National Merit Finalist vs National Merit Scholar

Dew123
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 01:04:38 +0000

Hi Everyone,

 I recently received a $2500 national merit scholarship award from NMSC, but some of the colleges that I'm thinking of going to are not sponsors for the national merit awards. For instance, I don't think the Ivy League colleges are sponsors, and neither are the schools in the University of California system. Will these schools still accept this award from NMSC, or is this just a scholarship that I can't even use if I go to one of these schools?

Thanks for all the help!