<p>did anyone receive an email saying they didn't get it?</p>
<p>I don't think you're doomed. Hispanics were just the first to be notified. I would suppose that if you are Hispanic and haven't heard then you probably didn't advance, but I wouldn't say that definitively. </p>
<p>As for other groups, the semi-finalists will be told most likely tomorrow. It sucks that they don't do notifications centrally that way everyone can find out at the same time, but, such is life.</p>
<p>Good luck to you all!!! :)</p>
<p>I am wondering why different ethnicities are being notified at seperate times...if we all applied for Gates scholars, shouldn't we be notified at once? On that matter, who "runs" the scholarship... different ethnic scholarship funds or the Gates Scholarship program?</p>
<p>The way it works, at least from my understanding, is that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds the scholarships, but the program is administered by the different organizations for each of the minority groups.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all who are semi-finalists!!! Has anyone received an email saying that they didn't get it?</p>
<p>memberofthevrwc ... I only applied to GMS ... where we supposed to apply under our ethnic programs? Or does GMS administer the ethnic allocations?</p>
<p>What I mean is that everyone applied through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (GMS), and they are where the money comes from, but each ethnicity is administered by a different group, just for ease of management I suppose.</p>
<p>memberofthevrwc</p>
<p>yeah true, i'll just do that, if i become a finalist...good luck to all those that are waiting our time is approaching</p>
<p>so...new day, new prospects...good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>i just got an email notifying me that i was a FINALIST!! YEA!!</p>
<p>OMFG YESSSSS! THANK YOU UNCF AND GATES! I just got an email that I was a finalist too! :) Much love guys, this is a joyous event for all of us. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>
<p>can you tell us what group sent that to you?</p>
<p>just wondering, have any asians receive an email?</p>
<p>I am Asian...and no email yet :(.</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone else! </p>
<p>btw, are you guys "Finalists"' (implying that you are a Gates Scholar) or are you guys "semifinalists" (meaning you have advanced to the finalist selection stage)?</p>
<p>i'm african american.. so I'm guessing they sent out the letters today also!</p>
<p>ok, I hope us asians get it soon electrequiem... I'm on spring break right now and I don't want to wait around all day for this email and not do anything</p>
<p>Hamman ... it has pretty much been a nailbiting week...I want to know one way or another soon!</p>
<p>im african american and got it</p>
<p>Just curious ... what exactly does the email say? Anyone kind enough to copy+paste the email (deleting the private info, obviously)? :)</p>
<p>I'm African-American and I didn't get an email. ): </p>
<p>Did all AA here get an email?</p>