Safeties/matches for a well-hooked friend

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<p>NHRP is based on PSAT scores and with a 222 (and a 3.5 gpa), she’s easily over the threshold (which varies by state and year and is not well publicized). The problem is that students have already been notified of the designation; however, there are several students on the Hispanic forum that called in and got the award late. It doesn’t hurt to try, have her call:</p>

<p>[National</a> Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP)](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Scholarships and Recognition with PSAT/NMSQT - SAT Suite)</p>

<p>NMS is a higher level award, but there may be some merit opportunities that are aimed specifically at NHRP, check these threads out:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/735291-colleges-offering-scholarships-national-hispanic-scholars.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/735291-colleges-offering-scholarships-national-hispanic-scholars.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/792498-college-emails-letters-refer-nhrp-list.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/792498-college-emails-letters-refer-nhrp-list.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This last is based on the NHRP list that is sent out to participating colleges. While it’s too late for your friend to get on the list, if she could get NHRP designation, she would qualify for scholarships and could contact schools interested in recruiting Hispanic students.</p>

<p>p.s. while they aren’t all in the NE, several of the merit scholarships at the schools I listed earlier are targeted at Hispanic or URM students, so your friend might have a higher chance of getting those compared to open scholarships.</p>