<p>Is anybody out there considering Oklahoma Christian (full ride NMF)? It seems to be quickly rising to my daughter’s top choice, but we haven’t been able to visit yet. Anyone with more experience with this school, or also looking into it for NMF student?</p>
<p>^I’ve been there with an older son. He did not like it at all. It’s a cute little piece of land, with nice landscaping, and fairly attractive – in a rather seedy, homely part of town. It’s very small. We met with some academic professors whom we both liked a lot. Seemed to both of us that if son went there, he would get a very personalized education. We did like that about it. We thought everybody was very friendly and helpful. The music school facilities were quite impressive, as were the dean of the music school and the other profs and staff we met. There were two kinds of dorms at the time. The majority were very old and quite homely – the old cinder block rooms, very small. There were also newer dorms that had a rather nice set-up – like suites, as I recall, but they were already showing signs of wear. One of the things my son didn’t like (you know how these visits are – everything and anything “counts” in their first impressions) was the lack of dining facilities. I don’t know if it’s still true, but at the time, there was basically one facility, with very middle-school-cafeteria-like food and a small coffee bar with light snacks, both located in the same building. To my son, this place did not really feel like a college; it felt more like a large high school in a not-happening town to him. I have no doubt a student could get a great education there and love it. But it’s not the kind of school my son wanted to attend. Have you been to Austin College in Sherman, TX, by any chance? It’s that kind of thing. Austin is a very well rated school. Great education and opportunities for the buck. I’m pretty sure it’s one of the “colleges that change lives.” But my son didn’t like Austin College either … for pretty much the same reasons. Not knowing your daughter, I don’t know whether she’d like it or not, but that’s an honest assessment from our perspective for that son.</p>
<p>Are you Church of Christ? We recently met with an admissions advisor at another C of C school. We asked point blank questions regarding CC teaching regarding their teaching on salvation (occurs during/as a result of baptism). So be certain your daughter’stheology aligns with theirs. We asked how my daughter would be “dealt with” in required bible classes. The answer is that she would be taught their 5 steps to salvation. BTW, we are non-denominational Christians. But C of C would not believe that any Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopal, Catholic, or any other un-dunked Christian believer is their Christian brother or sister. They do teach that salvation occurs through the act of Baptism, not by grace alone.</p>
<p>*They do teach that salvation occurs through the act of Baptism, not by grace alone. *</p>
<p>You’re right…that would conflict with some of the major Christian denoms that teach Sola Gratia…Saved by grace alone.</p>
<p>I have to strongly disagree about Oklahoma Christian being in a seedy, homely part of town. Never would anyone describe this area as seedy or homely and I have lived in many cities including Austin, Texas. It is actually on the northside of Oklahoma City and the south side of Edmond, Oklahoma, which is one of the nicest and fastest growing areas in Oklahoma. It is a lovely small college located in a nice area on the outskirts of a larger city if that is what you are looking for . It is surrounded by upscale homes, tons of very nice shopping areas, a large very nice mall, and many, many restaurants. Edmond is lovely and a very upscale suburb of Oklahoma City. There is much to do in Oklahoma City also. They have revitalized the downtown in the past 10 years with new hotels, a baseball park, and have attracted an NBA basketball team. Crime is low in this area and it is easy to get around town without many of the hassles of other large cities. The weather is also great most of the year and you can fly in and out of OKC on most airlines very easily. There is also an Amtrak station.</p>
<p>^Oh no!! I am embarrassed! Enough so that it took me a minute to decide whether or not to 'fess up…</p>
<p>Would you believe I was thinking of Oklahoma CITY University?? We visited Oklahoma City University, not Oklahoma Christian University. And the whole time, that’s the school I was describing. </p>
<p>Red of face… Really unfortunate. Sorry about that. (It took you disagreeing about the seedy part of town, beachmama, for me to recognize it. Your description is nothing like the OCU I was talking about! Duh.)</p>
<p>Frankly, virtually any school that is in a city is going to have a “low-income area” that is not as nice as the rest of the city. </p>
<p>that’s why when visiting colleges, if you approach the campus from the less pretty side of town, it can give one a negative impression.</p>
<p>Thanks for fessing up. As far as Oklahoma City University is concerned, the neighborhood around it is run down but is starting to be revived. Many years ago this was the upscale area of OKC which declined as people moved to the suburbs and the malls were built during the 70’s. Recently though this area has had some renewal. That being said, Oklahoma City University (a Methodist University) has a very fine music, dance, and theater program. They are the leading supplier of Radio City Rockettes and have lots of famous alumni including Kristen Chenowith. The campus is lovely and they have recently renovated the dining hall, several dorms, built new dorms, and have new athletic center. Although some of the area around the university is run down - within a few blocks you are in a lovely historic area and you can be in Edmond or downtown easily within 5 - 10 minutes. They have several very fine theater and music camps for high school students that attract students from across the country.</p>
<p>^Yes, that sounds just like the OCU that we visited several years ago. 
