Past National Merit Finalists

relientr
Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:18:27 +0000

Hi Wemel- I first saw you on the A&M page.

As far as A&M goes, I got enough scholarship money from being national merit to pay for school, pay for going abroad so far 3 times, and have some left over for grad school. The neat thing about their system is that if you have money that isn’t used for tuition/fees etc., they will just write you a refund check. With many schools, you just loose the extra money.
Also, if you have a 4 yr NM schol, you are eligible to apply for other scholarships too, like University Scholar, Galen T. Brown, and various awards based on major. The Honors Office can help find the scholarships your child is eligible for- 979-845-1957.
Almost better than the money are the opportunities that honors students get. The Freshman Honors Dorm is AMAZING and a great entrance point to the university and to meeting other campus leaders. Honors classes are also usually 8 to 20 people, and the professors frequently go out of their way to get to know and hang out with their students. Rec letters are very easy to receive after knowing profs in this way. The Honors office is helpful, and will work with student personally to help them acquire national scholarships.

Good luck!