<p>I was wondering how does Coca-Cola select semi-finalists based off the short questionnaire they give? I, along with a classmate, have been wondering about this, and I called the Coca-Cola Scholarship number (but it's just an automated). So does anyone have the slightest idea? Thanks for answering =p</p>
<p>I’ve read that they select the semi-finalists using a computer, and the finalists are chosen by a committee. I’m not certain about this though.</p>
<p>??? So it’s just randomly selected people? Lol</p>
<p>No, the computer looks for a certain criteria within the applicants’ applications, and then if you meet that criteria you become a semifinalist. Then if you are a semifinalist, you have to fill other other forms and write an essay which the committee uses to select the finalists.</p>
<p>This might sound like a dumb comment (and its JMHO of course) but my daughter and I were reviewing the application etc and decided it wasn’t worth all the work that would need to go into this just to possibly be picked. WAYYYYYYYY too much competition for all that work. But I guess if you have some outrageously high stats, you really should.
Good Luck to all !!</p>
<p>Could anyone who was a finalist post their stat?</p>
<p>^^^ Yeah what ohboi said. :)</p>
<p>Is there a way to update your Coca Cola app with new test scores?</p>
<p>Not that I know of. You should call and ask.</p>
<p>You won’t be able to update your test scores and if I recall correctly, I don’t even remember having to report them last year. Anyway, I’m sure you already know that this is one of the most competitive scholarships out there. I believe that 76,000 applied last year for 2100 semifinalists and 250 finalists (winners). Semifinalists are selected using objective data although I’m not sure exactly how… then finalists are selected subjectively with information provided from a very comprehensive application. Most of those who are selected are the very best extracurricular and community service-wise. Test scores are taken in consideration very minimally, although GPA does matter. Also, recommendations and essays in the semifinalist application make a huge difference. Most of those who are selected eventually go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, or Stanford… others all go to top schools. It is very competitive, BUT I never thought I had a chance, and I still got it. Good Luck!</p>
<p>I looked at the app, and there’s no place to include test scores. The application is set up so that a computer can do the initial selections, and it seems more interested in quantity of activities than it is in depth of involvement in a few activities. A perfect fit for those students who attend small schools and can join and lead every club and team!</p>
<p>FauxNom, do you have a better way to go through 76,000 applications? This simply narrows it down, to become a finalist, you must be much more than a laundry list of activities.</p>
<p>^^ Myth - that was merely an observation, not a criticism. I was trying to respond to the OP. And no, I don’t have a better way. I’m just sayin… it’s the kind of application on which some kids will really shine, and other kids - who may also be wonderful - will not. My D’s school doesn’t have any honor societies or service clubs, and student government is not a big deal. The most involved kids are simply involved in a way that wouldn’t shine through on the Coca Cola app. I don’t think any of the kids at her school would be picked as semifinalists, though many do end up at the best colleges in the country.</p>
<p>But congrats to you for making it through the initial sort. Even more impressive is that you had the credentials to move from semi to winner, though!</p>
<p>Well I guess I won’t be winning anything <em>laughing,SIGH</em></p>
<p>Thanks FauxNom and I completely agree… different scholarships seem to target different demographics of students just by the way they are set up.</p>