<p>My son was told today that he qualifies along with 8 others from his school as a semi-finalist. he received a 223. I am curious what the cutoff was for NJ for those kids grad. in 2009. The letter also said to keep it confidential until they notify the press on Sept. 10 which seems kinda silly to me.</p>
<p>There is a whole thread about this where people post what their score was and they try to figure out the cut off
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/554901-psat-cutoff-scores-2008-national-merit-semifinalists-h-s-09-a-22.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/554901-psat-cutoff-scores-2008-national-merit-semifinalists-h-s-09-a-22.html</a></p>
<p>I think you are the 1st NJ person to post so they will be glad of the information.</p>
<p>Congrats.</p>
<p>when my principal announced the semifinalists yesterday, he said the cutoff was "about 220" this year</p>