<p>I’ve been accepted with full paid tuition to ASU, UofA, NAU, and GCU. I’ve also been accepted to Hofstra and applied to Princeton, Stanford, and Yale although I am not expecting much.</p>
<p>Thanks for answering my questions! </p>
<p>Btw I will be attending Wake Forest University next fall.</p>
<p>@denigz Do you live in Arizona? I received ASU’s highest scholarship of $52,000. What did you get? I’m from California, so even with 52k, its another 80k for 4 years at ASU.</p>
<p>@cusgps123
yea they probs def look at geographical diversity (so do most programs like this that have few winners) u mentioned wake forest, are u a fellow north carolinian like me and mich5225?</p>
<p>thesportsman24
yea i see your logic behind the rejection and how you look at it. Its an interesting viewpoint and probs helps getting over it. I just become sad for the rest of the day and then wake up the next day moved on and ready for the next battle (in my case that is most of the schools with less than 15% acceptance rate hahaha)</p>
<p>Winning the coca cola would be SO SO SO great cause I hear that alot of the alumni are in med school, residency or working as physcians which would be great for networking purposes and the 20-30k would be AMAZING because it would tack on money to expected financial aid (hopefully it comes close to teh estimates for each school) which would make give me a good choice overall wherever I happen to get in in the end. and it would be cool to be part of a ever-lasting group of incredible people with different interests and achievements.</p>
<p>@matrixsurgeon You want to be in the medical field? </p>
<p>My career interest is sports journalism and broadcasting.</p>
<p>Also, I have not seen between here, twitter, and facebook close to 250 people even mention about themselves getting the semifinalist info, filling it out, finishing it, or mailing it. From that point of view, we all have a great shot lol</p>
<p>@thesportsman24
yea my career interest is in the medical field, always has and always will be and hopefully be what I end up doing as well. although I hope that not many people end up applying, I still think that there are COUNTLESS semifinalists out there that just don’t use twitter, fb, instagram, cc, etc to communicate with others of their coca cola thingy…idk just a guess.</p>
<p>@thesportsman24</p>
<p>I do live in AZ. Almost everyone in my school applies to ASU, although most prefer UofA. I’m actually not sure how much it was, around $40k so I would need maximum $35,000 to cover the rest during the 4 years there.</p>
<p>@matrixsurgeon yes I am a fellow North Carolinian</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone! We will know soon!</p>
<p>It’s so exciting knowing today is the deadline and how we will all know if we are finalists in a matter of just a few weeks! Good luck to everyone! :)</p>
<p>Coca Cola returned the email I sent them when I was panicked over my USPS issues. They said that they are starting to process the applications today. So nervous!</p>
<p>what email did you email them at?</p>
<p>They have a list of staff members on the site and I emailed a few of them. Two returned my email.</p>
<p>Hi All!
I’ve been tracking with this thread since I was informed about being a semifinalist and truly appreciate all the input and conversation provided! Good luck to all semifinalists and best wishes to those of us who make it to the regional interview!
As for me, I am a semifinalist from northern AZ! I mailed in my application on the 21st and was received in ATL the 23rd! Academically, I am not the most outstanding student- but I am graduating with 33 credits and a few college credits! I wrote about my international leadership and volunteer experience in Costa Rica and Guatemala and how I plan to pursue Veterinary Medicine specifically pathology and epidemiology in large exotic animals! My top 10 list was of the ultimate Disney songs that describe all the rising moments, face plants/ successes and failures I’ve endured in my life. I made the list with no explanation besides the title of the song and movie and then elaborated with all 500 words on #4!
