Scholarships/Financial Aid
Georgia Student Finance Comission Contact:
(for college financing and financial aid questions)
Anna Roberts, email: aroberts@gsfc.org
Georgia Student Finance Commission
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HOPE Scholarship Requirements
- Graduate from HOPE-eligible school.
- Register with Selective Service (males only).
- Meet Georgia residency requirements.
- 3.0 HOPE/CORE GPA (academic courses only).
- AP quality points (only 0.5 given for AP, nothing above a 4.0).
- RIGOR requirement - Must have FOUR rigor courses..
- Middle School credit is not calculated into HOPE GPA.
- All calculations are done by Georgia Student Finance Commission, not by West Forsyth High School or Forsyth County Schools System.
- HOPE GPA is NOT rounded up, so 2.99 would NOT qualify
Zell Miller Scholarship Requirements
- Must meet all requirements of HOPE Scholarship plus:
- HOPE/CORE GPA of 3.70.
- 1200 SAT (CR + Ma) on single test administration or 26 composite on ACT.
- RIGOR Requirement - Must have FOUR rigor courses.
- GSFC Zell Miller COVID Update Letter
HOPE GPA
All English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language credits attempted are counted.
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Overall GPA must be a 3.0 for College Prep diploma and a 3.2 for Career Tech diploma and a 3.0 for the One Diploma Type for students entering High School beginning in 2008.
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An AP grade is converted to a 4.0 scale, and then has a uniform weight of 0.5 added back to the converted grade.
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However, 4.0 is a maximum. If a student earns an “A” on his/her transcript in an AP Course, it is converted to a 4.0, not a 4.5
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HOPE GPA's are not rounded up. A 2.99999 is not eligible.
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HOPE does not count courses taken in Middle School.
For more information, please visit the Georgia Futures website at https://www.gafutures.org/.
To view your HOPE Initial Eligibility and transcript:
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Log on to https://www.gafutures.org/
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Select Your HOPE GPA under shortcuts
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Log on or create an account if necessary
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Complete next screen with your social security number and date of birth. Go to next screen.
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Select the first letter of your high school name.
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Select high school name. You will be able to view any information we have available on your high school HOPE GPA. Your information will only be available once the Forsyth County BOE has reported your transcript data and verified your GPA calculation.
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FAFSA
Complete the FAFSA® (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form to apply for financial aid for college, career school, or graduate school.
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