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I recently moved from Missouri. The money from the Missouri Lottery was supposed to be used to help Missouri schools. I could never see where it was being used. Such a waste.
This past week, I enrolled DD for high school in Florida. The couselor went over a program called "Florida Bright Futures". The program is totally funded by the Florida Lottery. It sounds like a great program.
If a student finishes high school with a weighted GPA of 3.5, completes 15 credits (4 English, 3 Math, 3 Natual Science, 3 Social Science, 2 Foreign Language), completes 75 community service hours and gets either a 1270 SAT or 28 ACT, the state lottery fund will pay 100 percent of the students college tuition and fees.
If the student finishes with a weighted GPA of 3.0, completes the same 15 credits mentioned above, no community service and either a 970 SAT or 20 ACT, the state lottery fund will pay 75 percent of the students college tuition and fees.
What a great program. DD only nees to complete her 2 Foreign Language credits and do well on the SAT/ACT and it will save me a ton of money for her college tuition. She currently has a 3.985 GPA, so I doubt that it will be a problem. Since I recently retired, this will be a great help financially!
Do any other states offer a similar program?
This past week, I enrolled DD for high school in Florida. The couselor went over a program called "Florida Bright Futures". The program is totally funded by the Florida Lottery. It sounds like a great program.
If a student finishes high school with a weighted GPA of 3.5, completes 15 credits (4 English, 3 Math, 3 Natual Science, 3 Social Science, 2 Foreign Language), completes 75 community service hours and gets either a 1270 SAT or 28 ACT, the state lottery fund will pay 100 percent of the students college tuition and fees.
If the student finishes with a weighted GPA of 3.0, completes the same 15 credits mentioned above, no community service and either a 970 SAT or 20 ACT, the state lottery fund will pay 75 percent of the students college tuition and fees.
What a great program. DD only nees to complete her 2 Foreign Language credits and do well on the SAT/ACT and it will save me a ton of money for her college tuition. She currently has a 3.985 GPA, so I doubt that it will be a problem. Since I recently retired, this will be a great help financially!
Do any other states offer a similar program?