Don’t laugh, this is embarrassing- but I have applied to 23 colleges and have been accepted to 16 as of today. The most prestigious college I applied for: Vanderbilt, Princeton and Columbia! If anyone has questions about scholarships and that jazz, I have discovered I’m a pretty good resource. I recently peddled $10,005 additional money out of a university after a phone call! College is manageable and this is an exciting time! Go class of 2014 and good luck to all of us! I am grateful for this thread! :)</p>
<p>@alexelliot
nice of you to join this thread!! wow 23? i thought my 14 was alot!! what are some places you have already been accepted into? And I am applying to Vandy and Columbia as well!!</p>
<p>Let’s have some fun. Anyone willing share essays? No harm in it now that the deadline has passed. Since the Top 10 list seems to be discussed the most, this is what I wrote:</p>
<p>My top 10 is a countdown of my favorite movies because, to me, movies are some of the greatest forms of art in the world. To see a story play out right before our very eyes can be marvelous to behold. Not only that, but to take everything into account - the acting roles, the cinematography, the direction, the dialogue, the editing - you really have a gargantuan product that is a real labor of love. When you have a film that can move you, a film that can impact culture, a film with actors so astounding their performances sear into your brain: that’s when you know you have something magical. Life is too short to waste on bad art, so I like to try to find the best that’s out there.</p>
<ol>
<li>Pulp Fiction</li>
<li>12 Years a Slave</li>
<li><p>Shawshank Redemption</p></li>
<li><p>Forrest Gump - This may sound corny but the life that Forrest was able to live is the exact sort of life that I want to have. Not so much the getting shot in the “butt-tocks” or the leg braces, but I just love how he just ends up in so many different amazing places in life. He met Nixon, Lennon, Kennedy, and Elvis Presley just to name a few. He was a part of Watergate, Vietnam, and the Hippie movement, but not because he sought them out or did anything crazy. He just lived his life and that’s how it worked out. He did what he loved, and it took him places that he couldn’t even imagine. To be honest, that’s how I already live my life personally. I don’t seek out to make a new club or lead an organization or volunteer countless hours just to fill space on a resume. That’s kinda trashy, really. I do all these things and it feels like a trip to me to even be doing them in real life. For example, when I went to South Korea on scholarship, I didn’t really comprehend that I was in Seoul until I stepped out on the hotel balcony and saw the whole Seoul skyline before my very eyes and then it hit me like a brick wall: I was IN ASIA. Oh my gosh. I’m currently on a different continent halfway around the world. Yes, I’m very ambitious. Yes, I know what I want to do in life. However, like Forrest, I don’t do it for monetary gain (most political jobs outside of lobbying firms have a horrible salary schedule), nor do I do it to peacock to other people how amazing I am. I just do it because that’s what I do. I lead. I teach. I collaborate. I seek. If someone needs a puffed up resume to prove that to people, then that’s just really sad.</p></li>
<li><p>Goodfellas</p></li>
<li><p>Silence of the Lambs</p></li>
<li><p>The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly</p></li>
<li><p>500 Days of Summer</p></li>
<li><p>The Departed</p></li>
<li><p>The Shining</p></li>
</ol>
<p>@mich5225 I love your essay ! ^-^</p>
<p>I kinda feel like sharing mine, so here I go. lol</p>
<p>1) Honor thy family.
2) Praise the gift of education.
3) Love thy neighbor as thy self.
4) When one door closes, another door opens!
5) My appreciation for food!
6) Being considerate of the environment.
7) Taking a stand without the support of others.
8) Forgiving the past and praying for the future.
9) Having an open mind to any situation.
10) Never take life for granted!</p>
<p>My top ten has a combination of ten major practices that I practice everyday in my life; in order to become the unique leader that I will be someday! Number four (When one door closes, another door opens!) is a reflection of my life in other words; when my father walked out and shut the door, other doors started to open </p>
<pre><code>Cindy, your father left us. My mother said dreadfully. It was a perplexing situation for me at that moment, when I was only eleven years old. I didnt understand what she meant by he left; since, he was a business traveler and all. I didnt get to see him until about every other four years or so. I cherished my father a lot, but until the day I heard my mother say those words: your father left us, my childhood ended right before my eyes.
Meanwhile, one day I came home after my teacher had asked my class if any of our parents could come to career day. Then, I decided to ask my mother if she could participate. She stared at me a bit puzzled and said I dont have a job, because I dont have papers. Since I was so naïve at the time, I went into my backpack and gave her some of my notebook papers. She was nervous and knew that I was a bit too young to understand what immigration was all about. It took me about two to three years to know how serious it was.
Later, on as I grew up, I always tried to make things easier on my mother. The only job she was able to get was cleaning houses for the elderly. Over weekends or school breaks my little sister and I would help her clean the bigger houses. Then, we had to help our mother with cutting grasses, fixing fences, and helping some crazy old man load up piles of junk into his resale store. In the end I saw myself as determined hard worker wanting the best for my future. I was mainly focus in my academics, activities, and volunteering for my church. Those were my three major factors in my life, including my family responsibilities.
Therefore, I became more of a leader not only in school, but even through out my community. I invested my time in things that I had control over, such as my volunteer projects, school work, sports, and my leadership positions that I hold in many organizations. My dream is to someday become a Pharmacist and discover cures to infections diseases. Since, Im given the opportunity to be born an American citizen, and was privileged to go to school. I would never take that for granted. I wrote down thirty or more scholarships to apply for every month that I qualify for, because Im determined to not to make the tuition a barrier between me and my future. Thats why college became my goal, and how my adversities led to perseverance.
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<p>It is great how this one essay question can be seen from many different directions. </p>
<p>Enjoyed reading your response Cuo2014!</p>
<p>I will post mine when I get home from LA</p>