How many NM Semi Finalists at your school? Is my school abnormal?

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<p>in one of the highest cutoff states,
public,
~ 40/600 NMSF’s
~ 70/600 commended
total- 110</p>

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<p>Mine had 31 semifinalists out of about 150 seniors.</p>

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<p>We had 5 NMSFs in a class of 194. That’s pretty average for our school.</p>

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<p>My school had 23 NMSFs out of a class of 104.</p>

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<p>Last year we had 18 of 70 Semifinalists, 26 Commended.</p>

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<p>my school is dumb - 4/712</p>

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<p>we had 66% finalist rate and 80% commended:</p>

<p>454 seniors:
300- finalists
63- commended</p>

<p>Our school’s the reason VA’s cutoff is 220 unlike other soutern schools (< 210)</p>

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<p>Usually 25 or so every year out of a class size of 400. Not a really big deal because so many get it…</p>

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<p>I don’t know anyone else who got it in my school…</p>

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<p>citybirds-
I assume you are messing with us. I find those figures very hard to believe.</p>

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<p>Isn’t this years VA cutoff 217? MD is 221? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/385453-official-national-merit-semifinalist-cutoff-scores-2007-a-13.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/385453-official-national-merit-semifinalist-cutoff-scores-2007-a-13.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Class of 50:
1 NMSF
5 NMCS</p>

<p>I was the lowest PSAT score, at 4 points over the Commended cut-off. I’m also the lowest SAT score, at 2190.</p>

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<p>No one at my school got NMSF.</p>

<p>This year though I’m probably going to be the first in about 10 years to get it.</p>

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<p>well if citybird is talking about TJ I can believe those numbers.</p>

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<p>NJlax-
Finalist determination isnt even out yet for this year. I believe people are posting info about this year’s NM, not last year’s.</p>

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<p>we had 66% finalist rate and 80% commended:</p>

<p>454 seniors:
300- finalists
63- commended</p>

<p>Our school’s the reason VA’s cutoff is 220 unlike other soutern schools (< 210)</p>

<p>no jym626 i am not kidding… and this is LASt years (when the cutoff was 220)</p>

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<p>my point exactly-- people are posting stats from THIS year, not last year.</p>

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<p>Here’s the link to last year’s scores <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/2993607-post662.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/2993607-post662.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>exactly which southern states besides Mississippi-- that poor state, and LA, many of whose students were displaced) got scores below 210??? All I am saying is that the figures presented should be fair and, hopefully, accurate</p>

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<p>BTW: it was a joke</p>

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<p>TJ only lists 167 for 2006</p>