<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>What do you think about the new reality tv show (on ABC) coming up called the Scholar?</p>
<p>anyone in here applying for the show?</p>
<p>it's a scam!</p>
<p>newby. it isnt a scam bc the producers of the Real World (Bunim-Murray) have a casting call and an 18 pg application on their website.</p>
<p>lol. this girl that sits next to me in econ applied for it. apparently you have to make a personal video for it too :/ Even if I applied for it, I would be the last one they would pick, seeing how much of dull person I am. I wouldn't come out to be much but a self-centered loser on television.</p>
<p>A girl at my school applied too...but she didn't realize she had to take SAT IIs till like the Thursday before the November testing. She was freaking out till I told her she could just go take them on standby, lol.</p>
<p>Yeah, from what I saw, the application was HUGE!</p>
<p>Do you think they will stereotype the students? You know...like the Breakfast Club movie...the Jock, the Princess, the Nerd etc.</p>
<p>I went on their website and I read the thing, and a big part of it is your financial status, I think they really want to give "under-priveledged" kids the chance to go to college for free...</p>
<p>Yeah, but considering that this is SHOW biz, don't you think that image will be way more appealing to viewers. I mean of course the cause sounds worthy...but is that really their true incentive?</p>
<p>what exactly is it? Is it like the apprentice where you live with other people and compete for an award.</p>
<p>We don;t know what they're going to do to the kids but I know they're filming it this spring at some ivy league college.</p>
<p>The people from that show actually came to my school to recruit! all my teachers thought it was a joke because, i mean, what would they do? tape kids doing their hw? i heard from my friend they follow you around during your freshman year of college. i have no idea...</p>
<p>I'm just copying my post on this from the High School board:</p>
<p>I actually applied to be on it...don't laugh at me :) I'm pretty sure they'll pick based on what they perceive your personality to be + how it'll fit with the other kids. They probably want the most interesting rather than the smartest people...hopefully that will be me, because the application was gruesome and I spent wayyy too much time on it.</p>
<p>For those who don't know, The Scholar is a reality TV show that will premiere on ABC next year. 15 high school seniors compete for a full scholarship to the college of their choice. They describe the competitions as academic/athletic/service/leadership, but don't really go into detail</p>
<p>I can't wait to see it, but I'm not necessarily a tv person ;-) Best of luck to anyone who makes it!</p>
<p>So...it wasn't a scam after all!! It's airing on June 6th at 8pm.</p>
<p>Here's the website with all the scholars and adcom:</p>
<p><a href="http://abc.go.com/primetime/scholar/%5B/url%5D">http://abc.go.com/primetime/scholar/</a></p>
<p>Reality tv hit a new low. Personally, I think the lives and dreams of students are precious, and that it shouldn't be something to be casually gossiped and laughed about by millions of viewers nationwide, but... I think monetary numbers will be against me. Who knows, maybe I will be a hypocrite and watch it too. :-) And I can't believe Fastweb listed it as a possible scholarship, considering it isn't realistic for 99.99% of applicants.</p>
<p>ahhhhhh i kno that guy max from oakland ca. I was right next to him before i went in for my finalist interview. Man...so close so clsoe!!! i feel so frustrated.</p>