<p>I did contact the reporter for Nevada and he nicely sent me the state list. I noticed that the list was missing one kid from D’s school who qualified. Luckily it wasn’t D.</p>
<p>The official state list? And he did get notified by the school and has the NMSF login info? I wonder how often that happens.</p>
<p>Yes and Yes. The school is aware (I sent them the list and noted that a kid was missing, although I don’t know which one) and they told me that this happens sometimes (?), they knew about the mistake, and they confirmed the missing kid did in fact make the cut. The school plans to notify local media at some point for a press release and will include all of the contenders.</p>
<p>Here is NC list. <a href=“http://davidsonnews.net/documents/2014/091014NMSCsemifinalists.pdf”>http://davidsonnews.net/documents/2014/091014NMSCsemifinalists.pdf</a></p>
<p>My son missed SF by one point here in Michigan… so we moved on and he has started submitting apps. He just realized that he checked SF on one of his non CA applications and didn’t catch it before he sent it. </p>
<p>Does he call? email? there does not seem to be a way to correct it. We don’t want it to look like he is lying!</p>
<p>Help!</p>
<p>And congrats to all who made it. What a great accomplishment for everyone!</p>
<p>some of Texas lists</p>
<p><a href=“Bellaire, River Oaks, West University | Houston Community Newspapers | HoustonChronicle.com - Houston Chronicle”>Bellaire, River Oaks, West University | Houston Community Newspapers | HoustonChronicle.com - Houston Chronicle;
<p><a href=“http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/09/16/6125241/national-merit-semifinalists-named.html”>http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/09/16/6125241/national-merit-semifinalists-named.html</a></p>
<p>@wrights1994 – He should identify the school’s regional admissions rep, and email him/her. He can even mention that he missed the cutoff by a point when he notes his mistake on the app. Not a bad way to establish a relationship with the rep . . . </p>
<p>What do the 3 digit numbers that precede the students’ names mean?</p>
<p>@Rachelsmommy that shows their career choice. Also, does anyone know if the NMSF essays are available online? </p>
<p>@onlythebest13 Thank you for that info.</p>
<p>@onlythebest13…The essay prompt for this year’s SFs is the same as the last few years. Have you gotten your login info from your school yet?</p>
<p>@Wolverine86 My apologies. My question wasn’t worded very well. What I meant to ask was whether or not colleges will be able to see my NMSF essay (i.e. if it can be found online). I want to try writing about something a little unusual and quirky about myself, but I’m not sure if I want colleges to be able to read it. </p>
<p>Does anyone know roughly how many words the essay should be? It doesn’t say.</p>
<p>Can someone tell me the deadlines? My kid was informed by school of NMSF status, but then missed the meeting to get the instructions on what to do. Just wondering how hard I need to push kid to follow up.</p>
<p>@onlythebest13…No, the colleges will not see your NM essay. Only NMSC personnel will as they review your file.</p>
<p>@Skrunch…I believe the deadline is Oct 8th for this year’s Semifinalists. If your child doesn’t have their SF letter yet, he/she needs to get in touch with their GC ASAP as the letter has login information to create an online account and complete the student portion of the Semifinalist application. How hard you need to push is up to you and whether or not the potential scholarship money is an important factor for your family.</p>
<p>@suzy100…I don’t know that there’s an exact word count limit on the essay. When D2 did hers, there was a “red area” that displayed the excess lines in the essay after she cut and pasted into the block. She just kept tweaking the essay in the block until it fit with nothing “in the red”. When she reviewed her application it all matched up with what was showing in the essay block.</p>
<p>@Skruch - I’d get the login info as soon as possible. 10/8 isn’t too far away. </p>
<p>@suzy100 - I was going to ask my D to cut-and-paste one of her essays so she can get an idea of word count. But, of course, she hasn’t done it yet. Add to the long list of things “she hasn’t done” sigh… </p>
<p>Thanks guys. It looks like an essay around 600 words give or take will work for those who are wondering.</p>
<p>@FromMD, I feel your pain. D only wrote the first draft of the CA essay because her APLang teacher required it, and the prompt she chose fits with the NM prompt so she got lucky. There is still a lot of work to do on it though.</p>
<p>@wrights1994, what do you mean by “he checked SF on one of his non CA applications”? You mean he listed it, as there’s likely not a box to check for an honor such as NMSF, right? I would say if he explicitly listed being a NMSF under Honors/Awards on his app., then he must notify the admissions of that school that there is an error rather than have them check and disqualify him.</p>
<p>D’s school counselor told the kids who qualified to use the same essay they wrote for the CA on their NMSF submittal. Why recreate the wheel when they have so much to do at this time?</p>
<p>Agree with @mtrosemom, S is not reinventing the wheel, but he is instead recycling one of his supplemental Common App essays which is just over 600 words (and fits in the NMSF essay section before going into the red zone).</p>