<p>Does anyone have any insight if the harsher cuts at the finalist level this year for national merit mean that national achievement semifinalists would also be subject to these stricter requirements when it comes to the amount of C's on the report card? And since the overall test scores for National Achievement are consistently lower from year to year, does this mean their grade requirements are more lax than the National Merit?</p>
<p><strong><em>please excuse my typo in the title</em></strong></p>