<p>D got the email today that she is a Finalist. We are very excited for her. Congrats and good luck to all who are also being considered.</p>
<p>are you also notified if you are not a finalist?</p>
<p>Well, in the original email, they said that they'd notify applicants of their standings, so I thought that they'd email everyone telling them their status.</p>
<p>I didn't get the email unfortunately, but now I'm being paranoid and am hoping that I didn't accidentally delete it along with the 20 other spam emails I got today. But if the other two emails arrived in my inbox safely, then there's no reason for an email from them to end up in my spam folder, is there? </p>
<p>LOL, I am so paranoid.</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone who is a finalist. (:</p>
<p>didnt pollyo say he didnt get it?</p>
<p>got finalist status today. i hope i do okay. =/ ... does this atleast give me a 50% chagne of winning?</p>
<p>yeah i got an email a couple of days ago in the afternoon. I was like OMG and was shocked! anyway, does anyone know about what the chances of actually winning some money are from here? or can past winners of this scholarships describe this? i still think its near impossible for me to get this scholarship...w/e</p>
<p>I received an email Friday the 16th stating I was a finalist. They are requesting additional info by March 30th. I can't seem to find anything more regarding this scholarship.</p>
<p>I received an email Friday the 16th stating I was a finalist. They are requesting additional info by March 30th. I can't seem to find anything more regarding this scholarship.</p>
<p>when do you think they will tell us the results of this scholarship?</p>
<p>so, i haven't gotten an email saying anything. that probably means i didn't get the scholarship, so i'm still wondering whether they email rejection letters? or do they just not inform you?</p>
<p>do they send out finalist emails all at the same time? maybe the time differs by location <em>trying to be hopefulXDD</em></p>
<p>I was wondering that too...I'm from WA and I haven't heard anything yet</p>
<p>well, one of my good friends got their finalist email last week, so im pretty much assuming that i didn't get it.</p>
<p>did any of you apply under the second option (at large)? if so, have you heard back, or do you know of anyone that has heard back?</p>
<p>My son received an "at large" scholarship last year from Best Buy (since we lived more than 50 miles from our closest store). He was notified mid-March that he was a finalist, then had to send in the verification paperwork by the end of the month.</p>
<p>thanks, brainomatic...i guess i just need to keep my fingers crossed that they haven't sent all of the notifications out yet.</p>
<p>oh i applied. guess i didnt get it? oh well theres always others i suppose. GL to all those who got notices!</p>
<p>I received a question from another person on this forum in regard to the timeframe for notification of winners, so I told him/her I would post a reply here so everyone had the information.</p>
<p>On March 10, 2006 my son was notified that he was a finalist for the Best Buy Scholarship Program. The Volunteer Community Service Verification Form, Publicity Release Form, and his transcript were due back by March 21, 2006.</p>
<p>On April 30, 2006, Best Buy posted the names of the scholarship winners on their website. In a letter dated May 3, 2006, my son received the official notice from Scholarship Management Services that he had been selected for the scholarship.</p>
<p>He received a check for the entire amount in a check last August. It was mailed to him and payable in his name and the University name.</p>
<p>Best wishes to all! I know these scholarships add up and they all help relieve the financial burden of today's spiraliing college costs.</p>
<p>Well I've had to change my email address since the application, guess I'll never know.</p>
<p>brainomatic, thanks for the info! So is the maximum amount of the scholarship $1,000? Oh and is it okay for my counselor to verify all of my community service activities, or do I need to track down the original sponsors?</p>