<p>So I've applied for the George C Brooks scholarship and am currently waiting to find out if I'll get invited for an interview. I was just wondering how competitive this scholarship is, and about how many people get invited? Also, does anyone know how the interviews are conducted? Like one-on-one, panel, etc. I can't really find any detailed info on this. Any additional information is appreciated!
Thanks!</p>
<p>Anyone out there?</p>
<p>Take a look at previous threads - I responded to a similar thread a few months ago. I have pasted it below for your information:</p>
<p>My D went through the process last year. They told us they had a record number of Brooks Scholarship applicants then - over 300 - and they interviewed about 200. I think it was the first year they had to be more selective and did not interview all candidates. They did not tell us until the end how many Brooks Scholars they took. I believe it was 35.</p>
<p>My D was not one of the 35, but they did offer a diversity scholarship, which makes a huge difference for us because we are out-of state.</p>
<p>Thank you for the information, Blazermom. How does your DD like Mizzou? Do you have any advice for High School students/parents who are considering Mizzou? Thanks in advance for your response.</p>
<p>She seems to really like Mizzou. It was by far the friendliest and most welcoming when we were looking at colleges. But she carried a heavy AP workload in high school and I’m not sure she is as challenged now. I still have a tinge of regret that she turned down Northwestern for Mizzou because I think academically NW would have been more challenging. That said, she is in the honors college at Missouri and carrying a heavier workload with a double major (journalism and enviro science). And the price was unbeatable - Northwestern offered no financial aid where Missouri was much more generous. If she continues down the journalism path, it would have been hard to argue that a $250,000 journalism program would have paid off. Plus, with all her APs, at Mizzou she was able to get credit for many required courses and was already classified as a sophomore - credit hour-wise.</p>
<p>If you are out of state, you need to factor transportation as a challenge. Mizzou is about two hours from St. Louis and Kansas City airports - not super convenient. It is very far away (at least for us) and not conducive for a quick get-away.</p>
<p>If your child is still trying to decide, make sure he or she visits the school. The atmosphere is very important. And if your child know how big of a school s/he wants, this is also very useful. My D definitely wanted a big school and she enjoys the variety in the student body and in things to do. she thought she wanted to be close to a city (for internships) but coming from the East coast, she doesn’t seem to be bothered by the distance from an urban area but she has made an effort to keep busy with football games, basketball games, going to the rec center, writing for the student paper and getting involved with a sorority. Mizzou has lots to offer but you have to go out and find it.</p>
<p>blazermom, Thank you so much for your response. DD is facing a similar decision as you faced - Syracuse Newhouse or Mizzou Journalism. Syracuse is offering almost no aid, meaning that both DD and I would have to go into crushing debt in order for her to attend. Mizzou, on the other hand, is economical and if she were to get the Brooks Scholarship (interview scheduled in February), it would be even more affordable. Like you, we are from another state and Mizzou’s tuition/fees/room and board are comparable to our in-state flagship university.</p>
<p>We visited Mizzou in the fall and were pleasantly surprised. As you noted, the Office of Admissions is really welcoming and has very friendly and efficient staff - superior to any other that we have visited, including some small LACs and large universities. The campus was nice and the student body seemed happy. Facilities, for a state university, were really nice, including the student residence halls. Additionally, the Mizzou journalism program, which DD has been accepted to, is highly ranked and everyone in the journalism field that I have spoken to has good things to say about it. Immediately after our visit, DD said that Mizzou went from the bottom to the top of her list.</p>
<p>In regards to transportation, I just learned that American Airlines is offering service between Columbia and Dallas/Chicago, with easy connections to other cities. I have not looked at fares, but I suspect that they are comparable when you consider the cost/hassle of getting to KC or Saint Louis Airports.</p>
<p>I do have three more questions for you (and/or anyone else who is reading this thread): You noted that your daughter could be more challenged academically. Can you say more about that? I understand from an old thread on this board that a car is a must if a student is studying journalism as s/he will need to get back and forth from the KOMU studios. Can you confirm this? Lastly, has your DD considered a study abroad program - it seems like Mizzou has quite a few available.</p>
