I applied and am anxious to see if I advance. Does anyone know if it is difficult to advance? I’m trying to gauge if it is worth the time to apply to all the national scholarships.
Isn’t it today?
Tomorrow, May 15
SUPER anxious… best wishes everyone!
@2016collegebound I wouldn’t gauge that based off of one scholarship application. Much like the college admissions process, the scholarship process is also largely a crapshoot: you win some, you lose some. Some people only win national scholarships and never any local ones; some win local and never any nationals. Some have a mix. Sometimes there’s no pattern at all.
The best thing you can do is apply to as many as possible while still giving yourself time to apply to colleges (include some where you’re guaranteed merit) and see what flows in.
@Samantha3 I am also really anxious. I am not really expecting much though because I never win these type of things. Hopefully we all advance as semifinalists. I worked REALLY hard on the essays… spent over 2 months writing and editing my essays. Hopefully it pays off
@CourtneyThurston I guess my thinking was if I at least make it to finalist that I would have a shot at some of the others. Although I feel I have the gpa, stats, ec’s. volunteering, sports, awards, etc. that would highlight my application it’s difficult to judge how I compare with others. Applications are so time consuming and if 20,000 are applying I question spending my time elsewhere.
What you need to recognize is that while 20,000 people may be applying, that doesn’t mean all 20,000 (or even close to it) are competitive.
I’m not under the impression you need to have top stats. You do, however, need to be invested in community service, and you do need to frame your story in an interesting way.
Has anyone heard back?
Following.
I have refreshed my email so many times
Probably gonna come around 2:30…
Last year on the thread they found out at 5… so it’s really up in the air until we actually know
Yeah it differed for each yr
Yeah. Some years they knew before noon, some they only knew at like 5 pm Central time
Does anyone know if they email your school official as well your recommender tomorrow if you made it?
I accidentally put my principal’s name and email for the school official and she barely knows me haha
Hopefully it’s by noon pacific time. I’m so anxious
I’m over here crossing my fingers and checking every notification my phone gets!
Same here @Nalyyy!!!
Anyone get anything yet?
Nope but today is definitely the day