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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
http://www.gsfc.org/main/publishing/...script_faq.pdf
Did the HOPE folks always give the 1 point or only in 2006?
I thought the issue before was that each school system rewarded IB and AP (and gifted and honors) its own way and HOPE treated that "rewarded" grade as the real grade.
The kids in my district got points added to their percentage grade in the class before they were submitted to the HOPE folks, but I didn't think they didn't got anything added by HOPE.
So the HOPE folks standardized with the .5. (They take off whatever is added locally and use the same for everyone.) I have no idea but I though maybe the reference to grades before 2006 getting a full point might be to try to accommodate those systems that gave the kids more credit for AP. It was never presented to our kids like HOPE was cutting back on what they previously awarded. It's interesting to hear about how other schools handle it and what they tell the kids.
But you are completely correct that the recalculated grades probably contributed to a drop in eligibility.
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Once a student graduates from a Georgia high school, the final transcript is sent in for Hope calculation. Any weighting done by the school district is thrown out. Here's the link to the information.
http://www.gacollege411.org/FinAid/S...alculation.pdf And whoever said that this whole thing was redone as of the class of 2007 was correct. Prior to that, it was a more generous calcuation.
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