<p>I am currently working on my application/form for NMF and I was wondering if you have to use a typewriter to fill out the form? Could it hurt your chances if you handwrote it in pen? My handwriting is neat but it's not super neat. Also, I am not very good at operating a typewriter...is there any place I could go where they could fill in the fields for me (like Kinkos or something)?</p>
<p>No, you can handwrite. My school told me to do either. And some blanks were full of crossed-out stuff. I'd say you'd be fine since virtually EVERYONE gets finalist anyway. YOu have to have a terrible GPA or test scores or something to not.</p>
<p>Is it 15/16 of people who becomes Finalists? How come on the application it says about 8000 do?</p>
<p>16K are semi-finalists
15K are finalists</p>
<p>8K are National Merit Scholars</p>
<p>However, lots of schools give aid to Finalists and some to Semi-Finalists and Commended students</p>
<p>Oh, are scholars the ones who get $2500? Or is that just for certain schools?</p>
<p>Scholars are Finalists who get any monetary award, either from NMSC, the college in which they matriculate, or certain businesses/companies.</p>
<p>any other comments regarding my question would be apreciated...</p>
<p>Some schools give way more than $2500 to Finalists. You can get half tuition, sometimes are put in a pool for a free ride -- full tuition w/room and board.</p>
<p>I don't have access to a typwriter, it says you can fill in by hand, so I wrote my part using a black ink pen. I think the school counselor is also going to fill in his part by hand. He is a nut case, so I am more worried about how well he will fill the form or whether he will send it in time, rather than handwriting versus typewriting!</p>
<p>I'm typing out the information in Microsoft Word in small font, then printing it out, cutting out the text, and pasting it onto the application. There's very little space on this app so it looks better this way.</p>
<p>Hmm... My counselor is jamming it through a printer to type out all of the stuff, but I already filled out the app by pen. Also... what if you know the number one school is NOT gonna give any NMC money? Should you write the next school down that would? I'm confused...</p>
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<p>If you know that they won't give NMS money (like the Ivies), you can still put them down because if you win the $2,500 award you can still transfer that money to the college. However, many of my friends just chose schools that does give NM money (like Rice) because they'd attend Rice if they give enough scholarship money. The only thing that's important is that once you decide FOR SURE which college you're attending, you have to let NMSC know so that they can transfer your $2,500 to that school should you win the prize.</p>
<p>As for the essay, I did exactly what MallomarCookie did. I used font 9 though because my essay was a tad too long =p</p>
<p>This is sort of a dumb question but I hope someone will answer it...In the field where it say parent name it reads (last name, first name, middle name do you put the commas in when writing out the name like "Doe, Jane"
or should it be "Doe Jane?"</p>
<p>Yes, 15/16 become finalists, so don't sweat it too much.</p>
<p>And TangyTart, I don't think they really care. Do whichever you prefer.</p>
<p>Oh, I'd suggest putting down your number 1 school that gives NM money. That way, you can see if that school will give you a scholarship. If you end up getting the NMSC-sponsered $2500, you can always change which school it applies to. College-sponsored scholarships, on the other hand, won't.</p>
<p>For example, I put Baylor as my first choice, even though at the time it wasn't, as I knew that Baylor gives all NM Scholar who puts it as their first choice a full tuition scholarship. Some schools will give you a scholarship if you become a NM finalist, even if you don't put them as your first choice, others may or may not give you a scholarship even if you are a finalist, and some do not give NM money at all. So research, and figure out what would be the best college to put down. I put down Baylor even ahead of some of the other schools that I preferred, even though some of those schools may have given me a NM award. (And yes, I'm at Baylor now, and the full-tuition scholarship I got definitely played a role in my decision.)</p>