Anonymous
Post 04/08/2022 07:53     Subject: Re:National Merit Finalists
USC gives half tuition and honors dorm.

One of the best deals for National Merit Finalists.

My kid took it.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2022 07:53     Subject: National Merit Finalists
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DD was selected as a scholar to receive $2,500 but she also received a full-ride from the college. What are we supposed to do with that $2,500 - just donate it to her college? Such a strange problem to have.

At my kids school they don’t stack the scholarships. The total can’t exceed the listed cost of attendance. So the $2500 comes out of that. We don’t get it back. Most places don’t let you “double dip”.


Edited.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2022 07:42     Subject: National Merit Finalists
Anonymous wrote:DD was selected as a scholar to receive $2,500 but she also received a full-ride from the college. What are we supposed to do with that $2,500 - just donate it to her college? Such a strange problem to have.

At my kids school they stack the scholarships. The total can’t exceed the listed cost of attendance. So the $2500 comes out of that. We don’t get it back. Most places don’t let you “double dip”.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2022 06:16     Subject: National Merit Finalists
Anonymous wrote:DD was selected as a scholar to receive $2,500 but she also received a full-ride from the college. What are we supposed to do with that $2,500 - just donate it to her college? Such a strange problem to have.


Can they put it into her student account for incidentals like books, pizza, printing, field trips etc
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2022 04:39     Subject: Re:National Merit Finalists
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^ You are incorrect. There are many colleges that offer full tuition or full ride scholarships to NMF.


Name more than 3 that offer a full ride


UF, FSU, UT Dallas, U of Oklahoma and ASU.

None of the Florida schools offer full rides to out of state students anymore. All the Florida public colleges fall under the Benaquisto program. This year it changed and is no longer being given to OOS kids.
Just want to put out correct info in case any NMF are looking at those school.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2022 03:11     Subject: National Merit Finalists
Anonymous wrote:A counselor told DC today.

If the parents' employers don't offer scholarships to NMF, is there a chance to receive a scholarship from some random company? I'm not quite sure how they choose the recipients if they have no connection to their company.


The student gets a small scholarship from a random company. I got $1,500 every year from 3M.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2022 01:00     Subject: National Merit Finalists
I got mine back in 1991.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2022 00:38     Subject: National Merit Finalists
Anonymous wrote:If a finalist attends an Ivy, he gets no merit money or scholar status unless he is a top finalist and gets picked by the foundation.


Yes, entirely true in DMV area.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2022 23:41     Subject: Re:National Merit Finalists
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^ You are incorrect. There are many colleges that offer full tuition or full ride scholarships to NMF.


Name more than 3 that offer a full ride


UF, FSU, UT Dallas, U of Oklahoma and ASU.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2022 23:39     Subject: National Merit Finalists
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hello. I am clueless and need help. Are we talking current Juniors who took the PSAT this past Fall? Thx.


No read up on it. It can be a free ride if scores are high enough



The free rides are likely at schools your Merit Scholar has no interest in attending. Ask me how I know


That’s on your kid.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2022 23:37     Subject: National Merit Finalists
DD was selected as a scholar to receive $2,500 but she also received a full-ride from the college. What are we supposed to do with that $2,500 - just donate it to her college? Such a strange problem to have.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2022 21:46     Subject: Re:National Merit Finalists
Anonymous wrote:I know it's late in this conversation and we're in the final days of college decisions, but has anyone felt a bit of a discriminatory status towards students being eligible for scholarships by being in the DC area with so many of us who work for the government? It seems like the scholarships are geared mostly to students of families with a parent who works at one of the companies.

Also, amazed at how hard college admissions has been this year for our top students.


That's one of the scholarships - Corporate scholarship. That's the way it's supposed to be.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2022 21:45     Subject: Re:National Merit Finalists
Anonymous wrote:I know it's late in this conversation and we're in the final days of college decisions, but has anyone felt a bit of a discriminatory status towards students being eligible for scholarships by being in the DC area with so many of us who work for the government? It seems like the scholarships are geared mostly to students of families with a parent who works at one of the companies.

Also, amazed at how hard college admissions has been this year for our top students.


Spouse and I work for private companies in the DC area, neither of which sponsor a NM scholarship. Very few companies do. You are not alone.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2022 21:44     Subject: Re:National Merit Finalists
I know it's late in this conversation and we're in the final days of college decisions, but has anyone felt a bit of a discriminatory status towards students being eligible for scholarships by being in the DC area with so many of us who work for the government? It seems like the scholarships are geared mostly to students of families with a parent who works at one of the companies.

Also, amazed at how hard college admissions has been this year for our top students.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 22:51     Subject: National Merit Finalists
If a finalist attends an Ivy, he gets no merit money or scholar status unless he is a top finalist and gets picked by the foundation.