Would this be of benefit?

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<p>Would there be any benefit of putting the 2 national merit scholarship schools as a large school such as UNC-CHAPEL HILL? I do not have the scores to advance the finalist standing, so from what i’ve heard it is best just to send it to small schools. I’m choosing between UNC-CH, Furman, Davidson, and Wake Forest</p>

<p>THANKS!</p>

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<p>carolina or no?</p>

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<p>???any Ideas???</p>

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<p>I doubt that there’s a benefit. UNC is an extremely competitive college probably gets a lot of applicants who are NM and commended, and as a large state university probably doesn’t factor student’s interests into admissions decisions.</p>

<p>IMO, you’d be better off sending the info to less selective colleges that have more difficulty attracting high stat applicants, and that are likely to give such applicants merit aid. Of those you list, I imagine that Furman might be the best one to put down.</p>

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<p>Some schools (often small, competitive LACs) track student interest; some schools (often large state unis or HYP-type schools) do not. I’d suggest you notify 2 schools that take student interest into account in the admissions process (maybe Davidson and Furman on your list).</p>

<p>NSM, you’re right about UNC-CH. When we visited last spring, the adcom was very forthright in telling us that student interest played absolutely no role in admissions. She essentially said, “We don’t care how many times you visit - we want to see high SAT II and AP scores.” It was the only session we attended that emphasized SAT IIs so heavily, btw.</p>

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<p>it could probably help at wake</p>