Big merit NMF/NMSF schools and their specialties

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We only looked at the automatic ones. The other full COAs were highly competitive and not awarded until spring. My kids didn’t want to be bothered with that. They applied early, made their decision early, and enjoyed senior year with way less stress than their classmates. Mine are at UCF.

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I might have missed it, but University of North Texas (UNT) has a full COA scholarship: https://financialaid.unt.edu/unt-meritorious-scholarship-national-merit-finalists.html

They appear to punch above their weight in music and art.

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And FWIW, I have a kid there (in their media arts program, another one where they punch above their weight) who very much enjoys it. It has some of the usual problems of a regional public, but seems to be on much firmer footing than many others of its type.

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Thanks for this! I haven’t seen this on any other lists. It looks like they will stack scholarships, so full COA might be possible if they stack NMSF with their other big ones.