In fact, we were there because of their excellent music program. That son is a music major. We were very impressed with Oklahoma City U’s school of music and theater program. The school and area as a whole were just not a good fit for that son.</p>
<p>My apologies again, to everybody, for the error. Embarrassing!</p>
<p>If we could keep this thread on the NMF topic, that would be great! Please start another thread (or PM) if you want to discuss a school beyond the NMF scholarship info. Thanks!</p>
<p>I only posted the information on both schools mentioned by another parent in order to provide accurate information on schools mentioned in this thread. A parent or student searching for information on these schools might stumble upon this thread from a search and get incorrect information. Not trying to get off topic but it is important that corrections are made and people get good information in order to make informed decisions.</p>
<p>intparent: I think the digression is useful. Please lighten up…</p>
<p>FWIW, I am the OP (and original researcher) of this thread and I agree with intparent. Some of the other oft-referenced old threads on CC have gotten hugely unwieldly with useful but not topically relevant information–that information then becomes difficult to find, except by chance.</p>
<p>Since I started college and stopped upkeep of the compilation, the actual purpose of the thread has fallen several pages back. Here’s an update:</p>
<p>TODO:
-add research links to all existing entries using [ url ] code
-cross-reference with [Schools</a> Offer FREE RIDE To Students Based on PSAT Scores – Tutor Talk | Appelrouth Tutoring Services](<a href=“http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2010/08/06/schools-offer-free-ride-to-students-based-on-psat-scores/]Schools”>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2010/08/06/schools-offer-free-ride-to-students-based-on-psat-scores/)
-cross-reference with http:// excel college prep .com/pdf/scholarships.pdf</p>
<p>o Full ride is defined as minimum tuition/room/board.
o Must guarantee at least 5k or full tuition competitive to be eligible for Honorable Mention.
o U=University, C=College
o *=annual class <1k students
o ^=schools I personally find notable</p>
<p>NMF FULL TUITION+</p>
<h2>Publics</h2>
<p>U of Alabama (NMF full tuition+ & NMSF full tuition with 3.5 GPA guaranteed [Top</a> Scholars Program - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/topscholars/nmpackage.html]Top”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/topscholars/nmpackage.html))
U of Alabama-Huntsville (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed [UAHuntsville</a> | Financial Aid](<a href=“http://finaid.uah.edu/scholarships/scholarshiplist.php]UAHuntsville”>http://finaid.uah.edu/scholarships/scholarshiplist.php))
Auburn U <a href=“NMF%20full%20tuition+%20&%20NMSF%20full%20tuition%20guaranteed%20%5Burl=http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/national-scholars.html]Office%20of%20University%20Scholarships%20-%20Auburn%20University[/url]”>AL</a>
U of North Alabama (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed [Scholarships</a> - Office of University Admissions - University of North Alabama](<a href=“http://www.una.edu/admissions/scholarships-excellence.html]Scholarships”>http://www.una.edu/admissions/scholarships-excellence.html))
