Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship 2015-2016

Transfer Students
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@sat4498 I do not think it will take them another month, nor do I actually think 600 is a doable number in that short a period of time. I highly, highly doubt they have been nothing for the past two months. I understand the fear, but I really do not think we should be concerned about that.

Couple other thoughts:

  1. While it is not perfectly reliable, look to the CS board. Their procedures seem similar to ours - they had semifinalists, additional info requests (though at slightly different times), etc. About a week after their final info was due recipients were notified.
  2. They added more to the "New Transfer Scholar" page: http://www.jkcf.org/scholarship-programs/new-transfer-scholars/ They included multiple new filles.

We are making progress.

@graceunworthy I will take you up on that.

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Hahaha @ForestryGuy Today is Star Wars day!

Hey guys, do you think they will have a 3rd form before the final decisions?

600 seems kind of high though, I don’t know… @Jouuuu . I mean, who wants to request and review 600+ financial documents?

Do we really believe there are still 600 applicants @ this moment? If the two forms meant nothing, will they really reread 600 applications in their entirety? I mean, what else would they have to go by? Theoritically that’s what got us “here” from the 2,200 original applicants right?

So they’re rereading applications? Idk guys… We are so susceptible to rumors right now lol. Someone may be toying with us.

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Relax @jakobe2020. I dont have any problems checking this forum my dear. You dont have to take it like that. To be honest, checking this forum and reading the wonderful and downright hilarious things you people post about yourselves has really insprired and helped me through not just this but also my finals and waiting for admissions decisions. So the fact that im looking at this forum doesnt mean im in bad shape.

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for those of you future JKCF award recipients, be advised: salmon colored shorts will not be permitted at this year’s scholar’s weekend. :frowning: salmon colored shorts pose a significant danger to the integrity of the scholar community. until such risk is lifted, please dress accordingly.

today i finished my semester. i know that you’re all waiting like crazy, but you’d be surprised how much we’re waiting too. we really want to claim each of you before our rivals get the chance.

next year, a few of you will repeat this cycle with a new group of incoming scholars or “cookies” if you want to be cutesy.

what are the top three things you all look for in a school?

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@LostUber I doubt that @Jouuuu meant that there are still 600; only that there might have initially been. I highly, highly doubt they are re-reading most applications. They submitted their final request for info (this was the last one the CS received), they have updated their website, etc. We obviously can’t know for sure, nor can we say for sure there will not be more delays, but I do think we are nearing the end.

@jakobe2020 This forum is about JKC, including supporting each other. That can mean distracting.

@optimisticky I actually thought through this a lot when applying to schools and distilled it to this: Sharing a value in social justice, opportunities for independent, mentored work, and a strong sense of community.

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I’d just like to share something with all of you! I’ve been thinking about all of this for some time, as all of us have. In the last few weeks, to be honest, I’ve been able to let it go to some extent, and that has felt very good. I wrote this out earlier today and I feel it would be enjoyable for all of you to read.

  1. What if I don’t win the scholarship

The most expected outcome. Honestly I spent a couple of months feeling like I really, really nailed that application and feeling like I really won this thing. I didn’t know a thing about the JKC scholarship when I first started school. I was a high school drop out, just hoping to finish up my prerequisites and transfer to the local university. Let’s just say my self-conception was very, very different than it is today. I went from being surrounded by a heavy drug culture to, well, I was named the most outstanding student of my graduating class, and that was so, so humbling to me. I can’t even explain the transformation that implies in and of itself.

I heard about the JKC scholarship through another young lady who won it a few years ago at my school. She is now going to Harvard as a graduate student with a full ride. My instructor told me about this girl’s story, and I was struck with this sense of possibility. I worked my ass off to be competitive to this scholarship, but along the way, I realized my own potential.

The result? Now I know. I know that whether I get this scholarship or not, my future is bright. I must say this: I am very lucky. Not in terms of income. My family is very poor. But one of the schools I applied for offered me a nearly full ride (minus loans) to attend their school, and it’s the kind of school which will likely land me grad school opportunities. I have paid my deposit and I am 100% ready to go. I have even connected with alumni who are interested in progressive local politics and permaculture, so I believe I will find “my people” right away. I know that what I want to do, community and economic development, is an attainable goal for me, and no matter what happens, I have an excellent path to pursue it.

I have decided this: if I do not get this scholarship, it is simply because someone else needed it more than I did. And I am 100% okay with that.

  1. What if I do win the scholarship

If I win this scholarship, that sends me one message: my responsibility on this Earth has just increased tenfold. If some man who built a fortune ended up giving that fortune to this foundation and I ended up benefitting from it, well that just means I need to give back that much more. If I win this scholarship, and I can go to Vanderbilt or Columbia, I will work my ass off to see that the changes this world needs happens. I will do everything that is in my soul to make sure this country moves in the direction it must. My heart breaks for the millions of souls across this country and in the world who are never realized, who never actualize their full potential because of the circumstances in this world. I was meant to work towards change, and I will do it whether I win or not. But if I do win, my opportunities are greater, and therefore my duty is greater.

