<p>hi,</p>
<p>i'm new to the NHS, and i was wondering if i have any chance at recieving this award. i am now a senior, living in florida, puerto rican, and i got a 206 on last years psat. i dont know if i missed a deadline or anything. i'm completely out of the loop, and clueless as to how the NHS works. any input would be greatly appreciated. thx</p>
<p>jay,
Here is a description of the NHRP:
The College Board's National Hispanic Recognition Program was initiated in 1983 to identify outstanding Hispanic high school students and to share information about these academically well-prepared students with subscribing colleges and universities. In order to be eligible, students must be at least one-quarter Hispanic. Each year the NHRP identifies approximately 3,300 of the highest scoring students from a nationwide total of 124,000 high school juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT and designated themselves as Hispanic as well as approximately 125 of the top scoring PAA students from Puerto Rico. The nationwide selection also includes students from Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and U.S. citizens attending international and APO schools.
Although the College Board is not able to provide a monetary award to these students, an important component of the program is the CD-ROM distributed to subscribing four-year postsecondary institutions. This CD-ROM lists the names of all students selected in the program and is mailed in September to these subscribing colleges and universities. Being listed may give students an opportunity to hear from colleges that are particularly interested in communicating with prospective students of Hispanic heritage.
Eligibility Requirements
Qualification for recognition is based on the student's combined verbal, math, and writing skill scores on the PSAT/NMSQT taken in the student's junior year of high school. PSAT score cut-offs vary each year by state. Students must also self-identify themselves as Hispanic on the PSAT/NMSQT. A minimum grade point average is established for the program and academic information is requested directly from the high schools -- i.e., grade-point-average.
To qualify for this program, the student must be at least one-quarter Hispanic, according to the following definition: A person of Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish cultures or origins. For purposes of this program, this does not include persons from Brazil or Portuguese culture/origin, nor persons from the Philippines. Hispanic is an ethnic category not a racial category and Hispanics may be of any race.
NHRP Dates & Deadlines
Early April: NHRP sends info for students to be considered to high schools.
End of April/May: High schools return NHRP verification forms with students info to program.
Mid-September: NHRP distributes CD-ROM & notifies high schools of recognized students; award certificates distributed to high schools for student recognition.</p>
<p>Your PSAT score sounds like it would have qualified you (it varies by state and is not announced like NMS), but your GC would have had to verify your ethnicity and GPA last spring. This varies by school, there was a young woman last year who's school did it automatically without notifying her. At my D's school they don't deal with the program very often, so the GC told her when the request came in.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>What in the world...I have never heard about this. I am half hispanic but I bellieve I checked "other" or "multiracial" when I took my PSAT....ahhhgh. oh well.</p>
<p>You would think that high schools would give students better information if for no other reason than to make themselves look good...having many students who receive recognition on the various PSAT scholarships programs. </p>
<p>Heck, I spoke to students last week who did not know that you good get scholarships from doing well on this test, good thing they were tenth graders.</p>
<p>Same at our HS Mizo. And truthfully, they just don't care. We have an awards presentation where NM finalists are announced, but not NHRP. With all of the emphasis on helping underserved communities, you'd think they'd want the good press.</p>