<p>Hi. Thanks for the replies. Son is a semi-finalist who sent in the finalist app and is now waiting to hear if he will make finalist status. My confusion happened when I read a thread on this site that made it sound like St. Olaf guarantees the $7,500 to those who are “NMF Honorable Mention.” I can’t find anything about “Honorable Mention” in any official site and wonder what that meant. Here is the link to it:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/649276-nmf-scholarships-updated-compilation.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/649276-nmf-scholarships-updated-compilation.html</a></p>
<p>The list of colleges was compiled from posts on CC, but I could not locate where the info on St. Olaf originated.</p>
<p>edit: I just looked at the list again, and now I think NMF Honorable Mention, for the purpose of this list, just means that the finalist gets a certain amount guaranteed, but not a full ride. This looks good for a finalist going to St Olaf… Am I interpreting this right?</p>