<p>I'm surprised I haven't seen any threads about it this year. How competitive is its selection process?</p>
<p>I’m doing it. It’s very selective. On the website it says a little over 3000 apply. And looking at the list of winners, it seems as though they pick about 50 people to receive the scholarship.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if it’s mostly just African Americans who get this scholarship? I’m a minority, but not AA, so I don’t want my efforts to be fruitless.
Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Here are some pictures.</p>
<p>[The</a> Jackie Robinson Foundation](<a href=“http://www.jackierobinson.org/about/scholars.php]The”>http://www.jackierobinson.org/about/scholars.php)</p>
<p>Why aren’t there more applicants? I thought this was a pretty well known scholarship. But eh, not complaining.</p>
<p>Hey I have a question what about if your school does not give + or - grades but only solid A’s and B’s. Should I put A+ if I got an A in a class or should I put A.</p>
<p>@collegebounder2: Hmm…now that you bring that up, I’m wondering the same thing. It does seem as if a majority of the scholars are AA! Oh well, I submitted my application–hoping for the best! </p>
<p>Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>@nz2011 I think applicants are relatively few because the application itself is pretty extensive, especially with the essays (four 500 word essays: Leadership, Community Service, Current Issues, and Personal). Imo</p>
<p>I agree with BRazor92
With 30 to 60 winners and not all the top prize amount and the tendency for AA we chose to skip this in favor of doing 4 others (work equivalent) and am sure others are doing the same…</p>
<p>Well it seems like more AA people get it. I totally forgot about this until a few days ago and I didn’t want to go through the effort of the extensive application, so I didn’t apply anyways. I suppose I could’ve reused essays but eh. There are many more local scholarships to do that would have less people applying. 
$500 and 1 or 2 thousand really add up!</p>
<p>I just used my essays from gates and changed them around anybody know when the winners will be notified?</p>
<p>wow i wish i had saw this thread 3 days ago :(</p>
<p>I was going to do it, but its for minorities only.</p>
<p>has anyone made it to the semi finalist round?</p>
<p>I just got an email that I advanced to the second round!</p>
<p>I also just got an e-mail saying has advanced to the second round of review!! How many advance to the 2nd round usually?</p>
<p>Advanced to the second round as well!</p>
<p>Me three!!! How many rounds are there?</p>
<p>Yes I advanced to the second round as well. I wonder how many people got weeded out.</p>
<p>I am also wondering the same thing! If around 3,000 apply each year I think. Does it make sense that about 500 would advance to the 2nd round?</p>