<p>wait...is it just me, or is it a little late to start reading them next week? aren't the results supposed to come out mid february?</p>
<p>They are doing judging Jan. 29-Feb. 2 which really it shouldn't take much longer than that to judge them if they are judging for those days straight. We find out on or before Feb 2.</p>
<p>Where did you hear "on or before February 2nd?" Was it on the website?</p>
<p>Oh I am sorry!!! That was a typo lol it is on or before Feb 11! lol darn that would be much better if it was the 2nd! lol</p>
<p>Hey Dairy,</p>
<p>Still though... how do you know Feb 11. Did you call and ask?</p>
<p>icfireball,</p>
<p>ok, I KNOW I read it somewhere! lol I am searching for it lemme check I will let you know ASAP! lol sorry im working on it</p>
<p>FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is on the instruction page we downloaded for the semifinalist application it reads......</p>
<p>Notification</p>
<p>Letters and emails informing all Semifinalists of their status will be sent by February 11, 2009. Finalists will receive complete information about the Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend in that notification. etc, etc</p>
<p>Thanks for noticing that! I definitely missed that when I read the instructions.</p>
<p>lol ya no problem I knew I had read it somewhere but it just took a lil bit to find it again! lol</p>
<p>Thanks for finding that date! :)
So if its SENT on or by the 11th that means that we could receive it a lot latter than the 11th right?</p>
<p>Oh I hadn't thought of that.... :( WAIT though! If you have email you will for sure find out on the 11th because they send an email and then they also send a letter out snail mail lol</p>
<p>The way it reads is that finalists will be NOTIFIED BY the 11th...</p>
<p>Ya thats true so hopefully we will find out on or before that day for sure!!! I cannot wait anymore!!!!! :s</p>
<p>Oh thank god! I don't think I could wait any longer than the 11th. :D</p>
<p>Just for anybody who's too lazy to download the instructions again, here's the part on notification:</p>
<p>Letters and emails informing all Semifinalists of their status will be sent by February 11, 2009. Finalists will receive complete information about the Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend in that notification. The Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend will be held in Atlanta, Georgia April 2 - 5, 2009. All Finalists must attend the Scholars Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia to receive a Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship. It is during this weekend that Finalists will be interviewed and evaluated by the National Selection Committee, which will award 50 National Scholarships of $20,000 each and 200 Regional Scholarships of $10,000 each. Travel, housing, and meals are provided by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.</p>
<p>Agh i want to go to atlanta so bad</p>
<p>AGH I totally regret not applying to this =[</p>
<p>So there's 250 Finalists in all?</p>
<p>Correct! There will be 250 people notified by the 11th that they are finalists. They will then set up to fly those 250 people to Atlanta, Georgia for April 2-5 to tour facilities, have an interview, etc. I am not sure if your parents or anyone is allowed or asked to go with you though....does anyone know that? But anyways, based on our semi-finalist application and also the interview we do down there they will designate 50 National Winners who receive $20,000 over the course of four years ($5,000/year) and 200 Regional Winners who receive $10,000 over the course of four years ($2,500/year). This is so exciting and I cannot wait! JUDGING BEGINS TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Where did you read the amount is distributed over four years? I can't find anything about that in the instructions, but maybe I'm not looking hard enough.</p>
<p>In terms of effectiveness of a scholarship though, it's actually beneficial to have it distributed over four years because some colleges only allow you to use a certain amount of scholarship money per year before they deduct from their financial aid.</p>