<p>I’ve been told by other parents of NMSF that it’s best to put undecided & then when your child is SURE of which school s/he choses & gets accepted by, you have until May to notify the College Board & college of your selection. Once the selection is made & the college chooses the NMF, if you change schools, you lose any NMF scholarship (I believe).
HImom</p>
<p>Remember, now is the time for semi-finalists to list their choices. If a student becomes a finalist, they’ll get to list their choices again. For some students who don’t make finalist, this will be their last chance to let colleges know they’re interested in this way.</p>
<p>As I said before. Stating 2 colleges now does not in any way affect whether or not you get a scholarship, it only lets those schools know of your interest. My S put the two down that he thought he would be attending only to decide later on after being offered a better NMF scholarship that he would be attending somewhere else. There is a pnone number for the NMSC that can answer all of the questions, and they are very helpful. Trust me, they answered plenty of mine!!</p>
<p>thanks ag54, northstarmom, himom</p>
<p>HIMom,</p>
<p>I believe the May date comes into play only if “undecided” was submitted via mail or fax by April 19th. Once a college-sponsored Merit Scholarship Award has been mailed by NMSC to the finalist (sometime after April 19th), then the finalist cannot be offered another college-sponsored Merit Scholarship award.</p>