Could someone please help me clear up this "First Choice School" issue?

STEMFamily
Sun, 01 Feb 2015 23:02:42 +0000

I agree that would be logical to assume. BUT then this paragraph from the SDSMT website makes no sense.

National Merit Finalists
The School of Mines offers a $3,000 scholarship renewable for three years to National Merit Finalists who notify the National Merit Corporation that SDSM&T is their first-choice college by the first business day in February. This scholarship would be in addition to other scholarship award(s) from SDSM&T.

Why would you be required to notify NMSC that SDSM&T is your first choice if they don’t sponsor a scholarship? Why would NMSC be involved at all?

If it really makes a difference to you, I would say you should call SDSM&T.