<p>Yeah I kinda did say it boosts my grades so… My school weights IB and AP differently because IB is a program (all IB classes) and our workload is way more than AP’s.</p>
<p>But I know a Gates Mill. Scholar and he told me that they like when you are recommended by people with a title cuz thats what he did. So I asked the director of my program to recommend me and another person with a big title to nominate me.</p>
<p>Haha me too. Actually we have finals this week.</p>
<p>i have start of the semester tests. so far i’m starting off the semester failing all of my classes because of my awful test grades. wonddddderful 
good luck to you though!!!</p>
<p>I just asked my guidance counselor to do both. is that bad?</p>
<p>Yeah, CC is pretty addictive, but I just lurk. lol</p>
<p>I’m really nervous about this scholarship, i’m stuck in community college forever if i don’t get this. </p>
<p>How may people do you guys think applied? I heard last year 13000 applied.</p>
<p>I really dont know if its encourged to ask the same person. But if they really like you then they’ll overlook it.</p>
<p>the website says that you can. i just want to know if it’s one of those things they say is okay, but they would prefer something else.</p>
<p>RE: AP and IB. They both indicate rigor in your classes. Whether you get a 1.0, 1.5, or whatever grade boost doesn’t really matter, as every school weights differently. UW is a much better guage for your GPA. A high GPA is great, but for this scholarship, it is definitely NOT the only or even the main criteria that they are looking for.</p>
<p>You should have used two different teachers/mentors/community leaders/counselors etc. for your nominator and recommender. Using one is not what they asked for, and would be redundant.</p>
<p>jtm2292, 1000 students receive the GMS each year.</p>
<p>To the rest of you, 3.3 is the minimum GPA for a Gates Scholar. Don’t be fixated on your GPA/stats. They REALLY are interested in you leadership, community involvement and EC’s. You may have a 4.0/2300 and not get the scholarship, yet a 3.5/2100 with outstanding other qualities will.</p>
<p>Y</p>
<p>How is asking the same person for both redundant? They ask the nominator and the recommender entirely different questions.</p>
<p>In the FAQ it says:
Who qualifies as a Recommender?<br>
Recommenders can be any adult who is familiar with the Nominee’s community service and leadership activities, such as supervisor at work or a community leader. If the person who serves as a Nominator is also familiar with the student’s non-academic activities, he or she may serve as a Recommender as well.</p>
<p>Sorry, they must have changed in the last couple of years. It sounds as if they could both be the same, but IMO, having two different people giving you a rec would be better.</p>
<p>I understand what you mean. I was just so stressed out at the time; it was easier to get both filled out by one person.</p>
<p>Hey guys. Asking one person to fill both papers out isn’t bad. I had a friend last year that had our counselor do that and she won the Gates and is at Brown now (just to throw that out). I had her do the same for me. </p>
<p>LET THE NAIL BITTING BEGIN. =]…</p>
<p>Is FAFSA absolutely required to be done by February 1st?</p>
<p>I rushed so much on this. 
But good luck guys!!!</p>
<p>actually. the number that applied last year was approximately 20,500</p>
<p>I thought the FAFSA wasn’t due till Feb. 15, but I can’t find anything on the website anymore.</p>
<p>I’ve seen the statistics and someone has a better chance of getting admitted to an ivy league school. 1000 people are awarded the scholarship and about 60000 apply</p>
<p>Lol I’m just lurking like a creep, because I think I’m addicted to CC.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>CHANOOB TRICKED ME! I was so worried for you, you…YOU!!! lol</p>
<p>Are y’all saying you have to do the FAFSA for Gates?</p>