NMS $2500 vs. college-sponsored scholarships

STEMFamily
Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:03:32 +0000

drw4taww – It could if the student has Bama as first choice in March when NMSC makes decisions on the $2500 awards. If the student has really decided they are going to Bama, it makes sense to leave the first choice in place because the NMSC part of the Bama package is $1000/yr for 4 years which is a better deal. However, if the student then decides they aren’t going to Alabama, they have lost the chance to compete for the $2500. On the other hand, if they don’t put Bama down as first choice and get the $2500 award they cannot later get the Bama $4000. Once an offer from NMSC is made, I don’t think it cannot be changed to a different type (and certainly can’t be changed to a different school for a college-sponsored award.)

You can also change a first choice back to undecided.