Full Merit Scholarships

JL50ish
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:58:17 +0000

jym >>>> I am not at home at the moment, so cant check on this, but if memory serves me correctly, the free ride/laptop/stipend offer from U of Alabama (DS got this offer last year) required a committment/acceptance of the offer and requirement that the student list that school as their first choice with National Merit by Dec. 1st, before a student was likely to hear from most other schools. So, be careful. I dont recall if you can change the first choice allocation with NM or not (probably so, but we chose to leave ours as “undecided” until DS was sure). <<<<



This is not true… my son is a NMF at UA and he didn’t have to commit until spring. It is true that you must APPLY to the school by December 1st - that must be what this person is confused about. The website clearly states that the application to the school must be by December 1st (obviously one cannot “accept” on the same day the app is due!)