I’ve seen a lot of numbers being thrown around for California, texas, DC and other really competitive states but what will the SI cutoff for Illinois be? last year was a 215. I’m really hoping its lowered. I can’t see it staying the same. I got a SI 210, PSAT 1410, 99th percentile in both metrics for the overall score. How much of a chance do I have?
Somewhere between 208-220. Seriously, it’s so hard to predict. I think the best advice is to assume that you did not make the cutoff. Come to grips with it, and realize that although you did extremely well on the test, you didn’t quite do well enough. Make peace with that. And then… when September rolls around, you MIGHT just be pleasantly surprised. Better that way than the reverse.
I saw one post on here of someone estimating 207-209, but we don’t really know. I would love to hear others predictions.
@futurecat keep an eye out for the commended cut-off (for sure it’ll get posted on CC as soon as someone knows and people are saying that’s as soon as this spring . . . ). That will give you some perspective. Like MN, IL is kind of in that middle area so we are keeping an eye on this as well.
@Mamelot also in MN - do you think there is a number where students in IL and MN can feel relatively safe? 215? 218? 220? 222?
@mnpapa29 with respect to MN I tend to think 216+ is safe so perhaps add one for IL (?). To be REALLY safe anything 220 or over.
The real challenge will be for those with SI’s in the 210-215 range in a mid-range state. It’s a nail-biter any way you look at it.