I am at peace with either option. I hope you all will think through this for yourselves and take the time to think about your purpose, no matter the outcome. All of you are incredible world-shaking leaders, and I know that you can find your way and realize your purpose.

Besides that, I hope that everyone can let this go and let it happen on the day it does. We will know when we know, and we must make peace with this.

Much love to all of you, much respect, and much hope for a brighter future. You are a beautiful group of people.

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That was touching. You are an awesome individual.

Love you! <3 & much luck to you

@anythinghere

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@anythinghere that was very well put, thank you for making my day!

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Reading you guy’s responses truly makes me believe that the people who are named finalists are really going to deserve it 100% !

I would not feel so bad not earning the scholarship knowing 85ish outstanding people are truly fighting for the betterment of not only their own lives, but of the world…

I used to think there were no more good people in the world! Once again, just don’t forget us semifinalists who may not make it, and don’t forget about our commitment to better this world because this world seriously needs leaders and heroes!

If you guys don’t change the world, who else will? Carry the torch for your comrades, never forget us and your true purpose. Much love guys!

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Well all my classes are technically over. Now just a week of finals and then I’ll receive my accidental associates degree.

Also, good luck tomorrow @Quietlybear. I hope you don’t win the bet because I’d really like to not have to wait any more, but more than likely you are correct.

They’ll probably announce the winners while I’m working in the middle of the woods after next week and have no signal.

@optimisticky @nekozuki Does scholars weekend have a dress code? Am I finally going to be forced to buy adult clothes?

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@midia Welcome!

@ForestryGuy @Quietlybear Between today and next Wednesday, I am telling you.

@anythinghere Thank you for such a wonderful post, as well as @RlyOwl @Quietlybear and @LostUber for the supportive responses. I concur that there are so many of you that deserve scholarship and I hope that everyone here ends up with what they need to be successful.

As a side note, I can go to school next semester! I finally, finally had a college offer me a financial aid package with enough money! I am much, much calmer now and am back to enjoying the process.

PS - This message took about four attempts to type because my cat kept walking on it.

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Graduation today! Whoohoo!! I also found out that USC is taking care of about $55,000 out of $70,000 of my financial obligations this year (and hopefully next year).

I really hope, if nothing else, JKC decides to select me, even as the 85th finalist! If not, maybe I’ll be one of the 5 people that make them say: "Ehh… why not 90, helping him won’t cost much. " Please please please! I already have loans out for community college.

But regardless, this is a dream come true! I could not afford to college without this grant! Such great news and I am so grateful! (Sorry guys, I was just a bit excited).

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http://www.jkcf.org/scholarship-programs/new-transfer-scholars/

Financial FAQs posted. The time is so very near.

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Has anyone heard anything…? May 6th, and it’s still super quiet on my end.

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@ForestryGuy i mean, you want to look smart. there’s a formal dining/cocktail party, so bring your shiny shoes. last year, there were three camps of people: the vogue/GQ camp who get their photos taken, the sweaters, and the tight collars/tight waists that can’t breathe.

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@LostUber congratulations on the USC news. I know I was happy when my NAU covered my tuition, which is small compared to yours, so you must be ecstatic right now.

@optimisticky how does someone go about looking smart? Or did you mean successful? Does that mean no tie dyed shirt, khaki cargos, and flip flops?

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I doubt there will be any responses today. Most likely, we will be hearing something back on Monday.

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Smart money is on early next week. I got to imagine that they should be updating the Excel sheet at around 3-4 PM.

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@LostUber Congrats on USC’s funding package! I am so happy to hear you will be able to go.

@midia I am doubtful about today, as well; but I concur that Monday is not unlikely. I do know it is not necessarily reliable, but it does seem that our process has held similarities with the College Scholar process and they heard back about a week after their final information was due - so anytime between now and Wednesday, with a strongest guesstimate at Monday or Tuesday.

Also remember that it seems that JKCF seems to communicate in the latter part of the day, at least for those of us who have received communication at our school - seems to be around between three and five eastern time.

Also, @sammyclaire23, if there is any benefit to this forum, it is that I think we will know when people begin to hear back. Which I actually really appreciate - especially since rejection emails typically go out after recipients have been notified (or sometimes not at all? We had no winners last year and nobody ever heard anything either way - at all), this will give me an idea of when to formally close this chapter and move on. I know we are still in the dark with each other, but I would be even more confused without this board; I find it helpful to know what is going on with other applicants.