<p>The website indicates that a substantial number of National Merit Finalists receive a Baird Scholarship offer by CAS.</p>
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<li><p>Does anyone know how the actual winners are selected (SATs, GPA, nice smile?) or have anecdotal reports of their own selection / rejection?</p></li>
<li><p>Must the applicant designate NYU as his first choice to NMSC? (This is a problem since another college on our short list requires designation by 3/1 to qualify for a very substantial program.)</p></li>
<li><p>What is the range of monetary awards?</p></li>
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<p>Thank you,
RA</p>