Any Gates Millennium Scholarship applicants!?

<p>hi, iam applying to it but havent started my essays or app, i cant even find my password for the account or username</p>

<p>I am applying. those essays are lame and annoying</p>

<p>i wouldnt even apply if your middle middle class or upper middle class. this is a scholarship for people who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, or poor middle class. your wasting your time from more valuable scholarships.</p>

<p>what if you are a middle classer who is in dire need of scholarships (or money for college)</p>

<p>look at other scholarships. this isnt the only one out there. your wasting your time bc more than likely you dont qualify for a pell grant. ya you may make a great case for money but the reality is that only pell grant elgible people will get any form of fin aid. i mean look at their winners. many of them go to in state community colleges. that should give a hint as to their selection methods.</p>

<p>well put, seven nights. it would suck to fill out that long a$$ app. for no reason.</p>

<p>anyone know what they are looking for in the essays?</p>

<p>passion? that would be my guess.</p>

<p>fyi, my sister got it 2 years ago.</p>

<p>What is the approx. income of a family that is eligible for a Pell Grant?</p>

<p>holy crap that is a lot of essays, and since i don't think i'm poor enough for this scholarship i think it isn't really worth it.</p>

<p>edit: what about for minorities like say, pacific islanders? would i have more of a chance?</p>

<p>This scholarship is definitely based on demonstrated financial need, which is based on eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant.</p>

<p>There is a financial aid estimator that can help you find out if you are eligible for the Pell Grant its: <a href="http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>if u have a 6 figure income, Id say forget it.</p>

<p>What is the approximate EFC that would qualify one for a Pell Grant?</p>

<p>something below $8000 (I didn't qualify. I would be mad if I am right above the cutoff)</p>

<p>when do we find out abt the gates scholarship</p>

<p>without actually filling out the EFC form (sorry, quite lazy at the moment), does anyone know off the top of his/her head how much money qualifies you for a Pell grant? So this is a scholarship for really poor people.... right?</p>

<p>what happens when my counselor mailed the information to the wrong address?</p>

<p>I'm not applying anymore. i don't have the time. I don't think I qualify anyway. sigh.</p>

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