Troy U <a href=“full%20ride%20competitive%20%5Burl=http://admissions.troy.edu/undergrad/financingYourCollegeEducation/undergraduate/ugTroyScholarships.aspx]Undergraduate%20::%20Troy%20Scholarships[/url]”>AL</a>
U of Arizona (NMF 30k OOS & NMSF OOS 14k guaranteed? [2009-2011</a> Terms and Conditions | Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid](<a href=“http://financialaid.arizona.edu/scholarships/terms/2009-2011.aspx]2009-2011”>http://financialaid.arizona.edu/scholarships/terms/2009-2011.aspx) | [Estimated</a> Cost of Attendance for 2010-2011 | Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid](<a href=“http://financialaid.arizona.edu/money/estimated-cost.aspx]Estimated”>http://financialaid.arizona.edu/money/estimated-cost.aspx))
Southern Arkansas U (NMF & NMSF 11k competitive [Presidential</a> Scholarship – 8 Semesters : Financial Aid](<a href=“http://web.saumag.edu/finaid/scholarships/scholarpres/]Presidential”>http://web.saumag.edu/finaid/scholarships/scholarpres/) | [How</a> much does it cost to go to SAU? : Office of Admissions](<a href=“http://web.saumag.edu/admissions/bam/cost/]How”>Cost Calculator: How much will it cost to attend SAU? | Office of Admissions | Southern Arkansas University))
U of Central Florida (NMF full tuition+ guaranteed / full ride competitive & NMSF 9k guaranteed)
Florida A&M U (in-state full ride & OOS full tuition guaranteed - other qualifications, see [University</a> Scholarships - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 2011](<a href=“Page Not Found”>Page Not Found))
U of South Florida (full ride competitive - <a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-Non-florida.pdf[/url]”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-Non-florida.pdf</a> | <a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf[/url]”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf</a>)
Boise State U <a href=“NMF%20full%20ride%20competitive,%20full%20tuition%20guaranteed”>ID</a>
U of Idaho (full ride competitive [25])
Eastern Kentucky U (in-state full ride & OOS full tuition- guaranteed)
U of Kentucky (full ride 1st year & full tuition+ remaining 3 years guaranteed)
Louisiana State U (full tuition competitive)
U of Maine (tuition- competitive)
Wayne State U <a href=“full%20ride%20guaranteed”>MI</a>
*U of Minnesota-Morris (full tuition guaranteed)
^Truman State U <a href=“full%20tuition%20competitive”>MO</a>
Mississippi State U (NMF full tuition+ & NMSF full tuition- guaranteed)
U of Southern Mississippi (NMF/SF full ride competitive)
Southeast Missouri State U (NMF full ride guaranteed, NMSF full tuition- guaranteed)
U of Nebraska-Lincoln (full tuition+ competitive)
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (7.5k guaranteed [full tuition-?])
New Jersey Institute of Technology (full ride guaranteed)
New Mexico State U (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed)
Cleveland State U <a href=“full%20tuition%20guaranteed”>OH</a>
Youngstown State U <a href=“full%20ride%20with%2030%20ACT/1300%20SAT%20competitive%20%5B40%5D”>OH</a>
U of Oklahoma (full tuition+ guaranteed)
Oklahoma State U (full tuition+ guaranteed)
South Dakota State U (8.5k guaranteed [full tuition-?])
