<p>From the looks of it, it might just be luck of the draw once they receive the applications and consider them by the postmarked date. It seems like most of us sent it in on the first day-- but who knows how many people that is! They might have to end up picking random ones from the first day applicants. </p>
<p>if you break it down, if they are giving away 4mil to Texas residents-- and maybe the average grant amount is 3,000… only about 1333 of us are going to be receiving it. With huge college campuses like UT and A&M advertising this, with oodles of responsible kids applying for it on the first day… chances become slim! Using next day air might be the only way to make sure that our applications are opened before everyone else who sends it off the first day. </p>
<p>So does anyone know if there is anyone we can contact to get information on whether we were offered anything or not? I would assume that there isn’t, there would be at least a couple thousand people calling about the info, but it seems that in this day and age there has to be a better way of doing things than sending a letter by mail that is time sensitive. I sent in my application the day after it was released, they actually had the application up early, so I guess I sent it in on the 2nd day, and I sent it express, and it was confirmed delivered the next day. I’m still holding hope that I will receive a letter, but with the faulty Postal service I have in my area(mail gets lost often) it’s a little frustrating to have to leave it up to the mailman. A potential $4000 a year is a lot of money!</p>
<p>Here is a crazy question directed towards those who have received notification letters this time around or in the past-- what exactly does the letter entail? Does it just notify us that we are going to receive the grant and how much it will be? Or does it do that AND also request further action on our behalf to ensure that we receive the award?</p>
<p>in otherwords, is it possible to have your letter be lost in the mail or thrown away and for you to still POSSIBLY get the award, as slim as that possibility might be?</p>
<p>I actually DO have an evil step-mother, and I’m sure that if she saw in the mail something with my name on it next to the word grant or scholarship, she would throw it away. The postal service is also very out of sync in my area-- judging from the amount of times I’ve gotten others’ mail, who knows who has gotten my mail?</p>
<p>There is nothing like paranoia mixed with hope!</p>
<p>f0r33ha I received my letter…it states the amount you will receive and it does require you to send in documentation of enrollment- financial aid letter from your college, your class schedule, or your billing statement for the upcoming school year. There is a deadline for returning the information as well, I believe it has to be postmarked by August 4th. The award letter states that if the required documentation is not returned by the deadline, the grant will be withdrawn and given to another student. Good Luck!!!</p>
<p>By any chance do you know if we can do anything if we’re out of town and away from our school and mailbox? I don’t want to lose the scholarship because I’m not there to get that paper work together </p>
<p>Hi eessbb…I dont know if I am supposed to do this but on the back of my letter there is a contact number, maybe you can try it 1-800-597-4180. See if you can explain your situation and get someone to help you out. The postmark on my letter is July 13th, I received it on the 16th, and I am in Irving, TX which is part of Dallas. It doesnt matter where you mailed your application from the letter will be sent to the address on your application itself. Good Luck everyone!!!</p>
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