Is a National Achievement Referred Scholar similar to National Merit Commended?

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<p>I received a package from Texas A&M University today that congratulated me on being a Nation Achievement Referred Scholar, which confuses me! Carleton College did the same a week ago and I’m wondering why I’m finding this out from colleges and not from my counselor or CollegeBoard itself.</p>

<p>I’m just asking because, I think it was three weeks ago that we found out National Merit Commended and our one National Achievement Semi-finalist and I thought colleges only contacted semi-finalists.</p>

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<p>good colleges dont contact NM b/c they have so many. avg colleges contact NM b/c they want to attract them. terrible colleges contact NMCommended b/c they are terrible</p>

<p>jk…but seriously</p>