cut-off scores/semi-finalist announcements

Paying for College National Merit Aid
361

<p>217 in WA. ■■■ -___-</p>

362

<p>230 international…pretty sure that doesn’t help anyone. And if anyone else overseas is stressing, my counselor said that he didn’t receive the letter until last Friday even though it’s dated August 24, so it’s probably just the USPS being slow q:</p>

363

<p>I heard from a student who was “in” with a 216 in Wisconsin. Since recent cutoffs were 207-210, the actual number should be much lower.</p>

364

<p>are the cutoffs generally higher or lower this year?</p>

365

<p>daughter had 222 in SC, not sure what cutoff is</p>

366

<p>I don’t know generally if the cut-offs are higher or lower, but in Ohio, I think this year’s is one point higher than last year.</p>

367

<p>Updating AZ, WI, SC, and internationals.</p>

<p>**AL=210<a href=“post%20222,%20per%20GC%20210%20is%20cutoff”>/B</a>
AK<=214 (post 62)
AZ<=229 (post 357)
**CA=218<a href=“post%20323,%20per%20GC%20218%20is%20cutoff”>/B</a>
CT<=229 (post 267)
**FL=211<a href=“post%2077,%20per%20comparison%20with%20friend%20cutoff%20is%20211”>/B</a>
**GA=215 <a href=“post%20130,%20per%20Headmaster%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
**HI=215<a href=“post%20320,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
IA<=209 (post 50)
ID<=211 (post 342)
IL<=214 (post 333)
IN<=212 (post 336)
**KS=211<a href=“post%20229,%20per%20NMSF%20packet%20cutoff%20is%20211”>/B</a>
KY<=210 (post 92)
**LA=210<a href=“post%20268,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20210”>/B</a>
MD<=221 (post 294)
MA<=224 (post 204)
MI<=212 (post 202)
MN<=216 (post 135)
MO<=210 (post 99)
MS<=205 (post 176)
**MT=208<a href=“post%2073,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20208”>/B</a>
NC<=214 (post 314)
**NJ=221<a href=“post%20269,%20heard%20cutoff%20was%20221”>/B</a>
NV<=211 (post 340)
NY<=219 (post 293)
**OH=212<a href=“post%2054,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20212”>/B</a>
OR<=215 (post 285)
OK<=209 (post 98)
SC<=222 (post 365)
TN<=212 (post 220)
**TX=215 <a href=“post%20138,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
UT<=205 (post 338)
VA<=218 (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/...362-post6.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/...362-post6.html&lt;/a&gt;)
VT<=217 (post 297)
**WA=218<a href=“post%20343”>/B</a>
WI<=216 (post 363)</p>

<p>Internationals<=230 (post 362)</p>

<p>Commended (national cutoff) = 201</p>

<p>No scores reported yet from:
AR
CO
DE
DC
ME
NE
NH
NM
ND
PA
RI
SD
WV
WY
Boarding school regions</p>

368

<p>So anyone above a 201 but below state semi-finalist is commended? I have some curious buddies.</p>

369

<p>^Yes. Your “buddies” will be commended if they are in that situation.</p>

370

<p>My son had 223/International</p>

371

<p>Request: Please make it clear that posted scores are for NMSF qualifiers. Posting a score without indicating status makes interpretation of the post difficult.</p>

<p>Note: It can also be helpful to post high non-qualifying scores. If you know you are commended and not NMSF, feel free to post your score for any state in which the cutoff has not yet been established. We can then represent a cut-off range like this
{state}>{highest posted non-qualifying score}, <={lowest posted qualifying score}</p>

<p>Updating internationals.</p>

<p>**AL=210<a href=“post%20222,%20per%20GC%20210%20is%20cutoff”>/B</a>
AK<=214 (post 62)
AZ<=229 (post 357)
**CA=218<a href=“post%20323,%20per%20GC%20218%20is%20cutoff”>/B</a>
CT<=229 (post 267)
**FL=211<a href=“post%2077,%20per%20comparison%20with%20friend%20cutoff%20is%20211”>/B</a>
**GA=215<a href=“post%20130,%20per%20Headmaster%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
**HI=215<a href=“post%20320,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
IA<=209 (post 50)
ID<=211 (post 342)
IL<=214 (post 333)
IN<=212 (post 336)
**KS=211 <a href=“post%20229,%20per%20NMSF%20packet%20cutoff%20is%20211”>/B</a>
KY<=210 (post 92)
**LA=210<a href=“post%20268,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20210”>/B</a>
MD<=221 (post 294)
MA<=224 (post 204)
MI<=212 (post 202)
MN<=216 (post 135)
MO<=210 (post 99)
MS<=205 (post 176)
**MT=208<a href=“post%2073,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20208”>/B</a>
NC<=214 (post 314)
**NJ=221<a href=“post%20269,%20heard%20cutoff%20was%20221”>/B</a>
NV<=211 (post 340)
NY<=219 (post 293)
**OH=212 <a href=“post%2054,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20212”>/B</a>
OR<=215 (post 285)
OK<=209 (post 98)
SC<=222 (post 365)
TN<=212 (post 220)
**TX=215 <a href=“post%20138,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
UT<=205 (post 338)
VA<=218 (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/...362-post6.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/national-merit-scholarships/...362-post6.html&lt;/a&gt;)
VT<=217 (post 297)
**WA=218<a href=“post%20343”>/B</a>
WI<=216 (post 363)</p>

<p>Internationals<=223 (post 370)
This is usually set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states.</p>

<p>Commended (national cutoff) = 201
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not an NMSF receives commended status.</p>

<p>No scores reported yet from:
AR
CO
DE
DC
ME
NE
NH
NM
ND
PA
RI
SD
WV
WY
10 (?) boarding school regions
These are usually set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>

