Washu scholarships finalist

I was told by washu today that I am not a finalist for their scholarship. Does that mean I got in because why would they tell me I didn’t get the scholarship if I didn’t get in. Don’t you have to be accepted before you’re reviewed for the scholarship

I would just wait and see if you get a letter of acceptance.

If you were told over the phone I would also be curious as to why they would call you. But if it was a letter online, they post the results for everyone that applied to a scholarship.
Last year decisions were released on March 10th, so the wait shouldn’t be much longer!