<p>Hey guys!</p>
<p>So I know that National Merit did send out letters already, I got one and I was wondering that if I was recognized National Merit, will I be recognized in National Achievement - the one for African Americans?
I did check off the option when I took the PSAT last year as a junior, since I am, in fact, black, but I haven't heard from Nat'l Achievement at all. My guidance counselor said that maybe I won't be able to get both. Is that true?</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
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<p>Your GC is incorrect. My DS who graduated last month was both a National Merit Finalist and a National Achievement Finalist.</p>
<p>No, no. Your Guidance Counselor is incorrect. While you can receive money from only one of the two organizations, you can be recognized as a finalist/semifinalist by both.</p>
<p>ksarmand is right. This is what I found from the National Achievement Scholarship Program[website](<a href=“http://www.nationalmerit.org/nasp.php”>http://www.nationalmerit.org/nasp.php</a>):
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<p>OK thanks, that cleared up a lot. :)</p>