<p>For those of you looking at Texas schools, Texas Tech has a very nice NM package that can also be used towards grad school as does UT Dallas. My D rec a full ride at Baylor 46K this year as a NMF but she must maintain a 3.5 to keep it. The NM scholarship is adjusted upward based on your ACT or SAT (they superscore) and they offer additional honors and other scholarships that can be stacked to cover the rest. Next year though, her scholarship will be 2K less since one is a one year only, but she loves the school and we are blessed that she is so happy with such great merit aid.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Does Texas Tech still have its NM scholarship?</p>
<p>m2ck, This link describes the TT package:</p>
<p>[Presidential</a> Plus Scholarship - Texas Tech University Scholarships](<a href=“Find Scholarships for College Students: Scholarship Database | Cappex”>Find Scholarships for College Students: Scholarship Database | Cappex)</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>That’s not from TTU’s website. I can’t find the NMF scholarship on the TTU website. Someone mentioned earlier that TTU doesn’t have their NMF scholarship anymore, but I don’t know if that’s true.</p>
<p>[Merit</a> Scholarship Information](<a href=“http://www.scholarships.ttu.edu/Meritscholarship.aspx]Merit”>http://www.scholarships.ttu.edu/Meritscholarship.aspx)</p>
<p>As far as I can determine, TTU did offer a very generous NMF scholarship up through last year’s class but has eliminated it.</p>
<p>See slide 13 here:
<a href=“http://www.depts.ttu.edu/financialaid/forms/2008_Handbook_sm.ppt[/url]”>http://www.depts.ttu.edu/financialaid/forms/2008_Handbook_sm.ppt</a>
applicable to freshman entering in 2011</p>
<p>and news release here:
<a href=“http://today.ttu.edu/2009/09/ut-pulling-out-of-national-merit-scholarship-program/[/url]”>http://today.ttu.edu/2009/09/ut-pulling-out-of-national-merit-scholarship-program/</a>
mentioning TTU’s generous program circa 2009.</p>
<p>But there is now a complete absence of references to any current program. The only current benefit specifically for NMF’s that I could find was that they are auto-admits to the Honors College that need not file an application fee.
[How</a> to Apply](<a href=“http://www.depts.ttu.edu/honors/apply.php]How”>http://www.depts.ttu.edu/honors/apply.php)</p>
<p>Yep, it looks like they pulled out. This kid was following Texas Tech’s NMF scholarship program closely:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/members/vipulr-520831.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/members/vipulr-520831.html</a></p>
<p>He describes the program in July. Then posts in Nov that they have discontinued it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the updated info. on Texas Tech pulling out. Thank goodness there are still many fine schools out there offering great scholarships.</p>
<p>I just wanted to add to this concerning the current scholarship opportunities at A&M, since the last post about it is kind of old, and others might be curious.
The guaranteed scholarship for NMFs at A&M is 34,000 over four years, with a few additional opportunities for things like travel abroad or research stipends. I just returned from National Scholar Day, where a previous poster said they once made a big deal of saying they would match scholarship offers from other schools. There was no mention of matching offers from other schools during the general programming. However, my mom went to speak with the financial aid office, and they gave her a fax number to send my scholarship offer from another school, and they would do their best to counter it. They did not promise to match the offer exactly, but I’m pretty sure they will increase their offer considerably, and I don’t expect there will be a huge difference in cost of attendance between A&M and the other school I’m considering in the end. For anyone who really wants to go to TAMU, you should really try to see if you can leverage your scholarship offer like this. They clearly advertise less money than they are actually willing to give.</p>
<p>I was posting on this thread a little over a year ago as my NMF son was applying to colleges. Like most of you (based on the title of the thread), I was wondering just how much scholarship money my son might receive from A&M based on his NMF status. Prior to hearing from posters like bringbackpluto and others, I didn’t realize that state school scholarships ever approached “free-ride” status. </p>
<p>I don’t even recall knowing that A&M offered 34K over 4 years for NMFs when my son was applying. (I may have known, but the old feeble brain may have forgotten.) Nevertheless, I can tell you that A&M can be very generous with their top applicants. They may offer double the guaranteed amount, or more. Of course nothing over 34K is guaranteed. </p>
<p>My son’s total package DOES include a mix of scholarships, but the total value far exceeds the guaranteed NM amount. His scholarship situation is much like bringbackpluto’s son’s (post #4). His NMF status did help him get his foot in the door. Like a lot of schools, they like their NMFs. </p>
<p>When my son was applying, we thought it was nice to know that A&M’s published guaranteed amounts were NOT necessarily the limit. If you really like A&M and you’re a top student in many ways, you should apply and hope for the best. They DO seem to be very generous with their very top performers.</p>
<p>Simplelife, nice to see you again! I think my NMF D who is currently wanting A&M first choice has a good chance to get more money , as you mentioned. Can you give me an idea of a timeline I should go by? Right now, I am waiting for her official NMF status, then the written offer from Alabama (she is accepted, already), then fax that offer to A&M for consideration? All the uncertainty and waiting is killing me, although I am very grateful to be in this position.</p>
<p>^Hi Debbie7452. Nice to see you again, too!:)</p>
<p>It was this coming week of January, last year, when my son was notified of the invitation to interview for a very generous A&M scholarship. He found out a day after his interview that he was selected for the award. (I’m pretty sure he was one of the last people to interview, though. He had several interviews at various schools that same month, so he had to put off the A&M interview for almost 2 weeks. In other words, if he had interviewed earlier, he may or may not have learned the results so quickly after the interview.)</p>
<p>Then, in February, he was notified of other awards, as well as a departmental stipend.</p>
<p>In March, he got a few others.</p>
<p>In April or May, he got another big, fat one (but it involved naming his first choice NMF school – it may have come sooner had he named his first choice sooner.) </p>
<p>Over the summer, two unnamed scholarships increased in value and became named, sponsored awards. I think the last increase happened the week before school started, and boy did that surprise us!</p>
<p>That’s the way it happened for my son. I’m not sure if scholarship recipients typically receive them that way. (His scholarship package prior to April 1 was already very, very generous and definitely enough to make a sound decision to attend A&M. I mean, the others that came later were icing on a very well-frosted cake. It’s not like your D would have trouble deciphering whether she’s earning top scholarships by the national decision day, if you know what I mean.)</p>
<p>Wishing you and your D the best! If it’s good news and it occurs to you, come back and post and let us all know how it turns out! :)</p>