<p>I believe you are nominating a 11th grade year for your test. So if you take the test but leave school the same year, your qualifications become valid only a year later.</p>
<p>Southern Cal has a program where one can start after 11th. They also have a program where any student admitted/attending gets 1/2 tuition for NMFs. However, the students don’t become eligible until their sophomore year when they are officially named.</p>