<p>Were we supposed to get something in the spring? Still haven’t heard anything here but apparently I’m above the cutoff?</p>
<p>Reporting from Arkansas…received the letter today as a homeschooler and with a score of 219…I’m a semi-finalist!</p>
<p>@TiberiusShift Congrats! With a 219 you were always safe in AR (with 206 being the previous high score)</p>
<p>Quote:
Tough trend at least with the three we have nailed down:</p>
<p>KS 216
+4 from 2013
+2 from 2012
+1 over highest previous (215 in 2006)</p>
<p>OH 215
+3 from 2013
+1 from 2012
tied alltime high (215 in 2007 & 2006)</p>
<p>OK 210
+4 from 2013
+1 over alltime high (209 in 2012)</p>
<p>From Descartez- I will add to the picture that both TX and PA are already indicated to be at least +3 over the 2013 cutoff.</p>
<p>from me, and pa has either tied or exceeded it’s highest score ever(217) and a 217 in pa only occurred once since 1999.</p>
<p>Got an email from my son’s HS guidance counselor that he is a NMSF. We are from California and his score is 229.</p>
<p>@alethea </p>
<p>Nice to hear from the left coast! Not to be a broken record but: With a 229 you were always safe in CA (with 221 being the previous high score)</p>
<p>Please use this template that explains the symbols below for each state </p>
<p>See the stickied FAQ thread in this forum for links to lists of previous scores.</p>
<p>After the press-release date in mid-September, qualifying scores will be available by phone from the NMSC. Here is the number to call–the receptionist will give you one “qualifying score” when asked.</p>
<p>National Merit Scholarship Corporation
1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 200
Evanston, Illinois 60201-4897
Main Telephone: (847) 866-5100
Main Fax: (847) 866-5113</p>
<p>You can feel free to edit the list yourself. Or simply post your information and rely on others to edit it in.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If you have been notified that you are NMSF, post your score (and your state) if it is lower than the score already posted for your state. It will then become the lowest known qualifying score and be indicated as “<=”.</p></li>
<li><p>If you have reliable knowledge of what the qualifying score for your state is (try asking whoever notifies you!), post it here, too. It will become the definitive cut-off score for your state indicated by “=”.</p></li>
<li><p>Finally, if you know that you did not qualify and had a reasonably high score, it can also be useful to post your score as an example of the highest non-qualifying score. This can be indicated by “>=” </p></li>
</ul>
<p>Please note: Be conscientious as you post scores on this thread–it would be crushing to be led to believe you have made the cutoff by a post but actually haven’t. But everyone should be tolerant of mistakes, too. This is an unofficial source of information derived from a collaborative process and is not, therefore, guaranteed.</p>
<p>Remaining states that need to be finalized:
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>
<p>Updating <states updated=""></states></p>
<p>AL=? (post #?, per GC/NMSC/other)
AK=?
AZ=?
AR<=219 (post #742 per home school letter)
CA<=229 (post #746 per GC)
CO=?
CT=?
DE=?
DC=?
FL=?
GA=?
HI=?
ID=?
IL=?
IN=?
IA<=211 (post #647, per principal)
**KS=216<a href=“post%20#699,%20per%20principal%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
KY<=221 (post #725, per GC)
LA=?
ME=?
MD=?
MA=?
MI<=212 (post #676, per home school letter)
MN=?
MS=?
MO=?
MT=?
NE=?
NV=?
NH=?
NJ<=226 (post #716 per principal)
NM=?
NY<=219 (post #684 per principal)
NC=?
ND=?
**OH=215<a href=“per%20post%20#696%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**OK=210<a href=“per%20posts%20#689%20&%20#698%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
OR=?
PA>=217 (216 didn’t make it per post #706) <=221 (post #724 per principal)
RI=?
SC=?
SD=?
TN<=218 (post #728 per principal & GC)
TX>=219 (218 didn’t make it per post #690) <=230 (post #675, per school administration)
UT=?
VT=?
VA=?
WA<=220 (post #705, per principal)
WV<=209 (post #679, per school administration)
WI=?
WY=?</p>
<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
No scores reported yet.
These usually are set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>
<p>Internationals=?
