<p>so all they care about is your PSAT score…damn…</p>
<p>These students are selected as the top 0.5-1% PSAT scorers for each state who identify themselves as Latino/ Hispanic in the answer sheet when they take the PSAT exam.
The same criteria is applied for National Achievement Scholars (for Black kids).
The scores are lower than those for NMSF. For example, in my state the NMSF cutoff was 211 (I think), and the Nat. Hispanic and Achievement was between 195-200.
If you have a qualifying PSAT score but a low SAT or a low GPA, then you get only an honorable mention.
So URM kids…BY ALL MEANS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. Even if you have your heart set in one of those prestigious universities…apply to one of these that offer good scholarship money…because you just never know.</p>
<p>I hate to bump such an old thread but I’m really confused now…I thought there was just “National Hispanic Scholar” and that’s it, but they have finalist rankings too?</p>
<p>There’s Scholar and there’s Honorable Mention Finalist. Scholar is the higher honor. When colleges say “Finalist”, they really mean “Scholar.”</p>
<p>The confusion stems from the way the other two programs, National Merit and National Achievement, work. In either of those, you become a Semi-Finalist based on your PSAT score, and if you get a good SAT score and a good GPA you become a Finalist. National Hispanic is based on PSAT and GPA only. If you get a good enough PSAT score you are a Finalist. If you have a good GPA you become a Scholar, otherwise you’re an Honorable Mention Finalist.</p>
<p>So schools give more/better awards to National Merit FINALISTS, National Achievement FINALISTS and National Hispanic SCHOLARS, but they often end up calling all of them FINALISTS in their literature.</p>
<p>When do you know if you’re a National Hispanic Scholar or Honorable Mention? I got a 206 on my PSAT and have a 3.42 GPA btw.</p>
<p>Letters come out mid to late September.</p>
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<p>I believe your school counselor sends in some information to the NHRP, like your GPA. I think they also check your SAT scores to be sure they are similar to your PSAT. If you qualify, you will be inundated with information from colleges looking to boost their diversity, offering some great scholarship packages.</p>
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<p>Your score is great. I think your GPA only needs to be a 3.0 too, but I have not looked into this for over a year or so.</p>
<p>I am having to look at all of this stuff again because my son is now in line for a scholarship. My Hispanic scholar daughter wound up going to TCU. I am kind of glad that I did all that work, and posted it in public. It kind of helps me now…ha!</p>
<p>Was TCU generous to your NHS daughter?</p>
<p>Just wondering what the cut off was in MD. My daughter had a 201 and hasn’t heard anything. 2200 on the SATs too. Really weird.</p>
<p>ckasper, some high schools drop the ball or it may have gotten lost, etc. I would suggst being proactive and asking your guidance counselors and principals about it. And most importantly calling the NMS office and asking if she qualified. I think they willt ell you, but I have read that they will only send out another letter if the school requests it.</p>
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<p>Yes, TCU was. They offered here scholarship $, when coupled with a grant based on our FAFSA score, pretty much paid for all of the tuition. TCU is 3 miles from our house… </p>
<p>My son is up next. He is a National Hispanic Semifinalist right now, and will be a Finalist (Scholar) as long as his grades hold up… He is going to try for TCU also, but might go to UT Austin. </p>
<p>We only have one more child to send to college after my son. Hopefully we will still have a country for them to have a prosperous career in after all of this “hope” and "change”.</p>
<p>I find it interesting that you’re so critical of “HOPE” and “CHANGE”. You got a grant based on your FAFSA score. Just sayin.</p>
<p>ckasper1, I live in MD and received the NHRP award, and my PSAT score was a 191 this year.</p>
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<p>My child received those fafsa funds before all of the hope and change. All I know is things are WAY worse now after the hope and change. At some point blaming everybody else but yourself rings hollow. I am often suspicious of movements that never admit any fault or flaw, ever… That smacks of being a faith more than an intellectual pursuit of the truth.</p>
<p>UT Austin eliminated the national merit scholarship. Would not be surprised if National Hispanic followed. [Texas</a> Scholarships: OSFS Scholarships: National Hispanic Scholars](<a href=“石狮酒懈文化传媒有限公司”>石狮酒懈文化传媒有限公司) Has NOTHING to do with hope and change, just the downturn in the economy that started with the previous administration.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this has been mentioned already, but UAlabama did reduce it’s req’ts for NMH scholarship…it used to require a 3.75 GPA…it’s been reduced to 3.5 GPA</p>
<p>see bottom for NMH distinction</p>
<p>National Merit Finalist or National Achievement Finalist
Value of tuition in-state or out-of-state for 4 years
4 years of on-campus housing at regular room rate* (based on assignment by Housing and Residential Communities)
$1,000 per year University National Merit/Achievement Scholarship for 4 years
One time allowance of $2,000 for use in summer research or international study (after completing one year of study at UA)
Laptop computer** </p>
<p>** National Hispanic Scholars **
The scholarship package outlined for National Merit Finalist and National Achievement Finalist is also available for National Hispanic Scholars with at least a 32 ACT or 1400 SAT score (critical reading and mathematics) and a 3.5 cumulative GPA.</p>
<p>One thing I think we all need to make a note of is some of the websites that dont have scholarships online right now for 2010 Freshman. That is something that can lead to a little uncertainty and confusion among parents and students who are trying to get a jump on things and determine what colleges are offering scholarships for them. </p>
<p>The uncertain financial times probably exacerbate these kinds of actions that universities take. They have to make money like any other business, and so they are looking at the economy too before they make a decision to offer a scholarship. If there inflation keeps rising, and unemployment remains high, then they probably wont offer the scholarships they have in the past.</p>