How do you get hope scholarship now?

Answer 1

To gain a hope scholarship you have to have a core GPA of 3.0 or higher all throughout high school. It isn't calculated on a numerical scale, however. If you receive an 81 or an 89, it counts the same. For every C in a class, you have to get an A to average out to a B. The honors 7 point curve is not counted toward the HOPE scholarship calculation. As long as you maintain an overall B average in your core classes (English/literature, math, science, social studies) then you will receive the scholarship. But you also have to keep the B average all through college or else you loose the scholarship for the following semesters until you have a B average again.

Answer 2

To receive HOPE Scholarship funding, students must:

1. Meet one of the following academic requirements:
   • Graduate from a HOPE-eligible high school with a 3.0 grade point average for college preparatory diploma or a 3.2 grade point average for other diploma types. For more details, click here.
   • Complete a HOPE eligible home study program with a 3.0 grade point average. For more details, click here.
   • For all Georgia high school graduates who begin their high school careers during or after the 2008-2009 school year must graduate with a 3.0 grade point average. For more details, click here.
   • Graduate from an ineligible high school, complete an ineligible home study program, or earn a GED, and score in the national composite 85th percentile or higher on the SAT or ACT tests. For more details, click here.
   • Graduate from an ineligible high school or complete an ineligible home study program, and then earn a 3.0 grade point average on 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of college degree-level coursework. This option allows for payment of the first 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours after they are taken. For more details, click here.
   • Earn a 3.0 grade point average at the college level on degree coursework after attempting 30, 60, or 90 semesters hours or 45, 90, or 135 quarter hours, regardless of high school graduation status. For more details, click here.
2. Be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at an eligible public or private college or university or technical college in Georgia. View a list of HOPE eligible colleges and universities .
3. Meet HOPE's Georgia residency requirements.
4. Meet HOPE's U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen requirements.
5. Be in compliance with Selective Service registration requirements.
6. Be in compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990. A student may be ineligible for HOPE payment if he or she has been convicted for committing certain felony offenses involving marijuana, controlled substances, or dangerous drugs.
7. Not be in default or owe a refund on a student financial aid program.
8. Maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the college.