Hamman

one question, did anyone include their SAT/ACT scores? I have pretty decent scores and think it'll benefit my application. If anyone did, where did you put it?

Reddune

^ Gates does not consider SAT or any standardized test. It will not benefit you one bit.

Changesin2008

Reddune--
is there anyways you can critique my essay?
I would tremendously help me out alot.
I would really appreciate it!
Please email me @ friggyjiggy******.com

Thanks!

phuongie101

Hi, I was wondering if the essay questions change every year or do they stay the same? Thanks, this thread is great!

Proud Husky

While the wording has changed slightly since I applied in 2006, the core of each question has remained the same. They should stay the same for next year.

Mika08

Thanks so much Proud Husky for reading my essays!! It helped a lot. Each essay is a page long (except for the first one) and I just submitted it. Wooooo. Good luck everyone!!

phuongie101

I was wondering if the GMS covers Med School? I saw on another thread that it doesn't, but isn't that a 'Science', which GMS said it would cover for grad school. Thanks!

kelqu

well since today is the last day....when someone finish....can you guys post what you guys wrote about...just out of curiousity....use this

Discuss the subjects in which you excel or have excelled. To what factors do you attribute your success? ____

Discuss the subjects with which you had difficulty. What factors do you believe contributed to your difficulties? How have you dealt with them so they will not cause problems for you again? In what areas have you experienced the greatest improvement? What problem areas remain?___

Briefly describe a situation in which you felt that you or others were treated unfairly or were not given an opportunity you felt you deserved. Why do you think this happened? How did you respond? Did the situation improve as a result of your response?____

Discuss your short and long-term goals. Are some of them related? Which are priorities?___

Discuss a leadership experience you have had in any area of your life - school, work, athletics, family, church, community, etc. How and why did you become a leader in this area? How did this experience influence your goals?__

Discuss your involvement in and contributions to a community near your home, school, or elsewhere. Please select an experience different from the one you discussed in the previous question, even if this experience also involved leadership. What did you accomplish? How did this experience influence your goals? ____

Other than through classes in school, in what areas (non-academic or academic) have you acquired knowledge or skills? How?____

Is there anything else you would like to tell us about that may help us evaluate your nomination, i.e., personal characteristics, obstacles you have overcome, etc.?___

akybaky

^^ the deadline is tomorrow

electrequiem

Hello guys ... I have a question.

When i was half done with my application (my nominator and recommender had already sent her stuff in earlier), someone from GMS actually CALLED my house and asked me why I hadnt submitted the application yet as my recommender and nominator had done it already. I was shocked, as I've never seen scholarships CALLING applicants to remind them to finish up.

Is it standard procedure?

Speak_Easy

GMS called me a few days before I submitted my app to remind me of the 1/11/08 deadline. This was before the extension. I hadn't forgotten, I just was putting on the final touches.

So far, they're the only scholarship program that has called me, but it was nice.

electrequiem

Did your nominator/recommender send in their part earlier?

Mika08

Wow. I didn't get a call, but I got like, 5 emails to remind me about the deadline and then another one about the extension.

akybaky

^^ yea i got a bunch of emails

PrettyO08

i didnt get any notification..whats up with that..did anyone else not get notification