<p>You're not the only one dying! :P</p>
<p>I got a letter telling me that I didn't make it, but I didn't apply for this at all.... How did this happen?</p>
<p>BS...you had to have applied.</p>
<p>Maybe your friends played an elaborate stupid prank on you.</p>
<p>Or maybe they mailed it to the wrong person.</p>
<p>Or maybe someone had too much to drink. ;-) I wouldn't worry about it if you really don't remember applying. It's not like it hurts ya or anything.</p>
<p>Nono, there was no prank involved. I honestly don't remember applying if I did. In fact, I went to the website and looked at the application forms...</p>
<p>I never applied, never got teacher recs, etc. for this...</p>
<p>The name and address are the same... this is extremely weird..</p>
<p>Maybe you just got nominated. my friends said the same thing too</p>
<p>Hmm... odd for someone to get nominated randomly. I don't know many teachers who has enough time to sit around and nominate their good students; most of the time you hafta approach & ask a teacher.</p>
<p>Maybe your counselor did it. The counselor did a lot of ours and i dont think she knows all of us. only our names and by our grades</p>
<p>accel - If youre that concerned about it - you could always call. The Gates people in general seem to be really nice and willing to answer any of your questions. Did you apply for any other HSF sholarship? Maybe its possible the two crossed somewhere. Nevertheless, no need to sweat it.-- Has anyone else heard anything?</p>
<p>The waiting is driving me insane!! Has anyone tried calling??? And would that just be a bad thing to do!??</p>
<p>I was just wondering about that...calling and being like "I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HEARD BACK...please pretty please tell me????"</p>
<p>Someone should try calling.</p>
<p>hi you guys! the wait was killing me, now its all over i havent heard from them yet but now its like it doesnt even matter anymore. i went to visit my future school (JHU) and i loved it! ill go there no matter what with GATES or not so GATES will just be a nice little tag along but ill still be happy if i dont get it</p>
<p>I couldnt stand it so I emailed the Gates people and this is what she said "We have yet to send notifications. But you can expect to receive something by 5/1". If that helps anyone. Guess there is no need to call. I dont really understand the others being notified already, maybe different organizations?? Anyway....still waiting...hoping...praying...</p>
<p>Pffftt... May 1 is a long time away. Well after all the college decisions must be made.</p>
<p>Was that for alllllll the Gates people, or the OCA (did you talk to A. Lane?)?</p>
<p>I dont know anything about the OCA - or any of the different org.s really - I just wrote in general to the HSF lady who had sent a generic email to me back in January regarding the application. -- And no, I didnt talk to A. lane?? Who is that? Were tou told something different?/If so - what did you find out??</p>
<p>Nothing, it's just that the person I've been touch with, this A. Lane, is the one in charge of the OCA, which is what I'm under. So maybe you'll hear back by May 1, and we'll hear back some other time...just depends on whether all the organizations are doing the same things at the same time or not, I guess. </p>
<p>Gahhhh confusing.</p>
<p>hey guys.. i just recieved my scholarship too!
i sent it in like a week after i recieved the letter telling me im a finalist.. but i just got my money and it covers alot.. great stuff..
good luck to all of you!!</p>
<p>skidmarx - can you tell us more about wut the scholarship covered? Loan, books, work study, EFC (maybe? one can hope). We love details, if you don't mind sharing.</p>
<p>And what organization, too!</p>
<p>Congrats!</p>