@MYOS1634 I hate that the SAT is 2/3 reading, which puts students like me with a lone weakness in reading and are strong everywhere else.
Everybody in my school was shocked with my 2130 PSAT score when they asked me. In my school the NMSF are recognized in an Academic assembly and the school newspaper on the front page, and my reputation may be hurt next year when I am not in it. 
My GPA is fine, and with an A- in English, so I am currently ranked 6/754 in the class. However, there are on average 12 NMSF every year, and the 5 people above me all received qualifying scores. I did not.
And I actually studied for the PSAT all summer. From what I have heard, if you are smart and study, you will qualify for NMSF. That did not hold true with me. My Math score and Writing score was stellar (for PSAT, anything above 700 is very rare), but my reading was horrible. Horrible enough to make me exempt from any qualification.
I guess I shall make the most of what I have, and accept that there are many students more capable than I am.
Final Question: Does anybody know if a good SAT score (2250+) can make up for lack of NMSF, at least in the college admission?