<p>OP, don’t take it personally - it is in no way reflection on this students achievements or ability.</p>
<p>All three of my kids were NMFs. Two of them got the $2,500 scholarship from NMC.</p>
<p>All three had 4.0 GPA (school does not weigh), and have different, but comparable acievements in various ECs. The one who DID NOT get the scholarship had the highest PSAT and SAT scores, is by far the best writer out of the three, and turned out to most probably be the only one going into academic career. One of the kids who got the scholarship went to school that gives money to NMFs, the other two went to schools that do not. </p>
<p>So my conclusion is that the selection is random at best.</p>