Red Terrors

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Red Terrors

• Glynn Academy

What are we going to do? Whatever it Takes to
Graduate Independent, Productive Citizens
GA College 411 Your HOPE GPA Plus, were making
a BIG change to transcripts!
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GA College 411
www.gacollege411.org
Georgia College 411 is a one-stop shop where
students can

• Discover career interests
• Plan your high school courses
• Find out about follow a college planning
  timeline
• Explore Georgia and nationwide colleges
• Learn about ways to pay for college
• Prepare for the SAT ACT
• Apply online to participating colleges
• Set up an online portfolio to keep track of
  everything!
• Check your HOPE GPA

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GA College 411
www.gacollege411.org
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GACollege 411 is Now More Important Than Ever!!!

• Checking Your HOPE Scholarship GPA

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GA College 411 Transcripts

• GACollege411 is a GA Student Finance Commission
  website. GA Student Finance Commission is in
  charge of administering the HOPE Scholarship
  Program.
• Starting this year, all public high schools are
  required by law to upload student transcripts for
  all students to the GACollege 411 website.
• Students will now have access to check their
  official HOPE GPA at any point during high school
  using the GACollege411 site. Note--you must have
  something posted to your transcript for this to
  work. At this time, 9th grade students do not
  have anything posted to their transcript.

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How This Affects Transcripts

• Glynn Academy posts a GPA and numerical GPA on
  your official transcript.
• This GPA is NOT your HOPE GPA.

• We do not compute the actual HOPE GPA and there
  are discrepancies between what we report and a
  students HOPE GPA.
• Now, students will be able to check their actual
  HOPE GPA from the source, GA Student Finance
  Commission. Hooray!!!

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Setting Up Your GACollege411 Account

• What you need to do
• Weve gone ahead and created GACollege411
  accounts for all of our students. Youre
  welcome!
• You will receive your login information and a
  temporary password in advisement today.
• From your home computer, you will need to sign in
  to GACollege411 at www.gacollege411.org . The
  sign-in is located at the top of the gacollege411
  homepage.
• When you sign in, you will be prompted to reset
  your password. Write this down on your red sheet
  and keep it in a safe place.

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Accessing Your HOPE GPA with GACollege411

• What you need to do
• Once youre signed in to your account, you will
  be able to click on the Shortcut for My HOPE
  GPA
• An instruction sheet with additional information
  has been provided, please follow all steps listed
  on this sheet.
• If you have any problems with your GACollege411
  account, please review the instruction sheet
  first and then see your counselor if problems
  persist.

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Getting Familiar with GA College 411
An Overview of the GA College 411 Planning Tabs

• Career Planning
• High School Planning
• College Planning
• Financial Aid Planning
• Your Portfolio

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Career Planning Tab

• The Career Planning Tab provides a place for you
  to
• Learn About Yourself
• Explore Careers
• Get a Job
• Learn Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about
  Career Planning
• Learn about the Georgia Work Ready Program

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High School Planning Tab

• The High School Planning Tab provides a resource
  for you to
• Monitor your high school plan of study (account
  must be created first) and learn more about state
  and local graduation requirements
• Plan your high school career (including a
  timeline for college planning)
• Prepare for standardized tests (GHSGT EOCTS)
• Get answers to frequently asked questions

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College Planning Tab

• The College Planning Tab allows you to
• Learn about college admissions requirements to
  make sure youre taking the correct classes to
  meet college requirements
• Prepare for college admissions testing
• Explore colleges by name or program of
  study/major
• Apply to college online
• Get answers to frequently asked questions about
  college planning

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Financial Aid Planning Tab

• The Financial Aid Planning Tab provides
  information about
• HOPE Scholarship Grant programs
• Basic information about Financial Aid
  opportunities (Financial Aid 101)
• Financial Aid Calculatorshow much college can
  you afford?
• A scholarship database
• Tools for building your own financial aid plan
• Links to the FAFSA and the HOPE grant application
• Information about how to manage student loans and
  college finances wisely

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Your Portfolio Tab
At GA College 411, you can create a portfolio to
save all of your planning information throughout
your high school years. Since we have already
created your account, you are one step ahead. It
is VERY important that you remember your username
and password because you will be able to apply to
colleges in the future using this account. Write
down your username and password in a safe place.

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GA College 411
Grade specific planning
Advisorsplease go over information specific to
your advisement grade level
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9th Grade Planning

• As a 9th Grade student, you should focus on the
  High School Planning Career Planning tabs of GA
  College 411

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9th Grade Planning

• 9th Grade students need to focus on learning
  about themselves by taking interest inventories
  and exploring their career interests
• Activity Click on the hyperlinked picture and
  explore Learn About Yourself and Explore
  Careers to see the types of inventories
  available

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9th Grade Planning

• 9th Grade students should also focus on the High
  School Planning Information
• Activity Click on the hyperlinked picture and
  explore High School Planning Timeline for 9th
  grade students. Then check out study tips.

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10th Grade Planning

• As a 10th Grade student, you should continue
  focusing on the Career Planning and High School
  Planning tabs of GA College 411 begin looking
  at the College Planning tab

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10th Grade Planning

• 10th Grade students need to continue learning
  about themselves by taking interest inventories
  and exploring their career interests
• Activity Click on the hyperlinked picture and
  explore Learn About Yourself and Explore
  Careers to see the types of inventories
  available

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10th Grade Planning

• 10th Grade students should also focus on the High
  School Planning Information
• Activity Click on the hyperlinked picture and
  explore High School Planning Timeline for 10th
  grade students.
• 10th Grade students will also be learning more
  about College Credit Now Options.

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11th Grade Planning

• As an 11th Grade student, you should be exploring
  the College Planning tab and beginning to prepare
  for college admissions testing.

If you havent already done so, you need to
explore career options on the Career Planning tab
of GA College 411.

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11th Grade Planning

• 11th Grade students should pay close attention to
  the High School Planning Timeline on the High
  School Planning Tab
• Activity Click on the hyperlinked picture to
  review the High School Planning Timeline and
  highlight information month by month for 11th
  grade students.
• Juniors should plan to take the SAT and/or ACT
  for the first time during their junior year. Fee
  waivers are available for those who qualify. We
  are offering free SAT Prep classes for juniors
  for the January March test dates. Register in
  the Guidance Officeyou must show proof that you
  are registered for the corresponding test date.

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12th Grade Planning

• As a 12th Grade student, you should be exploring
  the College Planning tab and the Financial Aid
  Planning tab and begin the college and financial
  aid application process

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12th Grade Planning

• Activity Click on the hyperlinked picture and
  explore the links on the College Planning Page
• Remember students can apply directly to colleges
  from this section of GA College 411.
• Activity Click on the Financial Aid Planning
  tab to explore the links available

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12th Grade Planning

• 12th Grade students should use the High School
  Planning Information to help them plan their
  college applications
• Activity Click on the hyperlinked picture and
  explore High School Planning Timeline for 12th
  grade students.
• Remember, SAT ACT registration information is
  available in the Guidance Office. Fee waivers
  are available for students who qualify. Free
  online test prep is available through e2020. SAT
  Prep classes will also be available before the
  January and March SAT test dates.

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Reminders for All Students

• All students, grades 9-12 need to use
  GaCollege411 and should utilize the site every
  year to assist with high school and
  post-secondary planning.
• If you need help with academic or college
  planning (or have trouble accessing your
  GACollege411 account), please see your counselor.
• Do Whatever It Takes to be successful!