<p>That’s why it’s so tough to come up with a coherent strategy for naming a first-choice school when you’re considering many that offer the $1K-$2K per year “official” NMSC scholarship. Depending on which schools an individual is considering, your mileage may vary. In any case, it seems like folks “should” be safe until the early April time frame, since even NMSC’s own info that Schokolade quotes states that if a change is received “after MAILING a college-sponsored award…”. I believe the mailings for the college sponsored awards occured in late April last year, although we knew well in advance of that D1 would get those additional funds. Can’t say as I miss the “fun” of the waiting game. In our case at least it was a little easier since the bigger $$ “unofficial” scholarships were much more of a deciding factor for us than the one-time $2500 or the $1K-$2K per year were. Hang in there OP…it’s a good dilemma to have!!</p>