<p>Is that moreso this year? I remember reading the NY’s score jumped from 216 to 218 a couple years back.</p>
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<p>That seems to be the feeling.</p>
<p>So judging from the numerous replies of this thread, I’m assuming it’s safe to say that the merit/commended cut-offs in all states will be slightly lower than last years? since most people are saying that this psat was harder than years past.</p>
<p>Also, is it true that people that get in the 99th percentile still do not get merit? If that’s true, does that mean that 98th percentile people are automatically out of the running for merit?</p>
<p>The 98th percentile is just commended, unless you’re 98th nationally and 99th state-wise.</p>
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<p>Not necessarily. It’s unlikely that every state’s cut-off will decrease even if there is a sizable net shift. Even this shift it not certain, however, because the curve is supposed to compensate for difficulty variation.</p>
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<p>Some people in the 99th percentile do not get National Merit Semifinalist because the state they live in has a high cut-off. Some people in the 98th percentile do get it because the state they live in has a relatively low cut-off.</p>
<p>Remember, though, that even if one’s Score Report lists their percentile as 99, it could be lower than that: anything 89.5 and higher is reported as 99.</p>
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<p>Anything 98.5 and higher is reported as 99.</p>
<p>CR:77 two wrong
Math:60 ten wrong
Writing: 63 six wrong</p>
<p>Silverturtle, what exactly do you mean? I scored in the 94th percentile as a sophomore and I’m pretty sure I didn’t have a 99 anywhere on my paper or online.</p>
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<p>Woops. Made the same mistake twice. I meant to say 98.5.</p>
<p>silverturtle:
Does 205 make commended (Im pretty sure its 98th percentile)?
Any chance at all 205 makes the Ohio National Merit Semifinalist (I know I have no chance, but just want to ask)?</p>
<p>Maybe I should move to Wyoming, North Dakota, or Alaska…</p>
<p>nmsfsat, 205 will get you Commended but not Semifinalist.</p>
<p>what’s the likelihood that commended comes down to 199?</p>
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<p>There’s a solid chance. It’s probably better, though, for people just to forget about their scores for a few months. The scores and cut-offs are what they are; there’s no point in obsessing.</p>
<p>Now about my petition… :)</p>
<p>^I think you have a solid chance w/ that silverturtle. I once taught college at a leading university and I have to say, I agree w/ you. Although my son got credit for that W question (he pondered about it too and placed a question mark in his test booklet before marking it “E”), I think the CB answer is wrong and you are right.</p>
<p>Could someone explain to me something about #20 on the writing for form S?</p>
<p>The changes in the employees benefit plan, especially the increase in insurance fees, has angered the workers and threatened a general strike.</p>
<p>(A) has angered the workers and threatened
(B) have so angered the workers that they have threatened
(C) have angered the workers, threatening
(D) has caused such anger among the workers that they have threatened
(E) have angered the workers to threaten</p>
<p>The correct answer is B, which makes sense, but C seems to make sense, too. My College Quickstart says that:</p>
<p>"Choice (C) results in a modification error. It does not make sense to say that the changes are threatening a general strike.</p>
<p>How is this so? [Threaten</a> Definition | Definition of Threaten at Dictionary.com](<a href=“http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/threaten]Threaten”>THREATEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com) look at the 4th definition, “to give an ominous indication of.”</p>
<p>Here, the changes would be giving an ominous indication of a strike.</p>
<p>Can anyone explain this a little more clearly for me?</p>
<p>The modification error is that the word “threatening” in the choice C would modify the word “changes”, making the sentence say “The changes…threatening a general strike” [not only is “changes” not the subject of the threatening, but if it were, the word “threatening” would have to be “threatened”]; B is correct because it added the words “so…that they,” referring to the workers; in other words “The changes have angered the workers so much that they have threatened a strike.”</p>
<p>Gahhhhh 216 in CA. D: Dammit, so close to a chance at money 
Any chance it’ll creep down a point to 216 this year? And if it does, does that mean I may possible make it? Haha.</p>
<p>Btw guys don’t even worry, the PSAT’s much “harder” to score well in than the SAT… kind of disappointed in myself since I got 2250+ on the SAT.</p>
<p>Oh, and can anyone be kind enough to post a link of the cutoff stats from prev years?</p>
<p>[National</a> Merit Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.collegeplanningsimplified.com/NationalMerit.html]National”>http://www.collegeplanningsimplified.com/NationalMerit.html)</p>
<p>If only I lived in a state like Wyoming.</p>