<p>I was wondering if I qualified for the national merit scholarship? or how far i can achieve in the merit program? I don't except to win, but maybe commended, recognized?
My PSAT score was 196
Percentile: 95
Thanks!
I'm a junior</p>
<p>Sorry, but that’s not going to be above the minimum in any state. I think commended was a 201 this past year? I don’t know anything about recognized and there are different score cutoffs for National Hispanic and National Achievement (AA) if you fit one of those groups.
You should still be proud of that score. Top 5% is still great.</p>
<p>While the score isn’t high enough for the NM competition, your score shows that you have the potential to do well on the SAT and/or ACT for scholarships. So, practice for both the ACT and SAT…and take both tests a couple of times.</p>