<p>Did anyone else apply? I just got an email saying that I wasn't one of the winners :( I've just been losing everything (everything!) lately....</p>
<p>Gads, dear one. Do more research. The Ayn Rand is big money – so it draws every homeschooler who has bags of time to craft an essay. It also is . . . based on a particular view of the world and your essay would surely need to show your own convictions on that path. </p>
<p>Most of the big dollar deals that are stand alone scholarships are going to be tough to get. But take heart. Only 20% of scholarships are stand alone deals. The other 80% are through the colleges themselves. </p>
<p>This means that you won’t know if you got the Happy College Bessy Best scholarship for Aspiring Oboe players until you 1) apply to Happy College and 2) fill out a FAFSA to let Happy College know you’d like some money and, perhaps, 3) auditioned for the music program. At long last, in April of your senior year you get a letter that says “Welcome to Happy College. You have earned the Bessy Best scholarship of $$$.”</p>
<p>I kinda hate the FastWeb and books that make it sound like any eager kid can earn bundles of scholarship dollars. I am seeing differently among local students. Most earn $1K to $5K in local scholarships — unless they are athletes or tippy top students. </p>
<p>That’s ok. You can get down the road stitching together lots of small wins (plus work plus prudent choices plus taking things like testing for credit). </p>
<p>Anyway, any of the big $$$ scholarships are . . . very, very tough nuts to crack.</p>
<p>I applied! I still haven’t heard from them though… 
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<p>What grade are you in? Maybe you can still apply next year?
As for myself, I just finished grade 10, so this is my last chance for anthem.</p>
<p>I applied, still waiting…(I’ll post any results) Wish me luck!</p>
<p>Okay at this point I seriously don’t think they’re going to e-mail me back. But they said they e-mail everyone… Hmm strange</p>
<p>I just got an email, I’m a semifinalist. Trying to be happy, but kinda disapointed</p>
<p>Congrats! Seriously, good for you… I’m pretty sure thousands of people enter these contests, so getting anything at all is pretty big. Anyways, it’s $30 you wouldn’t have had otherwise, right?</p>
<p>I still haven’t heard anything :(</p>
<p>Has anyone heard back about The Fountainhead contest? I know it had a later deadline, but the site says we’re supposed to be contacted by the 27th.</p>
<p>I thought both anthem and the fountainhead said the 26th</p>
<p>The FAQ in The Fountainhead section says the 26th, but the general FAQ says the 27th. So… who knows. :(</p>
<p>Yeah I saw the same thing for anthem. Disappointing… I actually thought my essay was pretty good</p>