<p>Hi there!
Are there any 2008 Discover Card Scholarship semi-finalists? </p>
<p>I have a couple of questions, first of all, does anyone know how many people applied for it?
And, does anyone know when they will contact the winners(not the semi-finalists)?</p>
<p>I know that they give 10, $30,000 scholarships, but I have also heard that they give regional, smaller ones too...is this true?
I would love to meet any other semi-finalists. :)</p>
<p>Anyone...please? Do you know a semi-finalist?</p>
<p>Does anyone know when the winners are notified and if semi-finalists that didn't go on to get the scholarships will be contacted?</p>
<p>I applied for the scholarship last year. I was notified that I was a semi-finalist on March 2. I got an email stating that I did not receive a scholarship on May 8.</p>
<p>Thanks! Thats to bad that you didn't get in.
I hope you don't mind me asking, you don't have to answer...but what do you do or did to get in? (grades, test scores, volunteering, leadership, awards, etc...)</p>
<p>I just want to see the kinds of students that I am probably going up against. lol
Thanks for responding! :)
I am sure that you will get other scholarships.</p>
<p>bumpitty bump bump!</p>
<p>I was kind of surprised that I was even a semifinalist, as my application wasn't stellar.</p>
<p>Grades - Ranked 6 in class, with hardest possible courseload</p>
<p>Test scores - horrible - I think I had a 1730 on the SAT when I applied</p>
<p>Volunteering - Made blankets for involuntarily committed (250+ hours), work with developmentally delayed children</p>
<p>Leadership - was Junior Editor of yearbook, Vice President of Key Club, and that's pretty much it</p>
<p>Awards - I actually got most of my awards my Junior year, after applying for this scholarship. I had the typical awards like academic letter, departmental awards, and other small meaningless awards</p>
<p>I pretty much knew that I wouldn't get it, but I know some people on here who have amazing statistics who didn't get the scholarship. </p>
<p>You're welcome.
And, yes, I have had a bit of luck with local scholarships. I was recently awarded a $20,000 scholarship spread over 4 years, and I am still waiting to hear back from others. </p>
<p>Good luck!!!</p>