GA HOPE Scholarship

GA HOPE Scholarship

Ga HOPE Scholarship

was founded in 1993 while Zell Miller was Governor.

was to Help Outstanding Pupils Educationally

HOPE Scholarship

• For students with a 3.0 GPA

• GPA means Grade Point Average

• Students must maintain a 3.0 in college

• Checks are done at 30 credit hours, 60 credit hours, & 90 credit hours

Multiple Choice

There are no GPA requirements in college for the HOPE Scholarship - meaning once you get it, you keep it.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Students must have a ______ GPA when the leave high school to qualify for HOPE.

• 3.0

• 3.3

• 3.5

• 3.7

Multiple Choice

GPA stand for Grade Point Average.

• True

• Falso

Multiple Choice

HOPE Scholarship was started in

• 1990

• 1993

• 1994

• 2000

Multiple Choice

The Governor of Georgia at the time HOPE Scholarship was created was

• Jimmy Carter

• Obama

• Nathan Deal

• Zell Miller

HOPE Changes

• In 2011, changes were made to the HOPE Scholarship.

• Now, very few students get all of their tuition paid.

• That means college will cost students more out of their own pocket.

HOPE Requirements

• ACT score of 24

• SAT score of 1160 (after March 2016)

• Must graduate high school with a 3.0 GPA in math, science, social studies, English, & foreign language

Multiple Choice

HOPE no longer pays full tuition for most students.

• True

• False

GPA Calculations - Points You Are Awarded

• A gets you a 4

• B gets you a 3

• C gets you a 2

• F gets you a 0

Honors Classes

• If you take an Honors class, you get 5 points added when we calculate class rank, honor graduate, etc.

• Those 5 points will not be included when HOPE is calculated.

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AP Classes

• If you took an AP class, 5 points are added.

• For HOPE, they take away 5 points. For instance:

• 92 - 5 = 87 (B which is a 3.0)

• Then, they will add .5 back to the GPA.

• 3.0 + .5 = 3.5

HOPE Scholarship

• HOPE now pays about 90% of tuition at Georgia public colleges.

• After 2011-2012, HOPE Scholarship and Grant will be adjusted based on lottery revenues.

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HOPE Grant

• For technical college tuition

• Can have a 2.0 GPA to qualify

• This increases the amount of students who are eligble for the HOPE Grant.