<p>from the initial date you had to designate a school as #1, there are several times the “rosters” are sent to schools with the names of the kids who designated THEIR SCHOOL as #1. Some schools won’t send you the detailed offer letter about their full-ride or full-tuition scholarship packages until/unless you list their name as #1.</p>
<p>BUT some schools have competitive scholarships, so even if you “qualify” you may not be one of the lucky ones who GETS the full-ride NM money.</p>
<p>SO…for those of us who NEED a full ride package, you have to put your favorite school as #1 for the first roster…and get their package details/offer in the mail…then switch their name out to your 2nd favorite school in time for the next roster mailing…etc etc…so that before May 1 you <em>hopefully</em> have a few packages that you can choose from that are affordable. THEN switch to the FINAL CHOICE before the last roster goes out.
Then there are exceptions. Many schools which have the competitve NM full-ride scholarships REQUIRE that you keep them on #1 listing the whole time to actually receive the $ in the end…and I had to eliminate them from my choices because I NEED THE MONEY more than I NEED TO GO TO THEIR SCHOOL.
Finances are driving much of my choice at this point. </p>
<p>Does this make sense?</p>