National Merit Scholar

astrophysicsmom
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:09:42 +0000

Do a search here on CC. There are a number of universities (not elite) who award merit scholarships to Nat’l Merit Scholars…if you get to semi-finalist status (notified in the fall), you’ll get lots 'o mail. I’d guess that the majority of people who apply to elite universities are Nat’l Merit Scholars…the same ones who have really high SAT scores likely had really high PSAT scores, which is really the only factor in Nat’l Merit. However, it’s still an awesome claim to fame to have, and something to be proud of.