My daughter is a potential NMF finalist (class of 2020). We are in Florida, but she really wants to go OOS. I’ve learned so much about UA from this thread, but I do have a few questions.
We have limited funds so if we go see UA, we want to make the most of our visit. I’ve heard great things about how UA treats NM finalists. Do we need to wait until she’s officially named a NMSF or would she still get the same tour if she went in the early summer? Is there a particular point of contact?
She’s also very interested in Randall Research Scholars. Any advice on what she can do to improve her odds? She has a 4.0UW GPA in a rigorous IB program (mostly AP, IB) classes, a 1550 on her first (and only SAT), and decent ECs but no research and maybe one state/national award. I know the ECs are probably her downfall at the moment, but would higher test scores help? I think she could very realistically do 20-30 points higher on the SAT- or she might try the ACT as she’s quite quick with testing. Any insights into what they’re looking for?