<p>The list is out:</p>
<p><a href="http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html</a></p>
<p>If we have been chosen, will they mail the application to us or do we have to download it ourselves?</p>
<p>whooooooooooooooooooooooo 
4 people from my school on the list (including me). very exciting.</p>
<p>Congratulations! Can I ask what your SAT scores are? </p>
<p>From the website, it sounds like they super score and take the highest scores from each sitting, is that right?</p>
<p>Is this prestigious at all? My school has what seems like an excessive 29. Do we need to do stuff for it?</p>
<p>^ Important question.</p>
<p>No application yer, anyone knows when they arrive?</p>
<p>Woo! I’m excited to be a candidate, but I, like others here, am curious if it is worth it to apply. Any previous presidential scholars feel like sharing their experiences?</p>
<p>@Gorilla They do not superscore and they only take M+CR on the SAT and I believe the full composite on the ACT.</p>
<p>If anyone is interested, 800M + 800CR is required for Ohio (I had 790 and 800 in one take and did not receive candidacy).</p>
<p>NC candidate here, 800M 800 CR</p>
<p>1590/ 140 total ACT didn’t qualify in Texas. 1600/ 142 did, probably minimum</p>
<p>I’ve read in several places that only about 300 people get a 2400 each year on the SAT. I realize that the writing is eliminated for Presidential Scholar, but still, how many people nationally get a 1600 on the math and cr? It’s got to be less than the number of people on who make the Scholar’s list, so I doubt all of them have perfect scores, although it does probably vary by state.</p>
<p>The way this works is that there are a certain number of males and females from each state–and more if there are ties. So for some states, there are more people with 1600 CR+M than the set number.</p>
<p>It’s quite prestigious, and those who are chosen get a nice trip to Washington. However, there is no scholarship money involved, the decision comes too late for college apps, and you have to write a bunch of essays. Still, I would urge those who are eligible to try it–it’s still worth it as an experience.</p>
<p>GorillaGlue, the cut off is lower for academically weaker states. The cutoffs for academic powerhouses (NJ, NY, CA, MA etc.) are always 1600 M + CR or the ACT equivalent.</p>
<p>I had 800M 800CR; I’m a candidate from Virginia. Received the letter (w/ application details) in the mail today.</p>
<p>1550 CR+M on the SAT and 34 on the ACT for an Idaho qualifier. Strangely, someone from my school with a 35 on the ACT didn’t qualify.</p>
<p>One of my son’s classmates is on the list - had a 2400. Apparently they only select two Presidential Scholars per state, so odds are obviously greater from states like Montana or South Dakota than states like New York or California.</p>
<p>^^@Oceanix. CR+M was probably the one they took for your state, and the corresponding ACT sum was probably 140 or something. Do less people take the SAT in Idaho?</p>
<p>^Sucks for California and my state, Michigan. =(</p>
<p>I qualified with a ACT sum of 144, as I know I couldn’t have qualified with a 1510 CR+M, though I had a 2310 overall.</p>
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They also select a few extras, so there may be three from some states.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the application is accessible on the website for those of us who haven’t received packets in the mail yet? Also, a 142 sum of scores qualifies for PA.</p>