<p>Thanks, Speak_Easy.
Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>I am Asian from Florida :)
I faxed it last Monday the 17th!</p>
<p>Don't panic guys! Be patient! That's what I did
Keep your fingers crossed!</p>
<p>East Coast kids are relieved now! Haha.</p>
<p>I wonder how long it will take for it to get to WA.</p>
<p>haha i just got rejected by three schools in the same day wow
i'm not upset at all. but if i didn't get Gates, i would bawl my eyes out!
thank you Gates! i will make you guys proud :) whichever school i will go to</p>
<p>nothing yet...AHHH</p>
<p>aubrey, could u please tell us ur stats? gpa, efc (if not too personal), ap classes, leadership, community service etc.?</p>
<p>hmmm ok let's see
Horrible SATs
3.7 unweighted
For EFC..let's say that I really needed GMS support XD
7 AP classes overall
Lots of leadership
President: Beta Club, Vice President: Spanish NHS, Student Gov't Sec, and Key Club Treasurer
I think it was my leadership experience and essays that I poured my heart into was what made me a scholar. </p>
<p>haha if you look at earlier posts, you'd see me freaking out like a maniac.
it's b/c i turned mine in the extended deadline, and the system shut down.
all that time, i thought that my application was never turned it. so when i was named finalist...i was...ecstatic.</p>
<p>From what I observe, I really think most finalists get it - as long as they didn't lie about their gpa and are pell grant eligible.</p>
<p>i hope u r right AGirlLikeMe cuz i reeeeeeeallly want to get this! i faxed my last doc on the 26th so i guess im going to have to wait until next week to find out...
my stats r pretty much the same as urs Aubrey except I only have 3 leadership positions...yeah, i guess there is no point on worrying - whatever is going to happen is meant to happen!</p>
<p>I think you will be fine, Hahastupidme. You would have to wait a little bit, but I'm sure there will be a good news.</p>
<p>what about ur stats, AGirllikeMe? u r asian also, right?</p>
<p>Ok...I made a facebook group:
GMS</a> 2008</p>
<p>You guys need to join it, especially the SCHOLARS! Hollaaa! :)</p>
<p>I guess that all of the East Coast finalists receive their notifications already! I hope us West Coast finalists hear something tomorrow! I am so anxious! Congrats you guys!!</p>
<p>Good luck JohnN :) and everyone else waiting and waiting</p>
<p>So all the Gates advertising-pictures show get-togethers and parties for past years....</p>
<p>do we get one? when and where? :D</p>
<p>i got it!!
what does it mean by:
"GMS is a last-dollar award; it replaces a Gates Scholar's unmet need. The GMS award must be applied to the Gates Scholar's educational expenses for the cost of tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, supplies, transportation and personal expenses that are allowable in accordance with federal regulations"</p>
<p>"GMS awards do not replace FC (family contribution) or any portion of an educational loan (PLUS, unsubsidized loan, health professional loan, state loan, institutional loan or private loan) that covers a Scholar's FC.</p>
<p>So if my EFC = 0, and my school meets 100% of demonstrated need, and gives me like 10,000 in loans every year, GMS is not going to pay for the loans?</p>
<p>MY interpretation (I still need to check) of that was Gates will just never ever pay for your EFC. So Let's say your EFC was 10. Well that's all on you. So you can either pay $10, or you can take a loan out for $10....but if you need to take out a loan to cover your EFC, they're not going to pay for that loan. Does that make sense? So GMS replaces self-help aid, including loans, but you still need to pay for your part. If you need to take out a loan to pay your part, GMS isn't going to pay for that particular loan.</p>
<p>Make sense? We should still check with them, though...</p>
<p>I am a Gates Scholar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!</p>
<p>Hey sodium, where are you from again?</p>
<p>OMG everyone is becoming a scholar!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>i know Mr Tang, everyone is becoming a scholars...i really wanna know if i am a scholar or not but i won't hear from them until next week cuz i submitted my docs late...</p>