sometimes when they are done with finalists, they post about it…but that’s just what I heard from past years. I might email them. I’ll tell you guys what they say! I wish they communicated w us more/were faster in this process. I hate waiting and I bet you guys do too. Well, if anyone has any updates pls post ab it here!! ahhhh and good luck everyone
in general, the organization has been quieter than usual about notifications
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That’s a good point. They probably are done with finalists! I wish I could see into their headquarters.
did u email them?
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Yeah! I’m waiting for a response. I’ll tell u what they say
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They will be posting the official list of winners on Dec 9.
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Okay so YoungArts just messaged me back.
“Finalists have begun to be notified and all levels of winners will receive their notification by December 9th at the latest.”
Soooo…not all finalists have been notified? That’s what I’m getting from this. But I don’t want this to be a repeat of when I was posting the wrong info on reddit because of a vague/misleading email from yarts…
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it’s most likely all finalists have been notified by now, they said before that they would only be notifying up until thanksgiving. finalists said that they were told the official email to all finalists was going out today anyway, so everyone will know for certain today. to my knowledge though, hm and merit haven’t been notified at all yet.
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got it! That makes sense!!
has anyone here been notified for hm or merit yet?
are finalist emails out?
if yarts responded regarding merit/honorable/finalists or anything (didn’t see anything on twitter), really, plz let us know!
specifically honorable/merit – i havent heard anyone getting emails yet
yeah, does anyone know when hm/merit notifications have typically come out in previous years?
if i did get it, i’d want to update my early college application with the information, but if the notifications don’t come out soon i won’t consider it at all, since i have another award i received that i’m basically waiting on yarts notifs for before sending…
i emailed yarts today. told me they havent sent out merit yet.
hey everyone: some info
- emailed yarts on nov. 30 asking if merit nontifs have gone out
- their response: “no.”
so… relax ur shoulders everyone 
you’re still in the race. im a writer and have been rejected from many many many competitions (lol). if this is your first time entering a competition - get a cookie and expect the worse to come.
i sense a lot of anxiety from this thread and i want to remind everyone that a rejection or acceptance doesn’t chip away your identity as an artist, writer, or any type of creator. you don’t need the prestige of an award to reaffirm your abilities.
i suspect that this week, the days will get more hectic as merit/hm people get notified. take a seat back and relax. yarts has small weight in your success in the future, at most, this competition is just fun
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Will HR and merit still help your college application? How is Young Arts award compared to the scholastic awards in terms of prestige?
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Yes it will help, because Youngarts calls all three category “Winner”. So the letter they send your college (for applications) simply says that you are a “2022 Youngarts Winner” (does not specify “Finalist”, or “Merit” ,etc).
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Thxs!