How Hard is it to get the Coca-Cola Scholarship?

[Anonymous]

It's very hard to get, service focused and can seem a bit random. Kid that got it from our school had a lot of bells and whistles and Congressional award service. Though, oddly, he was kind of an arrogant "tech bro" type who loved to mansplain to other students -- not the first person that comes to mind when I think service! But he sure had the awards, stats and service hours. I've also see higher stats kids not make the cut when someone with lower stats/awards did. Maybe the nature of service or geographical area plays a role.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friends daughter got it. She is crazy impressive.

Awesome, from DMV?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's very hard to get, service focused and can seem a bit random. Kid that got it from our school had a lot of bells and whistles and Congressional award service. Though, oddly, he was kind of an arrogant "tech bro" type who loved to mansplain to other students -- not the first person that comes to mind when I think service! But he sure had the awards, stats and service hours. I've also see higher stats kids not make the cut when someone with lower stats/awards did. Maybe the nature of service or geographical area plays a role.

It seems a lot of the winners have a tech interest/angle as well. Might just be because that's how things are going in general.

[Anonymous]

You have to take the service accomplishments with a grain of salt. One of the coca-cola 2023 scholar started a non-profit and it seems to be one of the main reason for getting the coca-cola award. But now that college admissions and everything is over, that non-profit site is not even accessible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have to take the service accomplishments with a grain of salt. One of the coca-cola 2023 scholar started a non-profit and it seems to be one of the main reason for getting the coca-cola award. But now that college admissions and everything is over, that non-profit site is not even accessible.

It's still difficult to start a non-profit and get funding/adoption, regardless of what happens to it after.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s one of them

https://www.sabrinaguo.com/about

HOLY ****. Wow.

HOW is there even enough time in the day for that!!!

[Anonymous]

My white, UMC kid had 800+ SSL hours, red cross volunteer and blood donor, 4.0/4.8, 15 APs and post APs, national level EC's, W2 jobs since age 13 and didn't make it. I would say not worth it if you don't have something else going on (POC, first gen, truly started your own non-profit that actually made a difference). The first round is easy with no essays, if I recall, but kind of disheartening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s one of them

https://www.sabrinaguo.com/about

HOLY ****. Wow.

HOW is there even enough time in the day for that!!!

That's what I am wondering! How is it even possible to accomplish everything on her CV? Is she on speed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to take the service accomplishments with a grain of salt. One of the coca-cola 2023 scholar started a non-profit and it seems to be one of the main reason for getting the coca-cola award. But now that college admissions and everything is over, that non-profit site is not even accessible.

It's still difficult to start a non-profit and get funding/adoption, regardless of what happens to it after.

I am not sure what you are trying to say. What funding/adoption? The parents register the website and the organization. Kids put up the website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's very hard to get, service focused and can seem a bit random. Kid that got it from our school had a lot of bells and whistles and Congressional award service. Though, oddly, he was kind of an arrogant "tech bro" type who loved to mansplain to other students -- not the first person that comes to mind when I think service! But he sure had the awards, stats and service hours. I've also see higher stats kids not make the cut when someone with lower stats/awards did. Maybe the nature of service or geographical area plays a role.

Sounds like you’re contradicting yourself. It seems like you’re complaining that the high stats/awards kid got it but he had a bad attitude. But then you’re complaining that some people with lower stats get it over higher stats kids (who prob have bad attitudes or letters of rec).

Do you want stats only considered or not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My white, UMC kid had 800+ SSL hours, red cross volunteer and blood donor, 4.0/4.8, 15 APs and post APs, national level EC's, W2 jobs since age 13 and didn't make it. I would say not worth it if you don't have something else going on (POC, first gen, truly started your own non-profit that actually made a difference). The first round is easy with no essays, if I recall, but kind of disheartening.

It's definitely a crapshoot but not impossible. A DC UMC white kid won it this year. Going to Princeton too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s one of them

https://www.sabrinaguo.com/about

HOLY ****. Wow.

HOW is there even enough time in the day for that!!!

That's what I am wondering! How is it even possible to accomplish everything on her CV? Is she on speed?

I knew a kid like her. Some people are just exceptional, no drugs involved. But very little sleep and requires a very stable and strong mind to endure and not develop mental health issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to take the service accomplishments with a grain of salt. One of the coca-cola 2023 scholar started a non-profit and it seems to be one of the main reason for getting the coca-cola award. But now that college admissions and everything is over, that non-profit site is not even accessible.

It's still difficult to start a non-profit and get funding/adoption, regardless of what happens to it after.

I am not sure what you are trying to say. What funding/adoption? The parents register the website and the organization. Kids put up the website.

A non-profit with just a website doesn't count for anything, it would only be counted for something if its impact reached x number of people or they raised y number of dollars. Do you really think having a website alone moves the needle for admissions or scholarships these days?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s one of them

https://www.sabrinaguo.com/about

HOLY ****. Wow.

HOW is there even enough time in the day for that!!!

That's what I am wondering! How is it even possible to accomplish everything on her CV? Is she on speed?

I knew a kid like her. Some people are just exceptional, no drugs involved. But very little sleep and requires a very stable and strong mind to endure and not develop mental health issues.

I can see how that is possible, but honestly -- I get the feeling that she must not sleep at all. It creeps me out in a weird way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beginning to explore scholarship opportunities for DD and kept seeing the Coca-Cola Scholarship pop up. Seemed like a great program that my DD would very much like to pursue, but then I saw the photo of their top 5 colleges. Is it basically pointless to spend time applying for, and if so what are other scholarships that are more accessible (doesn't need to be as large as Coca-Cola)? For context, she's a good student (4.0 unweighted) with good test scores (1550+) but doesn't have any mind-blowing awards that would make her particularly stand out.

As hard as Pepsi.