National Merit Scholarships

bethievt
Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:06:33 +0000

I just call the NM people yesterday with some questions. A live person answered the phone and she connected me with another person who stayed with me as long as I wanted, answering questions. Incredible “customer service”! Because my son does potentially qualify for a corporate award (because of where his Dad works), he will have to name a first choice college before he knows where he’s accepted, but he can change it later, depending on admissions results. The woman I talked to said the designated school would be notified, so it could be a way of showing interest to that school.

This is different from designating a first choice college for a college sponsored scholarship. This designation can be changed up to a certain point, but once a first choice college offers a scholarship, my understanding is that the student is expected to attend that school. Rather confusing.