<p>I've just received a nomination to apply for a scholarship regarding the "Who's who among students" program. I'm considering applying for the scholarship since there is no harm in doing so; however, I am determined to find out whether or not the statement that claims that I am included in U.S's top 5% is true (it would no doubtly boost my confidence in this harsh.. cold.. college season).
Is this a prestigoius award or just another letter that gets sent to any student who owns a mailbox? And yes, there have been numerous amount of pseudo-confidence boosting letters such as the NSLC or NYLC/NYPD/LAPD.. you get my point.
Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Its not top 5%. I thought it was something till one of the stupidest girls in my grade mentioned that she got one in an english discussion.</p>
<p>darn. u sure?</p>
<p>the whole thing is a scam
don't bother with it</p>
<p>wat bout the NSLC/NJLC thing? how much of scams are those</p>
<p>All the National Forum/Conference things are scams. Well--they aren't SCAMS but they certainly don't help with college admissions. They might be fun, though.</p>
<p>Who's who is a scam? aww...I just got a letter too. Darn...and I got excited.
I know for sure those leadership conference things are dumb. I went to one, had a marvelous time, but learned nothing. You don't even apply to them, so it doesn't matter to colleges. A summer camp at a college might be good though</p>
<p>It's worth it to apply for the scholarship because to avoid charges of mail fraud, Who's Who has to actually give the scholarships as their mailings promise. You don't have to buy merchandise to apply for the scholarship. </p>
<p>It is not worth it to pay for their merchandise or to list "Who's Who" on your college application as an honor because the "Who's Who" mailings seem to go out to anyone who has taken a test like the SAT or ACT. It's definitely no honor to be named to it. Of course, if you're lucky enough to get one of their scholarships, do list that on your applications or send colleges an update if you find out after applying.</p>
<h2>All Who’s Who students enrolled in colleges, universities and junior colleges in the United States at least four months during the August 1, 2008 - May 1, 2009 time period are eligible for the scholarships. All Student Profile Questionnaires submitted become the sole property of Who’s Who/Randall Publishing Company and will not be returned. Who’s Who is not responsible for late, lost, illegible, misdirected or postage due Student Profile Questionnaires. Scholarship winners will be determined in a random drawing in May 2009 by Promotion Partners, an independent judging organization, whose decisions are final. Scholarship winners will be notified by phone or mail. Scholarship winners will be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility, publicity and liability release within 14 days of notification or scholarship will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. No transfer or substitution of scholarships. By acceptance of the scholarship, winners consent (except where prohibited by law) to the use of name and/or likeness and school name for publicity purposes without additional compensation. Taxes on scholarships are the responsibility of the winners. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. For the names of the scholarship winners, send a self-addressed envelope before June 1, 2009 to Who’s Who Scholarship Winner List, P.O.Box 550851, Dallas, TX 75355-0851. Student Profile Questionnaire entry constitutes acceptance of all scholarship rules. No purchase is necessary to be considered for a Who’s Who Scholarship. Odds of being a winner depend on the number of entries received.</h2>
<p>This is not a legal disclaimer from a legitimate scholarship. This is quite obviously the rules of a sweepstakes. What the site claims is irrelevant.</p>
<p>FYI: Who’s Who pays your school district for lists of names of the top 10 or 15% of Seniors. Then they mail out the “Congratulations” letter. Do what NSM said. Apply for the “scholarship”/sweepstakes – you could get lucky. Don’t buy the merchandise or boast about your “award”. It’s not at all.</p>