What is school's/guidance counselor's role in NM application? Questions on form?

<p>I seem to recall a post by someone last year who actually saw the form his school guidance counselor had to fill out for the National Merit Semi-finalist application. Does anyone remember that form or does anyone know what type of questions the school is required to answer for the application?</p>

<p>S1 was a national merit finalist 4 years ago and everything was still on paper. (For S2 two years ago, everything was online.) If I remember right, the counselor had to fill out gpa information, supply a transcript, school activity information, and had to include a school written recommendation. S1’s principal wrote this for him, although I think the counselor took care of it for S2. There might be more things, but I think 4 years ago these were mostly what was needed.</p>