how to get full tuition scholarship + ?

Wolverine86
Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:52:06 +0000

crazymomster…The answer is Yes, but it depends on the school. The easiest way would be to have your child attend one of the NM schools that gives full ride plus scholarships for NMF’s such as Alabama, Auburn, etc. There are several threads that discuss the various scholarships that you can read through.

Alternatively, some schools will offer additional merit scholarships on top of any NMF money that they offer. Our D1 will be attending the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities this coming fall. She received $11K per year as a result of NMF status ($10K unofficial and $1K “official” NMSC scholarship) but also received 3 additional University Wide merit scholarships plus a one-time research grant. The total of NMF plus other merit scholarships puts her very near full ride (at least at current rates) which we consider to be an outstanding offer for an OOS student.

I’m sure there are other schools that have similar merit scholarships to offer, but it would depend on the individual school and the individual student’s stats. We were worried that perhaps having the guaranteed NMF money would hurt her in consideration of other merit awards, but at least at U of Minnesota that wasn’t the case. Good Luck!!