Hi maiem1410 I don’t think anyone can say for sure but I imagine every little detail matters at this point. However, it seems like you made it as a semi-finalists without taking any honor classes so that’s probably a good sign. I personally think you should be fine as long as your application is strong everywhere else. Good luck!
@Mitroyo Thank you for your encouragement 
Good luck to you too.
Has anyone received anything about their Fall Grades? Just wondering since everyone is talking about having to send them in.
@FinishingTheApp Nothing about my Fall grades yet! I wouldn’t be surprised if we heard something in the upcoming weeks. They’re really ahead of schedule this cycle compared to others, which is great! And looking at the threads from previous years, usually they contact us around the end of January, or beginning of February.
Time is moving so fast, huh?
Do you guys know if the foundation does interview either in person or over the phone?
@maiem1410 I don’t think there is any kind of an interview. I kind of wish there was. I believe the only steps for us will be to follow up with any more information the foundation requests from us. Fall grades, college acceptances, additional financial forms, etc.
This wait is worse than I thought. I do enjoy the days were I have it completely out of my mind though. lol. Then I remember it’s only January.
Has anyone received any emails regarding additional information ???
@unique99 I haven’t received any emails regarding additional information.
The people over at the Foundation are so awesome! I got an e-mail from a university stating that they got my name from the JKCF. They probably sent out a list of semi-finalists to some selective universities, and the universities probably cross-referenced those names with the ones on their mailing list database. A very nice gesture <3
@unique99 I haven’t. I am sure it will be any day now. I’m trying to get my last university apps in.
This is off topic, so I apologize, but did anyone apply to the PTK fall scholarships? I am wondering when we will hear about those. I am contemplating holding off some of my university apps until I hear about that but do not want to wait too long on it. I noticed they are asking us for our fall transcripts on the PTK website.
@AGoodFloridian I got an email as well! From Cornell University, but my school email is not on their mailing list (I use my personal email.) So I’m a bit confused as to how they got that email. It certainly made my day though, until I realized that I’m unlikely to get in because last semester was a travesty. lol.
@TexasRosé_ I didn’t get the chance to apply to the PTK fall scholarships (got very sick last semester), but from what I’ve seen in the past, you don’t hear from them until March/April I believe.
@exnihilonihilfit Sorry to hear about your last semester 
That’s a bummer, ugh. And wow… Well looks like I won’t be waiting then. lol.
@AGoodFloridian I received email from Cornell as well even tho I was rejected from the JCKF scholarship and didn’t make it to the semifinals. They said they got my name and email from JCKF. I feel excited as Cornell is the only university I’m applying to. I hope I get in. Good luck to u all in ur scholarship and getting into the colleges of ur dreams.
@mohamedali0923 We’re all rooting for you here, show Cornell the same amount of determination you showed on your JKCF application and you’ll be a very strong applicant!
As a transfer student, it’s generally advisable to apply to more than one school, and include some in-state options. I’d recommend that for you, so good luck!
I received an email asking for more financial information, nothing about fall grades. Anybody else?
I also received that email! Their wording included something like “as we move on to the next phase”.
This is mirroring last years events. There’s speculation about it all, but i wouldn’t go on it- it csn be easy to jump to conclusions in these heightened states of anxiety hahahha
Hello!
I am a semi-finalist and I also received an email requesting for more information, however some of my friends (who are also semi-finalists) didn’t receive such email.
Is this email supposed to be sent to everyone or are they already eliminating people from the run?
@andres2909 Some of my friends haven’t received it either, but it’s way too early to say, honestly. These things are usually sent out over time and in waves.