April in CA Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Good Morning again! We just got the word that older son is a National Merit Finalist!! That takes some of the sting out of the $34K EFC! Much rejoicing here in CA!!! Blessings, April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Congratulations to you and your son! Celebrate .... Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Congrats! Sounds like you needed some good news after receiving the other bit. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saille Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 FANTASTIC!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Congratulations! We are still waiting to hear. Did it come to your house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April in CA Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 Thank you all, and I hope all our other hopefuls make it, too! Kendall, we received a phone call from our umbrella school administrator this morning with the happy news. I am not sure when or if we will ger anything at home. Good luck! Blessings, April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Still waiting on pins and needles here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Congratulations! In two years I hope to be hoping for the same with my middle son... I love hearing about those that make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira in MA Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Congrats to your son. ~Moira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupajoe Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 WOW! Congratulations!:hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Wonderful! So, if he "wins," or whatever you call it, what does that mean in terms of scholarship $? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkholland Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Fantastic!! We are still waiting here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigid in NC Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Congrats to your son and to YOU who helped him reach this level of success. :001_smile: ~Brigid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Great job! Congratulations to you all! Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchser Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 That's awesome for your son! I haven't heard anything yet - dd's score was 213, and for the last 3 years the magic # for NC has been 214, 215, then 214 again. So not too hopeful.... A little disappointing that she came home and knew she had made some careless errors - when we looked at the ones she got wrong, they were silly mistakes. :001_huh: Of all tests!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in MD Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Super dooper congrats to you all! What a wonderful way to end the week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susann Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 :party:Congratulations!!!!! We're still waiting here and no mail delivery yesterday due to snow:glare: Ah, the virtue of patience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonor Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Congratulations!:hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April in CA Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Once again - a big Thank You for all your kind words for me and my son! Now younger son (10th grade) is feeling inspired to see if he can follow in older brother's footsteps. I sure hope he can - it would make college so much easier for all of us! Chris, you asked what this means for my son. If he actually receives a Nation Merit Scholarship, he would most likely be awarded around $2500. For which we would be extremely grateful! But the biggie is that lots of colleges and universities will award much larger scholarships to NM Finalists. For example, his current first-choice university (LeTourneau in Longview, TX) will award him four years tuition, which makes a private Christian school education possible for him. We will need to cover room and board and transportation (we live in CA, so that means plane tickets a few times a year), and he may need to come up with money for a 5th year, since he wants to be an engineer. But, truly, this means that his dreams and goals are within his reach without a mountain of debt to climb upon graduation. We are so blessed and so profoundly grateful. Once again, thanks for the kind words and interest. I am looking forward to congratulating the next ones to get their good news! Blessings, April, the happy-dancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choirfarm Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 If your son goes to LeTourneau he will live about 15 minutes from me!! We go there all the time for camps, concerts, etc. A lot of professors' families are in my homeschool co-op. It is a great school. If mine can get the same status, he could also get a free ride at Baylor. He is looking at LeTourneau, but it is probably too close to home for us. My son will start taking dual credit there, though, starting in the fall 2011. (Can't do it there until he is a junior) Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 We received word that my daughter is also a National Merit Finalist! :) Congrats to all!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 We received word that my daughter is also a National Merit Finalist! :) Great news, Polly. Congratulations to your daughter and to you! Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April in CA Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Woo Hoo Again! Congratulations Polly to you and your daughter!!! What are her plans for college? Don't you sort of feel that some TV announcer with a mic should come up to you and say "You got got selected as a MN Finalist Mom! What are you going to do now?" Whereupon you would reply "I'm going to Disneyland!!" That would be so cool! Doing the happy dance for you, April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Woo Hoo Again! Congratulations Polly to you and your daughter!!! What are her plans for college? Don't you sort of feel that some TV announcer with a mic should come up to you and say "You got got selected as a MN Finalist Mom! What are you going to do now?" Whereupon you would reply "I'm going to Disneyland!!" That would be so cool!Doing the happy dance for you, April YES! April! LOL! My dd is now trying to choose between her first choice school, for whom NM status will only matter if she is named a scholar and receives the $2500, which they are happy to take :); OR her second choice, where she can now attend *for free*. Her first choice school has the EXACT program she wants though. sigh. Thanks for all the congrats!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Congratulations to you and your children, April and Polly! We're still waiting to hear about NM for my dd here. I doubt if we'll find out today because the snow. Trying to be patient here... GardenMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hen Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Great and wonderful news! Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in Richmond Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 A huge congratulations to everyone who's heard! Like MomsintheGarden, we're still waiting! ~Kathy in snowy VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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