Son's Merit Scholarship OOS chances - Class of '19 (probable NMF)

Mnactutor: Are u an ACT tutor? We were told we should get him a tutor to try and get a 35 or does it not matter when you’re at a 34?

So for early applications in late summer did you list possible NMSF based on last year’s score? We won’t know until Sept? I assume NMF offices organize tours now even though we don’t know yet if he’ll make it or miss by a point?

This is how green we are to this: do kids have one standard essay for university and one for honors college and tweak them accordingly? Or are topics unique to each university requiring an original?