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If so... unless you are a Finalist and end up getting a scholarship from a school you're interested in, what do you do with this honor? Add it under 'awards' on the common app? The colleges already know your grades and  SAT score so what's the point?[/quote]

Exactly, DS is well above the cutoff in MD, but no too excited.  Not interested in the colleges offering scholarships, no hook for ivies(also can’t afford and not qualified for FA) will probably go to UMD[/quote]

In the same place with DS in MD, I am trying to get him to at least apply to Fordham so he has 1 possible NMF option.  The only thing NMF will get them is a free application to UMD, but I think you have to wait for it to be official and request a refund.  Older brother was also NMF 10 years ago - the options then where so much better.  NMF won't be listed in awards section of common ap either (included in additional info).[/quote]

Why wouldn't it be listed in the awards section?[/quote]

New poster, but maybe this is relevant:

"National Merit
If you have fewer than five awards listed in your Honors section, feel free to include a National Merit designation here. Commended Student and Semifinalist should be listed at the state level, while Finalist and Scholar should be listed at the National level. However, if you have five awards that are less common and more impressive than a National Merit award, you may choose to include it in the additional information section or your resume. It will already be clear that you have high test scores from your SAT or ACT."

https://blog.collegevine.com/reporting-honors-and-awards-in-the-common-app/[/quote]

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