<p>I am a NMF and applied early for scholarship consideration. However, I did not receive a scholarship interview or admission letter at this stage and doubt I will as most people have already received theirs. I thought I had a reasonable chance of a scholarship interview, but apparently not.</p>
<p>I know I will get the half tuition due to my NMF status if I am admitted in April. But now I am getting concerned if I will even be admitted. Here are my stats:
SAT-2310
6 APs-all 5's
SAT subject tests-800 math, 800 physics
GPA-3.8
EC's-varsity track and field, many clubs, NHS</p>
<p>I've done more, but this is it in a nutshell.</p>
<p>Are many NMFs rejected from USC? I am really worried.</p>
<p>You will most likely get in. I’m in fact shocked you didn’t get a presidential at least. I am a NMF had a 2310 and 3.9 and got invited to interview for the Presidential. Really, NMF get a half-ride, so even to get in would mean you’re already entitled to the money.</p>
<p>D was NMSF and got rejected with stats that were just a teensy bit better than yours. Was accepted to Scea to Yale so ended up ok, but likely would have attended USC if got in.</p>
<p>Was this last year? At this point USC has not sent out ANY letters of regret. They will be sent out the end of March.</p>
<p>The e-mails sent out this week only notified students they had not been selected to interview for the very limited major scholarships. All of these seniors are still in the applicant pool unless they have an ED at another college and choose to withdraw their application from SC.</p>
<p>^^YOHOYOHO, if your D is applying this year, her NMF (congratulations) automatically will earn her 1/2 tuition Presidential + $1000/yr. However, Yale!! Great news.</p>
<p>Hey, Madbean and GeorgiaGirl
Yes, this was from last year. D is now a frosh at Yale. But you can see that I am still a tad bit bummed about the USC rejection. We thought that 1/2 off of tuition would be awesome but the outright rejection made it impossible.</p>
<p>Also, a dad had a kid who was NMSF who got rejected from USC. We were lamenting about it on this forum last year.</p>
<p>Sorry, Viking, if I am making you more nervous.</p>
<p>BTW, Viking, you will find out about your possible acceptance in March. If accepted, then your 1/2 off tuition for NMSF will apply. The NMSF students don’t necessarily get evaluated for the Presidential or Trustee scholarships, although some do.</p>
<p>according the Dean of admissions, last year only about 50% of applicants who were NMF’s were accepted at USC. Being a NMF gives applicants a considerable “boost” , but is by no means an “automatic” in.</p>
<p>Lot of NMF, like my son, didn’t know about half off on tuition for NMF at USC and crossed it off of the application list due to cost.You are lucky that you applied and will most likely get in with your stat. Good luck.</p>
<p>@simonip-- NMF is an achievement, yes, but as it does not have a consistent national scoring component, it can be hard to judge and make predictions about all students who achieve this status. </p>
<p>Maybe student X scored a 205 in his state and qualified NMF while student Y scored a 220 in her state and didn’t. Does this mean student X is now more qualified than student Y? </p>
<p>The rest of what these students bring to the table at application time will determine whether they get into USC or any college. Does the rest of their resume go along with their NMF status? They still need to have top numbers and EC’s and be able to write convincing essays. Not all NMF are the same. Not all non-NMF are less qualified than the NMF. Thus, to me the 50% acceptance rate of NMF seems high at a school with an overall acceptance rate in the 18-22% range.</p>
<p>"Thus, to me the 50% acceptance rate of NMF seems high "
There are about 15000 NMF’s each year. USC receives applications from only about 900 NMF’s. And the majority of those ALSO have the grades/ stats, EC’s to get into tip-top colleges like the Ivies, Stanford, etc, but apply to USC as a just-in-case-backup or because of the possibility of receiving a full Tuition Trustee/ Mork, or Stamp scholarship.
All NMF’s are not the looked at as being equally qualified for admission to USC, anymore than they are for any highly competitive college.</p>
<p>These days I wonder if the majority of those National Merit Scholars all wish for other choices. For those hoping to find places in Thornton, School of Dramatic Arts, Gerontology, Game Design, Cinematic Arts, Global Health and Health Promotion, Bachelor of Business and the dual majors in Marshall SC is a dream university. In my opinion, those who apply to those majors/ schools find it is just as competitive as a ivy league school for admittance…or more. Some majors at SC have a 4% or 5% admit rate.</p>
<p>I think most NMF’s are applying to colleges that have higher overall rankings , in part because some of those colleges[ HYPS] have the most generous FA programs for middle class students, and because the students dont [yet] have a strong interest in any one area, and want to be at a college that has a “reputation” [ a la USNWR] that it has the “best students in the country”, or they are applying to colleges that have guaranteed Full tuition scholarships for NMF’s, and they are also applying to instate U’s because it would be cheaper for them to go there to college, because they are “unlucky” enough to be in the “middle class” and wont receive as much $$$ in FA from less wealthy private colleges.</p>
<p>Georgia girl,
Even if someone is applying to one of USC’s highly selective programs, the 3rd choice major defaults to undeclared. The undeclared admit rate isn’t single digit.</p>