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Anonymous wrote:The counselor pulled my kid out of class to tell him.

Won’t happen in DD’s class where at least half of the kids are NMSF

Wow, what school?

Anonymous wrote:The counselor pulled my kid out of class to tell him.

Won’t happen in DD’s class where at least half of the kids are NMSF

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Anonymous wrote:The counselor pulled my kid out of class to tell him.

That's sweet. Congrats!!

Thank you very much! My DS hasn’t had the smoothest sail (anxiety issues) and this made him so happy today.

Anonymous wrote:The counselor pulled my kid out of class to tell him.

That's sweet. Congrats!!

Anonymous wrote:Does National Merit semifinalist help college application to a TOP 10 this fall? My child's school does not have semifinalist quite often.

Not as much as you'd think, but every little bit helps. Also, when your kid gets NMF after submitting college app, it will give them an opportunity to communicate with AO.

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Anonymous wrote:What is the odds of NMF for the semifinals ?

Pretty good. I think it's like 15,000 of 16,000 become finalists.

Not many become NM Scholar.

Lots become NM Scholar. They can do it with direct scholarship from nmsc, school scholarship or corporate scholarship.

Mine got a school scholarship, but she turned it down for another school that didn't offer one. The system of awards is complex, and, if you like a school that offers a nm scholarship, those are usually better than the straight awards. You just need to designate the school, but you'll get instructions on that when NMF. There are also good threads on college confidential if you need more info when the time comes in Mar or so.

Do a decent job on the essay (can usually reuse common app) and submit what they need, and you should be good. I think the ones who don't get NMF are pretty much kids who didn't submit the requirements.

Congrats, NMSF kids!

Anonymous wrote:Does National Merit semifinalist help college application to a TOP 10 this fall? My child's school does not have semifinalist quite often.

Not really,for top 10 you SAT needs to be higher then the nmsf cutoff + other hooks

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the odds of NMF for the semifinals ?

Pretty good. I think it's like 15,000 of 16,000 become finalists.

Not many become NM Scholar.

Is it the same application for NM Scholar and Finalist ?
What additional benefits for being a NM Scholar?

https://blog.prepscholar.com/how-to-win-a-national-merit-scholarship

So just a one time $2500 for 1/6 of the finalist

#3: College-Sponsored Merit Scholarships
This is sort of a big thing

Like I said above my kid got 50% tuition scholarship from USC for 4 years guranteed.
Luckily USC was #1 choice for my kid, and USC happens to be a generous one for NM

So it takes some luck, but if things fit together, it could be substantial award.

Does National Merit semifinalist help college application to a TOP 10 this fall? My child's school does not have semifinalist quite often.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the odds of NMF for the semifinals ?

Pretty good. I think it's like 15,000 of 16,000 become finalists.

Not many become NM Scholar.

Is it the same application for NM Scholar and Finalist ?
What additional benefits for being a NM Scholar?

https://blog.prepscholar.com/how-to-win-a-national-merit-scholarship

So just a one time $2500 for 1/6 of the finalist

What is commended cut off?

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Anonymous wrote:50% off tuition for USC, and very nice honors dorm

You need to be NMF, not NMSF for that scholarship right

Unless there's some red flag or an isue, NMSF usually makes NMF

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Anonymous wrote:50% off tuition for USC, and very nice honors dorm

Is this University of Southern California or University of South Carolina? I am always confused what USC stands for.

USC is Southern California

South Carolina is UofSC

Anonymous wrote:50% off tuition for USC, and very nice honors dorm

Is this University of Southern California or University of South Carolina? I am always confused what USC stands for.

The counselor pulled my kid out of class to tell him.