• 3.5+ GPA on 4.0 scale
• 1100 SAT I, with 560 Math and 530 Verbal OR 24 composite ACT, with 24 Math and 23 Verbal

• Personal Essay: “Autobiography - Written in the Year 2020”
• 3 Recommendation Forms (Math teacher, Science teacher, and High School Counselor)
• On-Campus Interview
• Parent / Guardian Interview
• High School Disciplinary Record
• High School Transcript
• $20 Application Fee

Online Application: http://web2.mgc.peachnet.edu/natsci/games/GamesApplication.pdf

The Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering and Science (GAMES) is a two-year high school replacement program that accepts students who have completed their 10th or 11th grade in high school. These students receive a two-year college education that should complete their high school graduation requirements and earn them an associate’s degree. After completed the program, students go to a 4-year university and complete their undergraduate education. As the name implies, this program is targeted to developing skills in technical fields.

The single exception to this description is that students studying engineering may not be able to complete the associate degree in 2 years and may be left to choose between going ahead without it, or spending extra time at MGC in order to complete the degree requirements. In order to avoid this difficulty, some students choose to major in mathematics, physics or related fields so that they may receive their AS on time, but then declare engineering at the school they have tranfered to.

GAMES students have their own dorm, Grace Hall, and in addition to the standard “resident assistants” they also have live-in “dorm mother” and “activities director”. Wings of the building are segregated by sex and students of one sex are never allowed in the rooms of the opposite sex. A curfew is enforced for all students in the GAMES program and includes no phone calls after curfew. All rooms have high-speed internet connections available. Every student also subscribes to an MGC meal plan.

Students are prohibited from entering private residences or bedrooms of non-Academy members, and may not go beyond the main lobby of other MGC dorms. Students are required to sign-in and out when leaving campus and file details of their plans. In some cases, parental permission may also be required. “Students will be required to go home at least one weekend per month. Other weekends are optional (student may go home or stay on campus). However, students must stay at least three weekends a semester.” ( GAMES Student Handbook )

GAMES students are each assigned an academic advisor according to student interests and are expected to select a technically oriented program of study (generally those resulting in an Associate of Science degree) from among those available at MGC. A list of acceptable programs is available from the GAMES program directly. Students are required to fulfill all the requirements of their selected program of study and also assume the majority of the responsibility for completing outstanding requirements for their high school diploma.

“Students have primary responsibility for ensuring that appropriate progress is being made toward the high school diploma by communicating and coordinating efforts with their high school counselor. The student and counselor will be assisted by the Director of the Academy, the student’s advisor, and the admissions staff. Advisement forms, completed with the assistance of the high school counselor, will be placed in each student’s advising file, which lists the courses required for high school graduation and their college course equivalents. A list of suggested high school-Middle Georgia College course equivalencies will be provided to students and high school counselors.” - ( GAMES Student Handbook )

All GAMES students take only one required class (MGC 1101) which is aimed at explaining transfer requirements at other universities, developing good time management and study skills, and promoting participation in a variety of activities open to MGC students. Beyond this however there is no special curriculum requirements for GAMES students as opposed to typical MGC students.

The fundamental measure therefore of success in the GAMES program is the completion of an AS degree and fulfillment of all outstanding high school graduation requirements. In order to ensure appropriate levels of progress towards these goals, students are required to maintain at least a 2.5 GPA (B/C average), or face dismissal from the GAMES program and MGC.

When GAMES was created, an effort was made to provide a variety of enrichment activities in addition to classwork. This includes the oppurtunity to listen to invited guest lecturers, and to travel to interesting locations off campus. The “Student Activities Director” for the GAMES program will typically schedule 10 field trips during the course of a semester. The list of recent field trip sites listed on the GAMES website is as follows:

• Mercer University School of Medicine
• Centers for Disease Control
• Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences and Planetarium
• Space Science Center in Columbus
• fossil dig
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Warner Robins Air Force Base
• Six Flags over Georgia
• Stone Mountain
• Historic Riverboat Tour in Savannah
• Helen, Georgia
• local plays
• and many others!

In additon, GAMES throws a birthday party each month for students with a birthday during that month.

Students may also partake of a variety of activities that MGC offers to all students. This includes more than 20 student run clubs, a variety of dances, music and theater performances, movies, and student publications.

Colleges and universities are typically grouped based on the highest degree that they regularly award, which in the case of the Middle Georgia College is the Associate degree.

The above data may be as much s five years old.

Cochran is a small town of approximately 4,700 in central Georgia. The nearest significant population center is Macon, GA approximately 40 miles northeast.

MGC publishes facts and information about their college at: http://www.mgc.peachnet.edu/about/index.html

Middle Georgia College is a publicly supported two-year charter unit of the University System of Georgia. The College provides high quality post-secondary education and support services to prepare its graduates for lifelong learning, responsible citizenship, and leadership in their chosen careers.

MGC is both a comprehensive two-year college serving central Georgia and a residential college serving traditional and non-traditional students from throughout Georgia and to a limited extent from other states and countries. The main campus in Cochran serves both commuting and residential students. The Dublin Center and selected off-campus sites serve commuting students from the middle Georgia area.

The College has two principal goals: to provide the best educational environment possible for the development of its students and to serve the needs of its community. The College achieves these goals by offering the following programs and services.

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Middle Georgia College is committed to access and excellence in all of these programs and services. Access is promoted by offering courses and services at convenient times and locations, by maintaining affordable educational costs, and by utilizing an admissions policy that facilitates the inclusion of all who can benefit from the courses and programs offered. Excellence is fostered by providing a caring environment for students, teaching faculty dedicated to student learning, small classes, state-of-the-art instructional technology, and a rigorous academic program which maintains high standards.” - MGC Student Handbook , p. 4

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