<p>I got in touch with the Mom. Apparently she was erroneously dropped from
the GMS rolls for 2 years undergrad at Duke. So this is some special arrangement with Gates because of error not of her making. . .</p>
<p>We go to Plan B</p>
<p>Do we have to make a cover sheet when we fax the documents or can we just send them one by one?</p>
<p>It’s better to have a cover sheet.</p>
<p>i gave my letter and SAR to my college counselor and she sent them out along with my transcript on Tuesday…how long will it be until i hear back? also i’m wondering what unweighted GPA and EFC is qualified to be a GMSP scholar? i have a 3.95 UW and EFC under 1800.</p>
<p>I’m sure you’re qualified.</p>
<p>Finally sent everything off! I had to mess around with the fax so many times before realizing that you have to put a dial 1 first. Oops!</p>
<p>Good luck everyone <3</p>
<p>machiavelli, I’m a similar situation. My family is dirt poor, but according to the gov’t, our house is worth enough to not allow me to qualify for a pell grant. I called the day after I was notified, and the lady practically told me to depend on getting a full ride from somewhere else, because I wouldn’t get any money for GMSP.</p>
<p>Which is why this sucks. What does the FAFSA really know about my family situation? My EFC is out of control anyway, which is why I need GM so much. Ugh…clearly I’m disgusted.</p>
<p>well you guys, if you guys want i can take a look at the official GMS handbook and see if i can answer some of your questions. Just send me a private or post it on here and ill try my best. </p>
<p>Good luck to all of those that made it to the second round and sent in their info.</p>
<p>AND…</p>
<p>This is what the handbook says about med school…</p>
<p>“Awards will NOT be made in graduate areas of study such as business, humanities, medicine, law,
social sciences, and theology.”</p>
<p>“EFC’s are not covered with the GMS scholarship”</p>
<p>HOWEVER…it does give graduate funding for the following areas:</p>
<p>Graduate Scholars must be degree-seeking students in one of the six GMS designated programs of
study.
�� Education
�� Engineering (including Computer Sciences)
�� Library Science
�� Mathematics
�� Public Health (beginning 2005-2006)
�� Science</p>
<p><strong>Keep in mind that this is info from this academic year, and that in can change later on</strong></p>
<p>If you guys have any more questions ill try to answer them as best as i can.</p>
<p>woah woah woah…SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TOO!!! I’m praying to God now that I get in. LOL.</p>
<p>machiavelli, we’re in almost the exact same situation. -___- </p>
<p>brickbreeze, fafsa doesn’t include your house! what are you including your house under? you probably need to make a correction - maybe you DO qualify!</p>
<p>Eh…I guess you’re right. Maybe the CSS used my house. Then if not my house then what? Because my EFC is ridiculous.</p>
<p>does anyone know when we should hear back if we already sent in our materials?</p>
<p>browsing through last years posts-- it seems as if they get back to us around late April/early May</p>
<p>Has anyone here not gotten anything from GMSP yet? Do you think I still have a chance, or is it too late?</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I sent my materials like the day after i got them, if i remember correctly i got a letter on April 26 or at least that was the date on the letter.</p>
<p>And when did you get the first letter?</p>
<p>To Thienanl, I’m sorry to say, I think all of the emails notifying advancement to the next round are sent. But what do I know?!?!<br>
Last years finalists were notified during late April/early May because the process last year was later. This year, it’s a lot earlier. codyis007 posted this on April 29, 2005 </p>
<p>“The letter is postmarked the 26th – and as far as when I submitted everything…I think the 19th by the time it was all said and done.”</p>
<p>So he submitted the documents on the 19th and they arrived to a decision on the 26th. He received it on the 29th. SO TEN DAYS PEOPLE!!! I CAN’T WAIT!!! Or are my calculations wrong?</p>
<p>I’m just worrying if they lost my fax like someone said last year happened to them. I just want to know already.</p>
<p>I think he got it back a month later though? 10 days is awful fast…</p>
<p>a month? I don’t think so…sigh…the wait is really killing me. codyis007 received the finalist letter March 28 2005. S he must have submitted his docs on the 19th of April. And he received word on the 29th, so I’m pretty sure around 10 days!</p>
<p>I see now.</p>
<p>I’m wonder, why are they not requiring that we send in a financial aid package right now? Last year it seems that they had to send that in. This year, they merely want a college acceptance letter.</p>
<p>Vega, I hope you hear back soon. I know I want to find out soon as well. I sent my stuff in the day after I received my letter…</p>