The "40 Acres Scholarship"

Applying to College
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<p>This is a new scholarship in the University of Texas at Austin. </p>

<p>"All 40 Acres Scholars will receive funding for:</p>

<p>Tuition and mandatory fees
Housing and food
Books
A living stipend
Additional funding for enrichment activities, including a service learning project after the freshman year, study abroad and research/internships."</p>

<p>The deadline is very near (December 1st) and I just started with the application. Should I be wasting time writing essays and filling out detailed information on the rather long application or do you think I wouldn't have a high chance of being accepted for such a scholarship IF my stats were as follows: (for SAT)
1250-1300 Critical Reading and Math only
1900-1950 All sections combined</p>

<p>GPA doesn't count for me, I'm doing A-levels.</p>

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<p>You are probably not a National Merit Finalist which is almost a requirement. I don’t think you have enough time for your recommenders to get their info into the system. You may have waited too late.</p>

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<p>I’ll second TexasGirl’s comment. Plus the recommendations were ridiculous. “Write 2000 words about how the applicant works in groups.” Hit Next. “Write 2000 words about how the applicant works alone.” Hit next. And so on. One of son’s teachers started it on November 1st, and just finished it today. She does several recommendations every year, but I’ve never heard her complain…until this one.</p>

<p>I’m kind of sorry he started the process.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I decided not to bother applying for the university as a whole. The deadline is too early and my essays weren’t ready. Plus getting a scholarship to that university isn’t really easy.</p>

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<p>wow, I thought this was an african american exclusive scholarship at first… ([40</a> acres and a mule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_acres_and_a_mule]40”>Forty acres and a mule - Wikipedia))</p>

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<p>D is finishing up her last essay on this, but now it seems like a waste of time. I am also embarrassed that I asked her teachers to do the recs. I’m a teacher and would not have been happy with the requirements. Lucky we asked them in October :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Hook em horns?!</p>

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<p>gbrasg, I feel the same way. Son was upset yesterday when a friend mentioned he had called and inquired about the 40 Acres Scholarship early in the Fall and was told they had already received nearly 1,000 applications…for 10 scholarships!</p>

<p>Yuck. I tried to console him by pointing out that he might be able to recycle some of those essays for the apps he’s finishing over Christmas break. But still.</p>