<p>I don’t see it online anywhere, Quaker.</p>
<p>Also I’m from PA and have the same score, actually :P. Although I think the cutoffs are different for males/females in each state.</p>
<p>Oh, and I have not received my application packet yet, either.</p>
<p>I accessed the application on the website though it wasn’t easy to find.</p>
<p>Quaker2B, the application is available on the website,
[Applicant</a> Information – U.S. Presidential Scholars Program](<a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/applicant.html]Applicant”>Applicant Information -- U.S. Presidential Scholars Program), but you need the user ID and password contained in the letter to access it. However, you can go to the login page and download a PDF copy of the application without the ID/password. My son just received his letter, not a packet, in the mail today.</p>
<p>My daughter got a letter, not an application packet, over the weekend. It provides the user ID and password, as kappie said.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone, I found the PDF online. Still haven’t received the letter but that’s most likely because the mail is less-than-stellar when it snows here, which it’s been doing seemingly nonstop for the past two weeks. </p>
<p>And James: very cool. I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess based on your username that we’re not the same gender though, haha.</p>
<p>800 CR + 800 M … but took it in December… :(</p>
<p>Why must they cut it off in October?!! T_T … w/e haha</p>
<p>My son got a 36.0 on his ACT and I thought the field of candidates would be quite limited, but they must have allowed a fair tolerance for not-quite-perfect scores. There are 130+ candidates from Illinois and only 2-3 are going to make finalist? Is it worth the bother to write those horrible essays for one chance in 50? I’m pretty sure that after all those college apps, he’s totally sick of writing essays. There’s something to be said for just enjoying life!</p>
<p>Anyone have an idea of what percentage of the initial scholars actually complete the required paperwork?</p>
<p>Tennessee qualifier here with a 142/144 ACT.</p>
<p>^I’d guess each year a few from each state don’t really care about it. at least. I mean, no money, doesn’t help the college app.</p>
<p>Is being nominated prestigious enough to let colleges know about? Would it affect merit scholarship decisions at all?</p>
<p>^ I am not saying it’s not prestigious. But… Because candidates are selected based on their SAT/ACT scores and colleges allready know what your score is, leting them know about it shouldn’t make any difference.</p>
<p>@keylimepie</p>
<p>That’s what I thought, but my parents really want me to email my college. I just want to make sure it couldn’t hurt me right? I don’t want to come off sounding pretentious.</p>
<p>I don’t disagree but my son will be including it in his more general update email to colleges.</p>
<p>I don’t think it will hurt you, especially if you have other updates to send as well. </p>
<p>At this point my son is not planning to send this to colleges, b/c it doesn’t add anything to his application. But should he have other awards that he wants colleges to know about, the Presidential Candidate status might get added to that update.</p>
<p>We had never heard about this honor until my daughter received the letter in the mail last week. She almost threw it away without opening it because, honestly, it looked like a piece of junk mail, since it was a US program but the return address was Iowa.</p>
<p>Now that we know what it is all about, she will write the essays and give it a shot. </p>
<p>The amazing thing (to me) is that not only are there nine students from her high school who are candidates, but four kids from her elementary school class of 28 are candidates. That is pretty amazing.</p>
<p>^ interestingly 3/4 candidates from my school went to the same elementary school</p>
<p>ACT 143</p>
<p>My son from Indiana got 141 on ACT.</p>
<p>Do I get to meet President Obama too! Haha! Do parents get to go too (maybe pay our own way?)</p>
<p>There are events for parents, but not the one where the kids go to the White House.</p>
<p>I feel like a bum for being nominated with a 1550/1600.
We’ve got 7 from my school (class of 70).</p>
<p>I think I’ll apply though; my sister did an internship with the Department of Education where she presided over some of the events, and it seemed pretty sweet. Too bad that I wouldn’t get a free trip to DC since I already live here…</p>
<p>^Edit to my last post…I counted wrong. Out of 70 kids, we had 9. That’s crazy.</p>
<p>Does anyone know which weekend they are invited to the White House? Has that been decided yet?</p>