@philargyrist if you become a finalist they will ask for proof of eligibility and since you do not qualify you will be removed from the list of finalists. So essentially, no.
@philargyrist Since being eligible for the Pell Grant is a requirement for Gates winners, I don’t think they would consider you once they find out that you are not eligible.
Quick question (I always start second-guessing myself when the due date is soon!). When adding classes, do you select “Not Reported” for classes you are taking currently? Also, are you supposed to add classes that you are not currently taking but are going to take in your second semester?
Finished! Good luck to u all!! And yeah @ThatPeprika your rite.
When your teacher hasn’t done the nomination form yet :))))))
Everything is submitted. Now let’s just play the waiting game. Anyone know when the finalist would be notified?
@Snowbunnybug Last year the finalists were announced at the end of the first week of March. Non-finalists are not notified. The Scholars are announced around mid-April. When Scholars are announced, all finalists receive a notice about their status. Scholars get the thick package with good news. All the other finalists receive a regular envelope with the disappointing news.
Got another teacher to do the nomination and turned in my app! I’m so nervous already.
I just submitted mine as well! It took me half an hour just to get myself to press that submit button. Ugh, now we must wait two more months to hear if we are finalists! Waiting is the hardest part, for me at least
HELP. I’M TOO SCARED TO HIT SUBMIT o.o
Press submit! When I know I’m trying to stall submitting something,to get myself to press submit I just tell myself, “Well, I’m going to have to submit this sooner or later. Might as well do it now.” And for some reason, it works. It’ll be okay 
i just submitted mine im screaming!!! good luck to all of us [-O<
@cnuprincess Cutting it close haha. Congrats!
I was logged on the entire time and the thing froze around 11:58. I ended up submitting at 12:00 because the system was like “You may still submit your application as you were logged on and were editing your forms, etc” …
Good luck to everyone 
Good Luck !!!
Submitted yesterday! Good luck everyone
Has anyone not received a confirmation email, even though everything has been submitted and online it says processing?
@collegeasker12 did you submit yours at midnight this morning? If you did that may be why you haven’t received a confirmation email yet as they probably had thousands of submissions at that point. I submitted mine in December, and the confirmation came several minutes later.
My teacher submitted his rec around 9, and that completed my app.