<p>All the strategy and planning may not be worth it…there are 15,000 finalist, but the NMSC web-site says there are 8200 awards. So about 1/2 won’t get anything through NMSC. (You can add in the schools that offer nice scholarships to finalists, but you still don’t have every finalist covered.) You might want to get a first choice sent in and get in line. Waiting or switching late may leave you out of options. Schools are working on packages now.</p>