<p>Yay, I got it today</p>
<p>Question: Does anyone know how to get their parent contribution covered under the scholarship as well?</p>
<p>GATES doesn't pay for parent or student contribution.</p>
<p>do they buy u a laptop thougH?</p>
<p>i don't think they buy you a laptop.</p>
<p>nana, how much did you get covered?</p>
<p>i wish......(about them buying us a laptop)</p>
<p>I Got It! Yess!</p>
<p>what is the GMS Leadership Conference?</p>
<p>Basically, a big conference for all the Gates scholars. Happens every year, apparently. They pay for travel fare. If you got the letter, I'm surprised it's not included in there somewhere.</p>
<p>portlander, not to sound like an annoying broken record, but how much did you get covered, if you don't mind me asking?</p>
<p>oh no problem. I'm getting $5,500. MIT was very generous with scholarships/grants so I didn't need too much. =)</p>
<p>do you know where the conference will be held? this is so awesome!!!</p>
<p>No idea where conference is. Hopefully, some of you who have gotten the actual grant figures & info packet can answer that. I really think it would be included in the package...</p>
<p>Anyways, portlander, the 5,500k is for loans & self help? Do you mind if I ask you how much your EFC is? I feel like I am desperately interrogating everybody.</p>
<p>Congras for getting the it. I live in sacramento and i have not received mine yet. what is going on? i hope i get it on monday</p>
<p>Supposedly they will go out on or before May 10th. That means May 10th plus three business days for mail = Friday of next week, or two Mondays from now. Yep... I'll just sit here and wait and pretend to read my ap prep books until then...</p>
<p>I got 5,500 covered.
but my parents still have 6000 left to pay. (Stanford University)</p>
<p>CONGRATS GUYS!!!! Can't wait to see you all. We all have to coordinate wardrobes or something so we can recognize each other.</p>
<p>=)</p>
<p>gphoenix-my parents will have to pay $2400...and I have to come up with approx. $900. I have those covered by outside scholarships, though! The $5,500 was just self-help. MIT didn't include any loans or anything...thank goodness! I hope they notify you soon! </p>
<p>I can't wait to meet everyone as well! Good idea, Lunknot! Let's coordinate wardrobes...hahaha</p>
<p>I got it! :D</p>
<p>For people in the east, the conference will be in Chantilly, VA. West, it'll be LA. I read something on the site about how Bill himself will be there or was there last year, anyway. Pretty awesome stuff.</p>
<p>yay nana, i'll be at stanford too. my EFC is nothing, but I have to pay 1800 for the student contribution. 1800 a year for Stanford isn't so bad at all.</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> I feel left out.</p>
<p>Dani, what did you get covered?</p>
<p>wht is that?? gates millenium? y i never heard of that?....... i wanna cry</p>
<p>gphoenix - Everything but EFC was covered.</p>
<p>You'll get your letter...another person from my school got hers about a week ago, and I was panicking, but it didn't mean anything. I still got mine. :)</p>