<p>One more thing. Note that the address to send the application to is a PO Box in Iowa.</p>
<p>Although they suggest FedEx, UPS, etc., I believe that only the USPS is able to deliver to a PO Box, so if you use a courier with guaranteed delivery date as they suggest, you'd be wise to stick with USPS. </p>
<p>Thanks Yayverily!</p>
<p>Mailing arrived yesterday. For candidates who received late notice, the deadline for submitting applications is extended until Feb. 27.</p>
<p>May I ask why there is so much fretting over the 2/21 deadline? That seems like a huge amount of time to my D who has been putting out applications in an evening or so all through the fall. Are we missing something? She will probably not even read through the application for another couple of weeks . . . Also, is there something really valuable about winning that we are missing? It seems like a nice trip and an honor for the high school but is this something students use on their later applications to grad school or internships?</p>
<p>I don't see it as fretting, mammall. Just information gathering. The first batch of candidates received notice on 1/17. This second batch is just now receiving notice.</p>
<p>I don't believe you're missing a hidden value to winning. My son has not decided whether he'll complete the application. I'm fine with it either way.</p>
<p>Agree with wjb. It's really up to the student. I tried to lay out the pros and cons in post #72.</p>
<p>It does also require some work by the GC (see the school portion at the link in post #100), so if you do decide to go for it, the sooner you get them on board the better.</p>
<p>northwestern, make sure whether school received the letter, if not call presidental program office let them know. We are in the same case.</p>
<p>^^Son received packet yesterday with a note of apology regarding late notification, but it wasn't dated or signed. Weird. I e-mailed our head of counseling to find out if this was legit, and she said they had not received any update, so was going to look into it. Logged into app and it is fairly involved, especially for these 'second semester seniors'... and as yayverily mentions, for the GC also. We shall see.</p>
<p>S thought app last year was not too bad. He enjoyed meeting others in DC. Many of the same kids from RSI and other scholarhips. Had a good time. All funding for the program is private and is now getting difficult to get. In the past extra fundsi allowed for cash awards. Last year there was funding for text book award- only about $500. In the past teachers may have had cost paid. Not now but S HS paid for teacher costs. There is an alumni group. Also there was a China trip apportunity that they could apply for - the girl from outr state went-- only cost a few hundred dollars for three weeks.
Program got negative press last year for students who wanted to use White House vist for a political statement moment. Son thought other students were immature and used the wrog venue. Maybe no visits in the future. He enjoyed the experience.</p>
<p>^^ wjb, I'm glad to see that a 36 ACT turns out to be "good enough" in any state!</p>
<p>wow, my splits were as follows:</p>
<p>Math - 35
English - 34
Science - 36
Reading - 36</p>
<p>I'm a male from NY and I still got the distinction....although I thought I hadnt since I wasnt notified via mail until today.</p>
<p>Maybe they just discount english/writing on both tests to keep it fair?</p>
<p>I also received a late notice as a male from NY...
Math - 35
English -35
Science - 36
Reading - 35
(141)
and a 1520/2320 SAT, though I bet my ACT is what did it.
They definitely discount the new SAT Writing section because it hasn't become a reliable standard yet.</p>
<p>The application is positively horrifying, especially since I have all AP classes and multiple committed extracurriculars to deal with. I love how they reward talented students by giving them even MORE work. ;)</p>
<p>Just being a candidate though is a huge deal, figuring how selective the process is and the number of candidates form each state. New York has over one hundred, but selection remains impressive.
I'm really afraid of what my principal might do... :D</p>
<p>It's definitely a lot of work, so I recommend doing it only if you can devote the time to doing it well.</p>
<p>convince me to continue working on the application. i dont know if i should</p>
<p>It's a rather long app - my D just reads it over and then puts it back in its drawer. Just don't know if this one is going to happen.</p>
<p>S hasn't even looked at it. Taking 8 subjects plus an internship. School is doing its part, though. We'll see.</p>
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<p>Congrats to him. I don't hear of many young people doing that.</p>
<p>my S might have left out"send scores to otehr school" o the SAT registration.
Do you think that may have kept him out of this list?
He got 2340 in the SAT.
Can anyone tell me the criteria for this award? Besides what else is considered?
Pls....</p>
<p>tokenadult:school switched to 8-period day this year (block schedule) to allow students more room for electives. So his extra classes are Music Theory and Journalism (school newspaper). Lots of extra work. Go figure.</p>
<p>snowman2007: It's based on ACT score or a converted SAT to ACT score. They add up the score in all four parts (max. 144) and they go down from there (all 36s are not the same--142 to 144). For SAT (CR+M only) it's usually 1600 or very close. In some states they may even go down to 140-141, in others you need 144.</p>
<p>"my S might have left out"send scores to otehr school" o the SAT registration. Do you think that may have kept him out of this list?"</p>
<p>No. The only way he could have kept his name out of the pool is by checking the "don't forward my name to scholarship organizations" box when he took the ACT/SAT. The "send scores to other schools" and "put my name on lists that will fill my mailbox with stuff from schools" boxes have no effect on Presidential Scholars.</p>
<p>I knew I was going to qualify before I did because of an (amazing fluke?) of a 2400. I was all excited when I realized this, as I knew a PS last year who loved it and all.</p>
<p>Then I got the application. And now, I must either do it this weekend or not do it all. But I'm going to Spain next week (:D), and getting myself to do this is very, very tough. Bleh.</p>
<p>The thing is, though, I already had my guidance counselor do all the work and I told my nominated teacher. She started crying when I did. (We're a decent public school, but we're in NY, so candidates are very uncommon from here. So too, then, are nominated teachers.)</p>
<p>So I suppose I'm going to push through it and do it just for them. I'm not sure how much effort I have to commit to it, though...I see that the essay has room for twice as much writing as a typical college essay. Does that mean they really expect us to fill it all?</p>