<p>And the above is in answer to the FL question. Sorry, forgot to mention that.</p>
<p>I was notified at my public school today that I am a national merit scholar. I have a 211 in Michigan, so it looks like the cutoff is >=208 and <=211. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting to find out!</p>
<p>And jtufts, my school is in Genessee County, south of Flint. Congrats!</p>
<p>Congrats ptra29! And thanks for re-confirming. Makes for a better day. God bless.</p>
<p>Jtufts - we are in Hudsonville - Grand Rapids suburb. The counselor said she just got the info today and handed it out to qualifiers this afternoon. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you for that information. I figured out you meant FL by double checking your username :)</p>
<p>@amparents803 Gc could have a (making this up) 220 NMSF & 219 student who didn’t make it, thus GC can figure out the cutoff (kinda like us!)</p>
<p>Jtufts - looks like good news for you via post #842!</p>
<p>updating with further narrowing of MI :)</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, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>
<p>Updating <states updated=""></states></p>
<p>AL=? (post #?, per GC/NMSC/other)
AK=?
**AZ=214<a href=“post%20#798,%20per%20HS%20Admin%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
AR<=209 (post #761 per principal)
CA>=221 (220 didn’t make it per post #756) <=229 (post #746 per GC)
CO<=218 (post #814 per son’s text from school)
CT=?
DE=?
DC=?
**FL=214<a href=“post%20#786,%20per%20GC%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
GA=?
HI=?
ID=?
IL=?
IN<=223 (post #825 per letter)
**IA=210<a href=“post%20#783,%20per%20GC%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**KS=216<a href=“post%20#699,%20per%20principal%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**KY=211<a href=“post%20#795%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
LA=?
ME=?
MD<=230 (post #808 per GC)
MA=?
MI>=208 (207 didn’t make it per post #830)<=211 (post #842, per school)
MN=?
MS=?
MO=?
MT=?
NE=?
NV=?
NH=?
NJ<=226 (post #716 per principal)
NM=?
NY<=219 (post #684 per principal)
NC<=216 (post #823, per daughter’s text from school)
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) <=219 (post #760 per principal)
RI=?
SC=?
SD=?
TN<=216 (per post #790)
**TX=219<a href=“per%20post%20#793%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
UT=?
VT=?
VA>=222 (221 didn’t make it per post #777)
WA<=220 (post #705, per principal)
WV<=204 (post #815, per school administration)
WI<=210 (post #764, per notified)
WY=?</p>
<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
**OH region=219 <a href=“per%20post%20#781”>/b</a></p>
<p>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 (+3)
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>According to this</p>
<p>[Five</a> named National Merit finalists](<a href=“Culver Cannon | College Preparatory School in Culver IN”>Culver Cannon | College Preparatory School in Culver IN)</p>
<p>IL is not in the OH boarding school region. TX appears to be the state with the probable highest cutoff.</p>
<p>States in OH region: IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, OH, TX, WI</p>
<p>Additionally:
Western
AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY
<a href=“http://www.fvs.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=42792[/url]”>http://www.fvs.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=42792</a></p>
<p>SE
AK, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN, WV
<a href=“http://www.mccallie.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&id=651880[/url]”>http://www.mccallie.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&id=651880</a></p>
<p>and I conjecture
New England (?)
CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT</p>
<p>Yes, that makes sense.</p>
<p>yea it really seems like the biggest rise for most states is 4pts, regardless of previous cutoffs</p>
<p>With respect to the OH region, I tried to figure out the region with various Google searches. Funny, just as National Merit Corp doesn’t publish state cutoffs, it also doesn’t seem to define the regions anywhere. Anyway, my search came up with a Culver Academy news release from Feb 2013 announcing its Class of 2013 National Merit Finalists, and it contained the following bit: </p>
<p>As a college preparatory boarding school, Culver Academies shares a total of 12 National Merit Scholarship semifinalist slots with other boarding schools in a nine-state region (Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin).</p>
<p>So, per Culver Academy at least, IL isn’t even in the same region as OH, though TX is. So, that OH region 219 may be because of TX, which has already reported to have a minimum qualifying score of 219.</p>
<p>And that, srparent2014, is an example of cross-posting! Thanks for the confirmation.</p>
<p>updating with first NA report</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, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>
<p>Updating <states updated=""></states></p>
<p>AL=? (post #?, per GC/NMSC/other)
AK=?
**AZ=214<a href=“post%20#798,%20per%20HS%20Admin%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
AR<=209 (post #761 per principal)
CA>=221 (220 didn’t make it per post #756) <=229 (post #746 per GC)
CO<=218 (post #814 per son’s text from school)
CT=?
DE=?
DC=?
**FL=214<a href=“post%20#786,%20per%20GC%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
GA=?
HI=?
ID=?
IL=?
IN<=223 (post #825 per letter)
**IA=210<a href=“post%20#783,%20per%20GC%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**KS=216<a href=“post%20#699,%20per%20principal%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**KY=211<a href=“post%20#795%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
LA=?
ME=?
MD<=230 (post #808 per GC)
MA=?
MI>=208 (207 didn’t make it per post #830)<=211 (post #842, per school)
MN=?
MS=?
MO=?
MT=?
NE=?
NV=?
NH=?
NJ<=226 (post #716 per principal)
NM=?
NY<=219 (post #684 per principal)
NC<=216 (post #823, per daughter’s text from school)
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) <=219 (post #760 per principal)
RI=?
SC=?
SD=?
TN<=216 (per post #790)
**TX=219<a href=“per%20post%20#793%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
UT=?
VT=?
VA>=222 (221 didn’t make it per post #777)
WA<=220 (post #705, per principal)
WV<=204 (post #815, per school administration)
WI<=210 (post #764, per notified)
WY=?</p>
<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
**OH region=219 <a href=“per%20post%20#781”>/b</a></p>
<p>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 (+3)
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 (we are unsure of these regions)
1: CT, DE, MI, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA <=206 in MD (post #835 )</p>
<p>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>MI1528, congratulations on your accomplishments. Were you notified you were a National Merit Semi Finalist or a National Merit Commended Scholar?</p>
<p>Thanks,
jtufts</p>
<p>My son was told by his principal today that he is a NMSF in PA with a 217.</p>
<p>Congrats pamom</p>
<p>Son texted me that he is in with a 216 in Missouri. So glad!! And relieved . . .</p>
<p>We found out about nmsf today at school (in TN). I qualified (but my score is above what we already have on the forum so it wont help). So happy! My friend didnt qualify though and he got a 208 :(</p>
<p>Thanks pamom22 - you just made my day. Now I can stop refreshing this thread every 5 minutes 
Congrats to your son!</p>