<p>That was told to me by my high school guidance counselor and is stated on the packet they give to us on scholarships to fill out. So I guess maybe they could have mistaken but I thought I might have read that somewhere else too…not for sure though. But ya it isn’t on the instruction page lol</p>
<p>Found it on the website too! Here is what it states in the FAQ section…</p>
<p>How many scholarships are awarded and how much are they worth?
The Coca−Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to 250 high school seniors each year. Fifty of these are four-year $20,000 scholarships ($5,000 per year for four years), while 200 are designated as four-year $10,000 scholarships ($2,500 per year for four years). The scholarships can be used at any accredited U.S. college or university.</p>
<p>how did you sign in? can you send me the link to the login page.</p>
<p>Well…I didn’t log in to get to the FAQ section it is just at the bottom of their page… here is the link for the FAQs <a href=“https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/faqs.jsp?navigation=14[/url]”>https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/faqs.jsp?navigation=14</a> and here is the link for semi finalist log-in if you wanted that for some reason… <a href=“https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/servlet/UserValidateController?programId=1&actionPage=programs[/url]”>https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/servlet/UserValidateController?programId=1&actionPage=programs</a></p>
<p>I can answer a couple of the last questions. For the travel to Atlanta, CC will issue a ticket for the student only (no parents, etc), but at least in our case there were a number of other finalists from the region on the same flight so the kids grouped up at the airport.</p>
<p>The scholarship monies are distributed over the course of 4 years, $2500 or $1250 issued directly to the University each semester. Good luck to you all!</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification!! I take it your child is now an alumi?</p>
<p>Double Post.</p>
<p>Judging began today!!!</p>
<p>I was reading a fastweb “how are scholarshipis judged” article I received via email and ran into this:</p>
<p>"According to Mark Davis, President of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, judges pay special attention to:</p>
<pre><code>* Academics—It’s important to have a competitive GPA. However, providers also consider how challenging your course load and school are. They also check to see if you’re taking the right courses to reach your goals and how well you did in those courses.
- Leadership—If leadership is part of the criteria they’re looking for, judges will examine your activities. They’ll also look for a range of leadership positions.
- Service—Some providers are interested in knowing what community service you’ve done. They’ll want to know if you’ve been continuous in your volunteer efforts. If volunteer work is required by your school, they’ll look for activities that go above and beyond the required service job.
- Creativity—You can show your creative side if you play an instrument, write stories, paint pictures or act in plays. Demonstrate your ability by letting the judges know if you’ve won any awards.
- Special circumstances—If you’ve overcome any obstacles to achieve your goals, the judges want to know about it. Let them know how you achieved all that you’ve done, in spite of the roadblocks you’ve encountered. "
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<p>I guess this is what coca cola is looking for, and it’s parallel to the rubric that was posted earlier…</p>
<p>Wow! Thats good stuff to know! Good Job finding that article and since it is my Coca-Cola President we can probably bet that it is pretty much what they are looking for like you said…lol I am so nervous/excited!</p>
<p>Woohoo! Mad Excited.</p>
<p>i don’t think i got it…but we find out on the 11th
…dang i think i should’ve also put in a picture</p>
<p>Don’t let this die!</p>
<p>I made it to the semi-finalist round…didn’t win.
They had the finalists up this morning but took them down this afternoon odd but maybe they made a typo and meant to put my name on there lol</p>
<p>i did not know that…kinda nervous!</p>
<p>OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!</p>
<p>Congratulations! You have been selected as one of the 250 Finalists in the 2008 - 2009 Coca-Cola Scholars Program; as such we celebrate you as a member of the Class of 2009, our 21st Class of Coca-Cola Scholars. You may have received your official notification in the mail, if not you should receive it very soon.</p>
<p>I’M SO EXCITED! It was my birthday today too, so best birthday ever!!!</p>
<p>Really? It’s my birthday as well–best present ever. I’m excited.</p>
<p>WOOO HOO!!! IM A FINALIST TOO!!
I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!
:)</p>
<p>and happy birthday GrayAreaGirl and ataraxis!!</p>
<p>Thank You!!! See you April.</p>
<p>Did you get the notification via email or from a post on their website?</p>