mom2collegekids

Every year we're asked who gets these awards.

could those who were awarded the one time $2500, please copy/paste the following and fill in the answers:

State:

PSAT:

SAT total:
SAT breakdown:
Math:
CR:
Writing:

UW GPA:

Male or Female:

anything else that might have been pertinent:


Maybe we can unlock the mystery of who gets picked and why.

kjcphmom

S2 will receive $2,500 but don't know why he is, and S1 didn't who practically had the same stats 2 years ago. Can't find his SAT information but will put down what I think he got.

State: WI
PSAT: 226
SAT: 2280 (lower than expected)
Math: 800 (Can't remember others, but writing low)
UW GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.854
AP: 5 on 3 Junior year, taking 3 this year (school doesn't offer many)
Good rec from guidance counselor
#1 in class of approx. 550
ACT: 36
Male
Average ec's, nothing outstanding although working on Eagle Scout
Essay probably average as he struggled on it

Mom2 hopefully you can figure out why people get the scholarship.

NMSFdad

Daughter will receive the $2500 NM one time money.

State: TN

PSAT: 234

SAT total: 2390
SAT breakdown:
Math: 790
CR: 800
Writing: 800

UW GPA: 4.0

Male or Female: Female

anything else that might have been pertinent: Student body president, Beta Club president, NHS, Candidate for Presidential Scholar, Forensics team, Soccer all four years and other ec's.

pebbles4562

State: AZ

PSAT: 213

SAT total: 2350
SAT breakdown:
Math: 780
CR: 800
Writing: 770

UW GPA: 3.94

Male or Female: Male

anything else that might have been pertinent: President of a couple of clubs (one large one affiliated with the city government), captain of a varsity sport, Presidential scholar candidate. I was worried that his essay was too short!

creative_copycat

This is off-topic, but I received the scholarship; I hadn't made my decision yet, and I let the deadline pass by... the April 4th cutoff. Do you think it's too late for me to redeem this scholarship if I choose to take it?

mom2collegekids

^^
Call NMCorp and ask.

creative_copycat

I called them up, thankfully it's a flexible deadline, so they'll still accept it! Thank you, though! Sorry to derail this thread... to bring it back to topic, here are my stats:


State: TX

PSAT: 224

SAT total: 2380
SAT breakdown:
Math: 800
CR: 780
Writing: 800

UW GPA: 3.98

Male or Female: Female

anything else that might have been pertinent: I feel like my essay was pretty strong.

besjbo

State: MI
Male
GPA (UW): 4.0

PSAT: 222
SAT #1: 2220 (720W 780CR 720M)
SAT #2: 2220 (710W 750CR 760M)

Anything else: nothing too notable in terms of ECs, except going to nat'l stage for BPA

Christian2

I like to add something here. NM likes to make the scholarship money available to as many students as possible. Thus they will less likely offer the $2500 to those that are automatically qualified for a corporate sponsor scholarship. They know those kids in advance since most are children of employees of a sponsor corporation. I have no hard evidence but just a theory.

mom2collegekids

^^^

I used to think that as well, and also think that those who were taking college ones were also rarely considered. But, as we've seen on other threads,, those who are offered college ones, are offered the one time as well.

We'll see if anyone posts and says that they were offered the 2500 and a corporate one.

NOTE TO ALL.....if you were offered the one time 2500, were you also offered a multi-year Corporate and then allowed to choose? Did anyone from NMCorp call you up?


The trend I've noticed is the high SAT score ...particularly high M+CR. Nearly everyone has a very high PSAT. While the 212 from AZ is certainly excellent , I'm guessing that the score wasn't amongst the highest for the state...unless that is very high for a male in AZ? I'm guessing not. His spectacular 2350 SAT seemed to be the tipping point.

The trend I'm noticing is a minimum of a 1500 M+CR SAT.

We'll see if another trend emerges.

pebbles4562

^^ Actually his PSAT was right on the borderline, a 213 for AZ. It went up 4 points from the 209 cutoff the prior year. He was having an "off" day when he took the PSAT because all of his other scores are much higher. He was very lucky that he barely made the cutoff for NM in the first place. Presidential scholar only uses the M+CR which was 1580 in S' case.

mom2collegekids

^^^

So, it does seem that PSAT isn't what matters for the 2500, but SAT.

batfan

So people have been notified of the $2500 scholarship already? That's the only one I would qualify for, so if I haven't heard, does that mean I didn't get it?

sfaitht7

State: NC
PSAT: 227?
SAT total: 2390
SAT breakdown:
Math: 790
CR: 800
Writing:800
UW GPA:3.995
Male or Female: Female
anything else that might have been pertinent: pianist and good essay?

freein2012

Son DID NOT get the $2500 or a corporate sponsored scholarship.
WA state. Posting his stats for future NMF research.

224 PSAT
2320 SAT 1590 M & CR
3.98 GPA

He will be attending the University of Pittsburgh. They (as far as I can tell) do not sponsor a separate NM scholarship. So I guess he will simply remain a finalist.