U of Memphis <a href=“NMF%20%5B9k%20+%20OOS%20waiver%5D%20&%20NMSF%20%5B7.5k%20+%20OOS%20waiver%5D%20full%20tuition+%20guaranteed”>TN</a>
U of Houston <a href=“full%20ride%20guaranteed”>TX</a>
U of North Texas (full ride competitive)
Texas A&M U (full tuition+ competitive)
U of Texas-Dallas (full tuition+ guaranteed)
Texas Tech U (20.5k for FIVE years guaranteed)
U of Texas-Tyler (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed)
Washington State U (NMSF full tuition guaranteed)
West Virginia U (full tuition- guaranteed)
U of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (in-state full ride guaranteed [~4k OOS tuition difference])</p>
<h2>Privates</h2>
<p><em>Abilene Christian U (full tuition guaranteed)
Alfred U (full ride guaranteed with top 5% rank, otherwise full tuition/ride competitive)
*Alma C (10 full tuition, 5 full ride competitive <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065693456-post366.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065693456-post366.html</a>)
*Andrews U (full tuition guaranteed)
Baylor U (full tuition guaranteed)
*Birmingham-Southern C (full tuition competitive)
Bradley U (full tuition guaranteed [not advertised, see <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1061891866-post29.html][/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1061891866-post29.html]</a>)
U of Dallas (NMF full tuition, NMSF 12k guaranteed)
^</em>Denison U (full tuition competitive)
Drexel U (full tuition guaranteed)
<em>U of Evansville (NMF full tuition & NMSF 75% tuition guaranteed)
*Faulkner U (NMF/SF full tuition guaranteed)
^Fordham U (full tuition+ competitive)
*Harding U (full tuition guaranteed)
*Geneva C (NMF full tuition & NMSF 3/4 tuition guaranteed)
Liberty U (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition guaranteed)
*Lipscomb U (full tuition+ guaranteed)
Long Island U-C.W. Post (full tuition competitive)
Loyola U Chicago (full tuition competitive [5], 2k guaranteed)
^Northeastern U (full tuition guaranteed <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/11309988-post374.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/11309988-post374.html</a>
*Nyack C (full tuition guaranteed)
*Oakwood U (NMF full tuition+, NMSF full tuition, & NMCommended 80% tuition guaranteed)
*Oklahoma Christian U (full ride guaranteed)
*Pacific Union C (full tuition guaranteed)
*Roberts Wesleyan C (NMF full tuition & NMSF half tuition guaranteed)
*Spring Arbor U (NMF full tuition & NMSF half tuition + one-time 5k guaranteed)
*Sterling C (full tuition guaranteed)
^</em>U of Tulsa (full ride competitive [70-80])
*Wesleyan C <a href=“full%20tuition%20competitive”>women only</a>
*Westminster C <a href=“NMF%20full%20tuition%20&%20NMSF%20half%20tuition%20guaranteed”>UT</a></p>
<p>NMF HONORABLE MENTIONS</p>
<h2>Publics</h2>
<p>Arizona State University (in-state 13k to OOS full tuition- guaranteed? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065672257-post358.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065672257-post358.html</a> | <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/11339422-post378.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/11339422-post378.html</a>)
U of Central Arkansas (12k guaranteed with 3.25 GPA)
Ball State U <a href=“5k%20guaranteed”>IN</a>
California State U-Fullerton (in-state only: full tuition+ guaranteed)
California State U-Long Beach (in-state only: full ride competitive)
U of Florida (OOS tuition waiver + 4k guaranteed)
Florida State U (6k competitive)
^*New C of Florida (17.5k guaranteed)
Iowa State U (in-state full ride competitive)
U of Kansas (in-state 7.5k & OOS 8k guaranteed)
U of Louisiana-Lafayette (unclear - [UL</a> Lafayette: Academic Scholarships: High School Seniors](<a href=“Admissions & Financial Aid | UL Lafayette”>Admissions & Financial Aid | UL Lafayette))
U of Massachusetts-Amherst (full ride competitive, in-state only??)
