<p>Sorry to hear your daughter was not a finalist, but to be in the top 14 out of thousands of applicants is incredibly tough. She has to be very talented just to be a semi-finalist for the Elite, and to be a NMF gives her a fantastic package at Auburn. I’m glad she loves Auburn, and I hope my D does likes it as much as yours. My D did not receive a letter today from Auburn-dang, now we have to wait out the week-end. We did have an ice storm last night here in Minnesota, so may the dog sleds carrying the mail didn’t get through.</p>