<p>I heard national judging was completed March 5. Since it would make sense for all state $1000 winners to be at least considered at nationals, does the return of your application mean you haven't been considered for the national awards announced in May?</p>
<p>I believe that if you get your application back, you have been eliminated, but the letter I received from them was kind of confusing, so I could be wrong.</p>
<p>Did you get your application back in the mail? Hmm...I haven't received any letter since the local lodge notified me that I advanced to districts....but I haven't received my application back either. Do you know if all states operate similarly?</p>
<p>I got mine back... it had some writing on it... I dont know what other states do.</p>
<p>A-M, State judging was completed March 1, but nationals won't be done for a while. National competitors will hear back in May.</p>
<p>From what I gather, if you get your app back in the mail, you didn't advance to Nationals.</p>
<p>Hi guys! I received notification yesterday that I was a national finalist, so you all should be hearing about your status soon!</p>
<p>i got my letter too...4K baby!</p>
<p>Ok, so if we receive our stuff back we are eliminated, correct? So I don't want my stuff back. They can keep it.</p>
<p>I've heard nothing since I gave my stuff to the lodge. NOTHING!</p>
<p>that is really weird, perhaps they didnt do anything with it.</p>
<p>you should really contact someone about that.</p>
<p>i havent heard anything at all either. when i called (mind you, this was like march 15th) they said that they werent judging at the lodge yet, and i would hear back when they were done judging. i have the feeling that nobody at the lodge knew what to do about judging them so they basically threw them away. dissapointing...</p>
<p>I got a letter on Wednesday saying that I advanced and am at least receiving $1000 a yr. Does anyone know how much each part of the app. counts? 50% finaid and 50% academics and ECs?</p>
<p>Good luck to all!</p>
<p>I e-mailed my state chairperson...just to see what has happened to my application....no response yet. This is really weird. You would think they would at least notify you somehow if you didn't advance...</p>
<p>i'm a national finalist!! WOOHO! So i'm guaranteed $4K and I got $2.5k from California, but I'm still waiting for NATIONALS!! </p>
<p>I LOVE ELKS!</p>
<p>darkofnight: you should call them personally. They usually answer.</p>
<p>hey, how do you get their contact number?</p>
<p>I'm also a national finalist, but I haven't heard anything from the Michigan Elks. When I get my scholarship in mid-May, will that include money from Michigan (if any...)?</p>
<p>I think I got shafted....</p>
<p>I think I did too....sigh... oh well, I've won other scholarships so far...so I'm not too sad :)</p>
<p>netshark2005: You might get more money from them later on. I'm not postive.</p>
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<li>you guys can go online and google it to get their contact numbers</li>
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