Michigan State U (750-2k + in-state 2k & OOS 4k and room/board competitive)
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (10k guaranteed, 18k competitive)
U of Mississippi (NMSF 9k & NMF 10k)
U of New Mexico (~13k [in-state full tuition] competitive)
North Dakota State U (in-state full tuition guaranteed)
U of Akron <a href=“6k%20guaranteed%20+%20Honors%20College%203k”>OH</a>
U of Cincinnati <a href=“in-state%20full%20tuition+%20%5B50%20awards%20max,%20OOS%2014k%20difference%5D”>OH</a>
Wright State U <a href=“in-state%20only:%20NMF%20full%20ride%20guaranteed,%20NMSF/Commended%20full%20tuition%20guaranteed”>OH</a>
U of South Carolina (in-state up to 10k, OOS up to 6k + OOS tuition waiver)
U of Vermont (in-state NMF full tuition, OOS “up to 10k” competitive)
U of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (full in-state tuition guaranteed)</p>
<h2>Privates</h2>
<p>^<em>Beloit C (5k guaranteed)
^Boston U (half tuition competitive)
*Calvin C (10k guaranteed)
*Cedarville U (half tuition guaranteed w/ 3.5 GPA)
*Concordia C (14k guaranteed)
^</em>Furman U (NMSF 14k guaranteed)
Gonzaga U (6.25k guaranteed)
<em>Gordon C (75% tuition guaranteed w/ 3.5 GPA)
*Hope C (17k guaranteed)
^</em>Macalester C (5k guaranteed)
<em>Morningside C (“tuition scholarship” guaranteed - [Morningside</a> College Admissions: First-year Students Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.morningside.edu/admissions/pages/fr_scholarships.htm]Morningside”>http://www.morningside.edu/admissions/pages/fr_scholarships.htm))
*North Central C (3/4 tuition guaranteed)
^U of Rochester (17k guaranteed)
^Rochester Institute of Technology (15k guaranteed)
*U of Sioux Falls (full ride competitive [1])
^U of Southern California (half tuition guaranteed)
Southern Methodist U (half tuition + 2k guaranteed)
^</em>St. Olaf C (7.5k guaranteed)
^Vanderbilt U (5k guaranteed + 2k if awarded competitive merit)
^Willamette U (~17k competitive?)
^Worcester Polytechnic Institute (17k guaranteed)</p>
<p>Thanks for doing this. Here is one correction from the University of Kansas (KU) website:</p>
<p>National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholarship (Kansas and out-of-state)</p>
<p>You must take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT), which serves as the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test, during the fall of your junior year. If you become a finalist, and designate KU as your first college choice with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and/or College Board will forward your name to KU to be sponsored as a scholar. Award: $10,000/year, renewable for four years.</p>
<p>Texas A&M has lowered the NMF scholarship from $24,000 ($6,000 per year) to $20,000 ($5,000 per year), according to the A&M website. As far as I know, this does not affect currently enrolled NMFs (we hope, since we have a freshman there!). The website did not mention whether any other scholarship money for NMFs has been decreased. So I assume that NMFs will still receive the $12,000 ($3,000 per year) President’s Endowed Scholarship, and the other add-ons A&M seems to offer all NMFs.</p>
<p>Update: Taken from the University of Dallas (Private) website: 20 NMF will receive full tuition scholarship when they name UD as their first choice college with the NMSC.</p>
<p>Univ Texas at Dallas - 8 semesters tuition plus fees plus 8k, all freshman have a private bedroom in new suite housing- Scholarship can be used for GRAD school tuition if a student is coming in with lots of AP or dual enrollment credit per UT Dallas financial aid office 2/2011.</p>
<p>*Scholarship can be used for GRAD school tuition if a student is coming in with lots of AP or dual enrollment credit per UT Dallas financial aid office 2/2011. *</p>
<p>That is a nice benefit. Bama offers that as well. It’s nice to get a BS/MS all on a NMF scholarship. Makes it much easier to apply to PhD programs, etc.</p>
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<p>While UM-TC is an listed as an honorable mention since it doesn’t offer full tuition for NM, I think it deserves a long second look because:</p>
<ol>
<li>It guarantees 10k for NM.</li>
<li>COA is relatively low for OOS students, just over 24k (tution, R&B) for 2010/11.</li>
<li>It has other scholarships available for NM level candidates. For instance, D2 has been offered just short of 20k/yr plus a 1 time research stipend.</li>
</ol>
<p>I would like to tell my D’s story about applying to USC as NMF(actually corporate winner). Even though USC does not say there is a limit on how many NMF they will accept, I think being a NMF actually hurts you( in my D’s case) when applying to USC. Think about it, USC has to give out over $80,000 in 4 yrs. My D’s stats is not super but ok. Her SAT/ACT score is 2090/34. GPA 3.78 UW, IB diploma ( got it last summer, a year early), class ranking is within 10%.</p>