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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
Since Georgia already offers a full tuition scholarship to qualified students, why would they offer National Merit money to kids who already qualify for HOPE?  Other states, which don't have lottery money or merit scholarship programs, offer much better deals for those who did really well on the PSAT/NMSQT. |
The money you get from National Merit is based on which school you go to, not the state you qualified from. If a NM scholar from Alabama goes to the University of Georgia, they get the same $500 as someone from Georgia. Only students from Georgia who stay in Georgia and maintain the required GPA can get the full tuition scholarship.
Also, there is a good possibility that HOPE will no longer pay the full tuition for everyone in the future, and the amount supplemented for books will drop (it's not enough for some students as it is), so scholarships like this would be even more important.