<p>^^Straight up? I thought they sent emails?? I guess I’ll give them a call then…</p>
<p>They do send emails to finalist. But I remember one girl who actually was a finalist and never received hers</p>
<p>i havnt gotten any information on whether or not they recieved my documents and i sent them last week. I have no idea where i can check and i can not call because i always get home late baseball practice and the office is already closed.
Pleeeeaaase help!</p>
<p>You can call any time… it’s an automated response from the following number: 877-690-4677
Press 2. current nominee/nominator/recommendor
Press 1. You are a nominee
Enter your student registration number (which is your 5 digit zipcode and the last 4 numbers of your preferred phone number)
Then enter you social security number.
You well get a message of what they have received and what they still need. Good luck!</p>
<p>man that was quick =]
thank you very much</p>
<p>woooo ok so they did get my documents
makes me feel so much better =]
well im set now to wait
good luck to all</p>
<p>WOO! They have all my documents it took them quite some time to get them but they did.</p>
<p>I wish we could hear from Gates earlier!</p>
<p>We should find out in 2 weeks, most likely April 15.</p>
<p>I have some questions you guys! I’m a finalist and I finally got all my stuff together, seems like most of you already sent it in so that worries me 
Is there some way to check online once stuff has been received?! I’m reading some mysterious 0-5 message everywhere and trying to trace it back in the forum.</p>
<p>AND do you think mailing or faxing is BETTER? I have my stuff ready to mail but sounds like everyone is faxing it.</p>
<p>I found out the 0-5 thing. Answers anyone? :)</p>
<p>I think it would be better to fax because your documents have to be received by April 8, not postmarked. So to be safe that the mail isn’t slow or your documents do not get lost in the mail, it would be best to fax them directly to the organization. I faxed them and the next day I received the 5 out of 5 message on the phone.</p>
<p>I mailed all of mine and they all got there. The mail is reliable most of the time lol</p>
<p>The wait is killing me!!!</p>
<p>@AcademicLebron,
I agree! I just received my acceptance letter from USC and I am beyond excited. If I become a Gates Scholar I’ll be attending USC, provided gates covers my unmet need, which is ALOT. I pray I get this scholarship!</p>
<p>@Ambitious93 are you from louisiana? I thought I read in a earlier post that you were…anyways I’m praying too! I might have to tackle the mailman if I see anything that looks like a packet!</p>
<p>Lol yeah that’s where I’m from. It says we should find out mid April, so hopefully time goes by fast. Where are you from and what college do you plan on going to?</p>
<p>I’m from central Louisiana and I plan on attending Xavier University in the fall…</p>
<p>Haha! I feel you guys! I just wanna know!
I’m heading to Georgetown in the fall so…fingers crossed! It would be an amazing help!</p>
<p>Anyway. Good luck everyone if you’re hearing back from colleges today and best of luck to all of us for Gates!</p>
<p>I plan on going to Xavier if USC doesn’t work out. It’s close and I’ve always loved Xavier.</p>