National Merit Discussion Class of 2026

I’m pretty sure @Eleileen is looking into UT Dallas for her son! That’s the school we first started discussing. :blush:

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yes we are, that is top of the list and I appreciate your post sharing your experiences with your kids. I have 2 boys, 23 months apart (2 years apart in school). this is my oldest.

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I have 3 kids that are all two years apart, all Fall babies. All 3 were NM kids, my oldest, my only girl went to OU back when their NM scholarship was really good, though not as good as UTD’s;-) She got her BS in Meteorology and stayed to get her masters in secondary math and science education partially covered by her NM scholarship. Both my boys got their BS and MS in Comp Sci and, in a little over 6 months my oldest son will finish his PhD in CS and all my kids will be officially done with college!

Just think, you’ll have this college thing down pat for younger son:-)

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TAMU does have a pep band for basketball. But if you want a chance to be invited to apply for Brown, submit complete app with all requested essays ASAP, and include to 2 max recommendations. You can still get admission and the regular NMF scholarship (which triggers instate tuition), but they only make so many invitations for the Brown interviews, and only for specific majors. Instate tuition is very reasonable, so either way is a good deal.

true! i have a girl, but she is in 6th grade (and the entire process will probably change by then)