<p>^You'll have to wait for your info to arrive to be able to access the online app, but here's the downloadable MS Word version for your viewing pleasure--4 short essays plus one long one</p>
<p>yayverily</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! we were pleasantly surprised by the news. Honor is enough. And I agree, being able to highlight a wonderful teacher is worth a lot. Here in VT they are underpaid but (by me, at least) held in high esteem.</p>
<p>Wow 7 from my school. I think they had 35s and 36s, but I don't get it, don't more than 60 kids per state get a perfect score (on ACT)? I mean there are thousands of highschool seniors per state it seems like there would be more high scores and distribution but I guess I could be wrong.</p>
<p>DD didn't make with 35 ACT in Montgomery County, MD. By the way, I recognize some names, all very special kids. Congrats to all.</p>
<p>yayverily -</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. Some questions for you: do parents sometimes accompany the scholars to DC? What expenses are covered? Where are the scholars housed? What folks do they meet with? Is it really worth writing six (!) half-page to full page essays for, even apart from the small odds of being selected? TIA</p>
<p>Whoa...there's a guy I know from school...that's weird. We had 13 NMSF and he's the only one. Funny too, cause he doesnt like to do homework, so he doesnt do it, and he still gets A's on all the tests. Really annoying.</p>
<p>Edit: There's actually another girl from my school on it.</p>
<p>I just noticed that my high school is listed under two cities. </p>
<p>Is that normal?</p>
<p>it's the city of residence of the student, not the city where the hs is located</p>
<p>ohhhh, thanks. I was really confused.</p>
<p>In response to SV2's questions:</p>
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<li>Most parents accompany the scholars to DC. The program only pays travel costs for the student, but there were many parents there. Also most of the teachers come for the Teacher Recognition Dinner. Again, they either pay their own way or their school/school district does. It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing so cost shouldn't get in the way. My son was the first scholar from his school, ever, so it was a big deal to them.</li>
<li>Last year the scholars were housed in dorms at Georgetown University, the hotel where most of the parents & teachers stayed was the Watergate hotel. We didn't see much of our kid during the three days--only at the Kennedy Center Program one evening (where they presented the medals and had performances by the scholars in the arts.) They have a bunch of activities that they take the students to, including a meeting with the President at the White House. </li>
<li>What folks do they meet with? A bunch, including the President. Most families also meet with their Congressmen on Tuesday morning when the formal program ends (starts early Saturday).</li>
<li>Is it really worth it? It was for my son, but you should consider your chances for winning if you think it's too much work. It also requires a fair amount of work by a school counselor, etc. Are you from a really competitive state (high population)? Do you have some unique ability, quality or personal story that will stand out? Only you can make that decision.</li>
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<p>For those of you who do apply, good luck!</p>
<p>DS is on the list (are you on the list?).</p>
<p>Is this something we should notify colleges - accepted or pending - for merit scholarship purposes?</p>
<p>No money involved in this one. My D declined to pursue it because it falls in the middle of application season for other paying scholarships and requires considerable time.</p>
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Is this a Scholarship Program?</p>
<p>No, the Presidential Scholars Program is a recognition program. Students chosen as Presidential Scholars receive an expense-paid trip to Washington, D. C. in June and the Presidential Scholars medallion at a ceremony sponsored by the White House, in commemoration of their achievements. During their visit to Washington, Scholars have access to important national and international figures, including government officials, educators, authors, musicians, scientists and other accomplished people.
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<p>What I was trying to ask was: Should DS notify those schools that are still pondering whether or not to give him merit money that he is on the Presidential Scholar list as an addition his credentials?</p>
<p>hey all--
I just got a letter today...never heard of this thing before...the trip to DC sounds pretty cool, I'll admit (I'm a poli-sci fanatic!), but it says something about state-by-state basis...I'm from NYS...i'm screwed, right?</p>
<p>Cool! I know both kids from my city, and they are great kids and great students! :)</p>
<p>Thanks, yayverily.</p>
<p>I think the response here might be maximum recycling of previously written essays and minimal effort on any new ones, especially given the very long odds in this high volume state.</p>
<p>cooljay,
according to ACT, in the class of 2006, 216 kids got a 36. I think numbers are similar for SAT. According to website for presidential scholars, a student has to have taken SAT/ACT within a certain time window. For the 2007 scholars it was Sept 2004-Oct 2006. Of course, the high scores aren't evenly distributed by states, so I guess in some states (MD, I think one poster said) a 35/2380ish may not be high enough</p>
<p>SBdad</p>
<p>I'm thinking we'll let the schools know.</p>
<p>Whoa, that's weird... there's three kids from my high school on there, one who I never would've expected to be, and there's one missing who is the only person at our school with a 2400 and a 4.0... so if she didn't make it, and these other people did who I know for a fact don't have those stats, how do they choose it?</p>
<p>The student must be a US citizen (graduating between Jan - Aug 2007) to be eligible. Does that explain it, bluetissues? Also, some on the list are there as ARTS nominees, not based on their scores but on their NFAA arts submissions. They have asterisks by their names.</p>