<p>Some families have a policy that the parents get to pick a couple of schools that the student must apply to and visit (if not too costly to visit). Since usually the schools that offer huge NMF scholarships don’t require very time-consuming apps or essays, then it really isn’t much to ask your D to apply to a couple of these schools.</p>
<p>For instance, Alabama’s app takes like 3-5 minutes…seriously. No essays, no teacher recs. A parent could do the app if the student agreed. The scholarship app is no big deal either since the student is a NMSF. No essays, just type in some ECs and stuff. Since the scholarship is assured, it doesn’t matter what you write in those EC/Awards boxes.</p>