National Merit Scholarship Question

shoe66
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:39:42 +0000

National Merit takes into account competition within one’s own state, so it’s entirely logical to reward someone based upon his/her performance when measured against his/her peers.

It would be kinda arbitrary, wouldn’t it, for Fordham to decide that, say, California kids are “smarter” than Mississippi kids, so the Mississippi NM finalists’ stats should be ignored?

The bottom line is that scholarships (and universities) often have to set some rules and guidelines. Everyone should know those guidelines before applying or before taking the test. Complaining afterwards about it not being “fair” is not “fair” to the kids who earned scholarships by the stated rules.