<p>Is there anyone who applied for this and received a notice as a finalist?</p>
<p>I got one!</p>
<p>I was wondering how many semifinalists there actually are. I know they give out 225 awards, but how good are our chances?</p>
<p>my boy recieved a letter saying his a finalist..</p>
<p>me 2 .</p>
<p>I applied but I wasn't selected as a finalist, even though I believe that I had semi-impressive/ decent stats, maybe it was because i only had like a 2100 SAT or something. There wasn't any essay portion to this contest was there?</p>
<p>there was no essay. I was truly surprised that I wasn't selected as a Finalist. It must be very competitive! My friend got it though, he's been avidly seeking scholarships since early fall, and he's been moving up through the rounds. Weird thing is, my stats are better than his. I guess the fact that he is good at art helps him. I am learning the hard way that scholarships might just be harder to come by than an Ivy League admission (which was pretty cool on its own.)</p>
<p>How many finalists do you think they are? I'm surprised I made it because my SATs are pretty low compared to others.</p>
<p>They mailed me a letter giving me $50 for applying and trying!!</p>
<p>RChris173, don't get too happy, that's simply a promotional technique they use to attain new and fiscally inexperienced customers. Did you notice that you only get the "free" 50 dollars if you sign up for a checking account. You, me, and I bet everyone else who applied and gave them loads of personal information were given this. That's my 2 cents.</p>
<p>yeah, I'm well aware that I had to open a checking account. There is a branch where I live, so I did open one...and got my $50...</p>
<p>I'm pretty financially aware of what I do...it doesn't appear there are any "hidden fees" with the bank....but I still love my credit union better :)</p>
<p>there may be a fee you have to pay later for closing the account.</p>
<p>I am a finalist of the commerce bank scholarship. Does anyone know when they will sent out the final results of who won the scholarship?</p>
<p>I think they said late march. Not sure though.</p>
<p>Decisions came out this week I believe. I got my offical letter today.</p>
<p>I was a finalist for this, and I think I through away the papers that dealt with this scholarship. In any case...</p>
<p>1) Does Commerce send the check directly to the school?
2) Was there a form we sent in telling Commerce what school we would be attending? I think I sent this in, but I have changed my school of choice since then. Does anyone have the number for who I should contact to resolve this?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>You may visit t he CommerceOnline Bank website at this link Commerce</a> Bank - Community Relations - Chairman's Awards for Excellence Scholarship Program</p>
<p>Call the corporate offices (888-741-9000 is the only number I can think of...) of Commerce bank...it recently merged with TD, so its technically TD Commerce Bank when that merge legally completes...</p>