<p>This is my first time on here! I am really nervous but really excited . Good luck to everyone !</p>
<p>I’m excited and anxious at the same time afraid but hopeful… grrr! I really hope I get this or I honestly would not be able to go to college without taking out a massive amount of loans! Labmiugac2993 i know how you feel i honestly don’t think I’ll get it since there’s sooo much more qualified people! :(</p>
<p>I feel you guys, I am truly excited!!! I hope the results come out next week so I can focus on USC admissions, but good luck to everyone!!!</p>
<p>Just to clarify, if you’re not eligible for pell grant, you automatically can’t win the scholarship?</p>
<p>^
Yes, you must be pell grant eligible to be a Gates Scholar.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you for your response, ga2012mom.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what I will have to do if my FAFSA calls for the verification process. What will I have to do concerning turning in the asked items from Gates if asked.</p>
<p>FYI, I just called the 888 number from last year and was told that my letter is in the mail and I should receive it in 2 weeks. I think letters have gone out and we will hear soon.</p>
<p>LETTERS ARE OUT ALREADY OH MY LORD. I’m gonna come home as quickly as possible in hopes of having that finalist letter… good luck to everyone! Do they notify by e-mail first or by mail?</p>
<p>Wow, they are already announcing?!?! MY HEART RATE TOTALLY JUST INCREASED. </p>
<p>And I am pretty sure they notify by e-mail first!</p>
<p>OMG ARE YOU GUYS KIDDING?!?? IM FREAKING OUT!!! If I call do you think they will tell me if my letter is ready?</p>
<p>Also, are the letters of finalist status and rejections, or one or the other?</p>
<p>OMG!!! Does anyone know the number so I can please call. I didn’t get anything from them yet! Please what’s the 1-888 number???</p>
<p>Hi poeticbynature,</p>
<p>The number is 877/690-4677.</p>
<p>Oh thank you. I just called and it said that my letter has been sent. It didn’t make me feel better at all. UHHH! So many mixed emotions.</p>
<p>Does a person answer? Or do you have to type your ID to check on the status of the letter?</p>
<p>Sent from my SGH-T989 using CC</p>
<p>yeah you have to type in your nine digit ID for them to tell you about your status</p>
<p>When you listened to your message using the (800), did it say that you needed additional documents to complete your file?</p>
<p>Has anyone received an email…I thought we received email notifications first.</p>
<p>I didn’t get one yet, but people get some in waves. Others about 2 days later</p>