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Good luck to whoever is taking it today (13th of October)
It was too late for me to sign up so I would be participating 🙁
Srry guize but GL all the same!
PSATs aren’t even that important. Unless you score in the 220+ to even qualify for national merit, it’s absolutely pointless. It’s just practice for the SATs.
David said: PSATs aren’t even that important. Unless you score in the 220+ to even qualify for national merit, it’s absolutely pointless. It’s just practice for the SATs.Don’t need a 220 to get a National Merit. I know someone who got one with a 208.
FunnyFroggy said: There are different cutoffs for different states. And apparently they change every year.That makes no sense though; it’s the National Merit Scholarship.
tarheel91 said:FunnyFroggy said: There are different cutoffs for different states. And apparently they change every year.That makes no sense though; it’s the National Merit Scholarship.
No, it’s because they compare it to the States in order to qualify for National. In New York, it’s something ridiculous like 220, but in other states where the education system isn’t as competitive (less kids), the cut off is lower, maybe 208. Despite the name, there are different cut offs depending on States. :p
David said:tarheel91 said:FunnyFroggy said: There are different cutoffs for different states. And apparently they change every year.That makes no sense though; it’s the National Merit Scholarship.
No, it’s because they compare it to the States in order to qualify for National. In New York, it’s something ridiculous like 220, but in other states where the education system isn’t as competitive (less kids), the cut off is lower, maybe 208. Despite the name, there are different cut offs depending on States. :p
@Nass, my point is this is pointless to say good luck, because even if you had good luck, what’s the point? Unless you’re scoring in the top 200s, which I don’t think anyone else on this site in that age range could do, no point. :p
David said:David said:tarheel91 said:FunnyFroggy said: There are different cutoffs for different states. And apparently they change every year.That makes no sense though; it’s the National Merit Scholarship.
No, it’s because they compare it to the States in order to qualify for National. In New York, it’s something ridiculous like 220, but in other states where the education system isn’t as competitive (less kids), the cut off is lower, maybe 208. Despite the name, there are different cut offs depending on States. :p
@Nass, my point is this is pointless to say good luck, because even if you had good luck, what’s the point? Unless you’re scoring in the top 200s, which I don’t think anyone else on this site in that age range could do, no point. :p
At best, I scored maybe around a 160 or 170…
150 is required to be eligible to take college courses during my Junior and Senior year.
David said:David said:tarheel91 said:FunnyFroggy said: There are different cutoffs for different states. And apparently they change every year.That makes no sense though; it’s the National Merit Scholarship.
No, it’s because they compare it to the States in order to qualify for National. In New York, it’s something ridiculous like 220, but in other states where the education system isn’t as competitive (less kids), the cut off is lower, maybe 208. Despite the name, there are different cut offs depending on States. :p
@Nass, my point is this is pointless to say good luck, because even if you had good luck, what’s the point? Unless you’re scoring in the top 200s, which I don’t think anyone else on this site in that age range could do, no point. :p
Any test that has a a marking system, is worthy of good luck. That is because if you have bad luck and fail, you will get beaten.
It’s a black person thing really…
David said:David said:tarheel91 said:FunnyFroggy said: There are different cutoffs for different states. And apparently they change every year.That makes no sense though; it’s the National Merit Scholarship.
No, it’s because they compare it to the States in order to qualify for National. In New York, it’s something ridiculous like 220, but in other states where the education system isn’t as competitive (less kids), the cut off is lower, maybe 208. Despite the name, there are different cut offs depending on States. :p
@Nass, my point is this is pointless to say good luck, because even if you had good luck, what’s the point? Unless you’re scoring in the top 200s, which I don’t think anyone else on this site in that age range could do, no point. :p
Using absolutes is never a good idea. 😉 It still doesn’t matter what the state qualifications are. They still take the the top half of the semifinalists. From there, you have to write an essay and they halve it again (if I’m remembering correctly) based on your score and essay. Really, differences in state don’t matter. They still only take the top ~600 (I believe that’s the number) or so.
I didn’t use absolutes, I said could, and I think.
Anyway, they do have cutoffs. They don’t take it on a national level. If you’re not on par with the State level, you get cut off even if you score higher than people from other States. Virginia has a cutoff of 202, but Massachusetts has a cutoff of 220. They don’t take all of them from a single State, it’s based on how many students are in, or how many take it in a State. So you can still be a finalist even if you don’t have a 220 in Virginia. ._.
To be honest, even the mention is good, it doesn’t matter if you win it or not. Semi-finalist is just as good as finalist when it comes into getting into colleges. Scholarships are a different deal.
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