| Some schools are so interested in the NMF designation that they offer full scholarships, others really want it as a stat, so they can say x% of their applicants were NMF. Many, though not all, give some type of scholarship for this themselves. About half of the schools my son was accepted to would have given him NM money if he hadn't gotten a corporate NM award through his father's employer. One would have tacked on an additional $3,000 per year, specifically related to NMF status. And it may have been a factor that entered into other merit awards he received.
What I did hear from several posters last year was that just being a candidate for Presidential Scholar was as highly valued by many adcoms as actually receiving the award. There may be a few schools that wouldn't care at all about these awards, but I think only a handful. |