@fedfan1998 I’m nearly positive that semifinalists were selected by a computer.
Do you have a job? Employment was a whole section of the application. I could see lack of a job being a disadvantage.
Hey, ya’ll so I am a semi finalist (I don’t even know how, I applied on a whim and literally forgot about it), but do you think this is major enough to email our regional admissions counselors for college (I applied early at: Georgetown, U Chicago. And I submitted my app at Princeton already)?
Rejection. Last minute application.
@NikkuWadde It should be. It doesn’t hurt to at least notify them.
186,000 people started an application, but only 87,000 applications were ultimately submitted.
@NikkuWadde Hi, I am in the same boat that you are. I am going to email my regional admissions officer for Stanford about the award. The schools are so competitive that it could only help us. The only problem is that decisions come out in a couple of weeks so if you notify your admission counselor you should do it very soon.
I’m also a semifinalist! Congratulations!! 
Oh my gosh!! I am speechless! I am a semi-finalist!
I just found out last night that I’m a semifinalist too!! Congrats to everyone! I’m so happy right now 
187k applied and only 2k for semifinalist
Rejected 
I had no idea it was this competitive… I had tons of ECs, a 4.0 UW gpa, and a 1530 SAT it’s whatever, congrats to everyone that got in!! I’m sure you’re all amazing people
Hi guys! I’ve already started working on my essays, and I was wondering if anyone would like to PM me, and we can edit and overview our essays together. (Although we are competing against each other, it isn’t like our experiences are the same, therefore it would be hard to effectively plagiarize. It would be a win win for all parties. The essays can only come out better than they started).
@lhw1998 Did they ever ask for scores on the application?? I didn’t enter any.
@fedfan1998 I think you need them if you’re a semifinalist
No it doesnt ask anywhere for your test scores
Yup, ACT and SAT play no part in the semifinalist round of the scholarship.
i have received nothing. no email. did everyone get an email
A lot of the 187k that applied were incomplete (most) or just blatantly unqualified (many). The real battle is still to come.
@CourtneyThurston what should I put for “Benefiting person or organization” after I put in the name of the activity?