<p>From what I remember, many colleges change/reduce/improve their scholarships over the summer, therefore learning NMSF status in the spring of junior year might not tell you what you need if the schools change their scholarships during the summer before your child’s senior year.</p>
<p>AzSt is a school that greatly reduced it’s NMF scholarship. And either this year or a preveious year, UT-Austin eliminated their NM scholarship.</p>
<p>BTW…Vandy only gives $5k for NMF, which is reduced to $2k if you get another Vandy scholarship. Case’s NMF scholarships are only $500-2000.</p>
<p>The BIG NMF scholarships are usually from mid-tier schools.</p>
<p>At this point, if merit money is desired, your child’s SAT and ACT scores will likely lead you to some big merit schools. Some of them might also give big NM awards, so you can “kill two birds with one stone.” :)</p>