<p>Nothing for it now except to get excellent grades this year, and ask you counselor to help you out with this in the fall as much as possible. Hang in there, you are still a candidate for good merit aid at a lot of schools even if you don’t end up with the NMF designation. I notice from your location that you have the advantage of geographic diversity, too, which will help when the time comes if you are looking at schools like Northeastern. :)</p>