Is anyone else having an issue with the footlocker scholarship??
Says the deadline is Dec 14 5pm EST, yet today (Dec 13) I wasn’t able to access my application.
Not coolll
Does anyone know if when semi-finalists will be notified? Looks like Foot Locker does NOT let you know either way…only if you advance in the process.
Any update on when semi-finalists will be notified? I heard it would be before February 1 but I’m not sure if that is correct.
Hi @lettea and @MarinaraSauce2 The final 20 Scholarship winners are announced in April
Yes, the 20 finalists will be notified in April, but I believe Jan 31 is when semi finalists are notified about Skype interviews
Good to know. Thanks for the info lettea
If anyone receives a semi finalist notification today, could you please post? Thanks!
Has anyone heard anything?
No emails or news here, so assuming D is out of the running
D got an email for a quarter final interview yesterday…looks like process is a couple of weeks behind last year’s timeline.
Son got an email for a quarterfinal interview yesterday. Oddly, it looked like the same email was sent to others on the 13th but not to him until yesterday. (His email showed the prior email and looked like it was copied and forwarded.) Not sure what to make of that. Also odd that it looks like they’re referring to the same group as quarterfinalists this year that they called semifinalists last year.
Does anyone know how many quarterfinalists there are/how many are offered interviews?
@kdnmom Not sure how many there are, but all quarterfinalists are interviewed. We were told then some move on to semifinalist status and interviewed again.
@lettea Thanks for the information! Two rounds of interviews sounds different from what I read about it last year. Can I ask - told by whom? Thanks again!
@kdnmom My D had emailed footlocker a few weeks ago asking if semi finalists had been chosen and how many get interviewed. This was the email back
Thanks for reaching out! We do not announce when we contact the semi-finalists, that occurs sometime between February/April. If you/your student does not hear from us during that time, we will announce our winners in May/June of this year and all applicants will receive an update. All quarter & semi-finalists are interviewed, yes.
And yes, process seems to be a little different this year from what I read.
@lettea - Thank you!
Does anyone know if this is a panel interview and what the judges are looking for?
Congrats to all the recipients! There were interviews in Feb/Mar timeframe, only one. My child was then asked to submit a video and head shot photo to be used if chosen. Ultimately my child was not chosen but the process was well done and clear and I’m sure many athletes were highly qualified. The only disappointment in this was learning that one winner wasn’t actually an athlete, didn’t actually play a sport. regardless of the reason they also didn’t have the physical and mental exhaustion and responsibility to perform under pressure that the applicants who played in their sports had to endure while keeping up with school and activities. Found this to be surprising since the award is for athletes. I wouldn’t apply for a musical scholarship if I didn’t play an instrument.