<p>Let's test the theory that this year's PSAT state score cutoffs will drop by seeing if the national minimum commended score does the same as sort of a leading indicator. Now that the commendation letters are coming in, since last year's commended cutoff was 202, has anybody received a letter for a October, 2011 PSAT score that was lower than 202? If so, what was the score? Hopefully, we'll see commended scores in the 199-200 range, or 2-3 points lower than last year.</p>
<p>yeah my friend who got a 200 just got her letter in the mail today. I’m so confused. I have never seen the commended cutoff so low.</p>
<p>That’s good to know. Now that we have a confirmed PSAT commended minimum of 200, does anybody have, or know somebody with, a PSAT score of 199 or less that received a commendation letter this week?</p>
<p>I’m too scared to ask my friend with a 198. He is ashamed he didn’t score in the 99th percentile, much less a 198. This sucks. I’ll look for 199ers. Meanwhile I might get up the courage to ask him.</p>
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Commended cutoff for the class of 2009 was 200, for 2010 and 2011 it was 201. For 2012 it was 202. I think if you search earlier years you’ll find it was also 200 at times. 199, however, I believe would be unprecedented for the time of CC’s existence.</p>
<p>This would suggest NMSF cut-off scores next fall will drift a little lower than for the class of 2012.</p>
<p>Can someone please find the kid who scored a 199 and asked if he/she would make it and ask him/her? chachaseeds</p>
<p>I PM’d chachaseeds and asked the question. I’ll report back if I get an answer.</p>
<p>DIDNT MAKE IT!!! AHHHHHH
missed it by 1 pt
missed it by 1 pt
missed it by 1 pt</p>
<p>If 200 is indeed the cutoff, then my methods of prediction seems to be panning out so far. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1257840-psat-score-199-any-chance-making-commeded-scholar.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1257840-psat-score-199-any-chance-making-commeded-scholar.html</a></p>
<p>State level NMSF cutoffs are much harder to predict, but this bodes well for most states to have drops in cutoffs this year.</p>
<p>Sorry about missing the cutoff chachaseeds. No need to fret about your future though. A 199 is still a terrific score. Keep up the good work and there’s nothing you can’t accomplish.</p>
<p>Yea, I think 200 is the lowest it has ever been. I knew I was screwed the moment I say that 199 :(</p>
<p>Well that answers that.</p>
<p>Also a 199 is very very respectable. You will be fine for the SATs :)</p>
<p>You guys are so smart. Why don’t you just call the National Merit… They will tell you that the cutoff is 200. Not 201 not 199. Exactly 200.</p>
<p>If we got the letter, does it mean that we are definitely the commended student? Why do we receive the letters at April? I thought it was like September when we get the letters… Thanks!</p>
<p>Receiving the April letter means that you’re at least a Commended Student in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Depending on your PSAT score and the state in which you took the test, you could go on to become a National Merit Semifinalist or Finalist. Here is a link to the National Merit Scholarship Program web page that explains the process: [National</a> Merit Scholarship Corporation - NMSP](<a href=“http://www.nationalmerit.org/nmsp.php]National”>http://www.nationalmerit.org/nmsp.php)</p>
<p>So 200 and over is the top 50,000 (juniors)?</p>
<p>^yep</p>
<p>10 char</p>
<p>I got 207 and still haven’t heard anything.</p>
<p>DD’s head of school announced the kids who would be “going forward” in the NM (top 50,000) and I know at least some of them got a letter at home, but, either I threw DD’s out or it never came.</p>
<p>I called NMSC and they said if DD’s name was on school’s letter, all was fine (DD got a 222) and that I could request a “duplicate” letter AFTER MAY 1 (which I will).</p>
<p>Ask your school if they received a letter with the names of the commended-and-up kiddos just to make sure you were listed, then call NMSC after May first (they don’t have any emails listed) I spoke to Christina.</p>
<p>Powerpillow I would definitely ask guidance about your school list of commended. My S received his letter one day after most received theirs as reported on CC. It was probably lost in the mail.</p>