@ismallhtownsgirl Did the FA office say IN May or BEFORE May? Because that May 1st deadline is approaching and every day I don’t hear anything from them I get more and more stressed… pretty much every single one of my friends has already chosen their college and I’m still undecided it’s so frustrating and extremely stressful. Also, idk if it’s just a really busy time for them, but my FA advisor used to answer my emails within minutes and now he won’t respond to any of my calls or voicemails. In general, it’s just a very stressful time right now lol.
@gatoryes I was told by the FA as well that it was first come first serve. But if it didn’t go that way for someone you know, then idk. First come first serve is what I was told by the FA and a someone attending UF that has the scholarship already
@Collegegirl54 the FA office told me IN May. I told her the exact same thing about the May 1st deadline. They could tell you late late April, but she said I was most likely going to be notified in May.
someone has been notified?
I hope someone is notified and lets us know soon. This wait has tormented and dissipated my hope.
Uh, so I spoke to my advisor and he basically said to choose the other college that is giving me a full ride with overmet need, which pretty much means unless I magically find out in the next two days, I won’t be attending UF. Even with all the aid they gave me, I’d still have around 6,000-8,000 I’d need to pay a year 
I’m really bummed but I’ll be ok I guess. I wish you guys a better outcome than me right now!
I’m an MFOS scholar and I went through the same thing! My paperwork was accepted on April 9th almost two weeks after I submitted it and I got the notification that I got the scholarship on April 27th! They send you a certification paper that you have to sign and fax back to them! You guys should be hearing by this week if you got it or not! I’ve heard some people get it later like in May though!
Oh no what if the certification got lost in the mail? XD I sorta need to know by May 1 too
@liz1497 for your experience, do you think is first come first serve?
where do you found the certification ?
My son received today the certification form
check guys and good luck!!!
Wow my forms been accepted since 3/28 and still nothing, this is so annoying how can they wait this long on something this important? anyways what does the certification say and are all the loans removed?
@Kingkid500
My son updated today! Say
You must complete and return the 2015-16 Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars Eligibility Certification stating you understand the requirements and criteria of the scholarship in order for us to make a final determination of your eligiblity. See Required Information below.
And does anyone think they’ll be updating the information over the weekend? I kind of doubt it but…
Also congrats to @gatoryes !
@Collegegirl54 thanks and good luck to you
Was informed I was selected for the scholarship! they accepted my forms on 3/18 in case anyone wants to know where they stand.
Good luck to all
Since it’s 2 pm on decision day I have to ask, are you guys going to risk accepting UF and hope they award you the scholarship later on or choose another school? I hope you all got good offers from other schools too!
@collegegirl54 I was actually going to accept UF even if I didn’t get the scholarship because their COA isn’t what you will actually spend! I say about $15,000 depending where you dorm/if you’re off campus/if you have the meal plan. and I was only out $5000 with my scholarships and federal grants, so I was going to take out a loan, but then MFOS sent me the certification! I had a full ride at another university, but I preferred UF over it even if I had to take out a loan. So, really it’s up to you and what you are willing to do!
@Collegegirl54 i have a,questions, if the estimated cost of the university is 21000 and the student spend 15000 .Where it goes the other money ?
@FloridaBoy954 …your financial aid package was updated ???