<p>I'm a semifinalist and for the finalist competition I put down undecided for college choice on the application back in september. When is the college choice card officially due?</p>
<p>it should tell you in your packet. sorry, i would look at mine but my counselor took it back.</p>
<p>May 31 is the official NMSC deadline, but I believe many colleges have earlier deadlines.</p>
<p>but if you're just looking for the $2500 scholarship you can always change the college of choice.
like: my debate partner last year put down another school for her college of choice (to get the $2500 NMSC scholarship funds) but ended getting into harvard (!!!!) and so she filled out another form in april-ish last year that got the money transferred into her account at harvard</p>
<p>The month of May sounds pretty late. </p>
<p>I think the deadline is more like mid-March 2009, something like that.</p>
<p>You need to get this exact deadline from an authoritive source. I would google National Merit 2009 and see what the date is. Surely their website would say. If not, get the phone # and call and ask. </p>
<p>This is way too important to get vague info.</p>
<p>For most schools, the deadline is usually sometime in April next year. There are some rare ones that might need you to decide by sometime in March. I believe May is the official dealine for NMSC. So make sure to check each school's web site regarding this. The good news is that you still have a lot of time to decide at this point.</p>
<p>If you are looking to receive a college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship, you may have to submit it at an earlier date. You should contact the individual college to find this information out.</p>
<p>Does anyone have a list or know where one can be found of schools which offer full rides or full tuition for Nat. Merit scholars?
Thanks.</p>
<p>jscmom, there are lists on the site, thought I can't remember where. If you search through the "national merit" threads, you'll find them.</p>
<p>U of Alabama, Texas &M, Tulane, and I believe Arizona, offer at least full tuition. There's many more.</p>
<p>auburn offers full tuition as well</p>