<p>If my high school nominated me for the Jefferson Scholarship, does that help me in the general admissions process? The chances of my actually getting the scholarship are slim, because the kids seem so crazy good, so I'm just wondering if the nomination itself carries any weight with the admissions office. I'm out of state.</p>
<p>If you tell us that you were nominated somewhere on your application, it could help. It won’t make or break your application, of course.</p>
<p>I was nominated as well, and I sent the admissions office an email informing them of my nomination. They said they could foward it to my file. If you have already sent your app you can do it that way if you need to:)</p>
<p>brit8910, what was the e-mail address you used? I sent my application, but I didn’t indicate it anywhere that I was nominated for it.</p>
<p>Has anyone received notification if they have moved on to the second round or not? I have no idea what the dates are for finding out, and I’m curious if anyone else knows…</p>
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The email address is in the application instructions. Right at the top. </p>
<p>Be sure to read the application instructions…</p>
<p>its the undergrad admissions office email address right? and i think we are notified mid january</p>
<p>I got an email today saying that my regional interview is January 8th</p>
<p>kew091792, do you live in-state?</p>
<p>Does anyone know when people were notified last year? And do they notify you even if you don’t receive a regional interview?</p>
<p>You can search for “decision” on the blog and see what happened in past years.</p>
<p>We usually notify right around April 1st, which is our target date.</p>
<p>For Jefferson Interviews: Students are notified between the end of December to the beginning of January for interviews, if your region does a round one. These interviews are held in early to mid-January. The next round of interviews are a week to two weeks after that time frame. Again, this all depends on your region. I believe they do vary a bit so do not worry if you have not been contacted as of yet. Your school counseling office will know more specifics as they pertain to your school and the local Jefferson committee. You should ask them to give you an idea of a time line for you. Also, please be sure to always check your junk email at this time. Not only for the Jefferson but some of you may also be receiving emails for interviews with reps with some of the Ivy leagues.</p>
<p>TangentQueen - no, I live in Texas</p>
<p>Alright. I have my interview this Friday on January 7th.</p>
<p>should we inform admissions that we made it into the first round? like keep them updated? idk if that will help at all but i would assume it cant hurt?</p>
<p>No. It only matters if you A. Are nominated and B. Are a Jefferson Scholar. </p>
<p>How many rounds you make it through is inconsequential to them.</p>
<p>let me know how your interviews go!</p>
<p>I would definitely let the admissions office know you were notified. The JS committee sent me (and probably all the other nominees) a booklet about the JS and about the achievements of past scholars. Every scholar in that booklet was either an Echols or Rodman Scholar. You can read into that the way you would like. You can either see it as every Jeff Scholar was so well qualified that of course they would be an Echols or Rodman Scholar. Or you can see it as the admissions office is more likely to make you an Echols Scholar (and admit you for that matter) if they know you were nominated for the JS. I’m not saying that one causes the other, but there is definitely a correlation. So if becoming an ES or RS is something that really interests you (and I’m sure it would interest most red-blooded students), then I would let UVA admissions know you were nominated.</p>
<p>As Per UVaHopeful Post:
Or you can see it as the admissions office is more likely to make you an Echols Scholar (and admit you for that matter) if they know you were nominated for the JS.’ </p>
<p>There are students that are nominated, but are not accepted at UVA. So careful with this speculation. Also, as I stated previously, let them know you were nominated, but there is no need to inform them of each round. However, do let them know if you are a JS. </p>
<p>As Per UVaHopeful Post:
You can read into that the way you would like. You can either see it as every Jeff Scholar was so well qualified that of course they would be an Echols or Rodman Scholar.</p>
<p>Exactly, these students are outstanding individuals that have demonstrated attributes worthy of being a Jefferson Scholar, admitted to UVa and an Echols or Rodman scholar. </p>
<p>Please note I am not sure how to highlight other posters quotes so forgive me for this set-up if anyone would like to give me insight as to how to do this I would appreciate it. I looked through the ‘help’ area on cc and did not find it.</p>
<p>I have my interview for the scholarship soon. Can anyone give me examples of the questions they ask? I know it is different for everyone, but I would really like some help. I am in the Philadelphia region, if anyone from the same region could tell me anything.</p>
<p>Here are my worries - I am extremely weak in politics and current events. I am someone who is extremely absorbed in school activities, and my strengths are in science, math, and music. I try to keep up with the news, but I miss a lot. I had an interview for this summer program a couple years ago, and the interviewer asked me to name a current world leader whom I admire the most (or would really like to meet, I forget the exact question). This was the most awkward moment of my life - I literally could not think of ANYONE. And when I think back on that question, I realize that I still can’t answer it; I only know of the leaders who appear in the news a lot, like Kim Jong Il (whom I definitely would not like to meet). If you were to ask me my position on some important controversial topic, something that is debated a lot in, say, presidential campaigns, I would not have an answer. I have no idea how Obama is doing, for example, I only know that his popularity is plummeting and a lot of people are unhappy. I could do research, but to be honest, I still don’t think it would make sense to me. I guess I should be worried, right? If I received a question like this in my interview, should I just be honest and say I don’t follow politics? Then again, there really isn’t anything else I could say…
(And in case you’re now wondering why in the world I was even nominated for my school, my answer is: I have no idea. And I’m really regretting accepting the nomination and starting this whole thing)</p>
<p>My other worry is questions about UVA. Do they ask about your interest in the university? I am really not looking forward to preparing for a college/personal interview all in one.</p>