<p>finally. they just notified us at school today. i don't know what the wait was about. we had 9 semifinalists at our school but i don't know yet if everyone made it to finalist. i'm just relieved to finally know. good luck to everyone still waiting to hear the good news!</p>
<p>got it, thank god.
Florida is now an option</p>
<p>gatordan -</p>
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<blockquote> <p>wait, if it was mailed to the schoolo on the 3rd, when do we get something at home? I was under the impression that it was mailed to our houses on the 3rd, which is why I was wondering why I havn't gotten anything yet.<<</p> </blockquote>
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<p>Here are the dates I have been given by NMSQT staff (across two different phone calls):</p>
<p>2/3 - Notifications mailed to traditional schools
2/8 - Notifications mailed to HOMEschool principals (e.g., parent of homeschooler)
2/10 - Notifications mailed to homeschoolers (students)</p>
<p>Was told that b/c we homeschool, we would receive TWO notifications - one as principal, and one as student.</p>
<p>sd</p>
<p>Our school just announced it today. DS is a finalist! Not that we were really worried. :-)</p>
<p>I finally got the finalist letter in the mail today! yay :)</p>
<p>My school still hasn't told us anything . . . guess that's what happens when you go to a large public high school that has almost 5000 kids for four grade levels.</p>
<p>My school didn't tell me anything either. I found out I'd made it in the mail today.</p>
<p>Congrats to your DS, musicmom! :-)</p>
<p>I am also happy to report that my DD received her letter as finalist today (2/10) in the mail. </p>
<p>The letter (dated 2/8) mentions that a certificate of merit "has been sent to your principal," but so far, I have not received it.</p>
<p>I'm not too concerned, since at least my DD has her letter. If the certificate has not arrived by early next week, I'll probably give NMSQT a call to check on it.</p>
<p>sd</p>
<p>I've been so busy lately that I completely forgot notifications went out in February! So it was definately a nice surprise to read the mail today and see that I was a finalist (didn't really ever think I wasn't though - they only knock out 1000 semifinalists). It sure did take a long time to mail the letters though if they sent them out on the third. I wonder when my school's gonna say anything though. They still haven't called anyone down or talked to the finalists about it. Must be busy with other stuff.</p>
<p>DD got her NMF letter this afternoon as well. Her AP-English teacher told her earlier in the week that she and the rest of the SF made Finalist, so she wasn't too stressed. School hasn't said one word though...odd.</p>
<p>We got a letter today too for our S...no word from the school though...It's probably sitting on someone's desk somewhere.</p>
<p>I swear, Oklahoma is so slow. Still haven't received the home letter as of 2/10. :</p>
<p>I haven't either in Ohio (the home letter)</p>
<p>Isn't the home letter sent out on the 8th?</p>
<p>Six out of the seven people in my school advanced to finalists. This is our highest total ever, and as a public school with only 180 kids in our grade our councelors seemed relatively happy. </p>
<p>I was relieved, as I can now feel comfortable attending Ohio State if my plans to go to ivy leagues fall through (i.e. rejection).</p>
<p>Daughter got her letter today. She asked her counselor yesterday, who didn't know, but yesterday I found a press release from the school announcing the finalists.</p>
<p>I got mine yesterday but I still have an unanswered question - when's the latest date you can tell them your first choice school? the reason is because i want to know where i'm going so i could potentially use the scholarship money at that school.</p>
<p>got mine today! Congrats to everyone who is a finalist :)</p>
<p>I just got a letter from ASU about getting a full ride for being a finalist, and am considering applying since none of my other schools offer anything for merit finalists.</p>
<p>^^look at UF and Oklahoma, both offer full rides for finalists, I plan on attending UF in the fall.</p>
<p>racket---just so you know, many state schools beside ASU offer full rides for NMF's. (Oklahoma is giving me $75k)</p>
<p>you probably already know this, but just wanted to point that out.</p>
<p>Daughter's letter just came today. Nothing from her school, though.</p>
<p>Got my letter today. I have a question though - I've been offered scholarships from colleges already, but what if I receive a corporate scholarship? The rules say that I can't get two kinds, so does that mean the college will retract their scholarship offer? Or would they still offer me money, just because I am a NMF? They do like to brag about that, after all :p</p>