This usually is set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>
<p>Commended (national cutoff) = 203
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not a NMSF receives commended status. This group represents the highest 50,000 scorers. </p>
<p>National Achievement</p>
<p>Regions
1: CT, DE, MI, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA
2: IL, IN, KY, MI, NC, OH, TN, WV, WI
3: Al, AR, FL, GA, LA, MI, SC
4: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, IA, KS, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY
5: Boarding schools and internationals</p>
<p>Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 need results</p>
<p>1=?
2=?
3=?
4=?
5=?</p>
<p>Outstanding participants(National)=?</p>
<p>212 in KY and I’m a semifinalist!!! This is the highest record cutoff that Kentucky has ever been, so don’t lose hope yet!</p>
<p>Congratulations dancer8765!</p>
<p>Was 212 the KY cutoff score or did you just find out that you are in with a 212?</p>
<p>I could be wrong, but it seems like the bigger a state population is, the lesser volatility it has in its cutoff change. This has been exemplified by Ohio and New York, the first of which only rose 3 pts and the second of which rose 4 pts but did not go back to its all time high. </p>
<p>Nevertheless, all states seem to be either going back to their highest cutoffs, their 2012 cutoffs, and/or jumping 4 points.</p>
<p>I have a 212, and I was notified that I am a semifinalist. I do not know the cutoff. But, I highly doubt that the cutoff would be lower than that looking at the trend for other states.</p>
<p>Someone just posted over on the comment thread that he’s in with a 215 in Oklahoma.</p>
<p>210 is the confirmed cutoff for OK</p>
<p>Ah, sorry about that</p>
<p>Updating KY</p>
<p>Please use this template that explains the symbols below for each state </p>
<p>See the stickied FAQ thread in this forum for links to lists of previous scores.</p>
<p>After the press-release date in mid-September, qualifying scores will be available by phone from the NMSC. Here is the number to call–the receptionist will give you one “qualifying score” when asked.</p>
<p>National Merit Scholarship Corporation
1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 200
Evanston, Illinois 60201-4897
Main Telephone: (847) 866-5100
Main Fax: (847) 866-5113</p>
<p>You can feel free to edit the list yourself. Or simply post your information and rely on others to edit it in.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If you have been notified that you are NMSF, post your score (and your state) if it is lower than the score already posted for your state. It will then become the lowest known qualifying score and be indicated as “<=”.</p></li>
<li><p>If you have reliable knowledge of what the qualifying score for your state is (try asking whoever notifies you!), post it here, too. It will become the definitive cut-off score for your state indicated by “=”.</p></li>
<li><p>Finally, if you know that you did not qualify and had a reasonably high score, it can also be useful to post your score as an example of the highest non-qualifying score. This can be indicated by “>=”</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Please note: Be conscientious as you post scores on this thread–it would be crushing to be led to believe you have made the cutoff by a post but actually haven’t. But everyone should be tolerant of mistakes, too. This is an unofficial source of information derived from a collaborative process and is not, therefore, guaranteed.</p>
<p>Remaining states that need to be finalized:
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>
<p>Updating <states updated=""></states></p>
<p>AL=? (post #?, per GC/NMSC/other)
AK=?
AZ=?
AR<=219 (post #742 per home school letter)
CA<=229 (post #746 per GC)
CO=?
CT=?
DE=?
DC=?
FL=?
GA=?
HI=?
ID=?
IL=?
IN=?
IA<=211 (post #647, per principal)
**KS=216<a href=“post%20#699,%20per%20principal%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
KY<=212 (post #748)
LA=?
ME=?
MD=?
MA=?
MI<=212 (post #676, per home school letter)
MN=?
MS=?
MO=?
MT=?
NE=?
NV=?
NH=?
NJ<=226 (post #716 per principal)
NM=?
NY<=219 (post #684 per principal)
NC=?
ND=?
**OH=215<a href=“per%20post%20#696%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**OK=210<a href=“per%20posts%20#689%20&%20#698%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
OR=?
PA>=217 (216 didn’t make it per post #706) <=221 (post #724 per principal)
RI=?
SC=?
SD=?
TN<=218 (post #728 per principal & GC)
TX>=219 (218 didn’t make it per post #690) <=230 (post #675, per school administration)
UT=?
VT=?
VA=?
WA<=220 (post #705, per principal)
WV<=209 (post #679, per school administration)
WI=?
WY=?</p>
<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
No scores reported yet.
These usually are set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>
<p>Internationals=?
