<p>I have a 4.4 GPA I've never gotten below an A in a class before.
2 Ap cources completed, all acedimic class honors
Haven't taken the ACT/SAT yet</p>
<p>I'm in NHS, Amnesty Interntaional, Young Republicans, German Club; Treasurer, Alter Server Captain, Life Teen, Church youth chorus, Marching Band, section leader, loading crew, member of German American Partnership Program, State Executive Board memeber of Florida Association of German, and Relay for Life participant of 3 years.</p>
<p>I will also have 100+ community service hours, from the Flordia Bright Futures requirment plus church hours on the side. Is it possible for me to have a chance of getting the scholorship? Does anyone have info on this prestigious scholorship?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t count on it… most Moreheads have started some kind of charitable organization, have raised thousands of dollars, or have done something really unique and spectacular. There are a lot of other scholarships though that it sounds like you have a shot at.</p>
<p>i’m checking with my guidance councelor on that. Theres a 25% scholorship i think i’ll have a chance at getting, and there are smaller scholorships. There’s no harm in applying for it though.</p>
<p>There is really no way to tell. They pick who they are looking for at the time. My friend joked about her chances for a similar scholarship at UNC and ended up getting it. Just be genuine in your essays and give it a try. Good luck!</p>
<p>I’m not too familiar with the scholarship but my boyfriend was a finalist. I think SAT scores, essays, and the interview plays a major role. My boyfriend had nearly perfect SAT scores, 5.0+ GPA, salutatorian, and a number of awards but did not get it.</p>
<p>Friend from my HS this past year was a finalist and was not 1 or 2 in her class, but was an extremely talented writer. That was easily the big difference between her and the other two nominees from my school. But when it gets down to who gets it is if the vast majority of them have started/created a group that has some sort of community involvement,etc…</p>
<p>Not necessarily true for HS candidates but is often the the case once they get to UNC, though not necessarily what would be deemed traditional “community service” by most.</p>
<p>Not true at all…the Morehead-Cain is really about the whole person and how closely that person /applicant meets the criteria set out by the M-C Foundation </p>
<p>Here are profiles of the most recent winners:</p>
<p>Dont give up hope! the morehead is very competitive but if you have great interviews and outstanding extracurriculars, not just a bunch of everything but you really have to excel in something amazing, you have a chance.</p>
<p>Does excelling in a sport count as much as “creating a club” because I spend so much time in sports that its hard for me to do anything else. There is a difference between doing a sport and excelling in a sport. I just got nominated from my score today and was wondering if excellent athletics can make up for an average gpa/sat</p>
<p>My daughter was a Morehead-Cain finalist but was not selected as a scholar. They said that finalist make up 3% of nominees and were part of an extremely elite group, yet after all the correspondence about the most awesome family you can belong to in the world and you, finalists, are worthy of this, please come visit us so we can tell you more, so when not selected you kind of feel like they dumped you at the alter. I wouldn’t take it from one of the amazing kids who got it to give to my daughter, but surely there isn’t an all or nothing difference between the ones who got it and the ones who didn’t. Now we are waiting to hear from some Ivy League schools and hopefully some more scholarships. Surely, UNC would love to have these rejected finalists come to their school. Is there anyone out there who has had this experience and what did UNC do for you? Morehead-Cain is missing a good will opportunity.</p>
<p>CarolMerrill - this is only one person’s opinion - so take it for what it’s worth. First off - sorry to hear about your daughter, she has to be pretty amazing to even be invited for the finalist weekend, although I’m sure that isn’t much consolation at this point. At our school - a nominating out of state school - very good private college prep school - only one nominee has even made it past the first cut! </p>
<p>Now that being said - I think you are right. UNC is missing a huge opportunity to go back and court these kids. Part of it may be that the Morehead is actually a separate organization from the university. Just because you get a nomination, etc - MHC can’t guarantee admission, etc. So that may be part of the disconnect. And that isn’t a great reason or excuse, but it may be part of why it isn’t happening.</p>
<p>Maybe someone from UNC admissions will read this - and come up with a strategy to go back after those kids (about half are invited, and half aren’t) so it’s about 60 kids as I recall … and make them feel welcome at UNC. I think it’s a great idea, and there are probably a lot of great kids who may still go there if they felt a big warm welcome.</p>
<p>MaterMia, Thanks for the comment. I really hope someone from MC reads this thread. My daughter was also the Jefferson nominee (UVA) from her school. She did not make it past the first interview but they CALLED HER and told her she was very impressive and sent a nice letter that didn’t read like a rejection but an honor. She embodied what the Morehead-Cain was looking for, more than the Jefferson, so maybe not such a surprise that she was out of consideration early on for Jefferson. However, MC rejection letter seemed more curt because she made it to the very end. When people assume MC pays tuition for finalists that don’t get scholarship, even makes it sting more. If tuition was paid, at this point she would probably not entertain the idea of going to another school because UNC has some awesome summer enrichment programs that she will apply for if she goes, but the door was slammed so we are looking to see what windows are open at other top notch schools. In all honesty, Morehead-Cain scholarship does not determine success, it just makes it very easy. My daughter is the hardest working, most determined, passionate person I know and when she fails to meet a goal, her passion and determination go into overdrive. More important than grades, SATs, sports, etc., is where your heart lies and hers lies for those less fortunate and she uses that determination and hard work to make a difference in their lives. She is kind of reserved and a matter of fact kind of girl who is not comfortable tooting her horn (unlike her mother!), so maybe her finals interviews didn’t show her true passion. Who knows why she didn’t get it, but it is what it is. However, I do get really excited thinking about what mark she is going to make on this world! I will be honest, I feel like we need a support group for the finalists’ parents that didn’t get scholarship. LOL</p>
<p>CarolMerill,
I am sorry you and your daughter are feeling the disappointment of not making the final cut! I can certainly understand those feelings. My son was a finalist for both the Morehead and the Jefferson, and I agree that the Jefferson “rejection process” is perhaps a better one, although any rejection is going to sting. My son made so many good friends that finalist weekend for the Jefferson; none of that group of friends actually got the scholarship, but most of them ended up at UVA anyway and are happy there. My son was disappointed when he did not get it, but the sting didn’t last too long. At the finalist weekend at UVA, each finalist receives a Congratulatory acceptance letter from the University, at least a week before normal Acceptance letters go out. (Since everybody knows this policy, they all know they are accepted as soon as they find out they are finalists, but it is still a nice ceremony to have at the finalist weekend). Each finalist also gets a token scholarship ($2000 or $3000). So I think in general the Admissions Office at UVA may work more closely with the Jefferson Selection Committee and make all of the finalists feel wanted. I was surprised at UNC that not all finalists automatically get accepted - they have to be pretty special people to get that far, after all, and it made me think that Admissions and the Morehead Foundation have a different working relationship.</p>
<p>Having said that, my son is absolutely loving UNC as a freshman and I am delighted he chose that school over the Ivies and other colleges he got into, including UVA. I understand much of the decision comes down to costs, so good luck to you and your daughter in the scholarship/financial aid process. If those don’t pan out, UNC is still a bargain compared with the tuition elsewhere, so it might come down to whether your daughter felt any affinity with the place during her finalist weekend. My son came back from the finalist weekend in love with Chapel Hill and the institution, so it was always top of his list.</p>