<p>Non profit? Now that is an oxymoron… 1.5 Million test takers just for the PSAT. Simple math … 1.5 Million x $22 … </p>
<p>Seems like they should find a way to get some of these $$ back to the education of young Americans!</p>
<p>Kentucky and a 212, any chance??</p>
<p>A 212 looks very good for Kentucky. I would put 90-95% odds that you will be a NMSF. Kentucky’s highest cutoff ever was 212, in 2007. We think cutoffs will be very similar to 2007, although based upon the (very small!!!) dataset we have so far, I think cutoffs will be equal to, or 1-2 points lower than 2007. I would breathe easy, but wait on the notification from my principal because there is a very slight chance you won’t be a NMSF.</p>
<p>@dancer8765 Has your school started? If so see if your principal calls you in his/her office tomorrow and gives you the NMSF packet. Be sure to post on CC as soon as that happens! :)</p>
<p>Thank you @arkie2014. I will now be able to sleep tonight</p>
<p>Hopefully so but tomorrow is Labor Day so there is no school</p>
<p>Same situation in Arkansas with school. I have never been so unhappy with no school in my life… :)</p>
<p>We are from Kansas and my son scored a 215. We are sweating it out. I guess Kansas is somewhere in the middle on cutoffs. I think the state apportionment is a positive thing. One thing people complain about is that most of the semi-finalists come from wealthy families. I am a single parent with a pretty meager income. This scholarship would mean a lot to my son. I’m afraid if they did not allicate by state, that people like my son would lose out to a lot very wealthy boarding school students. Some colleges want to make all money need-based. I think this is a good compromise.</p>
<p>220 in Cali. #hopefulbutnotreally</p>
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<p>Penny, my rant does not mean that I don’t understand, and largely agree with, your position on this; I just disagree with the method used. Making cutoffs state by state is a pretty blunt sword.</p>
<p>The average income in NJ might be higher than in Kansas, but I can promise you that we have many financially strapped families here also. Similarly, I assume that there are some wealthy people in Kansas. And, although I don’t know, aren’t there boarding schools there too?</p>
<p>If the goal is to give a break to students who have done well in a financially challenging environment, attending a local school with its own limitations, well then, let’s set about doing it. Have some FAFSA-based boost to PSAT scores and then make the awards national.</p>
<p>In any case, good luck to your son.</p>
<p>What are my chances with a 205 in Arkansas? I feel like I am right on or below the cutoff…
I should find out if I made it tomorrow, and once I hear who else my school made it I should be able to get a pretty good guess at Arkansas’ cutoff.</p>
<p>@dekukase: I would put your chances at fair, not good. Obviously, I have studied Arkansas’s potential cutoff more than any other state. Most are predicting 206. After getting preliminary results from IA, OH, and MI I am predicting a 205. You are right on the line though.</p>
<p>Anybody have a guess for Florida? My DS is sitting on the fence with a 216. Based on what’s come in so far, it looks like there’s a shot.</p>
<p>Might as well ask those who have been doing this–projection for Pennsylvania??</p>
<p>That seems like a sensible solution as well. I like people who “think outside the box.”</p>
<p>Our public school district offers it free to sophomores but charges juniors. My daughter’s private school offers it free to all juniors but emphasizes the “Practice” in PSAT with little mention to the significance a high score in terms of scholarships. I think many schools (and districts) don’t want to put “pressure” on the students when they know that the majority of them are not going to score in the top 1%. I also wonder if our large urban district is more worried about bringing the cutoff down since they do a poor job of providing our high schoolers with a full day of instruction.</p>
<p>Actually, Bob, I am not aware of a single boarding school in our fine state. Lol. I’ll check with the Wizard of Oz. He might know. Anyway, I do like your idea.</p>
<p>New Jersey spends about 60% more per student in its public schools than Kansas does. And yes, Kansas does have one small boarding school, in Atchison.</p>
<p>padad, my projected score for pa is between 215 to 218. if you want me to narrow it more, i’d say either 216 or 217 with 216 having a very slight edge over 217. i’m basing this on very little variation with known pa scores since 1999, score is usually either 214 or 215 with one year at 216 and one at 217, and an expected rise this year from last year based on lots more kids(per section) scoring in the 75 to 80 range and 70 to 74 range this year when compared to the last couple of years. I really wish there was charts with kid’s composite scores though… Also, I think last year was 214 and since the scores vary very little each year, I think a 2 point jump is more likely than a 3 point or 4 point jump.</p>
<p>Thank you, CTL987. My DD is sitting at 215, but we have known that it would be a close call all along. Have really wished it for her, even though none of her college choices seem to use it for financial. Will have to hope that the higher scores were not across the board for too many students. Thanks again.</p>