A letter? haven’t checked my mail yet. did you? if so, what’d it say?
It just said thank you for applying and that the letter is not regarding the status of my application. It invited me to apply for the speech contest that they host and to stay involved with the foundation even if I don’t get the scholarship. It was pretty weird ngl.
I just got a letter too. Is there any way to update the Foundation on new awards/ECs/leadership positions?
nope, in their faqs i think they said they don’t accept updates. kinda sucks because i did a bunch of stuff this spring after the deadline. i got the letter too
Dang. I just won a bunch of state awards & got elected to a pretty significant leadership position. My resume was definitely the weak part of my application too.
I just received a book from Coolidge.
wow! that can only be a good sign - congrats
did you receive any letter or anything else?
Got the book here too. I assumed it was a consolation prize. The note says it acknowledges all the hard work that went into the application.
Are results still being posted today?
I also got the book. Aren’t we supposed to find out today?
nope, they had the results as june 1st but they changed it to just “summer 2021” i think
all applicants will be notified by july 15th according to the portal.
They also sent out an email saying July 15. - Out of curiosity when did people get the books? I have not gotten one
Just yesterday. Your book is probably in the mail today.
I just got a book today. Does it mean anything/has this been done in previous years?
I think the book is given to every candidate. The note expresses gratitude to every student who applied. I loved the autobiography so much that I’m glad to have a hard-cover copy for free.
i just got a book. i agree with @carpediem1234; I think the books are given to all candidates
You received a hard cover copy? Mine is soft cover and says 2021 Scholarship Candidate Edition on the cover.
My apologies. It’s a soft-cover.
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I think they are getting very close to making notifications (i have had some recent interactions with them via FB messenger.) Two factors that may impact decision making:
1, the deadline this year was moved from January to February (likely to drive numbers of applicants). argues in favor of “takes longer”
2, the app review process this year “should have” run more smoothly than last year’s process (which was in the middle of maximum covid uncertainty). argues in favor of “results should come sooner”
3, last year results were out ~ June 22nd – I think that results might hit that date this year too — it is around the official “midsummer” holiday…
4, because covid concerns have abatted relative to the same time last year (and their are now vaccines available to all applicants) – i suspect they are anxious to get to the “face-to-face” meetings ASAP), this too argues in favor of results sooner rather than later.
We will see – i predict 06/23 for results release.
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