Comments for Six Mile Post http://sixmilepostonline.com Wed, 08 May 2013 05:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on HOPE scholarship discriminates against non-traditional students by Denise Kay http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1490#comment-3881 Denise Kay Wed, 08 May 2013 05:45:31 +0000 http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1490#comment-3881 Great article! There are many more obstacles for a non-traditional student to overcome in general and taking away the HOPE scholarship is just one more thing. Essentially it's age discrimination. Great article! There are many more obstacles for a non-traditional student to overcome in general and taking away the HOPE scholarship is just one more thing. Essentially it’s age discrimination.

]]> Comment on Immigration round table encourages discussion by Gabriela Perez http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1600#comment-3880 Gabriela Perez Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:29:49 +0000 http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1600#comment-3880 It is a pleasure to know that the staff at Georgia Highlands is making an effort to discuss such an important topic here in our country! Immigration and everything that it involves is so complex and difficult to understand. Being such a diverse college, opinions can be very controversial, and that is why it is very helpful for surroundings to be well informed! Hope to see more of these table discussions that support those who are only wanting to live the American Dream!:) It is a pleasure to know that the staff at Georgia Highlands is making an effort to discuss such an important topic here in our country! Immigration and everything that it involves is so complex and difficult to understand. Being such a diverse college, opinions can be very controversial, and that is why it is very helpful for surroundings to be well informed! Hope to see more of these table discussions that support those who are only wanting to live the American Dream!:)

]]> Comment on Immigration round table encourages discussion by jgomez http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1600#comment-3879 jgomez Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:21:09 +0000 http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1600#comment-3879 I believe the immigration topic is one that should be brought to peoples attention and i am relieved to know that Georgia Highlands is doing its part to further understand and shed some light on this topic. I believe the immigration topic is one that should be brought to peoples attention and i am relieved to know that Georgia Highlands is doing its part to further understand and shed some light on this topic.

]]> Comment on HOPE scholarship discriminates against non-traditional students by Tracy Owens http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1490#comment-3878 Tracy Owens Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:59:56 +0000 http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1490#comment-3878 Excellent article! As a non-traditional student, this is so true! Thanks for the insight. Excellent article! As a non-traditional student, this is so true! Thanks for the insight.

]]> Comment on Student veterans help save life by D Stclair http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1421#comment-3877 D Stclair Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:50:22 +0000 http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1421#comment-3877 Awesome! Awesome!

]]> Comment on GHC offers redemption for some students by Tia http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1336#comment-3876 Tia Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:54:05 +0000 http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1336#comment-3876 Your story brought a tear to my eye. Not only was it inspirational, but also encouraging for others who are facing the same conflictions. J.P you're awesome! Your story brought a tear to my eye. Not only was it inspirational, but also encouraging for others who are facing the same conflictions. J.P you’re awesome!

]]> Comment on Students travel to Mexico for mission work by Gary Willis http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1324#comment-3874 Gary Willis Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:39:11 +0000 http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1324#comment-3874 Great article Sarah! However, you failed to mention that you had a primary source for this article...Sarahg Lane , amember of the Mission Team. Great article Sarah! However, you failed to mention that you had a primary source for this article…Sarahg Lane , amember of the Mission Team.

]]> Comment on HOPE scholarship still available for hard-working students by Jessica Fisher http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1371#comment-3873 Jessica Fisher Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:42:20 +0000 http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1371#comment-3873 Interesting article. I hoped I might be able to add a couple of points to expand on the above: Revamping the HOPE Scholarship: Georgia's Greatest Need for 2013 http://news.yahoo.com/revamping-hope-scholarship-georgias-greatest-2013-181000937.html "HB 326 is problematic on innumerable levels, but one of its most saliently detrimental results will be the lack of diversity on college campuses which results from the new SAT requirement. In part because of historical and extant white racism that entails inferior educational opportunities for people of color, black and Mexican-American students tend to score lower than whites on the SAT." New HOPE benefits come as fewer students get the award http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/new-hope-benefits-come-as-fewer-students-get-the-a/nT5qk/ "Gov. Nathan Deal has touted good news for the HOPE scholarship — a proposal for higher award payouts and extra money for technical college students who study subjects in fields with worker shortages. What isn’t being discussed is why Georgia can afford this. It’s because fewer students have HOPE." Three percent rise in HOPE http://nique.net/news/2013/01/24/three-percent-rise-in-hope/ "Although the award amounts for HOPE scholarships are expected to increase, not all line items of the HOPE fund are recommended to increase. The total budgetary amount of the HOPE scholarship is anticipated to increase from $408,235,018 to $424,345,076, an increase of approximately $16 million, while the amount under that sum attributed to the Zell Miller Scholarships will decrease by approximately one million dollars." So one has to have a 3.0 instead of the 2.0 they had to have in 2011. More money is going to technical school, while the scholarship that goes to individuals making a 3.7 GPA or higher is getting cut, meaning less incentive to perform better? Lastly, if I understand the 3% increase correctly, that means that with what I get in HOPE, I'll have an increase in $30 right around the time the college is proposing the $25 Athletic Fee increase, so if that passes, I'll never actually see that money. Interesting article. I hoped I might be able to add a couple of points to expand on the above:

