<p>Congrats!!! Can you guys post the TIME of when you guys received it as well, along with race and state? Thank you!!!</p>
<p>@strongestspark
It was automated</p>
<p>@cupcake608
I received mine 07 March 2012 at 3:25 PM.
and Hispanic from Oklahoma</p>
<p>So they send out emails to everybody or just some? Do they send our rejection emails?</p>
<p>So because I haven’t received any mail or email from them, I guess I am out. I am absolutely crushed. I was really counting on this scholarship to pay for college because I would have to pay for out of state tuition. I have received emails from them confirming my application from January, so that means they have not filtered out my email. </p>
<p>Will people still be notified later? Does that mean everyone who applied online and didn’t get an email as of right now are not finalists?</p>
<p>:[ I couldn’t find the exact buttons to press when I called that number, because they only had options for current scholars, recommenders, nominators, and etc. No section for finalists? could you lead me please? Thanks.</p>
<p>Hispanic from Southern CA </p>
<p>I got it at 1:37PM</p>
<p>Hispanic from south Texas. Received the E-mail at 3:38 PM</p>
<p>Hispanic from SoCal
received Email at 1:36 PM and the actual letter at around 2 when I got home.</p>
<p>Greetings All Gates Millennium Applicants,</p>
<p>My name is David Johnny. I am a first year Gates Scholar (2011) and I attend Morehouse College in Atlanta. I am writing this to inform you all that there is a Facebook group called “Gates Millennium Scholarship Applicants 2011-2012”. It is administered by another Gates Scholar and myself. Here you can find most of the answers to your questions and can network with Gates finalists. </p>
<p><a href=“https://www.facebook.com/groups/138817456209975/[/url]”>https://www.facebook.com/groups/138817456209975/</a> </p>
<p>That is the link to the group. I encourage all applicants who have received a letter to join the group if you have not already. If you have not heard from Gates, I still strongly encourage you to join the group.</p>
<p>If you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to PM me or join the Facebook group and ask me directly.</p>
<p>Best of luck,</p>
<p>David.</p>
<p>so basically if you haven’t received an e-mail or letter yet, then you’re not a finalist? do all finalists only get notified today?</p>
<p>@yama2016 No. Some people will be notified as early as next week.</p>
<p>If i called and was not told the “0 out of 5” documents thing, it basically means I didn’t get it right? :(</p>
<p>@yama2016 Not all finalists get notified today. In fact they are still reviewing people’s application for the Scholarship</p>
<p>@neuroscience1234 No that is not necessarily the case. Do not solely rely on that as your fate for the scholarship. Honestly, that number should only be used for when finalist have sent off their information and they want to see if Gates has received all of your documents. There is no need now to keep calling that number. Wait until you received official notification from GMS… whether it is in the form of a letter or email.</p>
<p>Alright thanks. But even if I am not a finalist, I just want to congratulate those who are finalists.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. May I ask where you can find this info because I can’t seem to find specific dates on the Gates page</p>
<p>I have not called or received an email/letter. I am more of old fashion person. I’ll wait for it, although I may just struggle to open it.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’d rather wait and see what happens instead of calling them now. Thank you @dwjohnny93. That makes me feel better because I thought everyone finds out today if they received it. Does GMS send out letters/emails randomly?</p>
<p>@cupcake608 It depends on your organization I believe. For example, if you are AA, UNCF would send you your info. So when your organization sends out their letters, you will receive something.</p>
<p>Hey y’all, i created that group on facebook:) here’s the link [Log</a> In | Facebook](<a href=“Gates Millenium Scholarship Finalists 2012-2013!!:) | Facebook”>Gates Millenium Scholarship Finalists 2012-2013!!:) | Facebook) </p>
<p>Also, there’s another group of past scholars on facebook, and they said we were welcome to join:)</p>