Did Son mess up on First Choice?

givings
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:25:01 +0000

Son just received a letter from National Merit Scholarship Corporation today telling him he has been selected as the winner of a NM $2500 Scholarship for use at Rice which, the letter says, he reported to NMSC as his first choice.

Although he DID initially list Rice as his first choice, he later changed it to “Undecided” on their change form. I faxed it to NMSC on February 21st and called and confirmed that they received it on February 22nd. I kept the fax verification and wrote down the name of the person I spoke with, but I never mailed a hard copy.

Now the form says that he must notify them of any college change no later than April 7th. We won’t even visit Rice before April 7th, we’re still waiting on his package from Northwestern and Notre Dame, and he hasn’t ruled out Texas A&M or Wash U either. Frankly, Rice offered such a paltry amount and does so little for NM students that it is not at the top of the list right now.

So…did NMSC mess up? Or did we? Of course we will call them Monday, but I’m wondering if anyone else has dealt with something like this.