<p>Can anybody give me a list of schools that offer full ride scholarships for National Achievement Scholars? I already know Auburn, Alabama, and University of New Mexico. And I know there are others. Are they mostly the same schools that offer full rides for National Merit Scholars? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>A lot of HBCUs do, I believe. I know for a fact that FAMU does; actually, you only need to be a Semifinalist to get that full ride. (I chose to apply for Alabama’s Presidential Scholarship over FAMU’s full ride; I don’t need a degree from a school with a shady administration.) </p>
<p>I found [a</a> list](<a href="http://www.guaranteed-/%22%5Da">http://www.guaranteed-/) of all of the schools that guarantee scholarships for NAMS, full rides or small amounts. I have no idea how updated it is, but it’s worth a look into. University of Massachusetts Amherst, American University, University of South Florida all give a significant amount of merit aid to NAMS.</p>
<p>A school in Utah that begins with a ‘W’…‘West’ something, lol I’m such a big help -_-</p>
<p>Try this thread.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/136920-full-rides-national-merit-finalists-scholars.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/136920-full-rides-national-merit-finalists-scholars.html</a></p>
<p>A lot of the school do offer scholarships for NASF students. My daughter got tons of mail from University of Iowa, Arizona State and Texas A&M, but there are many other schools out there. If you are a National Achievement Semi-finalist, your mailbox should be overflowing right about now.</p>
<p>The major catch for the scholarships is that you need to select that college as your 1st choice on the SAT. I think you can change it if you call the College Board. Been a while, but it’s worth checking out.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>To qualify for the full scholarship for NAF from American University, you have to put it as your first choice school.</p>
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You’re thinking of [Westminster</a> College](<a href=“http://www.westminstercollege.edu/]Westminster”>http://www.westminstercollege.edu/) in Salt Lake City. I recall getting an offer from them when I was a high school senior.</p>
<p>I believe Iowa State University and the University of Arizona have offers for National Achievement Semifinalists and Finalists. I applied to UA, and it turns out that the scholarship (for me, as an out of state student) only covered $20,000 of the estimated ~$30,000 cost of attendance. In retrospect, only paying $10,000 a year was, by far, the cheapest university option I had.</p>
<p>S is NASF and he got free tuition+ room offer letters from U of AZ and U of AL. None of the letters he received offered to cover books.</p>
<p>You need to check the web sites for the colleges to see just what is offered. My kid ended up at Howard with the Laureate Scholoarship which included a book stipend.</p>
<p>Our expenses for college ended up being spending money for her and transportation home during breaks. It was cheaper to send her to college than it was for high school.</p>
<p>The spending money came out of her college savings account and pretty much guarenteed that she would have money for grad school.</p>
<p>I was a national achievement scholar. I just graduated from the University of Alabama. Virtually “free ride”. I received full tuition and housing (you also get a stipend if you don’t receive a corporate sponsored scholarship through the national merit program). I majored in engineering and they give generous scholarships as well so I did not have to come out of pocket for anything, except the summer lab course my curriculum required (chemical engineering).</p>
<p>University of Arizona! Also, guaranteed acceptance to their honors program [:</p>
<p>Has anyone recieved their Finalist notification yet? School’s are supposed to get them today</p>
<p>My counselor made an appointment with me tomorrow. And he said its good news. So i’m crossing my fingers that this is it. And I’m looking at Arizona too!</p>
<p>What’s the cut off for national achievement scholars?</p>
<p>I recieved my finalist certificate today</p>
<p>^Congrats!</p>
<p>My D got her finalist notification in the mail today. Nothing from her school.</p>
<p>I haven’t gotten any notification at all. Should I call them or something?</p>
<p>School called last week to say that I’m a finalist. Hoping the same for National Merit.</p>
<p>@Ayana, my D received the certificate from her school last week (nothing in the mail yet). You will probably get it next week. If not, ask your school. It’s probably on someone’s desk.</p>
<p>Letter confirming National Achievement Finalist standing arrived in the mail today. Postmarked January 28.</p>