My school screwed me over and never told me that I was a NA semi until TWO WEEKS AGO!

Paying for College National Merit Aid
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<p>Are my chances of advancing as a National Achievement finalist seriously screwed due to this?</p>

<p>Backstory: I scored a 212 on the PSAT and my school never notified me of my national achievement semifinalist status. A few weeks ago, I received a curious letter in the mail asking if I still had interest in advancing in the competition as the scholarship application was due on OCTOBER 18TH! First response: "Oh hey, I didn't know that I was a semifinalist". Second Response: "****, can I still advance into the next round?!! (yeah...I realize that 90% of semifinalists advance but I'm not taking my chances).</p>

<p>My counselor reassured me and told me that things were fine. I managed to finish my application (essay and all) though my counselor has YET to finish her portion</p>

<p>So what should I do at this point?Has this happened to any of you? If so, does your story end happily?</p>

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<p>Additional detail: I couldn’t finish my application independently since I was never given a username/password for access to the application website.</p>

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<p>Yes, the same thing happened to my daughter. I found out on FB that she was a semifinalist. The school had the letter and we only had a few days to submit both sections of the application. Luckily we got it done in time. Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>You need to call the Nat’l Merit Corporation and tell them. They will likely still let you submit. Call tomorrow!!!</p>

<p>(847) 866-5100</p>

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<p>Just called them and I was told that my application will still be considered for review. Whew!</p>

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<p>FINAL UPDATE: Just became a National Achievement finalist!</p>

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<p>Congratulations!!!</p>

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<p>Thanks guys!</p>

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<p>Congrats!</p>

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<p>Congrats!</p>

<p>We heard about National Achievement in the carpool. D’s principal also worked the carpool. </p>

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<p>Congrats!</p>

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<p>Congrats! </p>