This usually is set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>
<p>Commended (national cutoff) = 203
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not a NMSF receives commended status. This group represents the highest 50,000 scorers. </p>
<p>National Achievement</p>
<p>Regions
1: CT, DE, MI, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA
2: IL, IN, KY, MI, NC, OH, TN, WV, WI
3: Al, AR, FL, GA, LA, MI, SC
4: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, IA, KS, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY
5: Boarding schools and internationals</p>
<p>Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 need results</p>
<p>1=?
2=?
3=?
4=?
5=?</p>
<p>Outstanding participants(National)=?</p>
<p>Someone posted in another thread that a 220
In CA did not make cutoff for nmsf <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/1548157-2014-questions-speculations-comments-12.html#post16343155[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/1548157-2014-questions-speculations-comments-12.html#post16343155</a></p>
<p>Thanks for the update dancer8765. Out school/district is very slow to notify.</p>
<p>Cutoff is 220 in TX per guidance counselor</p>
<p>Updating TX (Sorry, can’t figure out how to bold it)</p>
<p>See the stickied FAQ thread in this forum for links to lists of previous scores.</p>
<p>After the press-release date in mid-September, qualifying scores will be available by phone from the NMSC. Here is the number to call–the receptionist will give you one “qualifying score” when asked.</p>
<p>National Merit Scholarship Corporation
1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 200
Evanston, Illinois 60201-4897
Main Telephone: (847) 866-5100
Main Fax: (847) 866-5113</p>
<p>You can feel free to edit the list yourself. Or simply post your information and rely on others to edit it in.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If you have been notified that you are NMSF, post your score (and your state) if it is lower than the score already posted for your state. It will then become the lowest known qualifying score and be indicated as “<=”.</p></li>
<li><p>If you have reliable knowledge of what the qualifying score for your state is (try asking whoever notifies you!), post it here, too. It will become the definitive cut-off score for your state indicated by “=”.</p></li>
<li><p>Finally, if you know that you did not qualify and had a reasonably high score, it can also be useful to post your score as an example of the highest non-qualifying score. This can be indicated by “>=”</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Please note: Be conscientious as you post scores on this thread–it would be crushing to be led to believe you have made the cutoff by a post but actually haven’t. But everyone should be tolerant of mistakes, too. This is an unofficial source of information derived from a collaborative process and is not, therefore, guaranteed.</p>
<p>Remaining states that need to be finalized:
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>
<p>Updating <states updated=""></states></p>
<p>AL=? (post #?, per GC/NMSC/other)
AK=?
AZ=?
AR<=219 (post #742 per home school letter)
CA<=229 (post #746 per GC)
CO=?
CT=?
DE=?
DC=?
FL=?
GA=?
HI=?
ID=?
IL=?
IN=?
IA<=211 (post #647, per principal)
KS=216 (post #699, per principal +4)
KY<=212 (post #748)
LA=?
ME=?
MD=?
MA=?
MI<=212 (post #676, per home school letter)
MN=?
MS=?
MO=?
MT=?
NE=?
NV=?
NH=?
NJ<=226 (post #716 per principal)
NM=?
NY<=219 (post #684 per principal)
NC=?
ND=?
OH=215 (per post #696 +3)
OK=210 (per posts #689 & #698 +4)
OR=?
PA>=217 (216 didn’t make it per post #706) <=221 (post #724 per principal)
RI=?
SC=?
SD=?
TN<=218 (post #728 per principal & GC)
TX=220 (post #758, per guidance counselor)
UT=?
VT=?
VA=?
WA<=220 (post #705, per principal)
WV<=209 (post #679, per school administration)
WI=?
WY=?</p>
<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
No scores reported yet.
These usually are set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>
<p>Internationals=?
This usually is set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>
<p>Commended (national cutoff) = 203
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not a NMSF receives commended status. This group represents the highest 50,000 scorers. </p>
<p>National Achievement</p>
<p>Regions
1: CT, DE, MI, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA
2: IL, IN, KY, MI, NC, OH, TN, WV, WI
3: Al, AR, FL, GA, LA, MI, SC
4: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, IA, KS, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY
5: Boarding schools and internationals</p>
<p>Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 need results</p>
<p>1=?
2=?
3=?
4=?
5=?</p>
<p>Outstanding participants(National)=?</p>
<p>I’m happy to say that my daughter made it with a 219 in PA according to her principal!</p>