<p>lolololol - I don’t think my region has that high cutoff… And I got my qualification notifications today - 3 days after taking the test. They were pretty fast!</p>
<p>where is the national competition held at? </p>
<p>ITs still held at your local center. You should get e notification on when and where… For us, it is on April 26th</p>
<p>Aw man, it would be exciting to make it to the national test. </p>
<p>Did anyone from Los Angeles Area get notifications as to whether you qualified or not?</p>
<p>@williams1111 yes! got my results about a week after i took it.
you should ask your teacher to check if he/she has gotten any notification about the scores yet.</p>
<p>Would a 49 MC/ 83 FR on the national exam have chances for honors/high honors?</p>
<p>Did you guys not get your scores too? I don’t understand why they won’t tell us our scores, only if we qualified for Nationals or not. I was so sure I got a 60 afterwards but I didn’t even qualify so I would like to know my score</p>
<p>@persondontexist That means I would have to wait five more days… I took the exam at a school that I don’t attend so there is no way for me to ask the teacher… 
Did you qualify to take the national exam? Do you know what the cutoff score is?</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>i qualified for the USNCO national test, and i really want to make at least honorable mention, but i have no idea on how to prepare. I heard that the usnco test is more broad, that you have to have a solid base in organic chemistry, and that it’s significatnly harder than the local exam.</p>
<p>i know that there are practice tests online, but i still wanna prep for it. which books should i use?</p>
<p>i got a 61/70 on the local exam, (our district adds 10 extra questions) or 57/60 for the first 60 questions.</p>
<p>I really appreciate your help!</p>
<p>Anyone know the usual cutoff for MC part for top 150?</p>
<p>I took the local exam yesterday. Our section had 100 questions and only 10 can take the national test. Unfortunately we had a lot of people taking the test… Still no idea what the cutoff is, but I’m nervous because the guy said someone got a 90/100… Pretty sure I didn’t make it. I’ll have to ask my chem teacher tomorrow. </p>
<p>dang! how are there different no of questions on each local exam? is this supposed to mean that there is a difference in questions and difficulty in all these tests?</p>
<p>Got a 55/60 on the exam. Cutoff was 56 but only top 2 go so I wouldn’t be able to compete anyway. Good luck t all.</p>
<p>does anyone know what the approximate cutoff score for top 150 and top 50 was for last year?</p>
<p>@_EVERYONE You guys seem like you know what you’re doing when it comes to the USNCO. Would taking Organic Chemistry help with the USNCO? Honors chem as a freshman; AP Chem as a sophomore; Organic chem as a junior? Or is it not that important (if it won’t be that beneficial, I’d rather take Organic Chemistry as a senior).</p>
<p>@DigitalKing same boat… trying to decide whether or not to take ochem next year (junior)…</p>
<p>Have anyone heard from the Santa Clara region yet?</p>
<p>LA region was a 54 cutoff and 59 high score i think? can anyone confirm that?</p>
<p>I got an 85/100 and am first alternate to take the national test! So happy. Didn’t prepare at all. Odds are someone won’t be able to take it so I can go, but still my chem teacher was super happy with me and my results 
Good luck to all! </p>