<p>^^^ Well said bamabound7. I am glad that the NMF students last were awarded a laptop rather than the ipad that is being awarded this year, otherwise I would have been facing and posting the same question you asked. As it was, we obtained an iphone for our son (his old non-smart phone was very old) as a HS graduation gift which included our covering the cost of the plan, which I don’t feel makes him spoiled or us indulgent when we consider the money saved because he earned the NMF scholarship. Besides, the Iphone provides us some peace of mind because he tends to keep in much better contact with us via facetime than he did when we were limited to a voice connection and there are other features on the iphone that help him stay organized and on schedule.</p>