Hope/Zell Miller Scholarships - Why the SSN matters NOW!!!
It is critically important that parents/guardians provide an SSN when students start high school. The SSN is REQUIRED for students who expect to get HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarships.
It is critically important that parents/guardians provide an SSN when students start high school. The SSN is REQUIRED for students who expect to get HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarships.
The problem is that some people do not want to give the SSN (we understand the logic) when students are in elementary and middle school, so the school and State provide them with a generic "SSN placeholder." Once they get to high school, the problems begin. Students realize that something is awry when they attempt to get their HOPE GPA, and it does not exist because the State has no actual SSN linked to them. Moreover, the absence of the SSN causes a delay at the school level when it's time for HOPE Verification. This means that students without the SSN are not listed in the school's or the State's databases as being eligible to receive HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarships. Most students figure this out AFTER THEY GRADUATE and get the shock-of-life when they can't register for college.
The problem is that some people do not want to give the SSN (we understand the logic) when students are in elementary and middle school, so the school and State provide them with a generic "SSN placeholder." Once they get to high school, the problems begin. Students realize that something is awry when they attempt to get their HOPE GPA, and it does not exist because the State has no actual SSN linked to them. Moreover, the absence of the SSN causes a delay at the school level when it's time for HOPE Verification. This means that students without the SSN are not listed in the school's or the State's databases as being eligible to receive HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarships. Most students figure this out AFTER THEY GRADUATE and get the shock-of-life when they can't register for college.
Please don't wait until you are in this quagmire to attempt to get out. Let's be proactive and take care of the SSN at the time of registration.
Please don't wait until you are in this quagmire to attempt to get out. Let's be proactive and take care of the SSN at the time of registration.
Thanks.
Thanks.