The point raised by @JBStillFlying in post #544 is one for NMF 2018 families to keep in mind. My son’s friend is one of the kids who will be receiving $8K less at UChicago.
My son only applied to one school that provided NMF scholarship money so, while I was happy for him to have been recognized as a NMSF, I wasn’t factoring in getting any NMF merit $ to offset the cost of tuition. When decisions came out I for this school, I anticipated he would receive a NMF scholarship. He was awarded a presidential scholarship and we were thrilled. As I read posts about other’s decisions, there were individuals who anticipated receiving the NMF scholarship $20K/ yr that had no scholarship notification. They were very disappointed and we all thought any NMF accepted would get the $20K/yr. What seems to have happened is there were changes to what was being offered. Initially it read as any NMF admitted was guaranteed a $20K/yr scholarship. When decisions were released and it didn’t turn out that way, everyone started checking the site again and realized the wording changed on the website to say any NMF admitted would be eligible to compete for a NM scholarship. This caught some families off guard.