Schools that "like" National Merit SFs

Paying for College National Merit Aid
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<p>Well I was just notified (albeit, unofficially) that I made NMSF, and I was wondering whether there are certain schools that like to "collect" them? I know some schools like to brag about how many national merit scholars they have (for example, Carleton College, a highly ranked liberal arts school), and thus having NMSF on the application must have some weight when applying to them. Does anyone know of any of these schools?</p>

<p>Edit: I do of course realize that national merit does not make or break one's application, as it is based on one test. I am simply wondering what colleges would give more thought into national merit than other schools.</p>

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<p>Alabama likes to “collect” National Merit students. It currently has over 500 on campus. They get free tuition, free housing, a laptop, study abroad money, and some money.</p>

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<p>Many schools have National Merit scholarships, including quite a bit of full rides or full tuition. I know Fordham gives full tuition (that’s just one I’ve been looking into).</p>

<p>There is an official list of schools with how many national merit students they have attending. I’ll look for it.</p>