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At some point before a student graduates from George Walton, he or she will likely use the Georgia Futures website. Most students use it in their senior year to apply for state financial aid. Many senior students also utilize the site to apply to and have their high school transcripts sent to one of 73 post-secondary institutions in the State of Georgia. However, there is much more to the GA Futures site.

The site has a section devoted to Career Exploration. Students can take an Interest Profiler to figure out what they like to do and use that information when considering careers. There are also career exploration sites with interactive tools to help a student research possible career options. Students can take the Interest Profiler multiple times and see how their scores might differ from their freshman to senior year.

There is a College Planning section with a College Planning Timeline, links to register for standardized tests and advice on how to prepare for them. This section also has information on the College Application Process and Entrance Requirements.

Arguably, the most popular section of the site is the section containing a scholarship search tool and the GSFAPPS (Georgia Student Financial Aid Application System). The scholarship search tool is not the best, but if students search by keywords, they are likely to find links to potential scholarships. I started with the word “women” and received more than 100 matches. Of course, I would not qualify for any those scholarships. Using terms like “Leader” produced more than 350 matches and “Future” more than 150. Words like “Peace” and “Courage” also brought up matches.

On Tuesday, Feb, 13 at 6 pm., Ms. Brenda Vaughan of Georgia Futures will be giving a presentation in the George Walton Auditorium on how to make the most of the GA Futures site. This presentation will be most beneficial to juniors and their parents, but others may be interested in learning more about how to effectively use GA Futures. Ms. Vaughan’s presentation will be followed by my remarks highlighting additional sources to search and apply to colleges,  along with GWA’s college placement procedures.

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