Class of 2022 National Merit Discussion - Scores Release

[Beyou2022]

This thread discuss the issue:

From NMSF to NMF -- who doesn't get selected as a Finalist?

(Posting in this sub-forum which I didn’t see at first) I understand that of the approx. 16,000 Natl. Merit Semifinalists, about 15,000 get a NMF designation. Is that accurate? If so, what about those 1,000 NMSF makes them not chosen as finalists? What kind of SAT score is seen as congruent with their PSAT score that got them the NMSF designation in the first place? How important are GPA, recommendation letters, extracurriculars or other parts of their NMF application compared to their SAT score? Does the NM Corp. even fully read the application at this point, or do they save the full reading for after they've designated finalists? It seems unlikely that they'd do a full read of 16k NMSF apps, IMO...? Should/can a semifinalist student check online to see if they got finalist designation, or must they wait until the NM Corp alerts their school and then find out from the school? I hear there's a lag time between when finalist designations come out and when schools are notified...? Th…