Don't count on merit aid!

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<p>It doesn’t sound like NMF qualifies you for anything automatic. From the admissions website:</p>

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Chicago also sponsors a number of National Merit and National Achievement Scholarships. If you are a finalist in either of these competitions, simply report to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation that the University of Chicago is your first choice school.

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<p>[Chicago:</a> Merit Scholarships](<a href=“http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=67]Chicago:”>http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=67)</p>

<p>Your classmate may have gotten something from the University of Illinois-Chicago, or he or she just may be pulling your leg.</p>