<p>It says on the Financial Aid website that in order to receive the National Merit Scholarship, applicants “Must list Penn State as first-choice school on the National Merit application by February”…</p>
<p>[Office</a> of Student Aid Scholarships — The Office of Student Aid](<a href=“http://studentaid.psu.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/penn-state/university-wide/#national-merit-scholarships]Office”>http://studentaid.psu.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/penn-state/university-wide/#national-merit-scholarships)</p>
<p>How strict is this? I didn’t list PSU as my first-choice… Does this mean that I won’t be eligible at all?</p>