<p>I’m an NMF and I didn’t get accepted until March. (I’m a freshman, class of 2012.)</p>
<p>NMFs are automatically presidential scholars (<strong>NOT</strong> AUTOMATIC ADMITS, THOUGH!!!). But you must tell the National Merit people your first choice is USC so give them a call if you didn’t list USC and you now want to.</p>
<p>In addition, you get $1000 from the National Merit Corp.</p>