Revamping the HOPE Scholarship: Georgia’s Greatest Need for 2013

http://news.yahoo.com/revamping-hope-scholarship-georgias-greatest-2013-181000937.html

“HB 326 is problematic on innumerable levels, but one of its most saliently detrimental results will be the lack of diversity on college campuses which results from the new SAT requirement. In part because of historical and extant white racism that entails inferior educational opportunities for people of color, black and Mexican-American students tend to score lower than whites on the SAT.”

New HOPE benefits come as fewer students get the award

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/new-hope-benefits-come-as-fewer-students-get-the-a/nT5qk/

“Gov. Nathan Deal has touted good news for the HOPE scholarship — a proposal for higher award payouts and extra money for technical college students who study subjects in fields with worker shortages.
What isn’t being discussed is why Georgia can afford this. It’s because fewer students have HOPE.”

Three percent rise in HOPE

http://nique.net/news/2013/01/24/three-percent-rise-in-hope/

“Although the award amounts for HOPE scholarships are expected to increase, not all line items of the HOPE fund are recommended to increase. The total budgetary amount of the HOPE scholarship is anticipated to increase from $408,235,018 to $424,345,076, an increase of approximately $16 million, while the amount under that sum attributed to the Zell Miller Scholarships will decrease by approximately one million dollars.”

So one has to have a 3.0 instead of the 2.0 they had to have in 2011. More money is going to technical school, while the scholarship that goes to individuals making a 3.7 GPA or higher is getting cut, meaning less incentive to perform better?

Lastly, if I understand the 3% increase correctly, that means that with what I get in HOPE, I’ll have an increase in $30 right around the time the college is proposing the $25 Athletic Fee increase, so if that passes, I’ll never actually see that money.

]]> Comment on Community college has its benefits by Alexandra MacMurdo http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1333#comment-3872 Alexandra MacMurdo Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:46:05 +0000 http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=1333#comment-3872 Excellent article, Brooke. I am glad that you wrote this because our GHC students need to know that they can have their cake and eat it, too. Our students receive the best of both worlds: a quality education at GHC by getting their first two years completed at a lower price (and a higher rate of success) and then after transferring to the institution of choice, they get to finish their undergraduate degree that states they graduated from a 4 year institution. Our students should be proud of the education they are receiving at GHC because the instructors here truly care about the academic success of their students. Excellent article, Brooke. I am glad that you wrote this because our GHC students need to know that they can have their cake and eat it, too. Our students receive the best of both worlds: a quality education at GHC by getting their first two years completed at a lower price (and a higher rate of success) and then after transferring to the institution of choice, they get to finish their undergraduate degree that states they graduated from a 4 year institution. Our students should be proud of the education they are receiving at GHC because the instructors here truly care about the academic success of their students.

]]> Comment on Students blame Higher One for confusion by Bridgette http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=912#comment-3871 Bridgette Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:54:38 +0000 http://sixmilepostonline.com/?p=912#comment-3871 I had an opposite experience, I am a first time student and I felt the process of applying and receiving my grant was easy and not hard at all to navigate. Also the higher one card seems like a great idea. Learn to adapt to your circumstances in life. I had an opposite experience, I am a first time student and I felt the process of applying and receiving my grant was easy and not hard at all to navigate. Also the higher one card seems like a great idea. Learn to adapt to your circumstances in life.

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