRANT (all technical

college applicants should apply)

This application can be found on the GACollege411.org website!

Several COLLEGES You

May be interested

ATTENDING

Armstrong Atlantic State University

• In Savannah • 4 year college • SAT or ACT required,

460 V, 430 math.• ACT Eng=19 Math=18• Fabulous opportunities in

health related careers (nursing, physical therapy, radiation tech, etc.)

• Must live on campus unless living with parent

Savannah Technical College• Savannah and Effingham

Campus• TP or CP students• Only COMPASS Test

required• HOPE GRANT applies• Some core classes may

transfer to 2 and 4 year college

• Special opportunity to use HOPE Grant to earn HOPE Scholarship

SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY

• 4 year college • One of the oldest

HBCU (Historically Black College & Universities in nation

• Special program for a few students who do not meet regular admissions standards

Georgia Southern University• In Statesboro• Minimum SAT: Math

+verbal= 1010• Minimum ACT Comp =

21• Can do summer Eagle

Incentive if SAT math+verbal= 920-1000 or ACT=20

• Required to live on campus next year unless living with parents.

EAST GEORGIA COLLEGE• Cooperative Program

BetweenGA Southern University And East Georgia CollegeHas Been Created Just For You! East GA College has a satellite campus on GSU campus in Statesboro!

• Main campus in Swainsboro now has dorms!

• No need to take SAT – take COMPASS instead

• You may take the SAT or ACT

• Enjoy most benefits of GSU student

• Tech or College Prep

• Transfer to GSU after completing 30 semester hours

Ogeechee Technical College• Statesboro GA• Programs in many

health areas, vet tech, dental assisting, funeral science, catering, business, electrical, horticulture, CAD

• Requires COMPASS test

• HOPE Grant pays • TP or CP students

Middle Georgia College• In Cochran (2 hr away)• 2 year college with some

four year degree programs

• COMPASS Test Required• Special programs in

aviation, flight instruction and aircraft maintenance

• Great opportunities in nursing, surveying, and occupational therapy assistant

Georgia Institute of Technology • Located in Atlanta• Can begin engineering

studies at Armstrong or GA Southern student and transfer to GA Tech

• One of the top 7 engineering schools in the USA.

• Encourages COOP programs

• Wonderful programs in business and sciences

University of South Carolina – Beaufort – Bluffton Campus

• Effingham residents pay South Carolina tuition (not out of state tuition)

• HOPE Scholarship cannot be used

• Advantages – close by, can commute or live on campus

Valdosta State University

• In Valdosta (3 hr away)

• 4 year college • SAT or ACT

required: • Freshmen required

to live on campus.

South Georgia College

• Located in Douglas• 2 year college• COMPASS test

required, ACT or SAT recommended if planning to transfer

• RN Nursing program

ABACAbraham Baldwin Agricultural

College• 2 year college in Tifton

• Also houses some technical programs

• Has transfer programs with UGA (you can get a

UGA degree without leaving Tifton)

• RN nursing program.

• Accepts college prep and tech prep students.