372

<p>218 received a packet in Colorado</p>

373

<p>Finally received Ohio packet today…212 qualifies!!</p>

374

<p>Oh, I hope my son comes home with some news.</p>

375

<p>Updating CO</p>

<p>**AL=210 <a href=“post%20222,%20per%20GC%20210%20is%20cutoff”>/B</a>
AK<=214 (post 62)
AZ<=229 (post 357)
**CA=218 <a href=“post%20323,%20per%20GC%20218%20is%20cutoff”>/B</a>
CO<=218 (post 372)
CT<=229 (post 267)
**FL=211 <a href=“post%2077,%20per%20comparison%20with%20friend%20cutoff%20is%20211”>/B</a>
**GA=215<a href=“post%20130,%20per%20Headmaster%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
**HI=215 <a href=“post%20320,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
IA<=209 (post 50)
ID<=211 (post 342)
IL<=214 (post 333)
IN<=212 (post 336)
**KS=211 <a href=“post%20229,%20per%20NMSF%20packet%20cutoff%20is%20211”>/B</a>
KY<=210 (post 92)
**LA=210<a href=“post%20268,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20210”>/B</a>
MD<=221 (post 294)
MA<=224 (post 204)
MI<=212 (post 202)
MN<=216 (post 135)
MO<=210 (post 99)
MS<=205 (post 176)
**MT=208<a href=“post%2073,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20208”>/B</a>
NC<=214 (post 314)
**NJ=221<a href=“post%20269,%20heard%20cutoff%20was%20221”>/B</a>
NV<=211 (post 340)
NY<=219 (post 293)
**OH=212<a href=“post%2054,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20212”>/B</a>
OR<=215 (post 285)
OK<=209 (post 98)
SC<=222 (post 365)
TN<=212 (post 220)
**TX=215 <a href=“post%20138,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
UT<=205 (post 338)
VA<=218 (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...362-post6.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...362-post6.html&lt;/a&gt;)
VT<=217 (post 297)
**WA=218 <a href=“post%20343”>/B</a>
WI<=216 (post 363)</p>

<p>Internationals<=223 (post 370)
This is usually set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states.</p>

<p>Commended (national cutoff) = 201
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not an NMSF receives commended status.</p>

<p>No scores reported yet from:
AR
DE
DC
ME
NE
NH
NM
ND
PA
RI
SD
WV
WY
10 (?) boarding school regions
These are usually set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>

376

<p>

I just physically looked at the piece of paper that National Merit sent my guidance counselor informing him that the cutoff for Florida is 210. It also listed how many students in the state got each score. 235 was the least common, with 1 student, 240 the second least with 3 students. 246 students scored equal to or above my score. Several hundred beyond that also qualified. Over 66,000 took the test.</p>

377

<p>There is another thread for this—MODERATORS, can you consolidate them all??
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/986427-cut-off-scores-semi-finalist-announcements.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/986427-cut-off-scores-semi-finalist-announcements.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

378

<p>Can we get a few more people from VA to report in? The score for VA shows a link to a post, but the link is bad and that post doesn’t exist.</p>

379

<p>

I have updated the link. However I did assimilate all the relevant data posted in that thread into the list here. The VA score is the only one that has not yet been superseded by subsequent information.</p>

<p>Updating FL</p>

<p>**AL=210<a href=“post%20222,%20per%20GC%20210%20is%20cutoff”>/B</a>
AK<=214 (post 62)
AZ<=229 (post 357)
**CA=218<a href=“post%20323,%20per%20GC%20218%20is%20cutoff”>/B</a>
CO<=218 (post 372)
CT<=229 (post 267)
**FL=210<a href=“post%20376,%20by%20first%20hand%20view%20of%20NMS%20report”>/B</a>
**GA=215<a href=“post%20130,%20per%20Headmaster%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
**HI=215<a href=“post%20320,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
IA<=209 (post 50)
ID<=211 (post 342)
IL<=214 (post 333)
IN<=212 (post 336)
**KS=211<a href=“post%20229,%20per%20NMSF%20packet%20cutoff%20is%20211”>/B</a>
KY<=210 (post 92)
**LA=210<a href=“post%20268,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20210”>/B</a>
MD<=221 (post 294)
MA<=224 (post 204)
MI<=212 (post 202)
MN<=216 (post 135)
MO<=210 (post 99)
MS<=205 (post 176)
**MT=208 <a href=“post%2073,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20208”>/B</a>
NC<=214 (post 314)
**NJ=221 <a href=“post%20269,%20heard%20cutoff%20was%20221”>/B</a>
NV<=211 (post 340)
NY<=219 (post 293)
**OH=212 <a href=“post%2054,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20212”>/B</a>
OR<=215 (post 285)
OK<=209 (post 98)
SC<=222 (post 365)
TN<=212 (post 220)
**TX=215 <a href=“post%20138,%20per%20GC%20cutoff%20is%20215”>/B</a>
UT<=205 (post 338)
VA<=218 (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065534362-post6.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065534362-post6.html&lt;/a&gt;)
VT<=217 (post 297)
**WA=218<a href=“post%20343”>/B</a>
WI<=216 (post 363)</p>

<p>Internationals<=223 (post 370)
This is usually set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states.</p>

<p>Commended (national cutoff) = 201
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not an NMSF receives commended status.</p>

<p>No scores reported yet from:
AR
DE
DC
ME
NE
NH
NM
ND
PA
RI
SD
WV
WY
10 (?) boarding school regions
These are usually set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>

380

<p>Okay, I’m from CA, got 218, didn’t make it as an NMSF…so yeah. DX At least I got commended…</p>