Can Self-Identifying as a NMF hurt your chances?

PhysicsPhrog
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:50:51 +0000

The short answer: No.

The longer answer:
Top choice is a very picky thing for scholarships. As I was applying, I had three different schools with three different deadlines for being my top choice. If that school is listed as your student’s first choice, then he gets the scholarship. I played their game and switched my choice three different times so I could gain the scholarships at all three universities. I am now attending TCU, and to get the full tuition scholarship, I had to interview with two different panels. I identified as a NMF, and it seems to have worked out. I hope that my personal experience can provide a little guidance.

-Happily a Horned Frog

P.S. I ended up going to a university that only gives $2,500 a year for NMF, but they offer a scholarship that covers full tuition.