<p>I just got an email from GMSP telling me that my application is on file. They also stated that we will find out about Finalist Notifications in MID-March!!! Uhhhh!!! That’s like 2 weeks later than last year.</p>
<p>Scholars will be notified of their status in Mid-April. I’ve been praying. God bless everyone!</p>
<p>Got that same notice today. Just tryin’ to chill until March</p>
<p>Did everyone get notices?! I haven’t gotten anything!!</p>
<p>So did I. I’m excitedd</p>
<p>I got an email around 1:30 pm today.</p>
<p>Woah I was freaking out but then double checked my email and saw I received one. I’m super excited aswell. And really anxious</p>
<p>Ok Good. How long were everyone’s essays. I know some of my friends were like mad short like 300-400 words but I wrote around 950 for all of mine.</p>
<p>My essays were around 300-700 words. Some topics were easier to write about than others.</p>
<p>I haven’t gotten an e-mail yet, should I be worried? And my essays were long they ranged from like 600/700 up to the limit.</p>
<p>I was freaking out too because I couldn’t find the e-mail but I found it in the junk e-mail for some odd reason! So just check in junk/spam and it might be in there. And my essays were pretty lengthy and detailed (900-1000 words). I just hope they weren’t too wordy or something!! D:</p>
<p>I found my e-mail! Woot!</p>
<p>Well most of my essays were 900+ words… dangerously close to the limit. A few were 700 and 800.
1000 words was not enough for some of the prompts. The limit actually used to be much more than that. >:l</p>
<p>@waterandbridges: I wouldn’t worry yet. Keep checking your e-mail, junk/spam, trash maybe… It’ll show up soon.</p>
<p>Woahh I’m freaking out now my essays ranged from like 400-650 words. They were longer but repetitive so I cut them down. Hey guys I already have a strong feeling I’m not gna get Bc I did all me essays the night before and I didn’t go to bed until like 4:50 am. And they weren’t looked over by anyone. So yeah that’s pretty bad and I was close to not applying. So good luck guys!</p>
<p>Oh and waterand bridges yeah just check your junk and spam. The same thing happened to me.</p>
<p>Found the e-mail!! You guys were right, it was in junk mail and I had just checked my inbox. And about the essays I know that people have received the scholarship when they have written short essay responses so I was a little concerned because I thought mine were way too long (at least half were 900-something words and I had to make some shorter). The people from my school (that I know of) didn’t write extremely short essays so I felt a little better.</p>
<p>It all depends on the content! But in my opinion, longer essays are better… unless they are full of unneeded detail, wordiness, etc. I added a little bit of background information in mine so that’s why some were very long.</p>
<p>I think as long as they thoroughly explain the prompt, then you should be fine! :)</p>
<p>@margiem315: Even if you took less time than most, you never know!! You might get it. Some people spend months on their essays and don’t even get chosen.</p>
<p>Thanks you guys! 
this definetly made me feel better I cant believe we have to wait until march to find out! My birthday is on March 15 and I’m freaking out and hoping that’s when I don’t get a notice. But thanks again guys!</p>
<p>Some people won the scholarship who wrote their essays late minute so I shouldn’t be spool worried. You put in effort and just wait for mid-March to roll in.</p>
<p>Okay now I’m definitely less worried</p>
<p>So since the word limit on the essays was a thousand words, and a picture speaks a thousand words, do you think that Gates would have accepted eight pictures?</p>
<p>Lol, it certainly would have gone down in their books. What does everyone want major in? I think I’ll double Major in Communications and public Relations and minor in creative writing.</p>