How to file an appeal of a National Merit Finalist rejection?

@kcheves Unless things have changed at USC, it is my understanding that the scholarship you mentioned is not automatic.

@WImom94 , USC NMF Presidential 1/2 tuition is automatic if the student is accepted, but all NMF applicants are not accepted.

Has anyone heard about finalists status?

@AggieMom68 nothing here yet. When I used the post office zip code arrival estimator, the letters should reach our school’s zip code today. Then it will depend on how quickly the school goes through its mail.

@menloparkmom could you tell them…it IS still automatic!

YES. it IS automatic @WImom94
The Dean of Admissions , once again, recently confirmed that to me.
And that policy has NOT changed in the past 20+ years.
I dont know where people get these ideas.
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You need to take a step back and relax. Your daughter is in a world where a majority have nothing but high A grades from elementary school onwards. You are most likely correct that the C grades did her in. You should be proud she was part of one of the worlds most competitive academic scholarship program in the world.