Yes! It was under Phase 2 Application Completed after I submitted the required documents. Good luck to you!
I uploaded my documents and now above « Phase 2 Application submitted » it says « documents submitted » does anyone else’s say that?
Mine under status says:
“Phase 2 Application Completed __, 2019”
then bellow "Application Selected "
then Application Completed _, 2019
i thought the “Application Selected” meant that was selected for phase II or final phase. I thought it has been there for a while.
RealLuchiano my sons say the same thing, if I click on the July 31st date nothing happens. Have you received an email? I think if it doesn’t say waitlisted that means you get it. At least I hope so ? good luck!
Can someone clarify because @Goose15 and I have the same concern. When I hit the down arrow to view my application Status I see this:
Phase 2 Application Completed __, 2019
Application Selected
Application Completed , 2019
Does anyone have “Application Waitlist” instead of selected when they check under their application status? If so did you have the option to upload the documents?
@Dinaltc yeah I have not received an email from HSF yet. I don’t want to get my hopes up but I also have the “Application Selected” under my application status and the “Document Submission” on the timeline. When I hit the document submission nothing happens and I don’t see anywhere else to upload any documents.
Just got the official waitlisted letter on my email 
i just got an email. i didnt get it
@Goose15 your application wasn’t waitlisted either? Did you have the “Document Submission” tab on your timeline?
i do not have a “Document Submission” tab on my timeline.
Waitlisted here. It gives you the option to upload documents. Did anyone get selected?
I don’t mind sharing my HSF Finalist essay, I am not sure of the final decision on my application yet. Prompt: In 2040 you are selected as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the world. What achievement(s) earned you a spot on this list? How did you achieve success and what impact is it having on the Hispanic community, the United States, and the world? (250-500 words)* 433/500 words
I am seven years old when I am put into my first E. S. O. L. class (English Secondary Official Language). I am anxious. Afraid to knock on the door. I walk into the class and this feeling of dread overwhelms my positivity. My apprehension grows in response to my lackluster inability to grasp the English tongue. This consistent failure supported why I am inferior… why I am talked down to since I am… illiterate. Attending Flamingo Elementary in Hialeah, Florida was no small feat, especially for a young “chunky” Hispanic boy. Constantly, my peers joke around about my situation. Hearing, derogatory slurs such as “wet back” reinforced this nightmare of derision. In reality, I undoubtedly was a lost cause… I felt ashamed.
“This is a glimpse of Luchiano Perez’s upcoming documentary—Grow—which highlights the difficulties he had learning as a child as a result of his ADHD and poor communication skills"-Dan Macsai, editorial director of the TIME 100. Luchiano’s vision of creating a world where children have the opportunity to challenge themselves regardless of their intelligence, wealth and status placed him on this year’s TIME’s 100 list.
Ambition has always been a quality of mine. In grade school, I strived to be the best speaker, high school I fought to earn a spot to compete at the national debate tournament and college I worked to become a Rhodes Scholar. Regardless of these growing accolades they never satisfied my ego. Attending Oxford University for graduate school to practice Forensic Pathology seems like an achievement worthy of self-gratification, however, I knew I could do better. It wasn’t until I received my diploma that I realized each one of my achievements was materialistic. What values more is not an accomplishment garnered by one, instead, it’s an accomplishment achieved by multiple. Here is where I decided to create a foundation in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s to offer specialized programs for children who are eager to join the S.T.E.M. (Science Technology Engineering and Math) field and are labeled as E.S.E.(Exceptional Student Education), E. S. O. L., or “special”. No longer will a disability or disadvantage hinder one’s chances of reaching success.
Being able to gloat about your journey to a blue collar job is pleasing. Not everyone reaches that point, but once you gloat you taint your character for not remaining humble. Having power, wealth and education are a rare mixture that shouldn’t be taken for granted. El éxito es verdaderamente más satisfactorio cuando está inspirado por la adversidad(Success truly is more fulfilling when inspired by adversity).
Waitlisted. Did anyone here get it? It could be possible that there’s no winners until we all (waitlisted) submit the documents.
@Rey40fp I really hope you are right haha… Any grad students here? I feel like it’s going to be harder for me to get off the waitlist as a grad student
Good idea @RealLuchiano
This is for next years HSF applicants to look at.
Being a Hispanic American who has lived in the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador, Bolivia, and Mexico, I have seen the daily hardships that Hispanic people face in these countries. From those experiences, I have recognized that there is a dire necessity to invest more in human capital; specifically, investments in education, healthcare, and professional training. Growing up in low-income neighborhoods in Latin American and US cities, I have observed and been personally affected by poverty my entire life. The level of periodic struggle in the communities I lived in, in my opinion, was unjustifiable. Observing how debilitating poverty was at a young age promptly diverted my attention to combating global poverty and pervasive wealth inequality. I believed that this could be done by increasing the livelihoods and capabilities of individuals in developing nations by advocating for sustainable economic development. This was accomplished by expanding political freedoms, social opportunities, economic facilities, and a government-provided protective security net. These combined, I believed would lead to a decrease in global poverty.
In 2040, I was selected to be one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People because of my leadership in numerous global efforts to reduce poverty. As President of Bolivia, I applied Keynesian economics to turn Bolivia, Latin America’s poorest country, into a more even-handed and prosperous nation. Heavily investing in education, healthcare, and transportation infrastructure consequently boosted the economy, which raised millions out of extreme poverty. As the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNESC), I implemented plans for developing nations and post-conflict nations, to protect refugees and expand their economic outlook by planning their economies around investing in human capital. After my serving as high commissioner and president of the UNESC and UNHCR, I was elected to serve as Secretary General of the United Nations. (My current position.) One of my priorities as Secretary General is climate change and its unfathomable effects upon developing nations. In 2035, climate change produced its first significant refugee crisis in low elevation Bangladesh. One-third of Bangladesh’s land mass has succumbed to the rising sea levels and Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital of twenty million people, is at risk of being engulfed by the ocean. As head of the United Nations, this unfortunate man-made crisis is my principal concern.
In order to accomplish any of these feats, I had to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty that has set my family back for generations. For this reason, I chose to study computer science and political science at the University of Oregon where I graduated summa cum laude; then furthered my capabilities by obtaining a masters in public administration and working in government in Bolivia.
I am fighting for the future, a future where Hispanic people and all people are not at the brink of financial disparity, but rather live virtuously and moreover, financially stable
@Yajairaagarciaa I’m a grad student as well! Also got waitlisted… Since we are still ‘HSF Scholars’, where are these mentoring, career services, etc that are available to us? And do we still go to the dinner?
Also has anyone been actually selected?
@Austronaut Yes! You are eligible for all the benefits.
I believe I have been selected @Austronaut @Rey40fp @Yajairaagarciaa. I have not received an email notifying me if I have been waitlisted or flat out rejected. But on my HSF portal I have the “Document Submission” tab on my timeline however it doesn’t allow me to submit any documents. As well, under the application status it tells me “Application Selected”.
Another grad student here! Also waitlisted. Do you guys know what the chances are of actually getting off of the waitlist?
Can someone please say how they are finding out that they are waitlisted and can you post the letter/email on here if you don’t mind?