National Merit Scholar Process - I'm Confused!

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Sat, 13 May 2006 00:29:53 +0000

OhMother,
I really don’t think your change of first choice would have made a difference for the $2500 awards. When my son was up for NM awards, we called the NM Corporation to ask whether he should list his true first choice school (one which did not give NM awards) or his second choice (which did) as NM first choice. They said to list the second choice school, that it would not hurt his chances for the $2500 awards. And it didn’t. My son received a $2500 award, even with the NMSC sponser school listed as his first choice. When he was accepted at his true first choice, he notified NM and had the award moved to that school.

As I had it explained to me, the $2500 awards are given out first, before corporation awards or school awards.