<p>I have told DD that, ultimately, it is her decision regarding where she is going to spend the next four years of her life (she is waiting to hear about other options). I have discussed the realities of having crushing student debt (Newhouse) and no debt at all (Mizzou) and what that means for a young adult. As of now, she has not made a decision. Thanks, again, for your response.</p>
<p>I only meant that after a senior year where she really pushed herself with a load of 4 AP courses, she seemed to be surprised that she didn’t feel the same pressure her first semester. Mizzou, like most colleges, recommend only one or two honors courses per semester and she has had some great professors already. I think she was wondering if she was doing something wrong when she did not seem to be studying as much as some other kids. Remember - this is based on only one semester of work and actually I think her next semester will be tougher. She is double majoring and has to take some courses where many struggle, so I expect this to change a bit.</p>
<p>About a car - for freshman year it really isn’t necessary. I think my D would have found it convenient, but there are others with cars so she could get a ride to Target, etc. I think she had a few instances where she would have liked to have a car to cover a story more out of town for the student paper, but there are plenty of opportunities to cover things on/near campus. I think the reference to getting to a radio station is for journalism students is related more for their sophomore or junior years (but I stand to be corrected - this is just my D’s experience). Freshman can have cars, but they have to park them in distant lots and need to move them for sporting events, etc. For sophomore year, we plan on getting her D need a car for various reasons. With every freshman class getting larger, more sophomores have to find housing off campus by sophomore year. And that often means having a car. She will be in a sorority house sophomore year and who knows where after that.</p>
<p>She does want to study abroad and is trying to work out where/when. I think she would like to combine it with an internship of some kind. She is determined to finish college in four years (partly because of the diversity scholarship covering only 4 years) and with a double major with few required courses that overlap, it is a bit more challenging. She is minoring in Portuguese and has visions of maybe going to Brazil, but hasn’t explored it much yet. Just about every college these days stresses studying abroad, so I think there will be plenty to choose from even if she looks at other schools’ abroad programs. And the school seems very good about blasting out e-mails with internship opportunitites, etc.</p>
<p>If she doesn’t get the Brooks, she could still get a diversity scholarship which waives the out of state fees. That in itself is huge and made Mizzou cheaper than our in-state university. Just something to keep in mind as you wait for the decision letter.</p>
<p>We had the same approach with our D that you have - she should choose where she really wants to go and we would find ways swing the tuition no matter what. In the end, she said if she picked Northwestern, she would have always wondered if she should have gone to Mizzou (pretty much the opposite of how we felt but kept our mouths shut). That showed me Mizzou was the right choice for her.</p>
<p>Does anybody know when the scholarship director will tell people if they did or didn’t get the scholarship? I was interviewed in early February and I’m beginning to worry.</p>
<p>I called last week and was told that it would be in “mid March”. Have you checked your MyZou financial aid page?</p>
<p>Hey! I’m a soon to be Mizzou freshman. I also applied for the Brooks scholarship and I was notified on Friday 3/15 that I was awarded the scholarship along with 32 other students. I sincerely hope that your D was awarded the scholarship too and will be going to Mizzou’s J school in the fall because I will also be going to the Journalism school. Not to sound weird, but I was just wondering if maybe your D was planning to enroll in the Journalism Honors FIG at Mizzou because I am looking for a roommate in the JH FIG.</p>
<p>@TiffanyKay, Congrats on the Brooks Scholarship. I am going to send you a PM.</p>
<p>My son was awarded the George C. Brooks scholarship and will be going to to Mizzou’s J-school in the fall of 2014 as a Walter Williams scholar. He made his decision today after visiting Mizzou. So exciting! He had to choose between Mizzou and ASU. How has your Mizzou experience been so far? My son LOVED everything about the college.</p>
I know this thread is old but does anyone know more about the interview process for the Brooks Scholarship?
@ksum2897, DD2 went through the interview process two years ago. She was interviewed by a student and a faculty member. She described the interview as pleasant and informational in nature. Please let me know if you need more information.
I would like to know if you might have any tips on preparing for the face to face interview. Thank you.
@MSMDAD thank you for the information! Did your daughter have two interviews or was she interviewed by a student and faculty member at the same time? And also what were the general questions like?
Hi, My daughter interviewed early February for the George C Brooks scholarship she just found out that she won the diversity scholarship do you know if this is in lieu of the Brooks scholarship?