Is NMF a deciding factor when it comes to College Admissions?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I just got my PSAT score back for Junior year and I received a 189 (same score as my sophomore year). I guess I'm satisfied with it, but being a National Merit Finalist would have made me ecstatic :(. Anyways I was wondering if being a NMF would be a deciding factor in relation to College Admissions. For example, lets say you have 2 students, Student A and Student B, applying to a top tier college (like Duke). Both students have similar ECs, the same GPA, difficult course work, etc. But Student A was a NMF (lets say he scored a 219), while Student B wasn't. But Student B received a higher SAT score (2250) than Student B. Who would be accepted, Student A or Student B?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>no one cares.</p>

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<p>Not a deciding factor. They’d probably judge it off recs, interview, and essays.</p>

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<p>It’s just a damn test. Stupid college board, why should one test be the determining factor for a major scholarship? Why not just make it the SAT that determines scholarship awards?</p>

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<p>For some schools, NMSF makes all the difference. For the school’s most CCers are concerned with, NMSF is just another bullet point on a list.</p>

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<p>Some schools offer significant merit scholarships for NMF, but for the more competitive schools, it really doesn’t matter</p>