NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST NOTIFICATION

Paying for College Financial Aid (Need-Based, Merit Aid, Loans)
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Yes, you should have heard before the end of January if yo were not moving on to Finalist for some reason. Your high school principal should receive a letter and Finalist certificate for you early this week and you should receive a letter from NMSC by early next week. There are two current threads with extensive discussion on this topic:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/1723116-unofficial-class-of-2015-national-merit-finalist-thread.html#latest

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/1731204-nmf-rejection-letters-are-likely-being-received-this-week.html#latest

I think most people have shifted to the first one.