It awards up to 400 people worldwide. Intel has over 107,000 employees. My family’s financials are pretty solid, so they don’t fit into the need-based category which is given to 50% of the winners. The other 50% is the merit-based. I told my mom that I am not cut out to win based on my grades. I always get above average grades, which is never enough to win anything. For college students they look at transcripts only.
Last semester, I took 4 classes and got 3 As and 1 B+, which was my best semester so far. I transferred credits from community college too, so I have an overall GPA and university GPA. My Overall is a 3.515 and university GPA is 3.657. The extra-curricular background isn’t that great either. I’ve done a few activities here and there and did not hold an office position. I think if I don’t get a 3.8-4.0, it’s an automatic disqualification.
Winners cannot apply again and this is my second attempt, but I think if I’m competing on a worldwide basis, there’s no way I will be one of the 200 people who are given a scholarship especially when Intel has over 100k employees. My mom, who works there, urged me to apply a second time. I want to know if any of you have won and would like to know your stats (GPA, extra-curriculars, and SAT if you applied as a high school senior).
I feel like this extremely limited scholarship program is above my league. Obviously, I’m gonna aim for the best grades I can get, but it just seems like a long shot to win this. But my mom tells me to apply anyway which is bugging me because she doesn’t listen when I tell her the chances are really low.