<p>Michigan Scholars are not up either!</p>
<p>Yeah neither is Florida, I called and they told me that some states were not up because the winners had not been decided yet and “they should be up in a couple of weeks” so I guess that just means more waiting for us unfortunate states -____-</p>
<p>Michigan and Ohio are up…still no Florida. This is getting to be quite annoying.</p>
<p>Is it worth sending an update to colleges if I’m a state winner?</p>
<p>I probably would tell them, it can’t hurt. Besides, this is a a national scholarship which means it’s not that easy to get.</p>
<p>STILL no Florida.</p>
<p>This is getting odd.</p>
<p>I called a week ago to inquire about Florida. It’s been 4 months since the others were posted, I’m starting to get angry. Anywho the lady was very rude to me and simply told me to stop calling them because it wasn’t their fault the awards hadn’t been posted up it’s the state of Florida’s donor who hasn’t selected a winner yet. I asked if they were going to select winners at all and she said she didn’t know. It wouldn’t be upsetting if it was an easy app but it wasn’t. I don’t think it’s fair that we put all our time and effort into this for them to do this to us and then give no explanation.</p>
<p>2011 National Scholar statistics:</p>
<p>Number of Scholarship Applicants: 40,760
Number of Scholarship Recipients: 104
Average Household Income: $13,583
Average Number in Household: 3.3
Average High School GPA: 3.89
Average SAT Score: 1727 out of 2400
Average ACT Score: 25.5 out of 36
Scholars Working During the School Year: 49%</p>
<p>I have two questions. First, I accepted the scholarship via the scholarship website and assumed that it would be enough. However, now, I’m not sure if that’s enough or if I have to mail the acceptance letter to the association to further confirm. Second, I know that if I requested too much money, the unused leftover will be sent back to the association. Will that amount be available for next year or will I lose that amount? Thank you.</p>
<p>Hopefully there someone who has the answer!</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure these scholarships last for your entire undergraduate education period. Personally, there’s a cap on how much I can get per year, so I’ll request funds every year. Have you checked your scholarship’s disbursement policy?</p>
<p>And just look at the disbursement tracker - a few days after I submitted, the checks was mailed out to my school.</p>
<p>Usually, what HA does is that they distribute money for at least 4-5 years. For example, if you won a $5k scholarship, it would be 1k per year for 3 years, and 2k for the 4th year, or 1k per year for 5 years. That’s the standard way of doing it. If it was 5k, they probably won’t let you borrow more than 1k in one year (unless you’re only using it for 4). I’m pretty sure you can choose which years you want to use it, and that you can use it in grad school. You don’t need to use the money every year you are in college.</p>
<p>One thing for this year’s applicants: Rank matters a lot. I remember meeting a lot vals at the conference. I’m so glad my school didn’t have that stupid system. It puts so many kids at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>If you look back at a previous post, you’ll see that the avg GPA was a 3.89. SAT/ACT scores are pretty low though. That’s fair because so many of the better-off kids have cram schools, etc.</p>
<p>I dont recall having to submit rank…was it with the certification or transcript from school? What do they look for? Top 10%? Top 25%?</p>
<p>it was on that form you submit to your principal / guidance counselor (is that the certification form?). if it’s not on your transcript you probably don’t have to report it.</p>
<p>I didn’t get to see either because my school mailed the transcript on my behalf and the certification went directly to the counselor and back via email. I do know my school DOES rank and I squeaked by in the top 10%…45/459! You think it will help my chances?</p>
<p>The website says winners will be announced in the spring! Nothing about January like this past scholarship award…gaahhhhhh</p>
<p>Idk, I really can’t say for sure. GPA’s were really high though. Standardized tests, not so much. Most national scholars had a very low family income (less than 20k/yr) and had overcome some kind of adversity (the ones on the app).</p>
<p>And I’m very sure they’ll call you in early-mid January (depending on how many apps they get) if you are a national scholar. For state scholars, they definitely have to wait</p>
<p>Does anyone know the exact stats of the winners in this thread?</p>