<p>DinDune- Yes, that’s the perfect way to describe Cristi’s responses to me - lovely, evasive and noncommittal! Super sweet, but vague by necessity, since a committee is involved in the decisions. </p>
<p>When it comes to the different weekends, there’s more info on the Singer/Stamps thread here:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-miami-florida/1215799-singer-stamps-invitations.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-miami-florida/1215799-singer-stamps-invitations.html</a></p>
<p>On that thread after you had posted the dates you had been told a few months back, there were some very helpful posts by Zinc, rankinr and marinebio444 re the way the weekends were set up in the last round. Last year it appears that the first weekend was for Stamps/Singer candidates, the second for Singer EA only, and the third for Singer RD? Today, Cristi did not volunteer the dates associated with the specific weekends but I did get the impression from her that the first weekend was only for Stamps/Singer candidates, as it was last year, and that invited students unable to attend that weekend would not be able to compete for the Stamps. I believe I do remember reading a post made here on CC in the last round by a student who received the Singer without attending the interview, which sparked some sharp responses from those who had been told that attendance at all weekend activities was required. Perhaps that was the boy you know?</p>
<p>Anyway, regarding who gets which awards, I don’t know that the U specifically states which criteria they are using to make the decisions, but the student I corresponded with here on CC in the fall who had been awarded the Stamps last year was an incredibly upbeat young girl who was phenomenally committed to community service as well as being a stand out academic superstar!</p>