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Introduction to Gates Scholarship Imagine beating 99,700 other students for a life-changing scholarship. The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is one of the most prestigious and competitive awards for high school seniors in the United States. Each year, nearly 100,000 students apply , but only 300 are selected,  an acceptance rate of less than 0.4% . With odds this steep, students can’t afford careless mistakes. Unfortunately, many applicants fall into the same traps that weaken their

Introduction: Gates Scholarship Guide Imagine standing on the stage at your high school graduation, knowing that the next four years of college, tuition, housing, books, meals, and even personal expenses, are completely covered. For 300 students each year, that dream becomes reality through The Gates Scholarship  (TGS), one of the most prestigious and competitive awards available to U.S. high school seniors. With nearly 100,000 applicants and an acceptance rate of just 0.3–0.