<p>Hey guys,
Im just curious about what the National Hispanic Scholar Finalist "award" really means. I'm applying EA to Georgetown and University of Chicago and was wondering whether being a scholar finalist is really all that helpful. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Oh, and also, how can I find out whether Georgetown or University of Chicago recieve those CD-ROMs with the names of the scholar finalists?</p>
<p>It means that you took the PSAT and got passed the cutoff for the NHSF. It's essentially a affirmative action based (racist) scholarship program.</p>
<p>Many schools give big financial packages to this. It's a really big deal so remember to put it on your applications. At some school they give us the same amount of money they do to national merit finalists. Not fair, I know. But hey, I'll take any money I get.</p>
<p>how do you get this award? was the PSAT the qualifier? when do you get notified?</p>
<p>you can look it up on the collegeboard website, search for "national hispanic recognition program". To receive the finalist award, which is the only award that colleges value, you must meet three qualifications: A. you must be at least 1/4 hispanic and you must have marked the hispanic check box when you took the PSAT. B. You must have at least a 3.5 gpa unweighted. C. You must pass a certain cut-off on the PSAT which depends on your state. The lowest I have seen is around a 180 and the highest is like a 196. Email <a href="mailto:nhrp@collegeboard.org">nhrp@collegeboard.org</a> for more questions</p>
<p>Seladora, thanks for the help. I appreciate it. I hope my son checked the box "hispanic" on the psat. do you know if there is a way to change it if he didn't put anything down? just curious</p>
<p>edit..............ignoring!</p>
<p>What was that book where things were like "unwritten" ?</p>
<p>ah well if ignoring was the point well I have edited. ;)</p>
<p>Very true Celita^^^</p>
<p>NHRP is like anything else in your application, it's one more piece that tells about you and your qualifications.</p>
<p>oops, now you've decided to ignore the comment, well you're right either way :)</p>
<p>does anyone know exactly which schools offer big scholarships for NHRP finalists? Carleton's got a $2000 one.</p>
<p>Has anyone received anything from colleges referencing your attaining National Hispanic Scholar Finalist? I got my award letter from College board a couple of weeks ago but nothing from any colleges yet. Any good news yet anyone?</p>