<p>MiamiDAP, am glad your d found what worked for her! NM packages always seem to be changing (why I added my disclaimer of this is what I know about this year!) – the UC stuff is pretty recent, part of their UC21 initiative, where they began to actively recruit NMFs to come. In my own’s d’s case, she’ll be attending a U where, until 2 years ago, NMFs got the full ride…then they switched it to $1000 NM and $4000 college-sponsored…but she competed for other scholarships there and ended up fully funded…so to the OP and others – the “all NMFs get college paid for” idea really doesn’t work for many…and kids with these stats tend to qualify for other automatic merit and competitive awards.</p>