<p>I just got my National Merit letter for getting through the first round today, and I seemed to remember that there were certain colleges that would give you extra money if you listed them as your "top choices" on the NM form.</p>
<p>Anyone know of some of these colleges?</p>
<p>Check the sticky in the Financial Aid section.</p>
<p>They tend not be be colleges NMFs are interested in. USC with half tuition for SFs is probably the highest ranked school that does this.</p>
<p>University of Chicago gives between $1000 and $2500 per year.</p>
<p>The Ohio State University has the distinguished scholarship for NM finalists--full in-state tuition plus $4500. There is a link somewhere that lists all the schools with substantial merit awards, but I can't find it. Anyway, you will be getting a lot of mail from schools (esp. in the south--Oklahoma, Texas) that offer full scholarships. Most of them, like OSU, have honor colleges within the university where you have priority registration and small classes. A lot of money for doing well on one test given on one day!</p>
<p>Full Tuition Scholarships for National Merit Finalists:</p>