<p>One should be vigilant enough to know that there are 60 people in the world who deserve this, and they will never even have the good fortune of hearing about the Jack Kent Cooke or even stepping foot into a college classroom. My story is bad, my stats are perfect, but neither makes me special–intrinsic. Good luck to all… I will be excited for all of the winners! The world needs more Jack Kent Cooke Scholars…</p>
<p>Moderator’s Note: There are a lot of scholarships out there for which most people do not qualify. It is important that those who do qualify are able to get enough information in order to be able to apply. </p>
<p>So please do not sidetrack the discussions by lamenting about it.</p>
<p>This week?! Yay!!! I’m so nervous!! This scholarship is definitely LIFE CHANGING!</p>
<p>TeachmeChelle - I’ll tell you if I’m one of the recipients :)</p>
<p>@texaspg - Thank you!!</p>
<p>@PreMedaholic - Good luck!! The nerves are getting to me, i’m nervous to check my email in case i get a message from the JKCF, or from my school about some meeting they need me to be at. I hope if the schools find out this week they won’t leave us hanging for too long! :)</p>
<p>@dianelilith - My fingers are still crossed for you! I’ll be anxiously watching the board hoping to hear that you got it and found out at the dinner tonight!! :)</p>
<p>The President and Dean of the school surprised me in a meeting this afternoon to let me know that I’ve won a scholarship! They told me it was one of 73 this year, and that a classmate of mine has received one as well!</p>
<p>My application still says 'Under Committee Review", so don’t be discouraged if yours still says the same.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone, and if you have a question I’d be happy to answer.</p>
<p>!!!</p>
<p>@CraigAV, CONGRATS!!! That is so awesome! </p>
<p>How does it feel? Are you super excited, or are you still in shock? :)</p>
<p>OMG! So happy for you!!! Congratulations! Make us all proud!</p>
<p>What school do you attend? Two recipients is amazing! Again CONGRATS!!! So awesome!</p>
<p>Congrats Craig!! Amazing news!!!</p>
<p>I called my school’s rep today and she said she hasn’t heard anything from the foundation. So maybe those those schools where there were winners have already been notified…</p>
<p>@Ciresu, still in shock! Everyone else is excited for me, and I’m sure it will sink in real soon!</p>
<p>@BlueJacket, Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA.</p>
<p>@Denbal87, I wouldn’t get disheartened yet. The foundation was just saying on their Facebook page yesterday that the notifications would go out by the end of the week, so there’s a good chance that they haven’t gotten to every school yet. </p>
<p>If they really picked 73 winners this year like they told CraigAV’s school, then we all have even better odds!</p>
<p>I have been observing this thread all the time and that’s it, gotta join the heat</p>
<p>@CraigAV CONGRATULATIONS!!! This is a huge success :)</p>
<p>@Everyone else, keep hoping. I’m not sure what you guys are thinking right now, but I just want to hear my news right away, no matter if it is good or bad :((</p>
<p>Good point Ciresu, thanks for the moral support! Best of luck to all!</p>
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<p>@CraigAV You have really sick stats man… Totally deserving</p>
<p>I would like to congratulate those here that were nominated, and good luck to all! In the spirit of making this thread helpful to other future scholar candidates, please post how and when you found out you were selected (or not). I look forward to seeing the results, I’m not in it, but I’m excited for you all nonetheless!</p>
<p>@ Nateriver - I’m thinking I can’t stand the waiting!! lol. I agree with you wholeheartedly that if the decision has been made as to who has been selected and who hasn’t (which is obviously has!) then i’d just like to know as soon as possible, even if I’m not one of the 73 who receive it. Hopefully we’ll all know by the end of the week!</p>
<p>Congrats @AV!!</p>
<p>Just got back from the dinner. There was no announcement tonight… Still waiting.</p>