• HOPE cuts spelled out by Gov. Deal
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[quote]Gov. Nathan Deal revealed his plan for the HOPE Scholarship Tuesday, flanked by Republican and Democratic state legislators, on the campus of Georgia State University. The proposal will not reduce eligibility based on grades or family income, as was included in some plans. It will, however, do away with HOPE funding for books or fees, and will only cover 90 percent of the Fiscal Year 2011 standard tuition. However, HOPE funds will be paid in full without taking Pell Grant eligibility into account, according to the governor's office. Pell-eligible students will then be able to use Pell funds to cover costs beyond tuition costs. Students will only be able to receive HOPE for 127 credit hours, and HOPE funds will no longer pay for remedial classes. Also, according to the governor's office, students will be required to take "a certain number of high school rigorous courses" to ensure they are ready for college-level work. Students who have a 3.7 GPA and at least a 1200 on the SAT or 26 on the ACT will be eligible for the Zell Miller Scholarship program, which will cover full tuition at public colleges. For those who don't qualify for the Zell Miller Scholarship but still need additional funding to pay for college, Deal is recommending that $20 million be appropriated for a low-interest loan program. Changes are also proposed for pre-kindergarten programs. Pre-K will be four hours long instead of six-and-a-half hours; there will also be an additional 5,000 pre-K slots. Deal's plan will also triple funding for "extended day funds." The HOPE grant, which provides tuition for students seeking certificate programs at technical colleges, will be limited to 95 quarter hours or 63 semester hours and won't be available to students who already possess a post-secondary degree. Technical college students will also have to earn a 3.0 grade point average by the first HOPE "checkpoint." "We are taking the appropriate steps today to strengthen the HOPE balance sheet, ensuring that future Georgians are afforded the same great opportunities as today's college and university students," Deal said. "Make no mistake, even after these needed reforms are implemented, Georgia's invaluable HOPE will endure and continue to set Georgia apart." "We have a situation where the cost of the HOPE Scholarship is exceeding the amount of revenue that is being brought in," said Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, R-Sharpsburg. "We have to address that, because we cannot afford to get into at situation" where the state doesn't have enough money to fund the scholarship program. "The governor is taking a very bold step," Seabaugh said Tuesday. Deal's plan is simply a proposal that will go to the legislature for action. "It is a process," Seabaugh said. "I hope that people will take the time to look at the specifics of the proposal and to give me feedback about what they like about it, or things to change." "I like the fact that we are talking about it before it becomes an extreme crisis," he said. The plan would "decouple" the scholarship amount from the cost of tuition. With the award no longer linked to tuition "we have to go through how to properly answer the questions about how that amount is going to be determined," Seabaugh said. "Now it's a matter of going through the details, how to work some other details ... so we ensure that the HOPE Scholarship will be available to students for years to come," he said. Deal's plan affects the supply side of the equation, as well. He recommended that bonuses for Georgia Lottery Corporation employees be limited to no more than 25 percent of their base compensation. Bonuses will be conditioned not on the total lottery proceeds but on the increase in proceeds, from the prior year, transferred to the Lottery for Education account. Lottery retailers will see their commission lowered from an average of 7 percent to no more than 5 percent on gross sales.[/quote] From [url]http://www.times-herald.com/local/HOPE-cuts-spelled-out-by-Gov-Deal-1558714[/url] This doesn't really affect most of you. It's only Georgia's HOPE. But it's a big deal for us in georgia.
What a shitty deal.
Yeah I'm a Georgian here but since I'm going to college in Tennessee it doesn't really affect me personally. Still sucks though because I know a lot of people who have to pretty much depend on HOPE.
god fucking damn it fuck fuck fuck
Don't lose hope, Georgia. [editline]whenever[/editline] Holy shit, where are my zings?
