Jefferson Scholars 2008

<p>There is no essentially different process.</p>

<p>You should be able to find it on jeffersonscholars.org, just in case I'm wrong. But there's a group of schools internationally that have decided to participate, who go through the same interviews. These people aren't disadvantaged, although I'd imagine significantly fewer schools outside of the U.S. have decided to endorse the program.</p>

<p>So if you haven't been nominated already, it's a little late.</p>

<p>At the same time, UVa does take high-quality members of the normal applicant pool into the program -they go straight to the finalist selection weekend. This doesn't happen for very many people though, and I believe they only do it for schools that aren't able to participate/nominate students from the beginning.</p>

<p>Is it recommended to send 'thank yous' to my interviewers? There were five of them and I do not remember exactly their names.</p>

<p>I did.</p>

<p>I don't think you necessarily have to, but it doesn't hurt. When I got an email with the address/date of the interview before, it had all the email addresses of the committee interviewing me -I just sent the same thank you email to all of them, as I didn't have addresses.</p>

<p>If you don't remember all the names, don't worry -they'll understand if you don't personalize each one. If you don't send at all, they'll understand anyway. The thank you note isn't the focus of the interview.</p>

<p>yea i think my interview went really well
they kept me 20 minutes over. They were laughing a lot, the chairman even winked at me. The chair offered me his business card. They all subtely commented on how much they liked me. I just hope it was enough to overcome my mediocre test scores, and push me to become a finalist.</p>

<p>Congrats...
Where are you from?...what happens next?</p>

<p>Nice! The interview was fun, the committee was extremely cool. Mine was about five minutes over, and they said congratulations on the way out the door. I just got a phone call, I'm onto the next round.</p>

<p>Trevor, the interviews are worth a lot, and there's no way any of what you said could be bad. Good luck! You probably won't need it, you'll be fine.</p>

<p>momofbees, i think there's usually a second interview next, around a week later, at least when there are a lot of applicants from the area. After that, the finalist weekend.</p>

<p>I'm in southern California.</p>

<p>i also sent thank yous to my interviewers. i did it in with an e-mail and said something to the effect of </p>

<p>"dear mr o'connell,</p>

<p>thank you so much for the opportunity to meet with you and the regional committee this past weekend. i had a great time getting to know you and learning more about the university of virginia. the jefferson scholars program seems like a wonderful opportunity and i am sure you will choose someone who will represent st louis well. thanks again!</p>

<p>sincerely,
kristin</p>

<p>ps: i attached a copy of my resume because i forgot to leave it with you [edit: i brought one with me and intended to leave it because they noticed that i had it yet didn't leave one]. if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.</p>

<p>Congrats ...Do you know how many kids were in your area and how many out of the first group get a second interview and then..how many go onto the finals?</p>

<p>I don't know how many were in my area for the first interview.</p>

<p>I do know that either two or three from however many there were are moving onto the second interview.</p>

<p>I'm in the Los Angeles area -they told me there were two other groups interviewing around here, which they'd combine pools for the second interview, and that there'd be around seven or eight total.</p>

<p>Two people will go onto finals.</p>

<p>im from texas
i am on pins and needles wanting to know if i got it or not.
bc unlike a lot of jeff scholar interviewees i really want to go to UVA</p>

<p>ugh..what stress..when is the next interview and then when do yo know...and of course good luck</p>

<p>i dont have another interview, there was just one for my region. only about 15 are in it. but they only send one. ill know sometime in the area of a week and a half from now, hopefully sooner</p>

<p>Interviews are about a week after the first ones for me, so this weekend.</p>

<p>I don't know when I find out, but I think they're pretty quick about notification.</p>

<p>Thanks much!</p>

<p>trevor -you should be fine, the interview looked amazing for you. if i'm lucky i'll see you in the finalist weekend.</p>

<p>ill pray to see u there kknight
i want nothing more than that</p>

<p>No wonder you didn't get the award.</p>

<p>hope4freeride, </p>

<p>Yes, we did get drunk at a frat party, but that had nothing to do with NSW. There were no Jeff committee members present, it was not a university-sponsored event, and we were actually encouraged by Jimmy, as in Jimmy Wright (James Wright, check for his signature on your Jefferson Foundation materials) to go out and have a good time with our hosts that night. </p>

<p>It is absolutely ludicrous for you to believe that Jefferson Scholars are not down-to-earth kids that like to have a good time with their friends. Just because someone has a social life that includes drinking at parties doesn't mean they are automatically disqualified from the competition. A very real part of college is the non-academic side of it, and the Jefferson Foundation encouraged all finalists to get out there and experience as much of the UVa life as possible.</p>

<p>I have done nothing but offer my own experiences for your benefit because I know this is a very difficult, clandestine process. I do not appreciate a snide remark regarding my time at UVa and will definitely think twice about posting on this board in the future. If you read my other post carefully, you will recall that I was offered a spot as an alternate but couldn't afford to wait it out. To go through my school's nomination process, the application process, the regional interviews, and National Selection Weekend and come out as an alternate is heart-wrenching, but I am content to know that I tried my best and am satisfied with where I am now. </p>

<p>I wish you the best of luck, of course, but would caution you against sharing such off the mark generalizations with the crowd you may meet at National Selection Weekend. The lack of tact displayed with your previous comment will do much more harm to your outcome than the beers I had at a party with 15 other current and hopeful Jefferson Scholars.</p>

<p>lol@hope4freeride's high school outlook on life. Wait until he gets to college and finds that people smarter and more successful than he is like to drink, smoke and snort. Rofl.</p>

<p>Cav:
I sent you a PM a couple of days ago, and would appreciate a response to the two questions I asked for your help with. Thanks.</p>

<p>Also, it seems like I recall reading posts on other threads that refer to the fact that there are plenty of smart kids at UVa who choose NOT to drink, smoke and/or snort? Each UVa student has to make their own choices and decisions about what they will and won't do at college. I don't see the need to be too critical of hope4's reaction. I suspect he/she knows knows that lots of different things are done and said on college campuses, and it's up to each student to determine their personal behavior and accept responsibility for their actions.</p>

<p>HopefulHoo'sDad: There are plenty of activities on grounds for those who abstain from recreational substance use. I was merely responding to hope4freeride's silly assumption that having a few brewskies during NSW has some connection to not being offered a Jefferson Scholarship.</p>

<p>btw, I will respond to your PM right now.</p>

<p>Kristin, just to say, I found your info VERY helpful, and i appreciate your post, beer and all</p>