<p>hey whats up,</p>
<p>I am also a winner of the entrepreneurial scholarship. I just googled one of the mckelveys and this page came up. I also won for having a landscaping business. I live in pittsburgh pa and i am going to college at Slippery Rock University outside of pittsburgh. </p>
<p>let me know what other kinds of business you guys have</p>
<p>Luke</p>
<p>also, how much money have u guys made from your business. That is the realy way to see whos is best
;)</p>
<p>By the winners it seems that mckelvey people are old fashioned. They picked businesses that children could start in their neighborhood. I mean geez, if I said I owned a multi million game publisher company they still probably wouldn't accept me.</p>
<p>Oh, and last year I made 9 thousand of my business and other random websites through advertisements. Awesome cash when only in highschool.</p>
<p>By the looks of it I know three people that received it who have their own respective tech companies, and one person who has a landscaping business. Also, they don't judge the business ... they judge the entrepreneur.</p>
<p>Money isn't everything - but I will say that my business does do fairly well. </p>
<p>The people I have talked to that own web hosting businesses that won this scholarship all have multiple websites and ventures that they have done. Now, I can't speak for the McKelvey's, but I think that they wanted demonstrated entrepreneurial experience in a number of different ventures - at least that's what I accented on my application. Furthermore, I think they were looking for diversity: they wanted some old-fashioned businesses and some online businesses; they wanted to create an interesting experience for us so that we could learn from each other. </p>
<p>This is my personal philosophy about the scholarship - regard it as you wish.</p>
<p>im really sad about the mcklevey thing.... i know you cant count your chickens before they hatch but i had already counted 40k...... i did not even get to the interview....im really not sure why cuz my business is a lot more legit than a website or landscaper</p>
<p>You have a great niche market cc, and a great knowledge of the market as well - that's definitely a recipe for success. I agree that they are looking for diversity in businesses too.</p>
<p>Oracle, what kind of business do you have?</p>
<p>Don't feel bad: It's not like I've never faced rejection before; none of us can win everything. I like the article today about admissions being a crapshoot - that's my theory on all competitive colleges and top scholarships.</p>
<p>If you can't handle rejection, maybe you should seriously think about your entrepreneurial spirit, since an entrepreneur is a person who takes risks and loses A LOT! (At least I know I do!)</p>
<p>Have you guys received any information lately??? I haven't been getting any updates recently.</p>
<p>Also do you guys know you want to go yet?</p>
<p>Is this scholarship just for residents of NY, WV and PA? Could an Ohio resident also apply??</p>