Question on Merit Scholarships

minnphd
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:58:07 +0000

My S missed taking the PSAT (which I have been given to understand is a prerequisite for National Merit Semifinalist/Finalist etc.).

I know that there are schools which give non-need-based merit awards to NMF winners; do any give similar awards based on scores alone without regards to the NMF? He has a 2350 on the SATs and a 3.92 GPA (uw) with several 5s on AP classes.

He is not necessarily looking at top schools, as long as he has a high GPA he intends to go to a name school for a graduate degree.