<p>Just got an email from UNC, and I'm a semi-finalist for this scholarship. Is anyone else? What kind of writing did you submit? How many semi-finalists are there?</p>
<p>Also, I was deferred early action. Does this mean that my chances of getting in regular decision are higher?</p>
<p>Congratulations!!
Me too! I submitted a mixed genre portfolio because I can’t quite choose between playwriting, memoirs and short stories. I’ve no clue how many semifinalists there may be, but I’m glad they’re sending answers in a timely fashion. Good luck!!</p>
<p>I think that this may have some positive effect on your RD chances. Although they only select the TWS winner in April., I would imagine that the admissions staff would be somehow corresponding with the advisory board and they would be aware of your literary talent & creative merit.</p>
<p>Congrats, cawlidgethyme! Awesome to know that there’s another semifinalist on CC with whom I can compare notes, haha. Good luck to you too!</p>
<p>Last year, there were 10-12 semi-finalists out of 114 applicants.</p>
<p>Congrats to both of you on being semifinalists!! I am also a semifinalist so I emailed the Co-Director of the scholarship and asked your question. This year, there were “about 115 applicants” and “12 students advanced to semi-finalist status.” The reply went on to say “We will bring 3 to campus for interviews and you will be notified of our decision sometime in mid-March.”</p>
<p>Congratulations once again on making it this far and best of luck to all of the semifinalists!!!</p>
<p>is this an in-state scholarship?</p>
<p>Congrats, and thanks for confirming that, utqb13!</p>
<p>No, it isn’t an in-state scholarship…I’m a Virginian.</p>
<p>Anyone heard back yet from the scholarship committee? They said finalists would be notified in early March. Haven’t heard anything, though…</p>
<p>Scholarship semi-finalist. Waiting for result. Submitted only poetry–actually rather surprised I’ve made it this far.</p>
<p>No notification yet for me, either. Writing the words “mid-[month]” is always such a conveniently ambiguous term for colleges/programs, isn’t it? But it’s a hard decision, of course, so I guess I’m glad that they’re taking a while to deliberate. I expect, though, that they’ll get back to us by March 15th.</p>
<p>UNC was on Spring Break last week. I expect you will hear something this week based on my daughter’s experience last year.</p>
<p>Has anyone heard anything yet??</p>
<p>Not a thing.</p>
<p>Got the message yesterday. They’re having me and 2 others interview on-campus on the 25th. Feels like Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. If you haven’t heard back yet, that’s probably not good news.</p>
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<p>Congrats! That’s really exciting. I just got a letter saying that I didn’t make it past semi-finalist status, but I’m not too worried. I was honored to be a semi-finalist anyway. And besides, my letter makes it sound kind of like they’ve accepted me regular decision (maybe I’m reading into it too much) :P</p>