National Merit Awards

bandmom
Sun, 08 May 2005 17:41:28 +0000

My son got the same letter. We took it not as a rejection letter but as more of a form letter and reminder saying that he wasn’t among the recipients of one of the 2,500 National Merit Awards (which we knew) or any another award, but that more college awards were yet to come. He did not submit his college selection card until late April and expects to get an award from Vanderbilt (which they promised as long as he selects them as his first choice by the May 31st deadline.) I suspect that they just hadn’t processed his selection yet. I hope this is all it means–I wouldn’t worry. Like other posters indicated, some students might have great credentials, but if their first choice college didn’t participate, they won’t be getting any awards.