Q: Under the new law, if a student had less than a 3.7 grade-point average in high school, but received the HOPE this past year, and they have maintained a 3.5 average in college, what will they be eligible to receive next fall? -- Kim Elmore, Lawrenceville A: A student who graduates from high school with at least a 3.0 GPA or has a 3.0 GPA in college will still get the HOPE scholarship.