<p>I think the confusion arises because the term “offered” can be interpreted two ways: an offer from a college directly to a student, and an offer from NM for a specific scholarship (whether a corporate scholarship, $2500 scholarship or college-sponsored official, usually about $1000, scholarship). </p>
<p>At the same time, the examples given by mom2collegekids seem to indicate there is some flexibility on the part of NM, despite the language to the contrary in its publication that I quoted earlier. She brings up a good point: the NM people can be very helpful. I don’t think NM is trying to trick anyone. I learned a lot when I called NM on behalf of my daughter at this time last year, and would recommend doing so to anyone who has a question about the process.</p>