It said your counselor must nominate you for Levine scholarship but can you ask your counselor to nominate you or they have to nominate by themselves.
I think it would depend on how you asked your counselor. DON'T ask the counselor to nominate you outright (because if they don't want to for whatever reason, it could make things awkward for them). Ask instead if they can LOOK AT nominating you.
Just my personal opinion, but I hope it helps!!!
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Is this the Levine Scholars Program at UNC? If so, the website says that students can self-nominate. School Nomination or Self-Nomination: "School Nomination or Self-Nomination: Students must either be nominated online by their school counselor at their current high school or submit a self-nomination. There is no limit to the number of students that can be nominated from each high school...." https://levinescholars.uncc.edu/apply/nomination-application-process