average psat score for a national merit scholar semi-finalist and finalist?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>im taking the psat soon and want to know what score i need to be a semi-finalist and finalist of the psat</p>

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<p>There a ton of existing threads on this topic. The cut-off is determined state by state and they vary A LOT … from about 200 to about 225 depending on the state. Where do you live?</p>

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<p>Why is this in What Are My Chances?</p>

<p>Anyways, to answer your question, pretty much what 3togo said. Hopefully you live in a rural state and not on the coasts. New England/California=cutoffs in the 220s or high 210s, South/Midwest=low 210s or high 200s, Plains=200s</p>

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<p>It depends a lot on where you live; they can range anywhere from the low 200’s (Arkansas, South Dakota, West Virginia) to the mid-220’s (Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington D.C.) </p>

<p>Here’s a link to the scores for 2014: <a href=“http://publicuniversityhonors.com/2013/12/11/psat-national-merit-scholar-qualifying-scores-and-sat-equivalencies-by-state/”>http://publicuniversityhonors.com/2013/12/11/psat-national-merit-scholar-qualifying-scores-and-sat-equivalencies-by-state/&lt;/a&gt; </p>

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<p>live in maryland</p>

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<p>Well in MD you have to score amazingly to be a National Merit Semifinalist… so good luck!!!</p>

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<p>^ Chance Me ?</p>