<p>We never received any notice also. I checked it up after seeing this thread.</p>
<p>I got it with a 1570 in AZ! Is this worth mentioning to the colleges I'm applying to or not?</p>
<p>If so, do I send them a letter? Anyone with past experience?</p>
<p>Nine kids from S1's school; six from S2's. Usually takes a 1600 here if you're a guy.</p>
<p>^^^:I don't think there is a different cut off for girls/boys. At least in california both girls and boys need 1600/36 to qualify.</p>
<p>Congrats to the qualifiers. I suspect the young man that qualified from DD's H.S felt he had to compete with his YOUNGER SISTER (a current freshman). She scored a 1600/1600 as an eighth grader last year. ;)</p>
<p>POIH, see this link:
Presidential</a> Scholars Program Selection Process
If there are fewer than 30 males in a state with a perfect score, then they start adding candidates <1600 until they get to 30 (and then include all with the same minimum qualifying score).</p>
<p>Our state has a very high NMSF qualifying score, so it's generally 1600 (CR + M only) to make it here.</p>
<p>Congrats to all!</p>
<p>Is there any point to letting Colleges know you made it or not?</p>
<p>ParentOfIvyHope: If D's name is on the list, she's as good a candidate as any. Once you qualify, the scores don't really count anymore. It's now up to how well your application turns out. Statistics-wise it's harder to become a Presidential Scholar than to be accepted to Harvard or any other Ivy. Congratulations to all qualifiers.</p>
<p>As far as I know, all 1600s are the same. All 36s are not: they add up the sections (no writing) and you could be a 144, 143, or a 142. If they have too many, the lower scores don't make it.</p>
<p>DS is on the list with a 35 ACT from a low population state.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, from this point scores don't matter. The application packet is huge and the decision for the final cut comes way to late to help with college admissions. Some schools really lean on candidates to fill it out, some don't have a clue what it means. From this step, you can go on to become a semi-finalist and then a Scholar (no finalist step unless they have changed it recentlly)
It's a toss-up for each student to decide if they want to continue. You get a fun trip to Washington DC for you and a teacher of your choice. You have to fill in bunches of other college-application like forms.<br>
One of mine became a semi-finalist (one of about 4 from your state). School never knew what it meant or offered any kind of congratulations. She had no interest in meeting the then POTUS so wasn't unhappy to not make the last cut. Reading their bios she commented "Mom, these are kids who have like, cured cancer..."
YMMV</p>
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Given candidacy is given solely on the basis of a high test score, absolutely not.</p>
<p>The state finalists aren't named before college decisions go out, if I recall from last year. Let your college know, in any event.</p>
<p>Dang - last year there were at two - maybe three - from our local public H.S. (the kids that graduated with my D) but this year not one.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what the notification process is (directly to the student or through the school)? I sent DD's principal an email asking if he knew where the papers were (cause her guidance counselor could have them and not have any idea what to do with them) but of course it's possible it gets mailed directly to the student. All I know is if there's a lot of paperwork to be done, the more time we have the better.</p>
<p>As for notifying the colleges, it seems to me that because it's purely a score thing that they will already know or have a good idea. I would add it to a resume but I'm not sure that anything else would really be worth the effort.</p>
<p>Based on what I know, they will sent the application package to the students and schools also. You are going to receive it this week or early next week. </p>
<p>Since the selection is purely by test score, so notifying the top schools, like HPYSM, you are applying to wouldn't make any difference.</p>
<p>I thought the current/just named Presidential Scholars had already filled out an extensive application with essays and such? Is that the NEXT step, or have they already done this?</p>
<p>The just named Presidential scholars are candidates and not the final scholars (which is only 1 male and 1 female per state) and the students have done nothing at this point other than take the SAT or ACT.</p>
<p>I wish we had known that you needed to take the SAT by October to be considered! My son's best friend qualified with a lower score than my son made in November (each boy only took the exam once). Although, looking at the process going forward, I know my son would have had no chance at advancing futher.</p>
<p>SJTH, the essays, etc. are the next step in the process. Many seniors we know chose not to continue the application, as they had enough on their plates already without writing MORE essays.</p>
<p>My D is on the list. When I told her she would probably need to fill out another packet of information and write an essay, she said she didn't care, because the opportunity to meet President Obama was worth it. She was thrilled about the possibility.</p>
<p>Her response made me wonder if there may be more students who choose to fill out the packet this year because of the change in administration and the excitement of possibly meeting Barak Obama???</p>