WHERE DO WE GO FROM
HERE?
WHAT’S NEXT?
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COLLEGE/
UNIVERSITY
TECHNICAL
COLLEGE
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CAREER
APPRENTICESHIP
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MILITARY
Types of colleges and universities
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Public
Co-educational
In-state
Out-of-state
HBCU’s
Liberal Arts
Military Academies
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Private
Co-educational
Single gender
Liberal Arts
Faith related
HBCU’s
“Ivy League”
“Kudzu League”
Public Universities in Georgia
Research Universities
State Universities
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University
University of Georgia
Albany State University
Armstrong Atlantic State Univ.
Augusta State University
Columbus State University
Georgia College and State Univ.
Georgia Southwestern State Un.
Savannah State University
University of West Georgia
others
Regional Universities
Georgia Southern University
Valdosta State University
Technical Colleges and Two Year
Colleges
Technical Colleges
Two Year Colleges
Savannah Technical College Only one left in Georgia: all
others have become fourOgeechee Technical
year colleges or have been
College
absorbed by larger
universities.
Middle Georgia T.C.
others
Application tips
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Choose a dream school, reality school, and fall-back school.
Decide on location, size of college, and cost that will suit you.
Are scholarships available?
Are they too far from or too near to home? (Holidays?)
Make sure the colleges have your major.
Make a visit (with a parent) to the campuses you are considering.
Do their credits readily transfer?
Do they have reputation for preparing graduates for postbaccalaureate programs (medical, dental, law, etc.)?
Ask questions. (dorm types, cars, etc.)
Do comparison on the costs.
Admissions Process
Application – online
preferred (Common
Application) at least 3
recommended
 Application fee
 High School Transcript
 College Entrance Exams
SAT
ACT
ASSET/COMPASS
ASVAB
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Admissions
Representative =
Admissions Counselor
 Acceptance Letter –
Accept
Defer
Deny
DEADLINES MUST BE
MET!!
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Types of Admissions Processes
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Rolling admissions – used by most colleges in Georgia;
notification of acceptance is made once all
documentation is received. Final deadline by July 1.
Deadline admissions – (UGA, GT, Emory, others)
Early Decision – for students with outstanding credentials;
very selective population (usually by October 15 or 31)
 Regular Decision – for all other applicants (usually by January
15)
 Scholarship Deadline – application deadline to automatically
be selected for scholarship consideration (varies but usually
by November 1)
Must check with school as to what type of process they use.
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Scholarships and Financial Aid
(You will be assigned a financial aid advisor)
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Need - based
Merit – based
Grants are typically not paid back
Pell Grant – federally funded
School grants
Scholarships are typically
not paid back
Educational Loans
School – related
ROTC
Athletic
Corporate
Community service
Special cases
Student Loans – low
interest; after degree
payback
Parent Loans – low
interest; in school
payback
Subsidized v. Non-subsidized
Financial Aid , continued
FAFSA = Free Application
for Federal Student Aid
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Need-based
Application completed by
parents and student
Apply after January 1, 2010
Work-study programs
Service cancellable loans
Must request a PIN for you
and parents
HOPE Scholarship (Georgia)
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Merit-based
Pays partial or full tuition.
Must have and maintain 3.0 or
3.7. HOPE GPA = English,
math, science, SS, and foreign
language
Can be lost and re-gained
Must be GA resident 1 year
Must apply on
GAcollege411.com
Pays for 127 credit hours total.
HOPE Grants
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Available to all Georgia residents
Used only at Technical Colleges
Good for only certain programs
Hours are limited
Do not have to be paid back
No GPA until Technical College courses have
been taken
quiz
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Name the three research universities.
Name a public all-female college.
Georgia Tech is a school like Savannah Tech.
People from South Carolina would pay more to go to college
at Emory University in Atl.
Only Democrats can attend a Liberal Arts college.
AASU and SSU are both regional universities.
The FAFSA must be done on paper.
The HOPE is a need – based scholarship.
If you do not have a 3.0 GPA, you have no HOPE.
Only African-Americans can attend HBCU’s.
What do I do as a Junior?
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1. Set up account on GA college411.org.
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A. Begin researching colleges that have your major.
B. Make a comparison chart of colleges.
2. Take the SAT and/or ACT before summer. Do
SAT/ACT prep for Fall administration.
3. Use summer vacation to visit colleges of interest.
4. Set up accounts on free scholarship searches.
5. Begin writing college app essays.
6. Develop a resume.