<p>They are very similar. The primary difference for our daughter is the ability to use a portion of the tuition for graduate school. At OSU, we were told that this is at the discretion of each specific college. Also, I don’t believe it applies to the vet school, med school or some of the health sciences(fine print on scholarship page she received) so this pretty much eliminates the benefit for her. At OU the extra year/years of tuition can be used for any of the graduate programs. In her situation this equates to 2 years of grad school tuition as she should be able to finish her bachelor’s degree in 3 years. While she isn’t certain yet where she’ll attend, the grad. school tuition aspect of OU’s scholarship certainly appeals to her.</p>
<p>Hi everyone,
I see the discussion here regarding Oklahoma State (and their NMF scholarship). I’m an out-of-state student, likely NMF, and I’m very interested in OSU.
Anyone know how steep fees are for Mechanical Engineering?
Also, anything else I should know? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>It appears U of MN-Morris no longer offers full tuition scholarships to NMF’s. Award has been pared to $1000/yr. See [University</a> of Minnesota, Morris | National Merit Scholarship](<a href=“http://admissions.morris.umn.edu/scholarships/nmstimeline/]University”>http://admissions.morris.umn.edu/scholarships/nmstimeline/).</p>
<p>I think you are reading it wrong. UM-Morris says full tuition for finalists making them first choice.</p>
<p>^ $1000/yr for commended and semifinalist. Full tuition for NMF.</p>
<p>You are right. I did misread this.</p>
<p>Liberty University in VA has full-ride for NMF and full tuition for commended/NMSF. It is phrased in a way that makes it sound competitive. They had 18 freshman incoming 2012 sponsored(from NMSC report).</p>
<p>[Honors</a> Scholarships - Liberty University - Resident Admissions](<a href=“http://www.liberty.edu/undergrad/index.cfm?PID=16453]Honors”>http://www.liberty.edu/undergrad/index.cfm?PID=16453)</p>
<p>Also, may be reserved for residents?? Not clear.</p>
<p>The Liberty scholarship is guaranteed as long as the student agrees to participate in the honors program, and it is renewable as long as a 3.5 gpa is maintained. Liberty is my daughter’s first choice and (hopefully) she will make the cutoffs in PA. We have spoken with them, so I am certain of the info regarding the scholarships.</p>
<p>Truman State in Missouri has competitive NMF awards ‘up to full tuition.’ They sponsored 14 freshmen in 2012.</p>
<p>[Truman</a> Scholarships - Office of Admission - Truman State University](<a href=“Admission | Truman State University”>Admission | Truman State University)</p>
<p>Brigham Young University has a limited number of awards. Not sure what upper bound is, but they sponsored 63 freshmen in 2012. It’s full tuition if you are LDS member, half-tuition if not. On scholarship FAQ page they say receiving award is not dependent on being a member of the church.</p>
<p>[BYU</a> Electronic Brochure](<a href=“http://saas.byu.edu/ebrochure/BYU_Financial_Aid_and_Scholarships_Guide/National_Merit_Scholarship.php]BYU”>http://saas.byu.edu/ebrochure/BYU_Financial_Aid_and_Scholarships_Guide/National_Merit_Scholarship.php)</p>
<p>Houghton College in NY gives NMF/NMSF $10,000/yr. This isn’t enough to make the list as COA is $35,000, but people are always bemoaning the dearth of small LACs on the list, so I figured it’s enough $$ to mention and someone reading through the thread might notice:</p>
<p>[SFS</a> | Scholarships & Grants | Houghton College](<a href=“http://www.houghton.edu/admission/student-financial-services/financial-aid/scholarships-grants/]SFS”>http://www.houghton.edu/admission/student-financial-services/financial-aid/scholarships-grants/)</p>
<p>Gordon College in MA gives NMFs 75% tuition. That’s currently about $25,000/yr.</p>
<p>[Christian</a> College Scholarships and Grants - Gordon College](<a href=“http://www.gordon.edu/scholarships]Christian”>Christian College Scholarships - Gordon College)</p>
<p>Calvin College in Grand Rapids MI gives NMFs $15,000/yr. That is just a bit over half-tuition. They had 24 freshmen NMFs in 2012.</p>
<p>[Academic</a> Scholarships - Financial Aid - Calvin College](<a href=“http://www.calvin.edu/finaid/scholarships/academic.html]Academic”>Academic Scholarships - Types | Calvin University)</p>
<p>Ouachita Baptist in AR offers full tuition to NMF and $15,000/yr to NMSF.</p>
<p>[OBU</a> Financial Aid | Student Financial Services](<a href=“Ouachita Financial Aid”>Ouachita Financial Aid)</p>
<p>Loyola University Chicago has competitive full tuition scholarships for NMFs. It isn’t clear how many they award.There is a typo in the description- “one” should not be there. They sponsored 12 freshmen in 2012, but some of those may have received only the $2K/yr. Anyone know more about this?</p>
<p>[Other</a> Scholarships: Loyola University Chicago](<a href=“http://www.luc.edu/finaid/scholarships_others.shtml]Other”>Additional Scholarship Resources: Financial Aid Office: Loyola University Chicago)</p>
<p>Oh boy, I should’ve come to this board a lot sooner. My twin girls will most likley be NMF and did not have interest in Oklahoma when the scholarship info was sent to them (Although for a solid week we all were singing “Oklahoma where the wind…”) I think I’m going to regret not flying out there for a look - regret it all the way to the bank.</p>
<p>3tallblonds, </p>
<p>From the correspondence we’ve received we’ve been told it’s too late to apply for any additional scholarships at The University of Oklahoma…but it’s NOT too late to apply for their NMF package. You might contact their NMF Office directly if you’re still interested.</p>
<p>My son received an email from the National Scholars Office at Oklahoma on Monday saying it was not too late to apply for additional scholarships and the deadline was February 1.</p>
<p>U of Tulsa says that my son has to name them as first choice with nmf corp. Will the other schools he is considering see that he named Tulsa his first choice? He would also like to be considered at USC and Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>I think I was not clear with my last question. In order to be considered for the Presidential scholarship at Tulsa, he needs to name Tulsa as first choice.</p>