<p>I sent in my fax two days after…and it turns out, everything was illegible. I know because I tested my fax machine after I sent in the documents. So I faxed it again last Friday. robotFOODd, so you’ll be notified first if you get it. MAKE SURE YOU TELL US!! GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>of course vega. goooooooood luck to us all!! this can really change our lives.</p>
<p>Well we can’t turn in our financial aid packages because we don’t have them yet. Well I don’t have mine yet. YES, this will change our lives. FREE EDUCATION FOR 8 years…</p>
<p>true true. how can it get any better than this scholarship… man…</p>
<p>anyway, how early do you suppose they will start notifying us? it’s so hard to wait if you don’t know what you’re waiting for or when to expect anything.</p>
<p>exactly…I hope they will take only 10 days like last year. If we get other scholarships, what happens? Do I have to give up the other scholarships? Or do I get to keep that money…</p>
<p>I hope so too. Regarding other scholarships, unsure. Maybe it’ll help take off EFC because Gates reduces everything but EFC? That would be nice.</p>
<p>yep yep… I’m just hoping that GATES will give me a laptop. Robot, where are you from? I’m from Orange County in California. And what ethnicity?</p>
<p>Haha, I don’t care what they give me, so long as they pay for my college costs :D</p>
<p>I’m from Alaska, and I’m Asian. What ethnicity are you?</p>
<p>I’m Vietnamese…you?</p>
<p>Koeran. Looks like we’re both with the OCA for this scholarship?</p>
<p>An yang hay sae yo. I love korean dramas.</p>
<p>hahah nice. uhhh as for korean dramas, i don’t watch them… my parents do though. like all the time.</p>
<p>Hey robotFOOD or just anyone, can you guys contact GMS and ask them how long is the wait? I called the nice lady too many times and she’s probably annoyed with me. LOL.</p>
<p>hey, do you mind asking if Gates will take into consideration other factors than EFC (med expenses, etc.)? I emailed them but haven’t received a response</p>
<p>dyx, it’s better if you call them. It took them 2 weeks to get back to my email.</p>
<p>Guys calm down. They are working very hard to get everything done and let everybody know their status. But every year they receive more and more applications, so it take a while to do them. Don’t call too much, they won’t reply until they done them all. And answering somebody’s question: YES, you can have other scholarships along with Gates. It rest purely on your college’s policy. SO CONSIDER CAREFULLY YOUR COLLEGE’S SCHOLARSHIP POLICY. For example, a friend of my is going to Brandeis and is getting pay $2600 a year, I got only $500 out of $2600 (we’re of similar EFC). SO BECAREFUL!</p>
<p>and by getting pay, I Mean WE GET PAY! In addition to tuition, room and board, we get spending money! I love GMS…really do.</p>
<p>Just wondering, exactly how much award money do you get for this scholarship?</p>
<p>lol…this is what GMS does to us. It turns us into savage beasts…well at least for me it does. I can’t focus on my studies because I’m afraid of losing my opportunity. I worked so hard on that application. But I’m proud for making it this far. </p>
<p>Jessy, GMS covers out unmet need, and that is loans and work study.</p>
<p>How many people do you think have sent in their stuff already? Since alot of people where on spring break and some have to wait till april 1 for the letter?</p>