Official Class of 2014 National Merit Finalist Thread

<p>@JRMAMA, My daughter logged into her account. It is at the top. </p>

<p>Congratulations! You have been offered a scholarship. Please complete Step 4 below. </p>

<p>Now there is step 4. Before, there were only three steps , third step being her school address.</p>

<p>Congratulations @jasmineRose! I’m sure that $2,500 will come in handy for all of those fist year expenses.</p>

<p>Son just got notified of corporate scholarship - $3000/year, renewable. Not bad!</p>

<p>If I remember correctly, however, he can’t accept both. Must go research. Let’s be honest, $2k is not much at a school like that. Though it is more than we had to start with.
Had to edit. </p>

<p>Margatroyd, I think he is obligated to take the $2500 award from NM Corp, I don’t think he can choose (someone else here can probably verify that). It is unfortunate because the award from NWestern is for more ($8K total). I am not familiar with NWestern’s policy on it, but some schools will make up the difference if your child is awarded a NM Corp scholarship,hopefully that is the case at NU.</p>

<p>Hmm. This is interesting info. My online perusal seems to back up not taking both. And interestingly, I secretly wondered if/hoped NU would make that </p>

<p>This is a fairly anonymous forum, but I’m a rule follower at heart. I’d suggest you read any letters you may receive carefully about who can know what info when…</p>

<p>Account locked due to several unsuccessful login attempts…I guess that’s what happens when you forget your username, password, and security questions all in a row, haha. Is there a physical letter we’ll be receiving in the mail soon? Congratulations to everyone who got the scholarships! </p>

<p>My D did not get the $2500 and unlikely getting anything else from the NMF unless she changes her mind and got to NU. But she did get a free lunch and was presented the certificate yesterday at school. She is very happy about that and the lunch was great. :wink: </p>

<p>billcsho- congrats on your daughter’s successes and your wonderful sense of humor! We are in the same boat, no $2500 award and DS is going to Notre Dame, a school with no NMF award (but the large merit award he got from them makes it a nonissue.) Congrats to all who received the NMF scholarship!</p>

Did any of you get in with a c on your transcript

@natwhynot … I responded to you on the other thread, but I’ll summarize here. I think there’s a pretty good chance you’ll still advance with a single C on your transcript, but there’s no way anyone can give you a definitive answer. There have been SFs in past years that have had only one C and haven’t advanced, but there have also been a fair number with more than one C that have advanced. As hard as it will be, you’re going to have to wait until late January/early February to see whether you get a non-advancement letter or a congratulations letter from NMSC.

@Wolverine86 The cutoff score in my state was 213 so definitely anxious for February now and wishing it was a lower cutoff compared to some states’ 209s