<p>Thanks, I actually read all the posts on the thread. </p>
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<li>So HYP, etc. wouldn't look negatively upon an applicant for not submitting the National Merit Commendation thing? Well, I guess I'll just answer my own question. I got into a few Ivies without sending the National Merit thing, but I just wanted to be sure. </li>
<li>The non-Ivy colleges that my sister is considering are: Amherst, Swarthmore, Vassar, Wellesley, and UChicago. Her safeties are SUNYs, which I don't think do National Merit Scholarships. Should she write down any of these colleges, or are they all too competitive to care?</li>
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