<p>See comments in this old thread-</p>
<p>“National Merit: College Plans Reporting Service”</p>
<p>"USC and Rochester both give 1/2 tuition and NCF gives a full ride (so do a bunch of other random southern schools). I’m not even sure whether I’d get into USC and Rochester (and don’t know for sure I’ll even advance from semi to finalist). You have to pick one by March 1 next year before colleges send acceptances/denials. "</p>
<p>No, you have until MAY 1ST to choose a college for the National Merit Corp, so you have time to get your acceptances/rejections/waitlists from all the colleges you applied to before you have to select a school.</p>