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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These aren't tied to which college you would attend or which company your parents or grandparents work at. These are purely merit based. All $15,000 finalists are considered and top 2500 are selected by a committee of college admissions counselors and high school counselors.

"The National Merit $2,500 Scholarship is a one-time award for National Merit Finalists, given to about 2,500 students annually from each state proportionally, recognizing outstanding academic achievement and potential, with funds provided by NMSC's own funds and corporate sponsors, usable at any U.S. college. To win, students must first qualify as a Finalist by excelling on the PSAT/NMSQT and completing further requirements, competing against other finalists in their state for this specific award."[/quote]

I’ve had an email conversation with someone at NMSC. The corporate awards are done before the NMSC $2500 ones because they can give more kids $. It’s not the TOP kids who get NmSC. Some if the top ones (like my kid) have parents who work for an IbM or whatever abc giving my kid that allowed for another kid whose parent does not work for such a company to get a scholarship. [/quote]

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