- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- GAcollege411 update [Jan. 2008]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Student Finance Commission
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Student Finance Commission
- Publisher:
- Tucker, GA : Georgia. Student Finance Commission
- Date of Original:
- 2008-01
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA S840 .P1 G4 2008/1
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bs840-b-pp1-bg4-b2008-s1-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bs840-b-pp1-bg4-b2008-s1-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
January 2008
GAcollege411 Highlights
GAcollege411 news: 2008 is off to a great start! January 2008 had the highest amount of application submissions through the site, with almost 19,000 applications sent to Georgia colleges and universities. Students may now apply to Paine College through the GAcollege411 site.
Transcript news: The HOPE progress report function is now fully accessible on the GAcollege411 website. Once uploaded, underclassmen are able to access their HOPE progress GPA through their My 411 accounts. These reports will only be available for a limited time each year, and will only be available if the transcripts for the underclassmen are uploaded for calculation. Seniors are still able to access their HOPE GPA reports as well. Students should sign into their accounts and access `My Financial Aid' in their accounts. Printable directions can be found under Latest News and Announcements.
Enhancements to the GAcollege411 website
Student survey: We plan to launch our student survey in late Winter to get our students "411" on the site. We will use their feedback to further enhance the look and functionality of the site.
Why go to college?: Look for our new version of `Why go to college' to launch in March. Thanks to Faye Duzan of the Georgia Department of Labor for the use of the information from Education Rocks! The new page is more engaging, and will show students the dollars and sense on how postsecondary education will increase their lifelong earning potential.
Meet our new VP:
I am pleased to be a part of the GAcollege411 project! Since its launch three years ago, I have watched, from the college perspective, the development of GAcollege411 and became quite excited at the opportunities which this site will make possible to Georgia's students as they plan, apply, and pay for college!
Our most current projects include the electronic transcript exchange from high school to college. Colleges are quite excited at the opportunity to receive electronic transcripts from the high schools. To date, approximately 20% of the high schools are utilizing this feature. We would like for this participation to increase. If your school or school system has not yet participated in the electronic transcript project with the colleges and you would like training on this feature, please contact us at TrEx@gsfc.org.
Linked to the transcript exchange project is the HOPE Progress Report feature for all high school students, including those in the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades. We look forward to this feature providing an opportunity for students, parents, and advisors to keep students on-track toward the HOPE scholarship as early as their 9th grade year. For this feature to work, schools and school systems must submit transcript data on all their high school students, not just the seniors. The process is similar as it is for the Preliminary HOPE update; it just requires expanding the selection of students to include the underclassmen. If you need assistance on this type of data submission in order to enable the HOPE Progress Report for your students, please contact us at TrEx@gsfc.org.
I am looking forward to working with each of you! Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of assistance!
Philip Hawkins Vice President, GAcollege411
34,049 34,223
35,799 36,126 34,431
January 2008
Account Creations Jan 07 vs Jan 08
Account Creations, FY08
14,000
40,000
12,000
35,000
25,058 24,278
10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000
Jan 07= 33,912 Jan 08= 34,431
30,000 25,000 20,000
2,000
15,000
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10,000
5,000
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Jul 07
Aug 07
Sep 07
Oct 07
Nov 07
Dec 07
Jan 08
Applications Submitted through GAcollege411
18,000 16,000
Total Submissions for this timeframe
14,000 12,000
USG College & Universities - 37,486
10,000 8,000
Dept. of Technical & Adult Education Colleges - 5,698
6,000 4,000
Independent Colleges & Univ - 1,678
2,000
0 Nov-07
Dec-07
Jan-08
Applications FY07 vs. FY08
20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
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JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FY07 = 54,376
FY08 = 84,536