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To: Rambi who wrote (18793)	3/10/1999 1:54:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 71178

What is the difference between Finalist and Scholar?

To: Rambi who wrote (18793)	3/10/1999 3:48:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 71178

OK, I think I figured it out, after wading through the ETS and College Board web sites. You are a semi-finalist based on the PSAT. You are a finalist based on the SAT. If you get a scholarship, you are a Scholar. I think that's right. I wouldn't have bothered, except that I am about to begin the process for my own louts. I did get an honorary scholarship based on my test scores and what-all, so I wonder if I am a National Merit Scholar. In the 11th grade I went to high school in Mississippi, a Catholic girls' boarding school. My Baton Rouge high school buddies in my senior year let me know in no uncertain terms that if I had gone to their high school, I would not have qualified, can't remember why. I know my SAT score was higher than most of the others so that wasn't it. Grades, maybe? Anyway, all the family turmoil, I fell through the cracks, dropped out of high school, and did not start college until I was older. I had to work and go to school part time, I flunked out a couple of times, and did not start making good grades until I was 25 or so. It was a very long haul. But, I remember that being a National Merit Finalist impressed the law school admission team. Now I wonder if I was actually a National Merit Scholar. If so, you could say you knew one.<g>

To: Rambi who wrote (18793)	3/10/1999 8:57:00 PM
From: BlueCrab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I knew a bunch of merit scholars, mostly through the time I spent in Chicago that summer so many years ago (is it really almost 20? Good lord...) One of the friends I made out there ended up as CEO of Zenith, and was responsible for raising their share price from 6 to 16. My college roomie for three years was a merit scholar and got a double masters (physics and physical chemistry) from the Hop in 4 years(!), and was also an incredible violist. He introduced me to classical music. I introduced him to wild women and Guinness. Being a merit scholar puts you on a different plane in the eyes of schools - but only because you are already on a different plane.