Georgia's still a cool state
[QUOTE=Meller Yeller;28247634]Georgia's still a cool state[/QUOTE] have you ever been here
i enjoy georgia
[QUOTE=Lazor;28247853]have you ever been here[/QUOTE] Yeah I live here In fact I live like 10 minutes away from the leader of our group
Georgia is fucking awful worst schooling, terrible food, terrible area it's just a good idea to stay away from the american south
[QUOTE=Mr.Dounut;28249429]Georgia is fucking awful worst schooling, terrible food, terrible area it's just a good idea to stay away from the american south[/QUOTE] Unless you want to fuck your cousin, then it's the place to be.
[quote]However, HOPE funds will be paid in full without taking Pell Grant eligibility into account, according to the governor's office. Pell-eligible students will then be able to use Pell funds to cover costs beyond tuition costs.[/quote] Soo, essentially, giving people free money that they at least partly do not need....
[QUOTE=Mr.Dounut;28249429]Georgia is fucking awful worst schooling, terrible food, terrible area it's just a good idea to stay away from the american south[/QUOTE] What are you on about? The South is known for its incredibly delicious but unhealthy food
3.7 GPA in Georgia gives a full ride to a college there? I'm one state up, got a 4.0 and I only got Palmetto Fellows which only covers around 50% :(
[QUOTE=Acesarge;28249541]Unless you want to fuck your cousin, then it's the place to be.[/QUOTE] You have no idea what the fuck you're talking about.
[QUOTE=Ridge;28249566]Soo, essentially, giving people free money that they at least partly do not need....[/QUOTE] That is what I was thinking. I got a pell grant and it pays for 90 or so percent. If a wealthy kid got full free tuition that would be a joke lmao.
[QUOTE=Kurodragon;28249711]3.7 GPA in Georgia gives a full ride to a college there? I'm one state up, got a 4.0 and I only got Palmetto Fellows which only covers around 50% :([/QUOTE] The HOPE is covered by the lottery. Either because people are not playing or not enough people are winning is causing the money to go down the hole. Or things are just fine and they need to really change the requirements.
[QUOTE=Mr.Dounut;28249429]Georgia is fucking awful worst schooling, terrible food, terrible area it's just a good idea to stay away from the american south[/QUOTE] You've never been in Georgia. It's literally like a piece of the north in the cesspool down here. On topic though, this is a bit worrying but not by much. Even if HOPE won't pay as much as it used to, we still have so many programs focused on helping people get into college and stuff it's crazy. Biggest part of our budget. :love:
[QUOTE=lorden;28250348]You've never been in Georgia. It's literally like a piece of the north in the cesspool down here. On topic though, this is a bit worrying but not by much. Even if HOPE won't pay as much as it used to, we still have so many programs focused on helping people get into college and stuff it's crazy. Biggest part of our budget. :love:[/QUOTE] Well that depends on what part of Georgia. If you head up around to the northwest area it gets pretty bad but you're right about most of it.
[QUOTE=Meller Yeller;28250424]Well that depends on what part of Georgia. If you head up around to the northwest area it gets pretty bad but you're right about most of it.[/QUOTE] I live like 30 miles from Atlanta and minus the terrible drivers you wouldn't believe it to be the south. Minus the absurd amount of Churches Chickens around here.
[QUOTE=lorden;28250608]I live like 30 miles from Atlanta and minus the terrible drivers you wouldn't believe it to be the south. Minus the absurd amount of Churches Chickens around here.[/QUOTE] Basically this. But the second you get one county away from Fulton county, fucking forests fucking everywhere.
[quote] Students who have a 3.7 GPA and at least a 1200 on the SAT or 26 on the ACT will be eligible for the Zell Miller Scholarship program, which will cover full tuition at public colleges. [/quote] Great. I got an 1190 on the SAT Math and Critical Reading. FML
Fuck man, I need HOPE to pay for school. I'm already paying a huge amount of money for fees, and the book fund was pathetic before they axed it. This could get very ugly for me :frown:
[QUOTE=RiceWarrior;28250704]Great. I got an 1190 on the SAT Math and Critical Reading. FML[/QUOTE] redo it?
Ugh, I need HOPE, don't do this to me.
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